"Foreign Aid" is soft language for buying leverage and in the monstrosity that is global politics if it's not the US providing "Foreign aid" it will be China or Russia as is evident in China's relatively recent involvement in Africa. It's a soft colonization, not openly but behind the scenes. If you ever find yourself in a position of bribing a cop or politician understand you aren't buying the individual person's influence you are holding leverage over them by compromising their perceived integrity and are buying what they represent. If someone is in your pocket you have power over them.

"Foreign Aid" is soft language for buying leverage and in the monstrosity that is global politics if it's not the US providing "Foreign aid" it will be China or Russia as is evident in China's relatively recent involvement in Africa. It's like a soft colonization, not openly but behind the scenes. If you ever find yourself in a position of bribing a cop or politician understand you aren't buying the individual person's influence you are holding leverage over them by compromising their perceived integrity and are buying what they represent. If someone is in your pocket you have power over them.