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An Italian researcher is tortured to death in Cairo – sombre cause to reconsider the way we work with Egypt

Loewe, Markus / Tilman Altenburg / Bernhard Trautner / Georgeta Vidican (2016)
The Current Column, 17. March 2016

In January Giulio Regeni, who spent last summer as a visiting researcher at our institute, was killed in Cairo. His gruesome death leaves us worried about future cooperation with Egypt.

Mission impossible? International cooperation in science, technology and innovation for grand challenges

Stamm, Andreas / Aurelia Figueroa (2016)
The Current Column, 04. April 2016

Many of today’s grand challenges are global in scope. Social innovations are needed, concerted efforts across disciplinary fields must be made. Resources must be assembled across borders.

Disruptive Structural Change

Bonn, 26. April 2016

The workshop explored the socio-economic implications of global technological megatrends and the key principles and best practices of innovative industrial policy responses. It brought together two technological domains that so far had been largely addressed in parallel by separate research communities: the revolutionary changes to…

China’s "Belt and Road" initiative: challenges and opportunities

Wolff, Peter (2016)
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The global refugee crisis: The key role of cities

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2016)
The Current Column, 02. May 2016

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there were over 60 million displaced persons worldwide in 2015, a figure unparalleled since 1945.

Rising Powers

Special „Rising Powers“: The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) researches which effects the flexible and dynamic group of rising powers have on various aspects of international cooperation. Effects of rising powers such as China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa or Vietnam can be direct or indirect, positive or negative, regionally limited or global.

G20: Concert of great powers or guardian of global well-being?

Fues, Thomas / Dirk Messner (2016)
Briefing Paper 9/2016

Eight years after its formation, the Group of 20 (G20) has consolidated its status as the power centre of global economic governance. In light of pressing challenges G20 leaders need to act as guardians of global well-being by supporting implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Refugees and international trade: are we ready to talk about the day after?

Ragoussis, Alexandros (2016)
The Current Column, 11. May 2016

It is of paramount importance to reiterate the arguments about the day after, and make sure they enter the equation when policy makers decide on the practical who, where and how of this matter.

A European narrative?

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2016)
The Current Column, 25. May 2016

In September 2015, the EU heads of state and government joined their colleagues from around the world to adopt the transformational project of the 2030 Agenda. The focus is now on putting it into practice.

Parallel worlds – conflicting goals: how arms policy is infiltrating the 2030 Agenda

Mehl, Regine (2016)
The Current Column, 30. May 2016

On 29 May, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looked back on 60 years of armed UN peacekeeping missions. The first mission took place in May 1956 during the Suez Crisis. He also pointed out that this UN tool had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. These are two facts of which the general public is largely unaware.

2015

2015 Jump to: 2015 Dezember 2015 November 2015 Oktober 2015 September 2015 August 2015 Juli 2015 Juni 2015 Mai 2015 April 2015 März 2015 Februar 2015 Januar 2015 2015 Jan. Feb. Mär. Apr. Mai Juni Juli Aug. Sept . Okt . Nov . Dez . Dezember 2015 Dirk Messner zur WTO-Konferenz in Nairobi Im Interview erläutert DIE-Direktor Dirk Messner warum es wichtig ist, dass den Entwicklungsländern der Zugang zu den Märkten der Industrie- und Schwellenländern ermöglicht wird und…

MGG Academy

MGG Academy Jump to: Setup and contents of the MGG Academy Participants of the MGG Academy MGG Academy Application and Requirements MGG Global Network The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy brings together young professionals from government institutions, think tanks and research institutions, civil society and the private sector in rising powers (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa) and Europe. The main objective of the training and dialogue…

A long-term, painstaking undertaking with no guarantee of success – and yet necessary: the development policy "tackling" of causes of flight

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.

Now what? European foreign and development policy after Brexit

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?

What place for Asia in the EU’s strategy on development cooperation? Which role for Europe in Asia? Any at all?

Henökl, Thomas (2016)
External Publications

How are we getting ready? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the EU and its Member States: analysis and action so far

Niestroy, Ingeborg (2016)
Discussion Paper 9/2016

How are the EU and its Member States getting ready for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and which activities have been undertaken so far? This study examines existing ‘gap analyses’ and identifies key areas where challenges and opportunities arise for the EU in domestic and external policies.

Doing your PhD

Doing your PhD The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is committed to generating and disseminating knowledge at a high level of scientific quality. The recruitment, training and promotion of highly qualified young researchers have a high priority for the institute. High quality dissertations present the key to excellent research. For this reason, the IDOS requires its young researchers to work towards obtaining a PhD, providing them with…

South Africa’s Role on the African Continent and Beyond

Cape Town, 12. July 2016

Over the last two decades the international community has perceived South Africa to be the most influential country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Without a doubt the country continues to play an important economic role on the continent, remains a driving political force in the African Union and a major supporter of peace missions across the…

What does Brexit mean for TTIP?

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.

Building Europe‘s (energy) future: a manifesto for a European community for energy transition

Hanusch, Frederic / Maximilian Müngersdorff / Miriam Schad / Lea Schmitt / Sophia Schönborn / Marcel Siepmann / Edgar Voß (2016)
External Publications