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2025 was a busy year for our blog, with 47 posts published, 10 "Decolonising Stories" and 10 in the "Trump and Development" series
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
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How can countries fund public services when tax revenues stay below 15% of GDP and debt costs rise?
On 10 Feb 2026, UNU-WIDER, OECD Development Centre and The University of Manchester GDI host a joint policy dialogue in Paris on fair, effective DRM.
Join in-person or online👉 go.unu.edu/JvWKV
On 10 Feb 2026, UNU-WIDER, OECD Development Centre and The University of Manchester GDI host a joint policy dialogue in Paris on fair, effective DRM.
Join in-person or online👉 go.unu.edu/JvWKV
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How can countries fund public services when tax revenues stay below 15% of GDP and debt costs rise?
On 10 Feb 2026, UNU-WIDER, OECD Development Centre and The University of Manchester GDI host a joint policy dialogue in Paris on fair, effective DRM.
Join in-person or online👉 go.unu.edu/JvWKV
On 10 Feb 2026, UNU-WIDER, OECD Development Centre and The University of Manchester GDI host a joint policy dialogue in Paris on fair, effective DRM.
Join in-person or online👉 go.unu.edu/JvWKV
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"By prioritising individual “excellence,” meritocracy reinforces class barriers, undermines the equitable distribution of human capital benefits, and perpetuates elite dominance, derailing education’s transformative potential."
✍️ From our Decolon. Knowledge series
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349
✍️ From our Decolon. Knowledge series
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349
Merit, Meritocracy, and Decolonising Knowledge for Development
By Amitabha Sarkar / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project I grew up in a family shaped by the complexities of colonial misadventure in Calcutta, a refugee past marked by economic har…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
"By prioritising individual “excellence,” meritocracy reinforces class barriers, undermines the equitable distribution of human capital benefits, and perpetuates elite dominance, derailing education’s transformative potential."
✍️ From our Decolon. Knowledge series
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349
✍️ From our Decolon. Knowledge series
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349
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💥New | Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you?
✍️ Gorgi Krlev, @timothyrhannigan.bsky.social & @andrespicer.bsky.social
#AcWri #SocialScience #LitReviews
✍️ Gorgi Krlev, @timothyrhannigan.bsky.social & @andrespicer.bsky.social
#AcWri #SocialScience #LitReviews
Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you? - LSE Impact
The potential for AI tool to assess and organise research literature presents an opportunity to rethink why they are undertaken in the first place.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
💥New | Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you?
✍️ Gorgi Krlev, @timothyrhannigan.bsky.social & @andrespicer.bsky.social
#AcWri #SocialScience #LitReviews
✍️ Gorgi Krlev, @timothyrhannigan.bsky.social & @andrespicer.bsky.social
#AcWri #SocialScience #LitReviews
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The spin-off Resilientsy helps municipalities and cantons strategically manage and sustainably implement their #SpatialDevelopment plans. It also shows politicians and landowners how to ask the right questions.
When people actively engage in shaping where they live
The spin-off Resilientsy helps municipalities and cantons strategically manage and sustainably implement their spatial development plans. It also shows politicians and landowners how to ask the right ...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The spin-off Resilientsy helps municipalities and cantons strategically manage and sustainably implement their #SpatialDevelopment plans. It also shows politicians and landowners how to ask the right questions.
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Here's no. 4 from our top five blogs in 2025:
"As global inequality persists, Lewis’ insights remain essential for understanding its structural underpinnings. However, today’s challenges introduce new complexities requiring revisiting and extending his ideas."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2172
"As global inequality persists, Lewis’ insights remain essential for understanding its structural underpinnings. However, today’s challenges introduce new complexities requiring revisiting and extending his ideas."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2172
What is the Salience of Arthur Lewis’ Ideas for Understanding Global Inequality Today?
By Andy Sumner Seventy years ago, Arthur Lewis wrote a seminal paper on economic development in the Global South. At a workshop at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, conven…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Here's no. 4 from our top five blogs in 2025:
"As global inequality persists, Lewis’ insights remain essential for understanding its structural underpinnings. However, today’s challenges introduce new complexities requiring revisiting and extending his ideas."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2172
"As global inequality persists, Lewis’ insights remain essential for understanding its structural underpinnings. However, today’s challenges introduce new complexities requiring revisiting and extending his ideas."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2172
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📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.
Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.
Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 AM
📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.
Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.
Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W
"This leaves a difficult question unanswered by COP30: can South–South cooperation truly be “just” if it repeats old patterns of unequal value sharing? (...) The green economy is starting to look like a new version of globalisation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
COP30 and Just Transition in the South: Who Will Pay the Social Price?
By Jiayi Wang and Mengjie Xu When COP30 ended in the Amazonian city of Belém, much of the global media focus stayed locked on a familiar question: would the final agreement clearly call for the “ph…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"This leaves a difficult question unanswered by COP30: can South–South cooperation truly be “just” if it repeats old patterns of unequal value sharing? (...) The green economy is starting to look like a new version of globalisation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
Do you currently work in - or want to gain skills in - multidimensional poverty measurement? Apply now to join @ophioxford.bsky.social between 20 - 31 July 2026 at Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Do you currently work in - or want to gain skills in - multidimensional poverty measurement? Apply now to join @ophioxford.bsky.social between 20 - 31 July 2026 at Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica.
ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-s... ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-s...
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Humanitarian efforts are under pressure in an increasingly dangerous Ukraine. Report by @jethronorman.bsky.social shows how organisations grapple with drones, surveillance, and digital threats 👉 www.diis.dk/en/node/28019/
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Humanitarian efforts are under pressure in an increasingly dangerous Ukraine. Report by @jethronorman.bsky.social shows how organisations grapple with drones, surveillance, and digital threats 👉 www.diis.dk/en/node/28019/
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In this European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) interview, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social argues that #Trump -era populism signals a durable shift in #GlobalGovernance rather than a passing disruption.
Watch the full interview here: www.populismstudies.org/prof-klingeb...
Watch the full interview here: www.populismstudies.org/prof-klingeb...
Prof. Klingebiel: Trump’s US Is Actively Undermining Multilateralism—So We Should Push for a ‘Global Order Minus One’ - ECPS
A central theme of the interview is the normative and material hollowing-out of multilateralism. Professor Klingebiel argues that populism does not merely
www.populismstudies.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
In this European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) interview, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social argues that #Trump -era populism signals a durable shift in #GlobalGovernance rather than a passing disruption.
Watch the full interview here: www.populismstudies.org/prof-klingeb...
Watch the full interview here: www.populismstudies.org/prof-klingeb...
2025 was a busy year for our blog, with 47 posts published, 10 "Decolonising Stories" and 10 in the "Trump and Development" series
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
2025 was a busy year for our blog, with 47 posts published, 10 "Decolonising Stories" and 10 in the "Trump and Development" series
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=152
🔎 In our latest blog, @globaldevinst.bsky.social's Jiayi Wang and Mengjie Xu argue that the just transition in the South envisioned by COP30 is jeopardised "if the new green economy is governed in the same top-down way as the old one"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
COP30 and Just Transition in the South: Who Will Pay the Social Price?
By Jiayi Wang and Mengjie Xu When COP30 ended in the Amazonian city of Belém, much of the global media focus stayed locked on a familiar question: would the final agreement clearly call for the “ph…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
🔎 In our latest blog, @globaldevinst.bsky.social's Jiayi Wang and Mengjie Xu argue that the just transition in the South envisioned by COP30 is jeopardised "if the new green economy is governed in the same top-down way as the old one"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2499
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In a new study, IDDRI takes stock of progress and gaps in expanding #renewable #energy in developing economies. The study examines country-level barriers & enablers, the role of EU & Chinese overseas investments, and proposes ways to strengthen EU-China coordination.
🔗 www.iddri.org/en/publicati...
🔗 www.iddri.org/en/publicati...
Unlocking renewable energy investments in developing economies through enhanced EU and China coordination and cooperation
In Davos, European Commission’s President von der Leyen emphasized domestic investments in renewables and grids as a crucial strategy for European energy security, while Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng...
www.iddri.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
In a new study, IDDRI takes stock of progress and gaps in expanding #renewable #energy in developing economies. The study examines country-level barriers & enablers, the role of EU & Chinese overseas investments, and proposes ways to strengthen EU-China coordination.
🔗 www.iddri.org/en/publicati...
🔗 www.iddri.org/en/publicati...
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📢 New UNRISD #FFDP Working Paper: Opportunities and Challenges from a Global South Perspective.
Anna Ackzell examines Feminist Foreign and Development Policies beyond their origins in the Global North, and their influence on global issues.
