Hurricanes in Cuba. Earthquakes in Iran. Food shortages in North Korea. When disaster strikes, the US government often provides financial or food support to people in need, even if we have political disagreements with their governments. But not all countries are treated alike. A conversation about the politics of humanitarian aid.
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Politics of Humanitarian Aid
Listen Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004 at 1:06 p.m. in Economy, PoliticsGuests
Roger Winter
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy Conflict and Humanitarian assistance, USAID
Nathaniel Raymond
Communications Adviser for Humanitarian Response, Oxfam America
David Crocker
Senior Research Scholar, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy; School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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