Braver Angels Debate: "Should the US fund international development?"

Debate Topic:
"Should the United States fund international development?"

About this Event:
At the start of his second term in office, President Trump and his administration withdrew funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with a small portion of USAID’s functions being transferred to the Department of State. These extensive changes prepare the way for accurate disagreement and productive debate about the United States’ proper role in supporting the development of foreign nations.

Does the US have an obligation to provide humanitarian or developmental aid to other nations? Should funding for an agency like USAID be restored? How should the US extend its soft power influence around the globe?

Join Braver Angels Thurs Oct 29 @ 7 pm EDT for a debate on the United States’ role in international development. Our resolution will be developed to generate disagreement amongst our panelists. Remember, our resolutions never represent Braver Angels’ stance on any issue, and we alternate between speeches for and against the resolution.

Speakers include:

• Alice Albright - former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

• Max Primorac - Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation

• Emily Brearley - Founder, Solution42 and developmental economist

• More coming soon!

All guests will have the opportunity to submit questions via registration and during the event. The event will be conducted as a webinar format on Zoom.

Register on the Eventbrite page and the Zoom link will be emailed to you a couple of days prior to the event. Keep an eye out!

Questions? Email debates@braverangels.org

Registering for the Online Debate:
This is a FREE event; however, you will need to register for it. Go to the following Eventbrite link & fill out the registration form:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coliseum-debate-international-aid-registration-2000266615292?aff=oddtdtcreator&discount=BRAVER

Registration for this debate will be closed 12 hours prior to the scheduled starting time. Check your email for the confirmation message with the Zoom link - if you don't see it, check your "Junk" folder.

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What is "Braver Angels"?
Formerly known as "Better Angels", Braver Angels is an organization founded in 2016 to depolarize American politics through grassroots organizing. They do this primarily by hosting events for cross-partisan dialogue & civil debate. To learn more, go to https://braverangels.org/

About Braver Angels debates:
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