Relevant reading New 13/11/2018 – by Hans Dembowski “Free trade” in the 19th century Illegal drugs and politics: current problems and the historical background Read
Blended finance New 08/11/2018 – by Linda Engel, Regina Rossmann Innovative funding models Blended finance, with participation from the private sector, is becoming increasingly necessary for making investments in water infrastructure Read
Donor action New 06/11/2018 – by Markus Loewe, Hans Dembowski Bismarck’s tools for nation-building Social protection is a driver of healthy economic development Read
Blog New 05/11/2018 – by Hans Dembowski International Commission on Drug Policy deserves attention After five decades, the “war on drugs” has not led to good results Read
Authoritarian tendencies New 29/10/2018 – by Hans Dembowski Destroying global commons Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage Read
Development finance New 28/10/2018 – by Ulrich Post Climate finance and humanitarian aid Forecasting and monitoring climate finance is very difficult Read
Development finance New 27/10/2018 – by Ulrich Post Sweeping changes envisaged Expert forecasts that ODA will give ground to private investment Read
Nobel Peace Prize 26/10/2018 – by Mahwish Gul End the shame of sexualised war crimes This year’s Nobel Peace Prize encourages victims of sexualised atrocities to speak up Read
Development strategy 24/10/2018 – by Sabine Balk “People have created poverty” Anthropologist reframes poverty the result of plundering by a few people in rich countries at poor countries’ expense Read
Organised crime 23/10/2018 – by Eleonore von Bothmer Paradigm change To protect people from harm, the Global Commission argues that drugs should be regulated not prohibited Read
Finance 17/10/2018 – by Sabine Balk The SDGs and the private sector Study of German civil-society organisations claims that the 2030 Agenda needs to be safeguarded against corporate interference Read
