Sailing through rough waters

We have no option but to tackle our problems independently with limited external support.

The onset of Trump 2.0 has rattled the global order and threatened to upend the democratic ideals and values born from the Second World War. For over half a century, the US and much of the international community were committed to reshaping institutions and formulating policies to ensure the well-being of diverse populations—now under threat from the current administration’s actions. Already, ripples of growing uncertainty are visible across almost every field in the global south that relied on American goodwill and aid from fighting poverty, improving health services, ensuring access to education and promoting agriculture to addressing hunger and famine.