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In brief
Development finance

Principles traded for efficiency

A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them

Inequality

How addictive behaviours are linked to inequality

A new book by two British scholars explores the negative impacts that social inequality has on mental health

Universities

International network

LMU’s Center for International Health cooperates with universities around the world

Environmentalism

More satisfaction and happiness

Many young climate activists will find Mike Berners-Lee’s new book “There is no planet B” useful

Development policy

Too little and too unambitious

Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes are calling for more money for official development assistance and more ambitious policies

Digital technology

Choosing the right approach

Germany’s Protestant development agencies weigh pros and cons of digital technology

Jihadists

Why women join the “holy war”

Islamism experts explain why more and more women are joining radical Islamist groups

Sahel zone

“Securitisation does not create security”

Civil society wants help beyond military missions

Nexus

Points to keep in mind

How the Nexus approach can be successfully implemented in the Lake Chad Basin

Disadvantaged communities

Low-cost private schools

Taking advantage of unemployed educators and university graduates

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Sustainability

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