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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Grimm, Sven (2016)
The Current Column, 31 October 2016
The emerging economies are weakening. China’s economy is less dynamic and the country is regressing at political level. Brazil has been paralysed in domestic policy terms and has experienced a severe recession. The South African economy is stagnating and the nation’s democratic institutions are being undermined by nepotism. The coup in Turkey has rocked the country to the core in domestic-policy and economic terms, and the list could go on and on. And these are supposed to be “rising powers”?!
Hulse, Merran (2016)
The Current Column, 24 October 2016
Lack of political will, geostrategic concerns, and weak institutional capacity have dragged out the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). After 14 years, some countries are close to the finishing line, but delays and obstacles remain.
Siles-Brügge, Gabriel / Ferdi De Ville (2016)
The Current Column, 13 July 2016
TTIP may be delayed by Brexit, but there are already indications that the EU referendum result has strengthened the resolve of those wanting to negotiate an agreement, albeit with reduced EU leverage.
Samanta, Sayan (2016)
The Current Column, 12 September 2016
There is not much leeway to deny that we are living in the Anthropocene – the epoch in which human activity is primarily responsible for the changes in the Earth’s climate and biodiversity.
Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Klaus Jacob (2016)
The Current Column, 18 May 2016
The Bonn Climate Change Conference 2016 provides a first litmus test for the value of the Paris deal – will it prove as 'historic' as it has been heralded in the wake of the Paris conference or will it turn into another paper tiger of international law?
Berger, Axel / Peter Wolff (2016)
The Current Column, 02 September 2016
Das Treffen der G20 in Hangzhou hat eine ambitionierte Agenda. Am 4. und 5. September 2016 wollen die Staats- und Regierungschefs sich zu zentralen Themen wie der Agenda 2030 positionieren. Wir geben einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Streitpunkte.
Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Mahn / Mario Negre (2016)
The Current Column, 11 July 2016
Fragmentation is hugely relevant to the future of the 2030 Agenda. Intensive efforts to tackle the issue of fragmentation are the urgent order of the day.
Schraven, Benjamin / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
The Current Column, 21 June 2016
Bonn, 20 June 2016. Today is World Refugee Day, and it comes with a new, sobering record: at the end of 2015 there were 65 million refugees on the move worldwide – more than ever before. However, in spite of a strong increase in refugee numbers in Germany and Europe, the so-called refugee crisis remains a crisis of the poorer countries of the world.
Hackenesch, Christine / Thomas Henökl / Niels Keijzer (2016)
The Current Column, 27 June 2016
The British have decided to leave the EU, with a narrow majority of 52 percent.
What does the impending Brexit mean for European foreign and development policy?