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MENA Middle East North Africa
Armed forces
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Predicting conflicts

Germany's armed forces consider risks induced by climate change in MENA region

Democracy
Peter Hauff

Uneasy alliance

Erdogan’s authoritarian tendencies

Comment
Nina Prasch

Three months of statesmanship

Assessing Egypt’s President Mursi after 100 days in office

Arab spring
Andreas Jacobs

Unfinished business

Arabs are interested in how Germany is dealing with East Germany’s Communist past

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Don’t set the wrong example

West's first response to Muslim outrage was appropriate, but US must not start hunting terrorists in Libya

Comment
Loay Mudhoon

Top priority

Saudia Arabia: a fearful gerontocracy fuels instability

Networking
Rahim Hajji
Soraya Moket

Migration benefits

Germany's Moroccon diaspora is interested in meaningful involvement in country of origin

Rule of law
Hadija Ramadan al-Amami

Gaddafi’s victims demand justice

Libyans want crimes of Gaddafi regime to be prosecuted

Local authorities
Souad Sassi
Uwe Korch

“New freedoms”

Since the revolution, twin cities of Tunis and Cologne are promoting freedom

Comment
Ronald Meinardus

Islamist, not airforce officer

After winning Egypt’s presidential elections, Mohammed Mursi faces huge challenges

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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.

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery