Questions tagged [foreign-aid]
Questions relating to the voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
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Does Romania retain theoretical ownership of the Patriot system they sent to Ukraine?
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"We confirm that the Patriot system has arrived in Ukraine," Constantin Spinu, a spokesman for Romania's Defense Ministry, told RFE/RL on October 3, after the government in Bucharest ...
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How are those opposed to Ukraine hitting Russian airfields with Western-supplied weapons arguing Ukraine should deal with glide bombs?
In year three of the war, Russia has managed to make its tactical aviation pretty useful for making territorial gains, thanks to turning their planes into launch platforms for guided glide bombs.
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Can the French government transfer fighter jets to Ukraine without some explicit parliamentary approval, or was that given already?
In June Macron announced France will be transferring Mirage 2000 jets to Ukraine, and he even gave a time frame of around 6 months for that to happen. But the French parliament still seems deadlocked ...
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Reportedly there are German-made infantry fighting vehicles in Russia's Kursk region. Has this provoked any backlash in Germany?
Reportedly German-made Marder IVFs have been spotted in Russia's Kursk region [being targeted by Russian forces].
Has this provoked any backlash in Germany, like parliamentary inquiries etc., given ...
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Understanding the exact legal procedure by which the U.S. government provides military funding to Israel?
I have done a little preliminary research which I would like fact-checked.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 laid out the rights and limitations the government has for providing foreign aid, ...
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How much of the components of Ukranian aid from the US is unconditionally free, with conditions and a simple long-term loan?
Apparently, while Biden did sign a Lend-Lease act specifically for Ukraine (which is like a long-term loan that needs to be repaid), he instead mainly used other US programs to supply economic and ...
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Is the US acknowledging that it's losing some leverage over Ukraine by cutting off aid?
There's this quote from Ukrainian FM Kuleba doing the rounds on social media, essentially talking about a quid-pro-quo: more Patriots in exchange for less attacks on Russian oil infrastructure (which ...
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What is preventing the UK from stopping arms exports to Israel?
Recent polling has shown that a majority of the UK public supports banning arms exports to Israel. A recent YouGov poll showed that 56% of all UK voters support a ban whilst 17% are against a ban. ...
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Does the EU have similar deals with other countries to prevent migrants from illegally immigrating to Europe?
The European Union on Sunday announced a €7.4 billion aid package for
cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts
and chaos in neighbouring countries could drive more ...
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U.S. Speaker Johnson says the house will take up Ukrainian aid in next few weeks
The House is out of session, and holding a Republican strategy, team building retreat at the Green Briar Hotel in West Virginia. Yesterday Speaker Johnson announced at the retreat that the house would ...
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Have any Congresspersons from the Democratic Party opposed more aid to Ukraine in itself, and if so what reasons did they give for that?
I'm aware that opposition for more aid to Ukraine mostly comes from the Republican camp these days. Nonetheless, some House Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did oppose some earlier omnibus ...
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Why is the help provided for Ukraine by the USA government perceived as excessive?
According to a December 2023 study, around half of American Republicans view the assistance provided to Ukraine as excessive. Around 16% of Democrats agree.
USA is spending 877 billion dollars on its ...
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Is there a reason why demands for conditions to be attached to military aid for Israel mostly come from the Democrat side?
The tone towards the US is marked by the fact that both heads of
government are cur- rently happy not to have to deal with their
respective predecessor. In the first joint meeting of Biden and
Bennett,...
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Why don't countries disrupt food imports to Yemen as a response to attacks in the Red Sea?
Yemen is highly dependent on imported food given that only 2.2% of their land is arable:
Imported food constitutes 83% of the daily calories’ intake of Yemenis. While stability of imports is vital to ...
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Have Democrats or Republicans held up aid to Israel before, in the hope of getting a broader deal on other legislation?
Biden has threatened to veto a bill that would provide Israel-only aid, because that would scupper Democrats' attempts at getting a broader deal, including more funding for Ukraine etc. (Predictably, ...
