With rich countries resisting reform, debtor nations must band together to break the system.
![Leaders and delegates pose for a group photo at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain, 2025. The United States delegation was notably absent following its withdrawal from negotiations. [UN Photo/Chema Moya]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UN71105687-1754673519.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Director for the Planetary Politics initiative at New America, a nonpartisan think and action tank based in Washington, DC
With rich countries resisting reform, debtor nations must band together to break the system.
![Leaders and delegates pose for a group photo at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain, 2025. The United States delegation was notably absent following its withdrawal from negotiations. [UN Photo/Chema Moya]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UN71105687-1754673519.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)