After the Wood Chipper: The Case for Foreign Aid

A year after USAID’s demise, what can the future hold for U.S. foreign assistance?

On Sept. 2, 2025, the Trump administration's reduction-in-force plan took full effect, effectively dismantling USAID and transferring its remaining functions to the Department of State.

One year later, former USAID administrator Andrew Natsios; Nicholas Enrich, former USAID official and author of “Into the Wood Chipper”; and AFSA’s Austan Mogharabi come together to reflect on the losses of the past year and talk about where U.S. foreign assistance can go from here. Join us for this important discussion.