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Greater transparency leads to greater accountability, higher levels of trust and better development cooperation – but not necessarily. How can donors still use digital transparency portals to report...
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As geopolitical disruption deepens and multilateral norms erode, global development enters 2026 in flux—shaped by Trump’s return, rising multi-alignment and shrinking aid. We highlight four forces set...
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The outcome of the Belém climate conference can be compared to a watered-down cocktail, a weak COPirinha, if you will: plenty of crushed ice, little substance to give it strength, and missing sugar in...
Zintl, Tina
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Syrians need a clear timeline of when basic services will be restored, and businesses need to be able to plan ahead.
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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals is hampered by insufficient funding. This policy brief explores options to increase international and domestic financing for sustainable development, with...
von Haldenwang, Christian / Agustin Redonda / Flurim Aliu / Sofia Berg
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Tax expenditures (TEs) – i.e. deviations from a benchmark tax system that lower the tax burden of specific groups, economic sectors or activities – can be powerful tools to promote public policies....
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Autocratisation is reshaping global politics and forcing a rethink of how democracy is supported. This Policy Brief shows how democracy promoters are responding to rising autocratisation — and what...
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Despite Kenya's sophisticated AMR governance, environmental transmission pathways remain weakly governed. New study reveals: formal platforms ≠ real coordination. The fix? Give environmental actors...
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The IDOS Constellations of State Fragility (CSF) is a multidimensional model to assess state fragility. CSF 3.0 covers the period 2005 to 2024. Its methodology was updated to respond to the return of...
Brüntrup, Michael / Aiveen Donnelly / Lukas Kornher / Tekalign Sakketa
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Food systems have strategic relevance, beyond providing food, for our health, the environment, security, and the economy.
Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba
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Rafliana, Irina
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Since 2015, the EU has focused on the challenges and opportunities of the digital transformation. This paper examines EU policies and strategies shaped by four key narratives: digital sovereignty,...
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Jaji, Rose / Ulrike Krause
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