The UK's new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mark Miller reflects on at what the UK's announcement to cut aid spending means for 'Global Britain'. 

The UK now has a unique opportunity to lead the way in helping to reduce conflict and fragility, and shape a more just and peaceful world.

How the new department can lead a reset of the UK’s economic engagement with low- and middle-income countries.

A look at the five year build up to the DFID and Foreign and Commonwealth Office merger, and what a path forward could look like for the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

We explore the recent announcement by the UK Government to merge DFID with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Our experts reflect on opportunities and challenges of the merger, and the implications for UK aid.

ODI's Simon Gill on how to ensure the new department is fit for purpose.

A preliminary analysis of cross-national data relating to development governance, and how it can inform decisions on the UK merger.