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Michael Clemens@mclem.org

The sudden and illegal elimination of all US aid personnel worldwide immediately reduces US soft power. It makes Americans less secure, everywhere. Economists have shown that pro- and anti-American attitudes are directly shaped by aid given in time of need.

doi.orgIn Aid We Trust: Hearts and Minds and the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005Abstract. In 2005 an earthquake in northern Pakistan led to a significant inflow of international relief groups. Four years later, trust in Europeans and Americans was markedly higher among those expo...