TRADE OVER AID: PROSPERITY FOR THE US AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD - Join the Atlantic Council’s GeoStrategy Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Freedom and Prosperity Center for a high-level discussion on the US government’s new Trade Over Aid Initiative.

The United States is seeking to reform its approach to development assistance. The Trade Over Aid Initiative, which focuses on countries of strategic importance to the United States and was first launched in April at the United Nations, is intended to promote pro-business reforms in developing economies that create a mutually beneficial environment for both US businesses and local economies.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 5/14/2026