Once a cornerstone of the post-war international order, development aid to the Global South is today under siege. As new conflicts flare up across the globe, state donors have shifted solidarity funds towards defence and security budgets, and public support for foreign aid has reached an all-time low. Meanwhile, the very concepts of development and cooperation are increasingly losing traction. The question thus arises whether the aid and development paradigm is still relevant today — and, if so, how it can be reframed for the future.