"Current debates on global poverty reduction have renewed scholarly interest in foreign aid. As a result of recent concerns over global security, donors and aid agencies have redirected aid funding to countries of strategic political interest. To comply with the political agendas of the North, major aid donors (such as USAID, CIDA and the EU) have shifted their priorities from humanitarianism and sustainable development to freedom and international security ... This paper explores the implications of current aid policy on the division between Northern and Southern countries." (Quoted from paper)