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Energy subsidies: more honesty, please

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
The Current Column, 23. October 2013

Financial performance of fertilisation strategies for sustainable soil fertility management in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa 1: profitability of annual fertilisation strategies

Lamers, John P. A. / Michael Brüntrup / Andreas Buerkert (2015)
External Publications

Financial performance of fertilization strategies for sustainable soil fertility management in Sudano–Sahelian West Africa 2: profitability of long-term capital investments in rockphosphate

Lamers, John P. A. / Michael Brüntrup / Andreas Buerkert (2015)
External Publications

Split into North and South: a Sahel war in the offing

Leininger, Julia (2012)
The Current Column, 16. July 2012

The G7 and multilateralism in times of aggression: Maintaining and strengthening cooperative and inclusive approaches for the global common good

Beisheim, Marianne / Axel Berger / Lars Brozus / Adolf Kloke-Lesch / Ronja Scheler / Silke Weinlich (2022)
External Publications

Spaceborne height models reveal above ground biomass changes in tropical landscapes

Schlund, Micheal / Martyna Kotowski / Fabian Brambach / Jonas Hein / Birgit Wessel / Nicole Camarretta / Mangarah Silalahi / Jayah Surati / Surati Nengah / Stefan Erasmi / Christoph Leuschner / Holger Kreft (2021)
External Publications

Crisis in the Eurozone … and what it means for developing countries

Wolff, Peter (2010)
The Current Column, 17. May 2010

How Open Science can revolutionize global knowledge cooperation

Stewart, Benjamin / Wulf Reiners (2022)
The Current Column, 04. November 2022

Investments in digital infrastructure must ensure that “open” means always openly accessible.

How the international community can support Lebanon’s reset

Trautner, Bernhard / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 17. August 2020

While the explosion in Beirut may signify the failure of an ailing political system, international donors cannot create a new social contract for Lebanon. They should take care to avoid reinforcing traditional political and social structures through their support for Beirut’s reconstruction.

Celebrating the first World Bee Day

Matias, Denise Margaret / Carmen Richerzhagen (2018)
The Current Column, 22. May 2018

The UN celebrated the first ever World Bee Day, an invitation to take concrete action in protecting bees and, in the process, protect the future of our food.

What international stakeholders of democracy should think about

Saibu, Ghadafi (2023)
The Current Column, 13. November 2023

Supporting these hybrid regimes as a standard form of democracy by international stakeholders creates the impression that a functioning democracy is in place, but in fact, they are not sustainable.

Small islands, grand challenges?

Bauer, Steffen / Benjamin Schraven (2014)
The Current Column, 01. September 2014

Climate change and disaster risk management will be high on the agenda as small island states are particularly at risk from the impacts of climate change, especially rising sea levels. How to deal responsibly with the prospect that these countries will become virtually uninhabitable remains one of the great unresolved questions of international climate policy and international law.

Risks of maladaptation: climate insurance in agriculture

Müller, Birgit / Leigh Johnson / David Kreuer (2017)
Briefing Paper 22/2017

Innovative insurance programmes are viewed as promising climate mitigation tools for developing countries. This briefing discusses their potential adverse effects on local agriculture and social-ecological systems and suggests principles for their design that aim to minimise risks of maladaptation.

The Energiewende – or: how not to do it

Ruchser, Matthias (2012)
The Current Column, 03. September 2012

Change, power, and responsibility: emerging powers as new partners for global structural policy

Lätt, Jeanne / Asiye Öztürk (2009)
The Current Column, 09. February 2009

A new multilateralism for the post-COVID world: What role for the EU-Africa partnership?

Teevan, Chloe / Luca Barana / Daniele Fattibene / Gabriela Iacobuta / Silke Weinlich / Steffen Bauer (2021)
External Publications

Strengthening the EU’s Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding Capabilities

Bergmann, Julian / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 05. October 2020

In previous crisis contexts, the EU has a role to play in support the movements. In doing so, the EU needs to ensure that it is not stuck in crisis mode.

How the EU’s new Arctic policy should take account of the pandemic

Götze Jacqueline / Dorothea Wehrmann (2020)
The Current Column, 21. December 2020

The EU, which will adopt a new Arctic policy next year as part of the European Green Deal, therefore needs to harness the current momentum for political cooperation if it is to mount an effective fight against the twin crises of coronavirus and climate in the Arctic and around the world.

Is radical technology scepticism still appropriate today?

Stamm, Andreas (2019)
The Current Column, 01. April 2019

Hans Jonas has had a significant influence on the “ecological imperative”. In view of eroding planetary boundaries, however, is it still completely valid today?

Global financial market regulation: are the reforms now finally over?

Schmitz, Birgit (2014)
The Current Column, 17. November 2014

The G20 leaders celebrate the successful conclusion of global financial market reforms at their summit in Brisbane. But is this enough to ensure the stability of global financial systems in future?