This paper explores how and whether responses to COVID-19 have deepened the transition from an “international” to “global” development paradigm and considers implications for the future of development cooperation. In this paper, we explore whether responses to COVID-19, particularly from non-DAC actors, have deepened the transition to a global development paradigm, and consider the implications of this change for the future of development cooperation. To do so, we map international responses to COVID-19 – financial and beyond - to understand the changing nature of development challenges and cooperation in as well as the growing role of non-DAC actors as part of this shift. Our analysis shows that while a diversity of actors contributed to international COVID-19 responses, the transition towards a global development paradigm has yet to materialize. Instead, responses to COVID-19 demonstrated clear tensions between the imperative for collaboration and the national interest, with the latter trumping the former.