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East Asia
SDGs
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

China’s efforts

China is keen on promoting sustainable development

Global warming
Shikha Jha

The case against fossil fuels

Public finances must serve to reduce greenhouse gases

Public budgets
Shikha Jha

Harmful government expenditure

Fossil fuel subsidies are unsustainable in both environmental and budgetary terms

New Silk Road
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Clean at home, dirty abroad

China massively invests in coal power in the Belt and Road countries

Political science
Jonathan Sullivan

Access denied

Springer Nature’s decision to block access to politically controversial content in China has global ramifications

Weapons of mass destruction
Maysam Behravesh

Nuclear obsession

North Korea’s leadership is keen on weapons of mass destruction

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

German science publisher caves in to Chinese censorship

Springer Nature blocks access to controversial topics

Governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Democracy is better

Why dictatorship is less efficient than apologists want us to think

Chinese foreign policy
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Silk road across the Indian Ocean

China is building trade-related infrastructure in Africa

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

CUP changes stance and stands by China Quarterly

Cambridge University leaders insist on academic freedom

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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