Description: The newly appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has followed on President Donald Trump’s executive order and instructed all US foreign personnel to seize with support and funding of all foreign programs, pending reevaluation. The seizure of funding would exempt only special military aid and financial support to Egypt and Israel as well as expenses regarding other locally employed staff. Complete reevaluation of the US foreign aid through USAID would be reportedly conducted in order for the funding to be complementary to the foreign aid policy outlined within the Trump’s administration agenda.
Impact: The US are plunging themselves into uncharted political territory with the constant diplomatic u – turns which are highly impactful globally. The US is one of the largest funding members in several international organizations and many countries strictly depend on their funding and foreign aid in order to have socio – economic stability. The seizure of funding could possibly inflict serious damage to US multilateral relations as they have already withdrawn support for crucial institutions such as the World Health Organization. Ukraine is highly dependent on US military aid and possible seizure of funding could see the country suffering serious losses on the battlefield.