US Maintains Demining Aid to Cambodia Amid Foreign Aid Freeze—Is American Interest Truly Served?

In a move that raises questions about America’s strategic priorities, the United States has announced a $675,000 grant for demining programs in Cambodia—a nation long scarred by decades of conflict. This decision comes despite President Trump’s broader freeze on foreign assistance, reflecting an inconsistent approach to foreign aid that merits closer examination. Why Are American Tax Dollars Still Funding Foreign Demining While Domestic Needs Mount? Cambodia, a country with an estimated 4 to 6 million land mines remaining from the Vietnam-era conflicts ending in 1998, has undeniably suffered tremendous human costs. Nearly 20,000 deaths and tens of thousands more injuries...