Jan 21, 2026

Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026

Steven Collet

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Jan 21, 2026

Season 3

Episode 11

Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026

How does the international aid sector survive shrinking budgets? Hisham Allam asks Steven Collet, Deputy Director-General of International Cooperation at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With a background ranging from the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) to diplomatic missions in Tanzania and Vietnam, Collet knows the terrain cold....

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Steven Collet

Deputy Director-General

Steven Collet is the Deputy Director-General of International Cooperation at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With a background ranging from the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) to diplomatic missions in Tanzania and Vietnam, he knows the aid terrain cold.

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Hisham Allam

DevelopmenAid Dialogues host

Hisham Allam is a DevelopmentAid journalist and podcast host, renowned for award-winning investigative work, including the Pulitzer Prize for his contributions to the Panama Papers.

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Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026

Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026

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