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    How Donald Trump signed the Global Fragility Act — and then kneecapped it

    Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have sprung to GFA’s defense — and from Congress to civil society to the State Department itself, many are still trying to keep what is today one of the last bipartisan aid efforts alive.

    By Elissa Miolene // 30 April 2025

    The first day that Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president used his inaugural address to make a promise.

    “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also, by the wars that we end. And perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into,” said Trump, speaking from the Capitol rotunda on Jan. 20. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.”

    But today, the peacebuilding effort created during his first presidency — the Global Fragility Act — is hanging in the balance. The State Department bureau that once spearheaded that act is facing elimination, while the U.S. Agency for International Development, one of the initiative’s key players, has been all but dismantled.

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      Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.

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