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The role of development policy in European refugee policy

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger (2015)
The Current Column, 05. May 2015

What can and should Europe do in response to increasing numbers of refugees, thousands of whom are dying in the Mediterranean? German Development Minister Gerd Müller is calling for an additional 10 billion Euro to tackle the issues causing people to flee their countries of origin. By contrast, in his article 'No aid funding for corrupt kleptocrats', published at ZEIT Online, Theo Sommer argues that providing additional development aid would do little to solve the refugee crisis, as it would most likely fall into the hands of corrupt politicians in developing countries.

Bonn Conference for Global Transformation

, 12. May 2015

Programme on Tuesday 12 May: 11:30 h Panel Global Transformation – one target, different views While there is broad, if not universal agreement on the need for a global transformation for sustainable development, there is far less agreement on its urgency, priorities, on individual and collective responsibilities, on binding rules and…

Why the European Union needs a new global strategy

Messner, Dirk / Imme Scholz (2015)
The Current Column, 20. May 2015

The EU's Foreign and Defense Ministers have met in Brussels on Monday. One point on their long agenda was the strategic review of the EU's security environment and the challenges and opportunities arising for the EU.

TTIP-Implications for Global Development

Bonn, 03. June 2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ( TTIP ) is currently the subject of heated debate – but with a narrow focus. The debate is primarily concerned with the impact of TTIP on Germany and Europe. Too little attention is being paid to the implications of this mega-regional for the rest of the world. TTIP is an attempt by the…

Migration to Europe – is North Africa Europe's boarder guard?

Schäfer, Isabel (2015)
The Current Column, 08. June 2015

The transit states in North Africa are facing pressure on several different fronts, whether socio-economic crises, political conflicts, transit migration from sub-Saharan Africa or the externalisation of EU migration control.

Striebinger, Kai

Striebinger, Kai Jump to: Vita Auszeichnungen Kai Striebinger Function Former Researcher Specialization Political scientist Vita The information corresponds to the current status at the time of employment. 6/2015-9/2016 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" 09/2014–05/2015 Yale University International Fox Fellow 10/2011–08/2014 Freie Universität Berlin/ Berlin Graduate…

TTIP-Chances and Risks

Brussels, 18. June 2015

„The Transatlantic Trade and Investment artnership (TTIP) - Chances and Risks for Developing Countries“ formed the focus of the panel discussion which took place at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union in Brussels on 18 June. The Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and the Media of the State of…

Decarbonisation is no mean feat

Bauer, Steffen (2015)
The Current Column, 29. June 2015

25 June 2015. Less than three weeks have passed since the G7 leaders explicitly committed to the "decarbonisation of the global economy" at Schloss Elmau. Once again, Angela Merkel was lauded as the Climate Chancellor. Yet the word from Germany's Economics Ministry is that the envisaged climate levy for coal-fired power plants has been scrapped. If this is true, it would only underscore the fact that decarbonisation is no mean feat.

Connected, contested and complex – Why Europe needs a global strategy

Messner, Dirk / Ewald Wermuth / Giovanni Grevi / Teresa Ribera / Kevin Watkins (2015)
The Current Column, 03. July 2015

Hidden in the small print of last week’s European Council conclusions was an important commitment leading to a "EU global strategy on foreign and security policy"

Financing global Development: The BRICS New Development Bank

Griffith-Jones, Stephany (2015)
Briefing Paper 13/2015

The BRICS New Development Bank will provide valuable resources to help fill the massive gap in investment in infrastructure and sustaibable development resources in emerging and developing countries and will give those countries a greater voice in the development finance architecture.

Global economic integration at all costs?

Berger, Axel / Dominique Bruhn (2015)
The Current Column, 27. July 2015

The conclusion of the Transpacific Partnership is within sight. What does this mega-regional trade agreement mean for developing countries like Vietnam?

Europe, a continent of immigration

Schäfer, Isabel (2015)
External Publications

Save the people and the planet

, 07. September 2015

After more than two years of negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, the international community has agreed on a new agenda for sustainable development to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. It features 17 new Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end poverty, promote prosperity and people’s well-being while…

What should (and what should not) be done to ease the Syrian refugee crisis?

Furness, Mark / Annabelle Houdret (2015)
The Current Column, 08. September 2015

In recent weeks the flood of Syrian refugees seeking protection in the EU has developed into a crisis without precedent in recent European history.

A five-point plan for dealing with the refugee crisis: there are no small solutions to big problems

Messner, Dirk (2015)
The Current Column, 11. September 2015

Bonn, 11 September 2015. Europe and Germany cannot be an island of contentment, because cross-border crises do not simply disappear by building walls, looking away and failing to act.

Europeanisation and the EU's comprehensive approach to crisis management in Africa

Furness, Mark / Gorm Rye Olsen (2015)
External Publications

Tackling the real reasons causing people to flee Syria

Trautner, Bernhard (2015)
The Current Column, 08. October 2015

Bonn, 8 October 2015. Those misusing the refugee crisis as cover for their own inaction and ignorance with regard to the Syrian conflict may be soon be exposed.

TPP blazes a trail: how should the EU respond?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015)
The Current Column, 14. October 2015

The European Commission will publish its new trade strategy today. While EU member states continue to discuss the contours of this policy in Brussels, Washington has taken decisive action and concluded the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the world’s largest trade agreement

The new EU trade and investment strategy: The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Bilal, San / Clara Brandi / Max Mendez-Parra (2015)
The Current Column, 16. October 2015

On 14 October 2015 the European Commission has released the new EU trade and investment strategy. Its catchy title – “Trade for All” – is very auspicious as well as ambitious and the strategy contains promising elements for global development. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating: How will the strategy be put into practice?

A five-point plan for dealing with the refugee crisis: there are no small solutions to big problems

Messner, Dirk (2015)
External Publications