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MENA Middle East North Africa
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

German media inadvertently feed ISIS propaganda

ISIS is not a state, and must not be allowed to define meaning of "Islamic"

Renewable energy
Boris Schinke
Conrad Schetter

The social dimension of “desert power”

Research project on the social impacts of a concentrated solar power station in Morocco

Online propaganda
Ute Schaeffer

Countering the media strategy of ISIS

Media must fight ISIS’ online propaganda

Public finance
Moutaz Ali

No more cheap bread

In Libya, the government will soon become unable to fund fuel and food subsidies

Military affairs
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Uganda’s Iraq-war veterans

Many soldiers from Uganda fought with the US in the Iraq war

Refugees
Martina Sabra

More than food and shelter

Art project with and about refugees from Syria and Palestine

Press freedom
Basma El-Mahdy

Journalism as crime

Press freedom in Egypt is limited, and many journalists are in prison

Comment
Timur Tinç

Peace must be top priority

Why many Turkish citizens feel that Erdogan is part of the problem, not the solution

Refugee crisis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No, the west did not cause the refugee crisis all by itself

Differnt countries, different reasons

Extremism
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“Someone who kills innocent people will not become a martyr”

Why ISIS looks attractive to young people from different countries

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions