The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it

The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it

As traditional foreign assistance tumbles, 2026 will be a year of hard questions — and profound reckoning — for the global development community.

By Raj Kumar·about 12 hours ago

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