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Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help - The Intelligence from The Economist

Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help - The Intelligence from The Economist

Update: 2025-10-15
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After cancelling much of America’s international development funding, President Donald Trump is now using that money to boost friends, allies against China and buy goods and influence. Ukraine is striking Russia’s fuel infrastructure deep inside the country. And why JD Wetherspoon is not just a British bargain boozer.


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Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help - The Intelligence from The Economist

Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help - The Intelligence from The Economist