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timhirschelburns.bsky.social
Working at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center for a global economy that advances development and addresses climate change. Past: Oxfam, Yale Law, Benin. Views my own. https://timhirschelburns.substack.com/
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“I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country.” www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

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What went wrong? My take to Devex: “In 2015, there was this narrative that really it's up to developing countries to get their own house in order, but we have seen in the decade since how much their ability to finance development depends on factors outside their control”

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It's summer, so it's time to (at least pretend to) read books! New post on my Substack (🔗below) with 10 books on the Global South and its relationship with the Global North. They have all shaped the way I see the world and myself, and you should consider reading them!

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The most important report in a long time. A debt crisis is crushing poor countries. One of Pope Francis' last acts was to commission this report on how to solve it. The Church was instrumental in achieving the last major round of debt relief—and its report says to do it again

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people say they want a guard dog. no I want to guard my sense of calm, stop barking at the mailman

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There’s plenty to dislike about the Club World Cup, but it’s pretty awesome to see a South American team beat the European champions. As big as the financial gaps are, it’s still a global game!

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Nice essay from someone who works on development policy. "at its core, Abundance is a book of economic development. ... For abundance to truly serve as the transformative worldview Klein and Thompson hope, it must be extended to the world."

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“In 2015, development just looked much more attainable for developing countries. It was more of a positive moment, so it was easy for the parties to think that positive moment would last forever. And it really hasn’t.” My thoughts in Devex today www.devex.com/news/what-ha...

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An essay much worth reading from @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social, picking up on something I couldn't stop noticing when I read Abundance: it's largely a book about development. (My essay on the topic in the next tweet) www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

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A depressing symbol of where we are: Climate change is already causing such harm that the G7 felt the need to create a special charter on wildfires, but the state of climate politics is so broken that the words "climate change" don't feature among its 500+ words g7.canada.ca/en/news-and-...

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Compare to the common political arguments against global development + climate investments. Too distant from voters' daily concerns? Iran hasn't attacked US! Too costly? War way more expensive! Too unpopular! Military interventions are crazy unpopular! And yet war is the one that keeps happening

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Trying to figure out what the UN Financing for Development Conference is, what was decided yesterday, and what it means that the US was the only one of 193 UN members not to agree? I've got you covered! #FfD4 www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/06/...

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The big news here: UN members stand together in support of global development, agreeing to an imperfect but collectively backed outcome document for the upcoming Financing for Development Conference. The US stands alone against global development, the sole country to withdraw from the process

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I'll be live-tweeting today's Preparatory Committee for the UN Financing for Development Conference, the last negotiations ahead of the conference in Seville in two weeks. Big questions about whether the outcome document will pass with consensus or whether the US will force a vote #FfD4

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These are all the countries in Africa that would be part of Trump's travel ban. Insane.

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