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Comment
Andreas Jacobs

Revolution without change of power

Egypt's revolution without change of power

Interview
Abdelhamid Triki

“There is no going back”

Planning Minister Triki discusses Tunisia’s daunting reform agenda

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“The mood is very tense”

Egypt’s road to democracy is proving rocky

Comment
Joachim Paul

Effects of the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring has forced Fatah and Hamas to join hands

Authoritarian rule
Chief K. Masimba

Technology is not the answer

It takes courage, not only facebook, to topple an autocratic government

Review essay
Ali Fathollah-Nejad

New insights into the Islamic Republic of Iran

Book reviews on the Iranian revolution of 1979

Muslim Brotherhood
Ivesa Lübben

“Suit and tie”

The current relevance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Islam and politics
Bijan Kafi

Young revolutionaries

Young Egyptians don’t want a theocracy

Tunisia
Peter Hauff

German industry hesitates in North Africa

German companies hesitate to invest in revolutionary Tunisia

Comment
Dirk Niebel

Upheaval in North Africa

Germany’s Development Minister Dirk Niebel on how he is supporting the Arab Spring

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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