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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Sabine Balk

Sabine Balk

euz.editor@dandc.eu

is a former member of the editorial team of D+C/E+Z. She is currently working for us as a freelancer.

All articles of Sabine Balk

ISIS
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Water as a weapon

ISIS is using water resources for military purposes

Fragile states
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New spaces of violence in ungoverned places

Scholars assess organised violence in different forms and places

West Africa
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Starting anew

Burkina Faso returns to democracy in presidential election

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Ebola free” does not mean Ebola is gone for good

New infections remain possible

Cheaponomics
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Why cheap is expensive

Low consumer-good prices are misleading because they hide the true social and environmental costs

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A prize Mugabe deserves

Zimbabwe’s president has ruled his country dictatorially and ruinously for 35 years

Film director
Ochan Hannington
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risking my life

South Sudanese filmmaker Ochan Hannington speaks about his dangerous work and why he loves it anyway

The arts
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A human right

Why the arts need and deserve freedom

African perspectives
Yvette Mutumba
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Stepping into the light

Art from Africa has long been neglected by the international art scene – but that is slowly changing

Summer special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Of wolves and men

Summer Special 8: In "Wolf totem", Jiang Rong criticises the destruction of nature and the suppression of Mongol traditions in China

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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
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Gender Equality

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

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Governance

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

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Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
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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