
Global Development Interrupted shares the stories of people whose work and lives were upended by changes to U.S. foreign assistance and why their stories still matter today, for the U.S. and the world.
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When USAID’s historic mission came under threat, former USAID staffer Lily Kak turned to art as a way to preserve memory, document lived experiences, and honor the people who devoted their careers to international development. This week’s G...
Tech leaders recently went to the U.N. Security Council to talk about oversight of AI. The U.S. government rejected global governance of AI outright.
In this bonus conversation, Ambassador Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the Unit...
Ambassador Samantha Power, former war correspondent, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and the last administrator of USAID, joins Global Development Interrupted to discuss what she witnessed inside government, what the dismantling of U...
When I released the first episode of Global Development Interrupted (GDI) in September 2025, “Children, Caregivers & the Fight for a Future,” I had a pretty simple idea.
I wanted people to hear from the people being talked about.
With the...
Nepal produces less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while it is completely surrounded by two of the world’s biggest emitters, India and China. Its geographic uniqueness, however, makes the country vulnerable to climate crises...
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