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Geopolitical upheavals: implications for the Global South and development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner
External Publications (2026)

in: Österreichische Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (Hrsg.), Aid in crisis – humanitarian challenges in a world of aid cuts, Wien: Österreichische Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung, 19-26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.60637/2026-oepol25
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Development policy is under unprecedented pressure to reform, socially, politically, and structurally. This applies to a large number of OECD countries. Public and po- litical backing is often dwindling, while at the same time global challenges such as climate change, migration, health crises, and geopolitical upheavals are increasing. At the same time, the international framework conditions are changing: the Global South is more strategically rele- vant, as hardly any paper or speech by European political actors dealing with international issues fails to mention. Surprisingly, development policy has so far not benefited from this. The policy field must be able to make more explicit what its contribution is. Conversely, decision- makers and the media should look a little more closely, because the field is no longer identical with the more altruistic aid narratives presented in the recent past.

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