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Ageing and social protection

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

IDPs

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

Blog

Eroding checks and balances

In the USA, constitutional checks and balances look increasingly weaker

History preservation

Reclaiming a legacy

Brazil aims to preserve the historical legacy of Quilombos, communities of escaped slaves

Human rights

Humanity or barbarism

EU refugee policy raises doubts that the EU takes human rights as seriously as it preaches to others

Political theory

Fear and freedom

Liberal democracy is worth defending because it can prevent cruelty argues Princeton professor

South Asia

Rule-bound governance matters

As civil-society space is shrinking in India, ODA agencies should consider their stance

Burundi-China cooperation

A beautiful friendship

China’s influence in Burundi has grown, while that of the EU has diminished

Analysis

End colonial amnesia

A volume of essays analyses Germany's complex and historically problematic relationship with Africa

Rohingya

Frozen repatriation

Rohingya are afraid to return to Myanmar while tensions with host communities in Bangladesh are rising

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Governance

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

Sustainability

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