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Aid in headwinds – can we afford to cut back?

Published: December 30, 2025

On April 23, the aid world was in turmoil, President Trump had closed the world's largest bilateral aid agency, USAID. At the same time, several other countries, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, are also reducing their aid budgets. Göran Holmqvist is a long-time Sida employee, and at the time of the conversation was a researcher at the Institute for Future Studies and since November 2025 Secretary General of Forum Civ.

The seminar has been converted into a podcast by Charlie Ekman, who is a volunteer active in FUF's podcast group.

You can find the episode on Spotify and Podcaster!