This order requires a 90-day pause and review of foreign development assistance to purportedly evaluate if such assistance is consistent with U.S. foreign policy. The impact of this order is not immediately clear and it may be limited by the language of the EO that may restrict its effect to new obligations and disbursements. However, regardless of its immediate impact, this order — like others that purport to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Climate Agreement — does serious damage to our country's credibility, undermines international alliances and partnerships, and allows countries like China and Russia to fill the void created by our withdrawal from the world stage.