Money for Nothing

The United States received hundreds of millions in foreign aid last year, after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. But what happened to the money? One year later, the fate of international disaster assistance has turned into a tale of inept

SOURCE: Carolyn O'Hara // Foreign Policy

24 Aug 2006 // In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans last summer, residents of the Big Easy grappled with the sense that their government had abandoned them. They grimly joked that their beloved city should revert back to French rule. After all, France had swiftly come to the city’s aid in the aftermath of the storm, dispatching supplies and troops, and expressing solidarity with residents. More»