New 11/02/2021 – by Christoph Hoffmann Reform-oriented Côte d’Ivoire has come to a standstill Read full article
03/02/2021 – by Mireille Kanyange Burundi’s diaspora and its remittances are largely unknown Read full article
Turkish immigrants New 09/02/2021 – by Timur Tinç Divided community with identity problems People in Germany with Turkish roots have identity problems – a situation fuelled by the Turkish president Read
Urban development 08/01/2021 – by Sarah C. Schreiner Why real-estate prices are rising fast in Istanbul For the most part, Istanbul’s city council is giving real-estate developers free rein Read
Urban development 07/01/2021 – by Sarah C. Schreiner Urban growth can cause water supply problems In Istanbul, drinking water has gone from being an affordable public good to a commodity Read
Afghanistan 12/05/2020 – by Nawid Paigham Unfinished business The hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is likely to result in a mess Read
Blog 03/03/2020 – by Hans Dembowski Security-focused modernisation has failed in Afghanistan An attempt to build peace in Afghanistan – with the Taliban Read
European Green Deal 01/01/2020 – by E+Z/D+C More important than landing on the moon The outlines of the European Green Deal Read
Civil liberties 15/12/2019 – by Hugh Williamson Live up to the rhetoric EU needs to press Central Asia harder on human rights Read
Democracy 03/09/2019 – by Nawid Paigham A matter of self interest The international community should support Afghanistan’s young democracy Read
Blog 25/06/2019 – by Hans Dembowski The tide may be turning in Turkey Istanbul election shows that people have become tired of Erdogan’s divisiveness Read
Hotspot Afghanistan 17/04/2019 – by Bernd Leidner Private sector needs suitable financing Small and medium-sized enterprises can boost Afghanistan’s economic development – provided they receive well-targeted support in obtaining credit Read
Peace talks 24/03/2019 – by Nawid Paigham Marginalised government The dangers of the US administration negotiating with the Taliban without involving the Afghan government Read
