By Gordon Peake  CANBERRA, 28 MAY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) — For reasons relating to the terms and conditions of the permanent public service, ingrained habits of reticence learned therein, or the uncertainties of consulting, many who work in and around development are hypersensitive about putting their names to their opinions.  I am reminded of this every […] The post Into the Wood Chipper: a Washington insider on the dismantling of USAID appeared first on Island Times News .