Emergency response in a country where infrastructure is practically non-existent always requires foreign assistance. And as simplistic as it may seem to approach this solely from a humanitarian perspective, it is still an important angle to consider.

When the West speaks of "liberating women," it means the same as when it speaks of "liberating markets": invasion. Here, the woman's body—and society with it—becomes a battlefield for white male conquest and colonial control.

Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID, has highlighted the inability of free-market forces to sustain investigative journalism, advocating for partnerships between the US government and initiatives like the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting...