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Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo

Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo is a Development Economist and Former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation".

In Memory of Egypt’s Failed Revolution

El-Haddad, Amirah (2026)
The Current Column, 02. February 2026

Revolutions are measured not by slogans or moments of collective euphoria, but by whether they give birth to radical change in institutions that outlives the street.

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Be(com)ing the largest donor in a post-aid world: analysing the EU’s expanding and evolving role as a Global development actor

Keijzer, Niels (2026)
External Publications

Climate policy as development policy: leveraging carbon revenues for social protection in low- and middle-income countries

Gasior, Kathrin / Gemma Wright / H. Xavier Jara / Daniele Malerba (2026)
External Publications

Stellenausschreibung: Tutor*in Shaping Futures Academy

Das German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) sucht für den Zeitraum 04. Mai bis 05. Juli 2026 eine Tutor*in für die Shaping Futures Academy.

Geopolitics and development in Central Asia: exploring opportunities for middle powers

Woo, Hyeyoung (2026)
Discussion Paper 2/2026

As the geopolitical landscape in Central Asia shifts, middle powers gain strategic relevance. This paper examines how middle-power ODA is reshaping engagement patterns and draws policy lessons from Soith Korea and Türkiye.

What do the 2015 SDG negotiations teach us for a beyond-2030 framework?

von Haaren, Paula / Axel Berger (2026)
Discussion Paper 1/2026

The Personalist Global Order: when individual whims drive Great-Power Policy

Gunitsky, Seva / Semuhi Sinanoglu (2026)
External Publications

The emerging global system is one in which three nuclear-armed leaders, insulated from dissent, pursue risky gambits. The result will not be the relatively stable if tense competition that characterized the Cold War. It will be something more volatile: a world in which the most consequential decisions rest on the whims of men who have systematically discarded anyone willing to tell them no.

Can the private sector help safeguard democracy? The answer is yes

Sinanoglu, Semuhi (2026)
External Publications

In order for civil society groups to successfully leverage the private sector’s potential in uplifting democratic principles, they must learn to speak the sector’s language.

Ditebogo Modiegi Morare

Ditebogo Modiegi Morare is a Political Scientist and former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

A theory of change approach to enhance the post-2030 sustainable development agenda

Allen, Cameron et al. (2025)
External Publications

Are youth protests pathways to democracy? Lessons from Madagascar

Toto, Priscilla / Lena Gutheil (2026)
The Current Column, 26. January 2026

GenZ protests are not always disruptive. Yet, in Madagascar, in an empowering moment for the youth, they toppled the regime. Whether it sparks lasting democratic change is uncertain.

Are youth protests pathways to democracy? Lessons from Madagascar

Toto, Priscilla / Lena Gutheil (2026)
The Current Column, 26. January 2026

GenZ protests are not always disruptive. Yet, in Madagascar, in an empowering moment for the youth, they toppled the regime. Whether it sparks lasting democratic change is uncertain.

Wie Trump die globale Entwicklungspolitik umkrempelt

Klingebiel, Stephan (2026)
External Publications

Washingtons Umgang mit der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ist ein Sinnbild für das Vorgehen der USA auf der Weltbühne. Es zählen nur noch knallharte Eigeninteressen. Europa und Deutschland versuchen, trotz leerer Kassen eine Antwort zu finden.

Ein Wettbewerb, der keiner sein sollte

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2026)
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2026 Jump to: März 2026 Februar 2026 Januar 2026 März 2026 Geoökonomie: Wie China sich die Disruption der internationalen Ordnung zunutze machen kann Es ist nachvollziehbar, dass europäische Regierungen China als systemischen Rivalen sehen. Doch angesichts der aktuellen weltpolitischen Verwerfungen sind auch andere Ansätze nötig. Ein Beitrag von Sebastian Haug . MAKRONOM 16.03.2026 The US-Israeli War on Iran Risks Setting Socio-Economic Development in the Middle East…

A change in thinking: new pathways for citywide inclusive sanitation in Nakuru County, Kenya

Saravanan V. Subramanian, Pireh Hezekiah, Moses Onyango, Simon Okoth (2026)
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Fragmenting development cooperation and the wider Atlantic: geopolitical drift, normative contestation, and the emerging coalitions

Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2025)
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Global development policy and the New World Disorder: the Trump Administration’s delivery of a high-voltage shockwave

Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
External Publications

Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel assess how President Trump’s decision to quit 66 international organisations continuities the administration’s attempt to reshape the operating space for global development policy.