foreign assistance
Help from abroad
Foreign assistance is aid—money, goods, military equipment, or expertise—that one country provides to another.
Also called foreign aid.
The assistance may address humanitarian crises, support economic development, or advance strategic interests: The U.S. increased foreign assistance to the region after the earthquake.
Critics debate whether such aid effectively helps recipient nations or primarily serves donor interests.
Assistance following catastrophic events
- emergency aidUrgent help during crises
- food aidEmergency sustenance for crises
- medical suppliesHealthcare materials and tools
- shelterProtected place or structure
crisis response · famine · earthquake · flood relief · displacement · UNHCR · Red Cross · humanitarian corridor
Exhaustion from repeated giving
- recipientOne who receives something
- conditionalityState of being dependent
- paternalismControlling others for their good
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-reliance · sustainability · poverty trap · debt relief · neocolonialism · exit strategy · local ownership · accountability
Reducing extreme economic need
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
empowerment · community development · agriculture · governance · literacy · microfinance · vocational training · rural development
Multi-force training activities
- weaponryMilitary equipment collectively
- military trainingArmed forces preparation
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- military advisorsExperts counseling armed forces
intelligence sharing · peacekeeping · logistics support · defense pact · equipment · ammunition · surveillance · drones
Influence through appeal
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
international relations · goodwill · alliance · influence · strategic partnership · diplomatic leverage · state visit · memorandum
Bestow or award money
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
World Bank · IMF · economic growth · USAID · development bank · balance of payments · tariff reduction · remittances
Zone of dominant authority
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- regional stabilitySustained peace in an area
- national interestNation's collective welfare priorities
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
counterbalance · proxy · Cold War · containment · bloc · rivalry · buffer state · client state
disaster relief
Assistance following catastrophic events
- emergency aidUrgent help during crises
- food aidEmergency sustenance for crises
- medical suppliesHealthcare materials and tools
shelter · crisis response · famine · earthquake · flood relief · displacement · UNHCR · Red Cross · humanitarian corridor · airlift
donor fatigue
Exhaustion from repeated giving
- recipientOne who receives something
- conditionalityState of being dependent
- paternalismControlling others for their good
sovereignty · self-reliance · sustainability · poverty trap · debt relief · neocolonialism · exit strategy · local ownership · accountability · transparency
poverty alleviation
Reducing extreme economic need
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
sanitation · empowerment · community development · agriculture · governance · literacy · microfinance · vocational training · rural development · public health
joint exercises
Multi-force training activities
- weaponryMilitary equipment collectively
- military trainingArmed forces preparation
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
military advisors · intelligence sharing · peacekeeping · logistics support · defense pact · equipment · ammunition · surveillance · drones · special forces
soft power
Influence through appeal
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
summit · international relations · goodwill · alliance · influence · strategic partnership · diplomatic leverage · state visit · memorandum · accord
grant
Bestow or award money
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
funding · World Bank · IMF · economic growth · USAID · development bank · balance of payments · tariff reduction · remittances · debt forgiveness
sphere of influence
Zone of dominant authority
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- regional stabilitySustained peace in an area
- national interestNation's collective welfare priorities
leverage · counterbalance · proxy · Cold War · containment · bloc · rivalry · buffer state · client state · dependency
- foreign aidaid, international aid, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, development aid
foreign assistanceisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
protectionism · economic nationalism · resource extraction · tribute · tariffs
foreign assistanceeconomic sanctions
Punitive international trade restrictions
military intervention · trade embargo · blockade · colonialism · imperialism
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