Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
Current and past issues can be downloaded for free from the IDOS website.
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Furness, Mark / Max-Otto Baumann (2024)
The Current Column, 02 May 2024
Germany has a responsibility for Israel and its people, but this Staatsräson cannot be used to condone breaches of international humanitarian law.
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Kranholdt, Dominic (2022)
The Current Column, 29 August 2022
The Sustainable Development Report 2022 shows that the international community has seen a reversal in progress on SDG achievement for the second successive year
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Friesen, Ina / Alma Wisskirchen (2022)
The Current Column, 02 May 2022
To ensure that commitment for feminist development policy (FDP) leads to a truly transformative feminist approach in Germany's development policy, it should be built on three key pillars.
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Brüntrup, Michael (2022)
The Current Column, 25 April 2022
Practical initiatives are required to counter the effects of the Ukraine war, but there is also a need to update the way the global food system is governed in the long term.
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Schulz, Sabrina / Leonie Droste / Dominic Kranholdt / Joana Stalder (2021)
The Current Column, 20 September 2021
During the next legislative period, the 2030 Agenda must become the guiding principle of German policy.
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Mathis, Okka Lou (2021)
The Current Column, 18 March 2021
Citizens' councils, which stand out for diversity and inclusiveness, promise to reduce disenchantment with politics and to promote courageous solutions to socially controversial issues.
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Trautner, Bernhard / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 17 August 2020
While the explosion in Beirut may signify the failure of an ailing political system, international donors cannot create a new social contract for Lebanon. They should take care to avoid reinforcing traditional political and social structures through their support for Beirut’s reconstruction.
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Schraven, Benjamin (2020)
The Current Column, 30 March 2020
Might we take a different approach to other global problems after the corona pandemic? The list of these global challenges runs from combating hunger and the climate crisis through to dealing with migration.
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Scheumann, Waltina / Annabelle Houdret (2020)
The Current Column, 20 March 2020
Without sustainable water management, both food production and electricity generation, let alone drinking water supplies, are at risk.
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Richerzhagen, Carmen / Jean Carlo Rodriguez (2019)
The Current Column, 20 May 2019
Species protection must become a cross-sectoral task of sustainable development