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Change of government
Afshan Subohi

Flamboyant icon of the past

In his first TV address as Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan did not comment on the most pressing challenges

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The times change, and so does Daniel Ortega

Public protests in Nicaragua

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Steven Pinker lists reasons for global optimism

Global trends are healthier than most people think

Autocratic governance
D+C / E+Z

Decades of military rule

A brief history of military rule in Pakistan

South Asian armed forces
Christian Wagner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

They get along well unless they must shoot one another

SWP scholar explains why Pakistan’s military leaders have more political influence than their counterparts in India and Bangladesh

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Impressions of Danish troops engagement in Afghanistan

Ethical dilemmas of military intervention

Weapons of mass destruction
Maysam Behravesh

Nuclear obsession

North Korea’s leadership is keen on weapons of mass destruction

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

An erratic superpower is dangerous

USA looks clueless in the complex Middle East scenario

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Good versus evil” rhetoric does not help in MENA region

Saudi Arabia is a bizarre place to spread the message of non-sectarian tolerance

Law of the sea
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Pivoting Philippines

ASEAN leaders have long resisted China’s claims to the South China Sea, but the Philippines’ new president is strangely ambivalent

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Defending the progress made
Pakistan’s politically assertive women
Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient