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Bürgerkriege, Konfliktmanagement, Peacebuilding
Collective trauma

The man behind the Auschwitz trials

Fritz Bauer, a German judge of Jewish origin, is remembered in Germany for helping the country learn about what happened in the Nazi era

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Refugee children

There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon

Over ten years after the start of the war, the educational situation of Syrian children and youth in Lebanon remains disastrous

Tigray conflict

Ethiopia’s fragile peace

A peace treaty aims to end the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia – but it can only succeed if underlying problems are addressed

Libya

Libya lapses into Gaddafi nostalgia

More than ten years after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime, the situation in Libya is so devastating that some long for pre-revolutionary times

Media

Journalists must consider the global public good

Why it is outdated for media to focus on which government is leading the international community

Economic meltdown

Sri Lanka’s new president is well known, but not popular

After dominating politics in Colombo for a long time, the Rajapaksa brothers have lost their grip on power

Mali

It is hard to see how ECOWAS can escape stalemate

Because Mali’s military regime has postponed elections, ECOWAS has imposed sanctions.

Liberia

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

Afghanistan

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

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The Middle East and the challenge to the west

French scholar wants western governments to reconsider approach to MENA region

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Sustainability

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