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…

"Although the short-term impacts of US policy changes are severe, a long-term vision for a shared, progressive future remains essential."

@petertaylor-uk.bsky.social (@ids.ac.uk) outlines 4 possible pathways towards more constructive global development cooperation
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It is genocide: Humanitarian law must be enforced in Gaza - Institute of Development Studies On 30 May 2025, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide. Alongside IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot, here he calls for ...

Martin Griffiths, former UN Chief and IDS Honorary Associate and @philipproudfoot.bsky.social call for the law to be enforced to halt genocide in Gaza:

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Migration crackdown will cut off the UK from global knowledge - Research Professional News Government’s rhetoric undermines the ability to tackle challenges at home and abroad, says Peter Taylor

"Postgraduate development studies for students of one nation would be a nonsense."

IDS Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social talks about the discriminatory anti-immigration rules introduced by the Starmer government. 👇

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Global challenges need collective action: Why bright spots matter - Institute of Development Studies Peter Taylor, Director of the Institute of Development Studies shares why governments with more progressive agendas should work together.

Amid gloomy prospects for development cooperation and multilateralism, we need to celebrate bright spots when they appear. Recent election results in Canada and Australia may show potential for progressive agendas and positive change, and more collective eforts www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/glo...

IDS Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social talks about how the UK will “suffer the consequences” of not having the knowledge and evidence garnered by overseas development research if budget cuts spell the end of funding. 👇

#ODA

Development spending cuts will hit women and girls - Institute of Development Studies Supporting women and girls has just got much harder after the drastic cuts made to international development budgets.

International Women’s Day called for rights, equality & empowerment for all women & girls but the drastic cuts made to international development budgets have made this much harder to achieve, writes @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social 👇

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#IWD25 #GenderJustice #GenderRights

‘Devastating blow’ to UK’s aid budget - Institute of Development Studies Peter Taylor, IDS Director, calls UK aid budget cuts to fund increase in defence spending as a devastating blow.

The International Development Minister has resigned over the #UKaid budget cut. Anneliese Dodds knows just how devastating the ODA cut will be to the poorest people in the world and how damaging it is for the UK’s global reputation, and its security. www.ids.ac.uk/news/devasta... @ids.ac.uk

This really is a short-sighted decision….

Check out this super interesting blog from my @k4dd.ids.ac.uk colleague Izzy Birch, giving an overview of what the evidence is telling us will be the key trends for #Development over the next decade.

@ids.ac.uk @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @stephenthomo.bsky.social @bloggs74.bsky.social

Learning and Unlearning: Sowing the Seeds of a Decolonising Mindset By Peter Taylor / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project Beginnings I grew up in an industrial town in the North of the United Kingdom, and as a child my experience of agriculture was …

In our latest blog, @ids.ac.uk Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social shares his very personal story how being an acriculture teacher in Botswana shaped his perception of development and coloniality and led him to engage in debates around decolonising knowledge
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What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

As the #USAIDfreeze continues, it is already “having a direct effect on people whose lives are already vulnerable,” says @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social director of the Institute of Development Studies, in this article from @nbcnews.com 👇

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#USAID

The turbulence and the toll of the USAID freeze - Institute of Development Studies The stop order on USAID is damaging critical humanitarian and development work around the world, says Peter Taylor, Director at IDS.

"The sudden stop order on #USAID funded activities has had an immediate negative impact on critical humanitarian and development work around the world."

@petertaylor-uk.bsky.social shares analysis of the short-term impacts and longer-term consequences 👇

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#USAIDFreeze

Musk called #USAID evil but frankly Musk is evil.

Why else would he celebrate #USAIDFreeze? As noted by @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk the closure has far-reaching implications for human health & wellbeing, incl spread of HIV & Mpox, women's health & #water #sanitation projects

Very sad to learn that Stephen Biggs has died. He was an inspiration on agricultural and rural development at
@IDS.ac.uk in the early 1970s, and remained both committed and grounded right to the end. RIP. @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social

IDS will hold its flagship event Recasting Development to explore key trends in development for the coming year with a focus on #Brazil #China #India #Indonesia and #SouthAfrica.

Tuesday 28 January at 16:00 (UK time).

Register: 👉 www.ids.ac.uk/news/join-id...

With @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social

Recasting Development 2025 - Institute of Development Studies Join the Institute of Development Studies for our annual event to examine prospects for a recasting of development around the world.

Curious about global development challenges? So are we. Register now for a chance to join IDS researchers and partners from around the world in reflecting, and sharing insights, on a recasting of development in 2025. www.ids.ac.uk/events/recas...

Professor Peter Taylor appointed Director of the Institute of Development Studies - Institute of Development Studies We are delighted to announce that Professor Peter Taylor has been appointed as the new Director of the Institute of Development Studies. Professor Taylor has close to 40 years of experience in interna...

We've a lot to do, to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable world in such dynamic, challenging and uncertain times. But we're fortunate to have an amazing IDS community, at the Institute and far beyond through our relationships with so many wonderful partners. www.ids.ac.uk/news/profess...

Call for book chapters following DSA2024 presentation — Development Studies Association Global South researchers in development studies: Positionality, power and vulnerability.

Crisis of commitment to tackling climate change links to trust deficit in multilateralism. Pooja Jain (Sciences Po) and I co-host DSA2025 panel to explore coalition buiding for those most affected globally. www.devstud.org.uk/conference/c... Call for papers now open!