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• UK will slash billions in aid spending to fund larger military

  By Rob Merrick| Devex@ British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stuns Labour MPs by shifting billions of pounds from development to pay for a bigger military — despite a manifesto promise to increase aid spending to 0.7% of GNI. The United Kingdom plans to slash aid spending to just 0.3% of national income, claiming the dramatic step is the only way to boost the country’s defense budget to meet the “generational challenge” of Russia’s threat.

  By Rob Merrick · Devex

  Feb. 25, 2025

• ‘We're not going to bend our knee’: How aid leaders reacted to VP at MSC

  By Rob Merrick| Devex@ A Devex Pro event hears of the stunned — and defiant — behind-the-scenes response in Munich to the U.S. vice president calling time on Washington's development leadership. Global development leaders began to formulate a fightback immediately after the “nuclear bomb” of U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s explosive speech to the Munich Security Conference — which called time on U.S.-led international cooperation, a key insider says.

  By Rob Merrick · Devex

  Feb. 21, 2025

• UK will slash billions in aid spending to fund larger military

  By Rob Merrick| Devex@ British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stuns Labour MPs by shifting billions of pounds from development to pay for a bigger military — despite a manifesto promise to increase aid spending to 0.7% of GNI. The United Kingdom plans to slash aid spending to just 0.3% of national income, claiming the dramatic step is the only way to boost the country’s defense budget to meet the “generational challenge” of Russia’s threat.

  By Rob Merrick · Devex

  Feb. 25, 2025

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Devex

Devex is a global media platform and social enterprise dedicated to international development. It connects over 1.3 million professionals in the development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability sectors. With a team of journalists from respected outlets like Bloomberg and Foreign Policy, Devex provides in-depth reporting and analysis on global development trends, funding, and policy. The company offers several services, including a membership-based platform for news and insights, a boutique recruitment agency called Devex Talent Solutions that focuses on sourcing underrepresented talent, and the world’s largest job board for development-focused positions. Devex Talent Solutions specializes in recruitment for fragile and conflict-affected regions, providing services at competitive rates. The organization is committed to equitable access to opportunities in global development and leverages a vast professional network to support its mission.