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Why Germany should give high priority to supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area during the EU Council Presidency

Keijzer, Niels / Clara Brandi / Axel Berger / Frederik Stender (2020)
The Current Column, 07. September 2020

There is barely another region of the world in which the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed structural issues with global trade integration so clearly as in Africa. The continent’s exports had already been impacted negatively by price turbulence on the international commodities markets at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.

Do we need to re-think free trade?

Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016)
The Current Column, 04. October 2016

The level of approval for free trade is falling generally, and globalisation critics are enjoying fresh momentum in large parts of the world, even among former champions of free trade, such as Germany. How do we explain these trends?

Which multilateralism is in crisis?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Silke Weinlich (2023)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

China in Africa: from macro-level engagements to grassroots interactions

Cissé, Daouda (2021)
Books

Human mobility in the context of LFDD in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review of national climate and desertification policies

Serraglio, Diogo Andreola / Mariya Aleksandrova / Benjamin Schraven (2021)
External Publications

Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework

O’Neill, Brian C. et al. (2020)
External Publications

Beyond mainstreaming? Past, present and future of UN support for South-South and triangular cooperation

Haug, Sebastian (2022)
External Publications

Green technology cooperation with emerging economies

Bonn, 27. September 2011

This workshop explored to what extent green technology cooperation with emerging economies can achieve a “triple-win” – accelerating climate change mitigation; creating jobs and capabilities in partner countries; and strengthening the competitiveness of the German economy – and where policy trade-offs exist. On that basis, conclusions for…

Middle powers in international development cooperation: Assessing the roles of South Korea and Turkey'

Baydag, R. Melis (2021)
External Publications

Funding South-South and triangular cooperation at the United Nations: what do we know?

Haug, Sebastian / Weinlich, Silke (2023)
External Publications

Friends or foes? Interactions between Indonesia’s international investment agreements and national investment law

Knörich, Jan / Axel Berger (2014)
Studies 82

To avoid costly and far-reaching lawsuits brought by foreign investors host countries have to ensure conformity between international investment agreement and national investment law. This Study analyses Indonesia's experience in managing these complex interactions.

The EU-South Africa strategic partnership: waning affection, persisting economic interests

Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2017)
External Publications

Global Tax Expenditures Database

Online, 16. June 2021

The Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) are officially launching their joint project: The Global Tax Expenditures Database (GTED): www.GTED.net . GTED is the first database that brings together publicly available official information on tax expenditures…

Science and digitalization for a better future

Hornidge, Anna Katharina / Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl / Edgar Pieterse (2023)
External Publications

Gender-responsive social protection and employment policies

Bonn, 21. November 2024

Gender equality has become a key objective for international organisations and policymakers. Yet, significant evidence gaps prevail on different policy design options critical to mitigate gender inequality in childhood and how they impact men and women later in life. There is a lack of understanding regarding the gender-specific…

Understanding regime support in new and old democracies: the role of performance and democratic experience

Camacho, Luis A. (2014)
Discussion Paper 10/2014

To what extent does performance shape public support for democracy? This paper shows that economic performance is more important in new than in old democracies. In contrast, political performance is equally important in both contexts.

Asian Drivers of Global Change - Challenges for Europe

Bonn, 17. January 2008

The workshop, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and organised jointly by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), was concentrated on one of the big issues of our time: the rise of China and India and the challenges which this presents for Europe.…

Climate protection in agriculture: a risk for smallholders?

Kaplan, Marcus / Anika Schroeder / Eike Zaumseil (2014)
External Publications

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Research Colloquium on Triangular Cooperation

Online, 15. July 2025

Triangular cooperation brings together partners across the North-South divide to address development-related concerns and strengthen partnerships. Triangular schemes often consist of multilateral bodies and traditional donors supporting (bilateral) South-South cooperation endeavours and have been said to centre on three sets of roles:…