The “global Britain” report: rule-breaking in foreign aid will not strengthen UK soft power
By Heiner Janus, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute and Dr. Niels Keijzer, DIE A new report on the future of “Global Britain” proposes several radical reforms of the...
Next steps for China’s new development agency
Wei Liu and Heiner Janus China’s development agency released a new draft of “Measures for the Administration of Foreign Aid” on 13 November, asking for comments from the public. The measures clarify and guide the practices of all Chinese institutions engaged in...
Policy recommendations to save the whole of humanity
By Dr Stacy-ann Robinson, Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environment and Society, Brown University and GDI Alumna When the Twentieth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP20) ended in Lima, Peru in December...
The New Geography of Deindustrialisation and the Rise of the Right
Dr Seth Schindler, Senior Lecturer in Urban Development & Transformation Global Development Institute Donald Trump seems intent on starting a global trade war. His recent imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium is consistent with his rambling inaugural...