Briefing Paper (in German: Analysen und Stellungnahmen) are always four pages long and discuss ongoing and controversial issues in international relations. By including recommendations, the series primarily aims at policy makers, practitioners, and representatives of the (professional) media industry. Besides, the series is also open to everyone interested in developmental issues.
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The support of smallholder farmers is indispensable for reaching many SDGs in the Global South. HOW to achieve that is subject to decade-old debates. The text sketches major positions, reflects them in light of smallholder realities, and tries a synthesis.
A multilateral investment agreement is not the right instrument to for solving the deficiencies of the current international investment regime. Instead, negotiations on the regional level are more promising, but need an accompanying coordination process on the global level.
There is a possibility that the development ministers of the OECD will agree on a new definition of official development assistance (ODA) at the end of 2014. The debate about a suitable new ODA definition covers the entire spectrum of development policy topics involving structural change.
von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller (2016)
Sub-national units will play an increasing role in the mobilisation of domestic resources for the 2030 agenda. They are also at the forefront in the implementation of the global reform agenda. Consequently, they also contribute to overcoming problems of fragile statehood.
On 27 February the European Commission presented a proposal for a joint European Union position for a post-2015 framework on global development. This Briefing Paper analyses the EU's engagement in three past international negotiations and presents five lessons learned.