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Hintergrund
Digitalisation

Providing and limiting freedom

Digital technologies have repercussions on human rights

International cooperation
Olympic Games in Rio

Between hope and despair

Major sports events brought progress to Rio, but there is a lot more to do

Television

Money matters

Cricket has become big business in India’s emerging consumer society

Empowerment

Assertive girls

Boxing empowers women and promotes social change

Global governance

Understanding the human factor

Why conventional theories of international relations are distorted

Traumata

Untangling ­psychological knots

How an NGO uses physical exercise to help give traumatised women in Congo new confidence

Athletics

Kenyans run to world fame

Rift Valley breeds Olympic champions

International finance institution

“Africa’s youth must be employed in Africa”

The policy aspiration of Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank

Minorities

The power of sports

Playing in a team fosters disabled athletes’ health, self esteem and social integration

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