
The Fall of USAID
How America's Foreign Aid Giant Became a Deep State Liability
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Narrateur(s):
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Dave Davis
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Auteur(s):
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Dexter Harrow
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Margot Ellison
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"The Fall of USAID: How America's Foreign Aid Giant Became a Deep State Liability" is an explosive, meticulously researched account of the rise and catastrophic decline of one of Washington's most influential bureaucracies. Spanning six decades, this book uncovers how a once-noble agency, designed to promote global development and serve American interests, devolved into a sprawling, inefficient empire marked by mission creep, rampant corruption, ideological capture, and a pervasive resistance to reform. With detailed analyses of USAID’s historical evolution—from Kennedy-era idealism to its entanglement in Cold War strategies, to its later metamorphosis into a progressive political apparatus—the book exposes how entrenched deep state networks, political power plays, and elite protection mechanisms shielded the agency from accountability until it could no longer be reformed.
In February of 2025, under the resolute vision of President Trump and the disruptive efficiency measures of Elon Musk’s DOGE, USAID was dismantled in a dramatic act of government overhaul. "The Fall of USAID" not only documents this unprecedented shutdown but also examines the broader implications for American foreign assistance, highlighting the emergence of a reformed model built on private sector partnerships, streamlined operations, and unwavering alignment with America First principles. This powerful narrative offers invaluable lessons on the dangers of bureaucratic empire-building, the pitfalls of ideological overreach, and the urgent need for government accountability in an age of political polarization.