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Why could the House get 250-180 votes on some bill but not "muster the simple majority needed to set the terms for the bill’s debate"?
I find this AP report quite confusing:
Johnson resorted to moving the bill through an expedited process that requires a two-thirds majority for passage. That’s because Republicans were unlikely to ...
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How does the Canadian support for Ukraine financially compare with other foreign involvements (Afghanistan etc.)?
Like their [US] brethren to the south, Canadian conservatives are now increasingly saying Canada is sending too much to Ukraine.
The percentage of Canadians who voted for the Conservative Party in ...
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Why is the US continuing to send the last military aid to Ukraine when it won't be enough to make a difference? [closed]
According to the Euro News:
The United States announced on Wednesday it had released its last tranche of military aid for Ukraine. The White House approved $250 million (€225 million) in support, but ...
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What US law(s) require countries receiving US military assistance to abide by international law, do these laws have teeth, get enforced, & if so, how?
In Face The Nation's December 18, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a "difficult partner," Sen. Chris Coons says (cued at 05:23), Delaware Senator Chris Coons is asked ...
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Has the west debated the pros and cons of funding Ukraine war aid with the Russian funds they have confisticated?
With Ukrainian aid funds blocked in the U.S. Congress / Senate and other western countries struggling to financially pick up the U.S. share of this burden, talks are getting more serious in Europe and ...
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What exact "border security issues" are holding up Ukraine and Israel aid packages in the US Congress?
In the last few weeks, I've seen a number of articles about Ukraine aid being stalled by Congress Republicans.
BBC
Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after ...
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Does the PVV want to stop all support for Ukraine?
The Guardian:
The European Greens said today that if VVD joins a coalition with Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV, it should be expelled from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
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Have any countries besides Germany announced plans to increase military aid to Ukraine? (Nov 2023)
VOA, Nov 14:
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country's military aid for Ukraine next year to about $8.5 billion, a political source in Berlin ...
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Why is the $14 billion aid bill to Israel "bad for Israel", according to the White House?
VOA reports
U.S. senators from both parties voiced doubts on Tuesday about House Republicans' plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting Internal Revenue Service funding, without ...
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Is there a more exact quote/translation of what Orban said recently about aid to Ukraine?
RFERL has it as
Speaking in Brussels on the sidelines of the EU summit where discussion was focused on support for Ukraine, Orban said there was a “big battle” over the matter and added that he saw ...
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Can Biden disburse 100 million dollars to the Palestinians as aid from already approved programs, or does he have to go to Congress for approval?
According to VOA:
In his remarks, Biden said Israel had agreed that humanitarian assistance could begin to move from Egypt into Gaza and announced $100 million in U.S. aid for Palestinians. He vowed ...
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How much of the total Ukrainian military budget comes from other countries?
I am interested in how much of the total Ukrainian military budget comes from other countries seeing how much other countries are funding Ukraine in the war.
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Why is the US so strongly supporting Ukraine in the war?
Why is the US supporting Ukraine so massively?
Hardly a week goes by without some kind of aid package from the US to Ukraine. Clearly, the support is designed to continue the war and the extent of the ...
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Has Iran presented any evidence that their drones (used in Ukraine) were sent to Russia before the war?
It seems Iran initially denied they sent drones to Russia, but later Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that they sent some, but before the war.
“Some western countries have accused ...
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How can Estonia give "all" of their 155mm howitzers to Ukraine?
Kaimo Kuusk, the Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine apparently announced that:
We are giving all our 155mm howitzers to Ukraine.
I can't see how an army would agree to give all their artillery in that ...
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How much does the U.S. give Africa for the development of infrastructure?
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/R46368.pdf
Looking at this I found that infrastructure is categorized as "Other Economic Growth Efforts", and it seems that infrastructure is not included in the ...
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How does the EU decide involvement for conflict prevention, peace and stability for a specific case?
According to this archived map the EU is and has been involved in many projects under the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) umbrella.
