Will the UK and the EU be norm-makers or norm-takers at the G7 and the G20? Competing visions of the global development architecture in 2030
Sumner, Andy / Stephan KlingebielExternal Publications (2025)
published on policybrief.org, 23.11.2025
Global development policy is going through an upheaval following the cuts in ODA (Official Development Assistance) by leading donors and the knock-on effects of US withdrawal from international institutions and its own pivot to national interests. The longstanding policy norms such as framing development as a shared global endeavour, combining moral and strategic redistribution and favouring multilateral coordination are eroding.