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A human rights dialogue between the European Union and China has been going on since 1995. It runs on three tracks and includes a diplomatic level, expert seminars and technical co-operation projects. The three levels are supposed to interact with and benefit from each other. This article focuses on…

Im Südsudan übernahm am 9. Juli 2011 die SPLM/A die Zügel des neuen Staates. Die jetzt unabhängigen Herrscher stehen vor gewaltigen Herausforderungen: die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Indikatoren gehören zu den schlechtesten in der ganzen Welt. Das Land hat weder eine funktionierende Verwaltung,…

Mit dem „Einmarsch“ in Bahrain zeigt Saudi-Arabien sein wahres Gesicht. Denn was als Beistandsleistung im Rahmen des sechsköpfigen Golfkooperationsrats präsentiert wird, ist ein starkes Signal aus Riad, dass es die Entwicklung in Bahrain nicht mehr weiter dulden wird. Doch birgt diese Strategie…

Introduction Saudi Arabia has emerged as the world’s largest donor of humanitarian assistance outside the Western states, traditionally the members of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In many recent natural disasters, the country’s contributions far exceeded those of any traditional…

Dilma Rousseff's success in Brazil's presidential elections was no surprise. Lula, the most popular president in Brazil's history, carefully prepared his formerly unknown chief of staff, successfully turning the election into a referendum on his time in office. Since Brazil experienced historic…

Introduction When thinking about post-conflict reconstruction, policy makers and academics have focused on international intervention to a remarkable degree. Roland Paris (2010: 360)* even states that "there seems to be no viable alternative to some version of liberal peacebuilding." There is…

In his new book, Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, seeks to answer how we can deal with global challenges in a more effective way in the years to come. In merely 214 pages, Khanna covers a vast array of challenges…

Die Wirkung von Stiftungsprojekten ist in den letzten Jahren immer häufiger diskutiert worden. Das hat mehrere Gründe: Zum einen sparen Stifterinnen und Stifter erkleckliche Summen an Steuern, was die Frage provoziert, wofür die als gemeinnützig deklarierten Gelder eigentlich eingesetzt werden. Zum…

Abstract English In 2005, international organizations introduced the cluster approach as part of humanitarian reform efforts. The approach aims at making humanitarian coordination more predictable by introducing sectoral coordination with designated lead organizations at the global and country…