The Current Column

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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  1. How significant is The Limits to Growth today?
    How significant is The Limits to Growth today?

    Stamm, Andreas / Jakob Rhyner / Hartmut Ihne (2022)
    The Current Column, 30 May 2022

    The history of The Limits to Growth has shown that research conducted in this way can actually initiate worldwide political debates and anchor them in the public consciousness.

  2. What role should the EU Green Deal play in times of conflict?
    What role should the EU Green Deal play in times of conflict?

    Faus Onbargi, Alexia / Gabriela Iacobuta / Lukas Hermwille (2022)
    The Current Column, 04 April 2022

    German energy consumption relied on Russian imports for 37.2% of oil, 20.9% of coal and crucially 45.7% of natural gas, according to the International Energy Agenda (IEA). This context is only a reflection of the important vulnerabilities in the wider EU energy system

  3. How can the G7 and the UN make multilateralism sustainable?
    How can the G7 and the UN make multilateralism sustainable?

    Weinlich, Silke / Marianne Beisheim (2022)
    The Current Column, 14 February 2022

    How could the German G7 Presidency and the UN Secretary-General leverage their objectives to each other’s benefit?

  4. Health, climate and geopolitical relations
    Health, climate and geopolitical relations

    Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2022)
    The Current Column, 17 January 2022

    2022 has the task of significantly advancing the management of the pandemic, redesigning our economic and social systems, and negotiating a multi-polar and rule-based world order.

  5. The significance of the independence referendum for New Caledonia
    The significance of the independence referendum for New Caledonia

    Kaiser, Frederike (2021)
    The Current Column, 29 November 2021

    While society of New Caledonia is deeply divided on the independence question, this consultation could provide a key basis for a common and peaceful future.

  6. What future for the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee?
    What future for the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee?

    Klingebiel, Stephan (2021)
    The Current Column, 04 October 2021

    In a sense, 1961 can be regarded as the “Big Bang” for international development policy. Under the shadow of the Cold War, the US was pushing an international system to support developing countries.

  7. Promoting civil society engagement in Afghanistan
    Promoting civil society engagement in Afghanistan

    Schetter, Conrad / Bernhard Trautner (2021)
    The Current Column, 13 September 2021

    In addition to addressing the extent and cause of the debacle in Afghanistan, the new German Government must urgently consider how to set a new course to prevent further destabilisation of the country.

  8. Why it matters how we produce knowledge on marine CO2 observations
    Why it matters how we produce knowledge on marine CO2 observations

    Hägele, Ramona / Mirja Schoderer (2021)
    The Current Column, 28 June 2021

  9. Municipalities are Shaping the Future
    Municipalities are Shaping the Future

    Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2021)
    The Current Column, 14 June 2021

    Some local authorities are engaged in long-standing partnerships in which the administrations of both parties engage in dialogue on sustainable public services. This results in both parties learning lessons.

  10. Seven principles to guide German development policy
    Seven principles to guide German development policy

    Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Imme Scholz (2021)
    The Current Column, 10 May 2021

    For Germany in this election year, a number of questions arise in its external policy areas. What will the future model for German development policy look like?