A fraction of these projects are related to Conflict ...
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How has the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" benefited Ukraine?
The United States of America has enabled President Biden to offer more help to Ukraine against the Russian aggression through the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022":
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Why doesn't the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" exclude repayment explicitly?
It is widely stated that "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" exempts Ukraine from paying back for military aid, e.g.
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Why does Poland give away so much monetary aid to Ukraine even though they took a lion's share of the Ukrainian refugees?
Why does Poland give away so much monetary aid to Ukraine even though it took two thirds of the Ukrainian refugees?
Do they have a budget surplus?
Is the Polish popular opinion pressing the government?...
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How do Ukraine aid levels compare to what was being spent on Afghanistan?
Seems like every other week we hear that Ukraine is getting some military aid. Or civilian aid.
The numbers are fairly consequent, often $1+ billion on the US side. Other NATO countries also chip in....
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Did Russia significantly reduce economic aid (or subsidies) to Belarus around/after 2014?
According to one Western source Russia was subsidizing 10–15 percent of Belarus' GDP around 2013 or so. Another source source quantifies that differently as "Between 2005 and 2015, Moscow pumped $...
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Was NATO military aid part of Russia's calculation for the invasion of Ukraine?
Was NATO military aid part of Russia's calculation for the invasion of Ukraine?
If YES, did they put out any statement that proves that?
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Have any French weapons been spotted on the ground in Ukraine?
France has refused to publicly disclose what "defensive military equipment" it's been sending to Ukraine, in order not to "provoke" Russia.
But there are plenty of country-specific ...
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Are there efforts to encourage Pakistan to denuclearize in return for economic aid?
Currently Pakistan is undergoing a deep economic crisis. Is there any attempt by the international community to encourage Pakistan to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for economic aid? Would ...
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Why does the U.S. give very little foreign aid in the form of money?
Why does the U.S. give very little foreign aid in the form of money?
Very little actually is delivered as cash, and most funds for
humanitarian and development assistance are provided not to ...
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Why does the U.S. send foreign aid to Palestine at all?
A question on this site stated that the average amount of money being sent to Palestine by the USA is around $500M/year in aid. My question is why is the USA sending Palestine any foreign aid money at ...
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Is there any G7 cooperative response for COVID-19?
G7 is a community of the largest economies in the world, according to Wikipedia. Recently, there was a foreign ministers meeting, and then a rather abstract statement after.
I expected some ...
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How does a "delivery of military aid" play out in practice?
I am referring to the episode regarding the Ukraine conflict, where there was security assistance supposed to be paid by the United States to Ukraine.
How does this "release of aid" actually play out?...
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Has there been a decrease of US aid to Iraq under Trump?
Trump has recently threatened Iraq with sanctions if they decide to expel US troops.
His statement didn't explicitly say anything about [withdrawing] US aid, which appears to still be ongoing, ...
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What is the Constitutional precedent for military aid?
Is there any Constitutional precedent for the claim that it is or is not within the rights or duties of the office of the President of the United States or of Congress to grant, to deny, or to suspend ...
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Who is the person deposed on Saturday and "in charge" of the foreign aid, according to Nunes?
In the public hearing of Sondland today, Nunes repeatedly referred to a private deposition (apparently on Saturday) of a person whose name he did not disclose but who is apparently very important ...
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Did the Obama administration make any statements on lethal aid for Ukraine?
In today's impeachment hearing, Republicans mentioned a number of times that the Obama administration did not provide lethal aid to Ukraine, even though officials (at least today's witness Ambassador ...
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Which act of Congress authorized the Ukrainian aid which was allegedly withheld?
According to multiple media sources, U.S. aid to Ukraine was authorized by Congress. I am having difficulty identifying precisely which act would have authorized the specific aid which the Trump ...
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Is there a concise snapshot summary of US foreign aid and its purposes?
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, was quoted in media reports as saying:
"You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative. Period.”
I'm curious if that's ...
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