Andy Sumner

Nov 18, 2024 | frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk | Andy Sumner

The recent £1.5 billion cut in the aid budget heralds an era of “less money, more policy”, with any return to spending 0.7% of GDP a long way away, says Andy Sumner of King’s College London. As we await three reviews of development policy, early signs suggest climate change and diplomatic interests will drive priorities – and anyone hoping for the rebirth of DFID will be disappointed. The recent UK budget implemented a significant cut to the UK’s aid budget this year.

Nov 11, 2024 | globalpolicyjournal.com | Stephan Klingebiel |Max-otto Baumann |Andy Sumner

For many countries in the Global South, Trump’s second term might not come as a major surprise—nor necessarily as a setback. This sentiment may resonate among autocratic leaders and others, such as some policymakers in India, who see strategic advantages in the anticipated U.S. policy shift. With Trump likely to retreat from multilateral organizations like entities of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, a vacuum in the Western-dominated rules-based order could emerge.

Sep 12, 2024 | globalpolicyjournal.com | Stephan Klingebiel |Andy Sumner

In today’s dynamic international context, it is surprising how little attention is paid to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a well-established yet often overlooked international institution. Unlike the G20 or BRICS, which emerged as prominent players over the past two decades, the OECD has been a stalwart of global economic governance for decades.

Aug 6, 2024 | vox.lacea.org | Andy Sumner

New estimates of the cost of ending poverty and its global distribution

Jun 27, 2024 | frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk | Andy Sumner

Will DFID be reborn? When will the UK restore the commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on aid? Andy Sumner of King’s College London casts an eye over the manifestos of the main parties…The UK general election is at hand but there’s been little attention to foreign and development policy. What are the main political parties pledging? Here, I examine their manifestos to assess how UK policies and priorities could shift.