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Is world trade facing a spiral into isolationism?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
The Current Column, 19. January 2017

Today will see Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the USA, a move that could see the system of world trade plunge into a spiral of isolationism.

Multilaterale Forschungskooperation: Auf der Suche nach Antworten auf globale Herausforderungen

Bonn, 14. February 2011

Der vom Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) organisierte und durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte Workshop fand im Rahmen des OECD (Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) Projektes "Mit multilateraler Kooperation in Forschung, Technologie und Innovation globale…

Ein Meilenstein für eine zukunftsfähige Energieversorgung: Die Internationale Agentur für erneuerbare Energien wird gegründet

Gabriel, Sigmar / Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (2009)
The Current Column, 26. January 2009

The nuclear deal with Iran: adding fuel to the fire or ushering in peace in the Middle East?

Trautner, Bernhard (2015)
The Current Column, 26. June 2015

Only if a nuclear deal is achieved as planned by the end of June 2015 will sanctions against Iran be lifted. Such an agreement with Iran offers more opportunities than risks in the long term.

Are we facing a multilateral donor dilemma?

Reisen, Helmut (2014)
The Current Column, 06. October 2014

Following a decade and a half of convergence and poverty reduction in developing and emerging economies, proclamations abound that ‘We Can End Poverty’. At the same time, it is forecast that fewer countries will be eligible to receive grants or soft loans from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) and other multilateral finance institutions. Will the end of poverty result in a donor dilemma?

Why United Nations Peacekeeping Matters

Dworschak, Christoph / Karina Mross (2025)
The Current Column, 12. May 2025

In an increasingly fragmented world, we cannot afford to abandon one of the most reliable instruments for building and preserving peace.

The United Nations in development: Fit for the 2030 Agenda

Special "The United Nations in development: Fit for the 2030 Agenda?": The United Nations are one of the main multilateral actors working in the field of global development. We present our work on the questions "Are the United Nations “fit for purpose” for the 2030 Agenda?"

Support for Ukraine: Europe must step up its efforts

Bergmann, Julian (2024)
The Current Column, 26. February 2024

It is precisely now that Europe must not let up in its support for the country, and should intensify its efforts – including the reconstruction of Ukraine, which has already begun.

Why Germany’s hydrogen strategy needs supplementing with a multilateral agenda

Stamm, Andreas / Rita Strohmaier / Tilman Altenburg / Huri Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2021)
The Current Column, 22. September 2021

Knowledge sharing and scientific cooperation are essential if developing countries are to be empowered to develop their own H2-based solutions.

Press release: Study shows importance of developing and emerging countries for successful international climate policy

A new study by DIE and NewClimate Institute shows how international cooperation can contribute to implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement worldwide.

Understanding, examining and tackling health on a global scale

Marschall, Paul / Maike Voss (2018)
The Current Column, 08. October 2018

The World Healt Summit this week is being held this week. Key actors from politics, science and academia, civil society and the private sector will discuss pressing global challenges facing healthcare.

Will the BRICS bank change the global financial architecture?

Reisen, Helmut (2014)
The Current Column, 28. July 2014

The new BRICS bank has been launched at the sixth summit of the BRICS countries. Can this new institution influence the balance of power among the multilateral development banks, breaking the dominance of the industrialised western countries.

Liberal democracy as universal value

Faust, Jörg (2013)
The Current Column, 14. January 2013

Können die das? Wer die grüne Transformation der Weltwirtschaft voranbringen will, muss die Vereinten Nationen umbauen

Simon, Nils / Marianne Beisheim / Steffen Bauer (2011)
The Current Column, 06. June 2011

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.

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez is an Economist and Former Researcher of the Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

Contested Mobility: Between Local Needs, National Interests, and Global Trends

Bonn, Germany, 24. May 2023

With the Agenda 2030 and the adoption of the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees, the international community faces the challenge of implementing these global agreements at the national and local policy levels – and identifying the role of development policy therein. International agreements on migration- or refugee-related policy…

The transatlantic free trade agreement: think of the consequences!

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2013)
The Current Column, 04. March 2013

G20 and Africa after the summit: Need for continuity, global voice and vision

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (2017)
The Current Column, 17. July 2017

Africa has been a key priority of Germany’s G20 presidency. Can the G20’s priorities as outlined in the Communiqué make a difference for Africa’s global representation and its sustainable development? This edition of The current Column looks at where cooperation between G20 and Africa is making progress.

Conference of the Parties (COP 21)

Paris, 30. November 2015

From 30 November to 11 December, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Paris. A new global agreement on climate change is to be adopted. This agreement will be decisive for future life on our planet. Climate change…