Category Top 10 USAID Failures

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures, No. 6: $200 Million Disaster: How the CRDA Program in Serbia Wasted Taxpayer Money

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures, No. 6: $200 Million Disaster: How the CRDA Program in Serbia Wasted Taxpayer Money Introduction – USAID’s $200 Million Masterclass in Failure There’s an old saying: If you want to make money fast, start a war.…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
February 24, 2025

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Top 10 Worst USAID Failures, No. 7: Black Budget, Red Hands: USAID’s Syrian Health Clinic Debacle

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures Top 10 Worst USAID Failures, No. 7: Black Budget, Red Hands: USAID’s Syrian Health Clinic Debacle Introduction: The Bleeding Edge of Bureaucratic Stupidity There are a thousand ways to kill a man in a warzone, and…

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures – No. 10: The Gomal Zam Dam Failure

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures – No. 10: The Gomal Zam Dam Failure Introduction: A $114 Million Money Pit That’s Already Falling Apart The Gomal Zam Dam was supposed to be a modern engineering marvel, bringing hydropower and irrigation to a…