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Regierungsführung
Weaponry
Michael Ashkenazi
Marc Kösling
Christof Kögler

Libyan arms and Malian turmoil

Why rebels in Mali were armed with small arms and light weapons from Libya

Potential for violence
Michael Ashkenazi
Marc Kösling
Christof Kögler

The Kalashnikov curse

Small arms and light weapons cause more deaths than heavy weaponry in developing countries

Universities
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Agents of change

Why investments in higher education drive change in developing countries

Tunisia
Amel Grami

“Male identity crisis”

Insecure men, self-assured women and gender-specific violence after the Arab spring

Local government
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Water investments in Peru

The Inter-American Development Bank assesses the flaws of participatory budgeting in Peru’s water sector

Nowadays
Ipsita Sapra

Rough patch for anti-graft movement

India's anti-corruption activists need to reconsider strategy

Bitter Rivals
Sella Oneko

The people’s choice

Three weeks after the elections, Kenyans still do not know whether Uhuru Kenyatta will be their president

War crimes
Abdullah Al-Farooq

Burdened by the past

Bangladesh’s independence war of 1971 is making itself felt in Islamist violence today

Muncipalities
Aristide Tiendrebeogo

Failure likely

Decentralisation in Burkina Faso is coming up against obstacles because the local people are distrustful of politicians at all levels of government

Middle East
Ulrich Nitschke
Kristin Hentschel

Foundations for a new state

Municipal planning in the Palestinian Territories is increasingly tailored to citizens' needs

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

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

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts