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Sustainability

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

Dasmani Laary

Ghana introduces emissions tax

Ghana has enacted a law that introduces an annual carbon levy on motor vehicles and industries. In doing so, the West African country becomes the third nation on the continent after South Africa and Mauritius to introduce a carbon tax.

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Experts want true cooperation instead of paternalism

On its sixtieth anniversary, the SLE considers the future of its education in its post-graduate study programme

Relevant Reading
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn
Dimitrios L. Margellos

On the way to a multipolar world order

China's rise means the US and Europe need to adjust their foreign policy to avoid losing geopolitical influence

Blogpost
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Putin’s imperialist war must be condemned

Russia’s attack on Ukraine fundamentally differs from recent western-led military campaigns

Covid-19
Andreas Wulf

Position of the WHO at the beginning of the pandemic

Nationalist and authoritarian tendencies call into question the principle of human rights-based multilateralism

WHO
Andreas Wulf

WHO deserves more independence and more money

National politics often hamper multilateral WHO efforts – as Covid-19 has clearly showed

Grain and oil prices
Moutaz Ali

What Ukraine war has meant for Libya so far

When world-market prices soared, oil production went down in strife-torn North African country

Culture Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

American joy and sorrow

The novel "Behold the Dreamers" scrutinises the "American dream" based on the experiences of an immigrant family from Cameroon

International finance institutions
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

Two multilateral banks based in China

What the NDB and AIIB have in common – and how they differ

International relations
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

A brief history of the BRICS

Why Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as a group are no real counterweight to the US-led G7

India’s Adivasis
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee

Over 100 million people belong to India’s scheduled tribes

India’s Adivasi communities’ have traditional norms - and a special legal status

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.

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

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