Governance

International organisations rarely follow set rules with regard to the inclusion or exclusion of members. For that reason, Christina Davis calls them “discriminatory clubs” in her book of the same name.

India’s ruling party, the BJP, has a long history of contempt for the nation’s large Muslim minority

Development cooperation is better than the conventional wisdom admits

A German sociologist’s systems theory highlights limits of global governance

In the current election campaign India’s prime minister is emphasising identity politics that so far have not resonated much in regions with Dravidian languages.

German international-development efforts benefit not only partner countries, but people living in Germany as well

In Johannesburg, clerics and worshippers say their conscience is torn between illegal money and seeing their churches impoverished, because they fund their churches with illegal mining.

The greatest problem in the Israel-Palestine conflict is that both sides have reason to believe the other one wants to destroy them.

Sudan faces one of the world’s most devastating conflicts. However, it is being utterly neglected in the crisis-ridden global political situation.

Official development assistance has helped countries to prosper, and it increasingly serves global public goods.