With norm-shattering events happening on an almost weekly basis, it has quickly become a cliche to say we have entered a new and uncertain global order. The current geopolitical chaos created by the US threat to seize Greenland is sadly just the latest in a year-long line of dramatic shifts in global norms, whether we want it or not.
The Trump administration’s closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and brutal cancellation of 83 per cent of its foreign aid programs last year shook countries in the global south. HIV testing, counselling, and crucial antiretroviral refills were abruptly halted. The ability of countries to respond to emergencies, invest in children’s education, and combat climate change was decimated.