🔗 www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
Anna Ackzell examines Feminist Foreign and Development Policies beyond their origins in the Global North, and their influence on global issues.
🔗 www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
January 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
📢 New UNRISD #FFDP Working Paper: Opportunities and Challenges from a Global South Perspective.
Anna Ackzell examines Feminist Foreign and Development Policies beyond their origins in the Global North, and their influence on global issues.
🔗 www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
Anna Ackzell examines Feminist Foreign and Development Policies beyond their origins in the Global North, and their influence on global issues.
🔗 www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
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The implications of a return to realpolitik: the case of US intervention in #Venezuela.
✍️ Ernesto Talvi
✍️ Ernesto Talvi
The Maduro operation: five insights on power and international relations
What Operation Maduro reveals about geopolitical competition in which power and strategic interests prevail.
www.realinstitutoelcano.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The implications of a return to realpolitik: the case of US intervention in #Venezuela.
✍️ Ernesto Talvi
✍️ Ernesto Talvi
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No. 3 from our top-five blogs in 2025:
"The (...) NGO medico international has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards humanitarian aid: to defend it, to criticize it, and to overcome it. I propose to adopt a similar perspective regarding development cooperation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2231
"The (...) NGO medico international has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards humanitarian aid: to defend it, to criticize it, and to overcome it. I propose to adopt a similar perspective regarding development cooperation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2231
The End of Development Aid?
By Aram Ziai / Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era Series In the last few months, our object of research has seen some dramatic changes. I am referring to the de-facto dismantling o…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 AM
No. 3 from our top-five blogs in 2025:
"The (...) NGO medico international has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards humanitarian aid: to defend it, to criticize it, and to overcome it. I propose to adopt a similar perspective regarding development cooperation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2231
"The (...) NGO medico international has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards humanitarian aid: to defend it, to criticize it, and to overcome it. I propose to adopt a similar perspective regarding development cooperation"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2231
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📚 On Jan 24, we celebrated #InternationalDayOfEducation!
How can education reduce inequality and make higher education inclusive and transformative? UNRISD research shows education is a pathway to equity and shared prosperity.
🔗https://ow.ly/M0qN50Y3tXr
🔗https://ow.ly/iCrp50Y3tXs
How can education reduce inequality and make higher education inclusive and transformative? UNRISD research shows education is a pathway to equity and shared prosperity.
🔗https://ow.ly/M0qN50Y3tXr
🔗https://ow.ly/iCrp50Y3tXs
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📚 On Jan 24, we celebrated #InternationalDayOfEducation!
How can education reduce inequality and make higher education inclusive and transformative? UNRISD research shows education is a pathway to equity and shared prosperity.
🔗https://ow.ly/M0qN50Y3tXr
🔗https://ow.ly/iCrp50Y3tXs
How can education reduce inequality and make higher education inclusive and transformative? UNRISD research shows education is a pathway to equity and shared prosperity.
🔗https://ow.ly/M0qN50Y3tXr
🔗https://ow.ly/iCrp50Y3tXs
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📢Tomorrow at 6pm GMT! Don’t miss a thought-provoking talk with Jawied Nawabi. Join us in person or on Zoom, register ➡️: buff.ly/SPcm2Xi
@eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soaspolitics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social
@eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soaspolitics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social
Join us for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development. Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social
📅27 Jan, 18:00 GMT
📍SWLT & Zoom
🔗Register: shorturl.at/eGDjm
@naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
📅27 Jan, 18:00 GMT
📍SWLT & Zoom
🔗Register: shorturl.at/eGDjm
@naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
📢Tomorrow at 6pm GMT! Don’t miss a thought-provoking talk with Jawied Nawabi. Join us in person or on Zoom, register ➡️: buff.ly/SPcm2Xi
@eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soaspolitics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social
@eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soaspolitics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social
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Here's no 2 from our top-five in 2025:
"The return of Trump may accelerate fragmentation, but it also invites renewed thinking about what kind of development system is needed and what coalitions might make it possible."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
"The return of Trump may accelerate fragmentation, but it also invites renewed thinking about what kind of development system is needed and what coalitions might make it possible."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
Development in the Trump Era: What’s Next for Global Development Cooperation?
