Inside the 2025 Commitment to Development Index with Ian Mitchell

In this episode, I speak with Ian Mitchell, the lead author of the 2025 Commitment to Development Index (CDI), about what this year's results reveal. We discuss why many countries have slipped in their overall contributions to global development, where progress is emerging, and how the CDI can guide smarter, more coherent policymaking across trade, migration, climate, technology, and development finance at a time of increasingly constrained budgets. Ian also reflects on the major trends shaping this year's index and urges policymakers and advocates to look beyond aid when thinking about how to drive real impact for the world's poorest countries.

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Inside the 2025 Commitment to Development Index with Ian Mitchell is an episode from The CGD Podcast by Center for Global Development.

This episode is 27:12 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2025.

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