Development Futures: The 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map and global aid cuts
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of global aid cuts on Southeast Asia and introduces the 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map.
As global donors retreat from development finance, Southeast Asia stands to lose billions of dollars in critical support. In this episode, we launch the Lowy Institute’s 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map and unpack what the wave of US, UK and European aid cuts mean for the region. Roland Rajah, Director of the Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre, is joined by the Map’s lead authors Alexandre Dayant and Grace Stanhope, and Southeast Asia Program Director Susannah Patton, to discuss the risks, regional responses, and how Australia can step up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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