21/05/2017 – by Lan Xue, Lingfei Weng, et al. Daunting challenges in implementing SDGs Read full article
Philanthropy New 22/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Praise individuals, not the trend The growing influence of philanthropy in public affairs is worrisome More
Venezuela New 20/06/2017 – by Francine Jácome From 21st century socialism to dictatorship Why Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro wants a new constitution More
Land policy New 15/06/2017 – by Elijah Grega How to ease tensions in Sierra Leone In Sierra Leone, too many farmers have lost their fields as a consequence of large-scale international investments More
Urbanisation New 11/06/2017 – by Roli Mahajan Crowded spaces Masses of Indian slum dwellers must fear eviction More
Blog New 06/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Arab monarchies disagree on which Islamists are extremists Growing tension among Gulf states More
Civil society 02/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Diminished civic equality Philanthropy is gaining ever more influence in the USA – and that has international implications More
Blog 29/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Private donors must not be allowed to distort public policy The rise of big philanthropy is a symptom of ever-increasing inequality More
Blog 22/05/2017 – by 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 More
Blog 16/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Trump’s FBI scandal has international repercussions Media pundit Fareed Zakaria sees US democracy in danger – and things are probably even worse than he says More
Supporting civil society 12/05/2017 – by Meike Geppert Making democratic principles tangible Shrinking spaces call for new support strategies More
India 05/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Brutally divisive That Prime Minister Modi’s made Yogi Adityanath chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is proof of his supremacist extremism More
