A ‘distinct <scp>UK</scp> offer’: The geographies of the <scp>FCDO</scp>'s International Development Strategy 2022
Journal: Geographical Journal
Year: 2022

Abstract On 16 May 2022, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) produced its first International Development Strategy. This commentary explores the geographies of the strategy in more depth, highlighting three key areas: firstly, the dominance of a ‘UK approach’; secondly, its focus on country and bilateral programmes; and, finally, the rise of diplomatic, commercial and technological spaces for development. The commentary concludes that this development strategy produces an ima