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel / Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era Series The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reignited deep uncertainty about the trajectory …
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Here's no 2 from our top-five in 2025:
"The return of Trump may accelerate fragmentation, but it also invites renewed thinking about what kind of development system is needed and what coalitions might make it possible."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
"The return of Trump may accelerate fragmentation, but it also invites renewed thinking about what kind of development system is needed and what coalitions might make it possible."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
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📝 As Africa's 'Silicon Savannah,' Kenya is the perfect test for the EU’s new tech business offer. But our new study shows the partnership is beset by challenges, and we offer key recommendations for improvement.
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
📝 As Africa's 'Silicon Savannah,' Kenya is the perfect test for the EU’s new tech business offer. But our new study shows the partnership is beset by challenges, and we offer key recommendations for improvement.
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
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🎓 New PhD | How Western feminism shape legal discrimination against veiled Muslim women in Europe.
@gvagrad.bsky.social #PhDDefense #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #FeministLegalTheory #Intersectionality
shorturl.at/ydslI
@gvagrad.bsky.social #PhDDefense #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #FeministLegalTheory #Intersectionality
shorturl.at/ydslI
January 26, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🎓 New PhD | How Western feminism shape legal discrimination against veiled Muslim women in Europe.
@gvagrad.bsky.social #PhDDefense #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #FeministLegalTheory #Intersectionality
shorturl.at/ydslI
@gvagrad.bsky.social #PhDDefense #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #FeministLegalTheory #Intersectionality
shorturl.at/ydslI
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No 1 from our top-five blog posts in 2025 was this:
"The relationship between the Global North and the Global South remains central to understanding our world, and Development Studies focuses on the causes of these differences and their persistence."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
"The relationship between the Global North and the Global South remains central to understanding our world, and Development Studies focuses on the causes of these differences and their persistence."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
In Defence of Development Studies: Why “Global Development” Falls Short
By Alfredo Saad-Filho There is a growing debate in academic circles about the merits of shifting from traditional Development Studies to a broader concept of “Global Development”. While proponents …
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
No 1 from our top-five blog posts in 2025 was this:
"The relationship between the Global North and the Global South remains central to understanding our world, and Development Studies focuses on the causes of these differences and their persistence."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
"The relationship between the Global North and the Global South remains central to understanding our world, and Development Studies focuses on the causes of these differences and their persistence."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
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📢 Open opportunities with UNU-WIDER!
🔹 Data Scientist (Pretoria, South Africa) for the SA-TIED programme
🔹 Call for Papers: 2026 Jobs & Development Conference (Hong Kong, 9–10 Oct)
🔗 go.unu.edu/0pG8J
🔹 Data Scientist (Pretoria, South Africa) for the SA-TIED programme
🔹 Call for Papers: 2026 Jobs & Development Conference (Hong Kong, 9–10 Oct)
🔗 go.unu.edu/0pG8J
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
📢 Open opportunities with UNU-WIDER!
🔹 Data Scientist (Pretoria, South Africa) for the SA-TIED programme
🔹 Call for Papers: 2026 Jobs & Development Conference (Hong Kong, 9–10 Oct)
🔗 go.unu.edu/0pG8J
🔹 Data Scientist (Pretoria, South Africa) for the SA-TIED programme
🔹 Call for Papers: 2026 Jobs & Development Conference (Hong Kong, 9–10 Oct)
🔗 go.unu.edu/0pG8J
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"Development Studies...often neglects both the past and the future, and its technocratic orientation inhibits exploration of alternatives to, e.g. the global capitalist world order."
✍️From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2387
✍️From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2387
How Social Science Fiction Could Transform Development Research: Extending our Methodological Horizons
By Laura Camfield In an era of increasing complexity and uncertainty, conventional methodological approaches to pressing development concerns such as extreme income inequality often fall short. In …
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"Development Studies...often neglects both the past and the future, and its technocratic orientation inhibits exploration of alternatives to, e.g. the global capitalist world order."
✍️From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2387
✍️From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2387
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“In a context of geopolitical turbulence, it is critical to develop a compelling narrative for increased global development cooperation”
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2391
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2391
Finding Hope amidst the Ruins – Building a new Narrative for Development Cooperation
By Peter Taylor The re-election of President Trump in January 2025 led to an immediate freeze on all international development funding from USAID, the largest international aid donor. As highlighte…
www.developmentresearch.eu
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
“In a context of geopolitical turbulence, it is critical to develop a compelling narrative for increased global development cooperation”
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2391
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2391