Peter S. Goodman
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first heard Dec 2025
last heard 10 Jun
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I mean, in addition, major European donors like the United Kingdom, like Germany, have also pulled back.
And this is in part because the Trump administration has pressed European allies...
to spend more money on their own defense or financing NATO, as opposed to, in the Trump view, just relying on the good graces and largesse of the United States.
And so in London, in Berlin, major governments have also cut back significantly on overseas aid.
And that has contributed to this picture.
So let me give you an example.
You know, four years ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine, there were similar fears about a fertilizer crisis and hits to food security because Russia and Ukraine together produce a lot of grain.
They also produce a lot of the piece parts for fertilizers.
And so from Egypt to Indonesia, there were worries about the price of bread and grains.
Absolutely.
They were not unfounded.
Oh, no.
These were real effects.
In fact, I went to Nigeria back in 2023 to write about the shock to the fertilizer situation, and it was pretty dire.
But here's what was different.
There was $43 billion in international humanitarian relief led by $17 billion from the United States that got marshaled to take on this crisis and staved off famine in places like Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
Exactly.
And then came the war in Iran.
And this time, we're in a moment where the politics are completely different, and much of the developed wealthy world is pulling back.
And so now we're in a situation where we've got tremendous need for aid.
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