Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
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Walle, Yabibal M. / Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 02 October 2023
Shareholders must make a substantial commitment to increase the lending capacity of the World Bank far beyond the $50 billion over the next ten years that was committed during the Spring Meetings.
Lynders, Eva / Wulf Reiners / Johanna Vogel (2023)
The Current Column, 25 September 2023
Global cooperation must serve more than a narrow understanding of self-interest. Transnational knowledge networks are indispensable for shaping a fair and functional partnership of mutual benefit.
Ali, Murad (2023)
The Current Column, 19 September 2023
Since its launch in 2013, no other initiative has gained such global limelight as President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). There is hardly a policy think tank or academic institute across the globe that has not addressed the enterprise.
Leininger, Julia (2023)
The Current Column, 12 September 2023
The G20 summit showcased that democracies and autocracies need to cooperate with each other. "Standing up for democracy and cooperating with autocrats - is that possible?" asks Julia Leininger in the Current Column.
Wisskirchen, Alma / Axel Berger (2023)
The Current Column, 04 September 2023
“It is vital that the summits in New Delhi and New York generate political momentum and also result in concrete initiatives, as the progress made halfway through the 2030 Agenda timeline is disastrously slow.“
Waltenberg, Tabea / Leonie Droste (2023)
The Current Column, 28 August 2023
Even though the very existence of the 2030 Agenda as a joint steering instrument can certainly be seen as a success in view of the complex conflicts of interest at a multilateral level, the agenda needs to act as a framework throughout the world through legally binding norms and laws in order to accelerate its implementation.
Dang, Vy / Eva Lynders / Wulf Reiners (2023)
The Current Column, 21 August 2023
To secure that success, India sees a solution in re-orienting its G20 narrative towards the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as an existing common point of reference and framework for cooperation.