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Islam

Neglected heritage

What people should know about Islam’s pluralistic legacy

Russia and Saudi Arabia have a lot in common

Two desperate regimes benefit from Syrian turmoil

Global governance

At a crossroads

What the WTO’s Nairobi summit achieved and what it did not achieve

International development banks

“Sensible division of labour”

New and old IFIs can – and should – cooperate in a constructive manner

Can progress be bad?

Report of Survival International reveals many drawbacks indigenous people are exposed to

Private sector

Better skilled employees

Why it makes sense for companies to invest in their staff’s skills

Refugees

Reducing what makes people flee

Experts from the DIE think tank want conflict prevention and peacekeeping to be at the centre of development policies

European Union

At rock bottom

Human-rights organisation Pro Asyl calls for a reorganisation of the protection for refugees in Europe

European Union

Dead refugees

Far too many refugees died when they tried to reach Europe to seek asylum

Muslim thought can be less authoritarian than mostly assumed

Reviving Islam’s legacy of pluralism and tolerance

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.