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Governance
Comment
Mohammad Ali Khan

Most wanted

The killing of Osama Bin Laden has made the awkward alliance of the USA with Pakistan even more awkward

Authoritarian rule
Chief K. Masimba

Technology is not the answer

It takes courage, not only facebook, to topple an autocratic government

Aid effectiveness
Harald Leibrecht

Trilateral cooperation makes sense

Why triangular cooperation of advanced nations with emerging-market and developing countries makes sense

Government revenue
Horatius Egua

Ambitious reforms, good results

Nigeria is moving forward on enforcing tax laws

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Do something about it

Cooperation with Muslim countries is hamperd by overblown European fears

Review essay
Ali Fathollah-Nejad

New insights into the Islamic Republic of Iran

Book reviews on the Iranian revolution of 1979

Muslim Brotherhood
Ivesa Lübben

“Suit and tie”

The current relevance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Islam and politics
Bijan Kafi

Young revolutionaries

Young Egyptians don’t want a theocracy

Tunisia
Peter Hauff

German industry hesitates in North Africa

German companies hesitate to invest in revolutionary Tunisia

Technological progress
Jan Peter Schemmel
Saskia Nagel

Debating consequences

Technologial innovations’ risks and benefits

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court