The war in Ukraine is a man-made disaster. The USA engaged in both ex ante and ex post budgeting to support Ukraine. The authors examined the scholarly literature related to budgeting for disasters, combining the literature regarding general disaster budgeting with relevant literature on foreign aid. The authors assessed how well the USA’s budgeting matched the prescriptions of the disaster budgeting literature. They conclude that the USA fell short in terms of its mitigation efforts but performed well regarding its response efforts. Additionally, the USA garnered important benefits from its spending. Sustaining the effort, however, may prove problematic politically with public support declining and donor fatigue setting in, as well as pressures from newer conflicts.
Douglas, J. W., Conrad, J., & Frederick, J. A. (2024). Budgeting for the human-made disaster of war: US aid to Ukraine. Public Money & Management, 45(3), 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2024.2339320
