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431. The role of development policy in European refugee policy

     

     Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger (2015)
     The Current Column, 05 May 2015

     What can and should Europe do in response to increasing numbers of refugees, thousands of whom are dying in the Mediterranean? German Development Minister Gerd Müller is calling for an additional 10 billion Euro to tackle the issues causing people to flee their countries of origin. By contrast, in his article 'No aid funding for corrupt kleptocrats', published at ZEIT Online, Theo Sommer argues that providing additional development aid would do little to solve the refugee crisis, as it would most likely fall into the hands of corrupt politicians in developing countries.

432. Burundi: from instability to escalation

     

     Klingebiel, Stephan (2015)
     The Current Column, 28 April 2015

     Thousands of people are currently fleeing the central African state of Burundi on a daily basis. The upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, on 26 May and 26 June respectively, have the potential to spark major conflict in a nation which, is already one of the poorest in the world.

433. Financial market regulation must also help refugees and migrants

     

     Schraven, Benjamin / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
     The Current Column, 13 April 2015

     The plight of refugees and displaced persons continues to captivate public attention and dominate political discourse in Germany and Europe. This is for instance seen in the ongoing dispute between the German central government and the federal states over supposedly unrealistic forecasts of refugee numbers, the public debate in Germany on xenophobia following an arson attack on a future refugee home in Saxony-Anhalt or the Greek defence minister's threat to send refugees to Germany.

434. The global post-2015 agenda: Homework for the G7

     

     Berensmann, Kathrin / Silke Weinlich (2015)
     The Current Column, 08 April 2015

     This year, three future-oriented UN summits will take place that deal with the financing for development, the agreement of a new global agenda for sustainable development, and the approval of a climate deal. The G7, the presidency of which is currently held by Germany, must play its part in ensuring that these summits are a success.

435. Time for a paradigm shift in policy on Syria and the Middle East?

     

     Trautner, Bernhard (2015)
     The Current Column, 31 March 2015

     With the Syrian conflict in its fifth year, is it time for a paradigm shift in Western policy on the Middle East?

436. Tackling Egypt’s Transformational Challenges

     

     Vidican, Georgeta / Yasser Sherif (2015)
     The Current Column, 27 March 2015

     From 13-15 March 2015 the Egyptian government organized a major international event, the “Egypt Economic Development Conference”, aimed at repositioning the country on the investors’ agenda to stabilize Egypt’s economy. The outcomes of this conference are encouraging but also point to how important it is for Egypt to show commitment for a transformational agenda.

437. The Declaration of Principles on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam: A breakthrough or another unfair deal?

     

     Tawfik, Rawia (2015)
     The Current Column, 25 March 2015

     The Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has sparked much controversy among experts and commentators in Egypt.

438. Too much fuss about China's new development bank

     

     Wolff, Peter (2015)
     The Current Column, 23 March 2015

     Several European countries announced that they intend to become members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The founding of the AIIB may be interpreted as signalling the end of US hegemony within the international system of development banks. Equally, however, it could be understood as a step towards normalisation, that is, towards a greater degree of regionalisation in development financing.

439. Water and Development in Shared Rivers: Sustainable development for all

     

     Tawfik, Rawia (2015)
     The Current Column, 19 March 2015

     Bonn, 19 March 2015. This year the United Nations selected “Water and Sustainable Development” as a theme for the World Water Day on 22 March. The World Water Day reminds us that there is no human, social and economic development without clean water – from health and sanitation to food, energy production and industrialisation.

440. SDGs and debt sustainability: an empty promise?

     

     Berensmann, Kathrin / Maren Buchholtz (2015)
     The Current Column, 16 March 2015