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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Rodríguez, Jean Carlo / Ina Lehmann (2021)
The Current Column, 17 May 2021
As countries of the Global North consider how to re-set their economies after the COVID-19 pandemic, this window of political opportunity should be used now to transform our economic system.
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?
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2021)
The Current Column, 11 January 2021
2021 is going to become a historic turning point. Fight against Covid-19, recovery in economy and society, international environmental and climate policy.
Kranholdt, Dominic (2020)
The Current Column, 19 November 2020
The Bundestag debate on sustainability could serve as momentum to bring the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals into focus in the 2021 election year.
Bergmann, Julian / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 05 October 2020
In previous crisis contexts, the EU has a role to play in support the movements. In doing so, the EU needs to ensure that it is not stuck in crisis mode.
Keijzer, Niels / Clara Brandi / Axel Berger / Frederik Stender (2020)
The Current Column, 07 September 2020
There is barely another region of the world in which the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed structural issues with global trade integration so clearly as in Africa. The continent’s exports had already been impacted negatively by price turbulence on the international commodities markets at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Negre, Mario / Daniel Gerszon Mahler / Christoph Lakner (2020)
The Current Column, 22 June 2020
The impacts that Covid-19 has brought about in our daily lives are very apparent. Less apparent is the immediate implications of the pandemic for global poverty.
Sturm, Janina (2020)
The Current Column, 17 June 2020
The “Next Generation EU” recovery plan aims to mobilise 750 billion euros to help the EU emerge from the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Negotiation on the project are starting this Friday at the meeting of the European Council.
Högl, Maximilian / Christine Hackenesch / Daniel Stockemer (2020)
The Current Column, 15 June 2020
Whether it is US president Donald Trump, who initially talked down the risks of the Sars-CoV-2 virus for the US or Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro, who dismissed the virus as a media trick and temporarily prevented the publication of infection numbers – right-wing populist governments are currently not distinguishing themselves through effective crisis management.
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.