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.
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Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
The Current Column, 13 July 2015
The UN Conference on Financing for Development begins in Addis Ababa today. It is the first of three world summits on key issues of global sustainable development taking place in the space of just six months.
Messner, Dirk / Ewald Wermuth / Giovanni Grevi / Teresa Ribera / Kevin Watkins (2015)
The Current Column, 03 July 2015
Hidden in the small print of last week’s European Council conclusions was an important commitment leading to a "EU global strategy on foreign and security policy"
Hackenesch, Christine / Stephan Klingebiel (2016)
The Current Column, 10 October 2016
Die deutsche und europäische Politik sind angesichts anhaltender Flucht- und Migrationsbewegungen aus verschiedenen Teilen Afrikas erheblich unter Druck geraten. Die gerade begonnene Afrikareise von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel steht daher im Zeichen der Flüchtlingspolitik.
Hackenesch, Christine / Thomas Henökl / Niels Keijzer (2016)
The Current Column, 27 June 2016
The British have decided to leave the EU, with a narrow majority of 52 percent.
What does the impending Brexit mean for European foreign and development policy?
Messner, Dirk / Imme Scholz (2015)
The Current Column, 20 May 2015
The EU's Foreign and Defense Ministers have met in Brussels on Monday. One point on their long agenda was the strategic review of the EU's security environment and the challenges and opportunities arising for the EU.
Messner, Dirk (2016)
The Current Column, 11 January 2016
2015 – What a year! Ebola, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Islamic terrorism, countless refugee movements and new record temperature highs in our planetary ecosystem. At the same time, 2015 was also the year of the Paris climate treaty, the global Sustainable Development Goals ((SDGs) agreed in New York in summer) and the agreement with Iran to limit the nuclear conflict.
Furness, Mark / Isabel Schäfer (2015)
The Current Column, 26 November 2015
In its latest review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) the EU has retreated from proposing models for its neighbours, instead concentrating on cooperation in areas where there are concrete interests on both sides.
Castillejo, Clare (2016)
The Current Column, 14 November 2016
The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) demonstrates concerning trends in Europe’s response to migration and the future direction of its development policy. It also offers an interesting opportunity to do things differently.
ETTG Group (2014)
The Current Column, 29 July 2014
In 2014 countries such as Ukraine, Mali, Central African Republic, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Kosovo and Serbia have all been part of the top table of European Union (EU) decision-making, because of conflict, fragility or threat of conflict. The EU’s strategic environment is rapidly changing.