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Sustainability
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why populists struggle to form cross-border alliances

It is a phantasy to believe national sovereignty can apply to everything

Minorities
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Endangered languages

Indigenous languages have immense value

Minorities
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

On the verge of disappearing

An ancient language is at risk of dying in the Hindu Kush

WTO
Fabian Bohnenberger

No signs of sweeping reform

Why developing countries should become more assertive in international trade talks

Mexico
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Missing people

Up to 35,000 people have “disappeared” in Mexico’s war on drugs

Change of government
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Restart needed

Mexico’s new president has promised a new policy on security and drugs-related crime

Global warming
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Organised crime
Steve Rolles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Prohibition empowers gangs”

Why the war on drugs is making SDG achievement more difficult

Afghanistan
Janet Kursawe

International responsibility

Development policy must target the underlying causes of Afghanistan’s drug economy

Banking
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Inventing narratives

Why a rational individual may knowingly follow an irrational market trend

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Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities