For the U.S. to achieve "peace, wherever peace can be found" as President Trump recommended in his address to Congress, we need to strengthen USAID and the State Department -- the agencies that promote peace, diplomacy, and international development.

KABUL, 17 January 2011 (IRIN) – The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) is always keen to get more funding but is unwilling to take money from some major donors for fear its impartiality could be compromised. “We don’t accept funds from donors such as USAID [US Agency for International Development] because with their money we would not be able to ...