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Germany should host an international donor conference to plan for the aftermath

Furness, Mark / Tina Zintl (2023)
The Current Column, 26. October 2023

International development donors need to start thinking about how they can break the vicious cycle of polarization and support ordinary Palestinians in the future.

How Germany can better promote peace

Grävingholt, Jörn (2017)
The Current Column, 01. March 2017

Following a comprehensive consultation process, the German Government is currently drafting new Guidelines on Crisis Engagement and Peacebuilding. In order to implement these guidelines, it will be important to systematically carry forward the initiated discourse. It is also necessary to introduce a mechanism to review the peace impact of our activities in all policy areas.

Today is gonna be the day: Stop planning how to implement the Paris Agreement, just start doing it

Lindenberg, Nannette (2016)
The Current Column, 06. June 2016

Governments need to send the strong signal that economic models have irrevocably changed after Paris to prevent the transformation towards sustainability from losing momentum.

Germany’s new responsibility in the EU’s Africa policy post Brexit

Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25. February 2019

The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation

South-South Cooperation: Global force, uncertain identity

Fues, Thomas (2016)
The Current Column, 11. April 2016

Rising powers in the South, are now ready to play a pro-active part in collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Financing for Development Addis Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Biodiversity research: social sciences under-represented

Richerzhagen, Carmen (2016)
The Current Column, 20. May 2016

The rapid loss of biodiversity can be traced back to human activity, and yet social scientists, who analyse the impact of human society on the environment, are under-represented in the field of biodiversity research.

2014 – Time for a new policy of co-operation

Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 07. January 2014

In the new year, we will need courage to follow new paths and the ability to learn from the mistakes of the past when determining a new global agenda, to be in place as of 2016.

Why civil society is not a magic bullet but is still important

Gutheil, Lena / Jasmin Lorch (2025)
The Current Column, 24. November 2025

Civil society is not a magic bullet against autocratisation. It can, however, expose rights violations and contribute to pluralism – it therefore deserves to be supported in a targeted way.

Why transportation should work for women in Africa

Asimeng, Theodore / Pooja Balasubramanian (2024)
The Current Column, 06. March 2024

Policymakers, funding institutions and researchers interested in reforming the current public transport services must address the inequalities women face in addition to their focus on efficiency and environmental goals.

How “One Health” can prevent pandemics

Strupat, Christoph / Paul Marschall (2020)
The Current Column, 29. April 2020

The corona crisis has grave consequences for health, the economy and society. Pandemics such as COVID-19, Ebola and cholera will return repeatedly unless we understand what causes them. New infectious diseases in humans are often unleashed by viruses and bacteria in wild animals.

Kony 2012: attracting attention at any price!

Leininger, Julia (2012)
The Current Column, 16. April 2012

A quiet election day in Mali is no guarantee of peace

Leininger, Julia (2013)
The Current Column, 29. July 2013

How to respond inclusively to COVID-19 in the interests of the common good

Cordes, Andrea / Jacqueline Götze (2020)
The Current Column, 02. June 2020

Decisions on governing the pandemic must be inclusive and oriented to the global common good. However, it is questionable whether this criterion is always fulfilled.

Parallels between the corona pandemic and climate change

Fuhrmann, Hanna / Sascha Kuhn (2020)
The Current Column, 01. April 2020

Measures are being taken all over the world to slow down the spread of the virus and minimise the economic damage. In this situation, behavioural change of individuals is indispensable.

Two years on from the start of the “Arab Spring” and many key questions of international cooperation remain unanswered

Houdret, Annabelle /Markus Loewe (2013)

Energy subsidies: more honesty, please

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
The Current Column, 23. October 2013

Priorities, please! UNEP and the quest for global sustainability

Bauer, Steffen / Carmen Richerzhagen (2013)
The Current Column, 18. February 2013

Finance that empowers, that motivates and that provides global public goods

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
The Current Column, 14. November 2013

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had one key function that has often been overlooked.

WTO post Bali – new hope for multilateralism?

Brandi, Clara (2013)
The Current Column, 09. December 2013

The World Trade Organization (WTO) reached a crossroads in Bali last week, with the credibility of the global trade system hanging in the balance.

Climate policy as a construction kit: the Cancún summit hints at a future institutional architecture

Zelli, Fariborz (2010)
The Current Column, 13. December 2010