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Joumana Seif sitzt in einem roten Sessel

Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 to Joumana Seif

The Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 goes to the Syrian lawyer and women's and human rights activist Joumana Seif, who has spent the past decade in forced exile in Berlin.

GovernmentZA Minister Naledi Pandor attends BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs

It is not about ‘neutrality’: How the Global South responds to Russia’s invasion

Analysis

The ‘Global South’ and ‘Global North’ diverge in how they view and relate to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Differences in means, risks and perceptions explain the gap but do not have to be an unsurmountable obstacle.

By Ivan U. K. Klyszcz

23rd Annual Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

Our 23rd Foreign Policy Conference focuses on the security challenges in Eastern Europe. What can be done to improve the security of the "twilight zone" between NATO and Russia? What are the regional and global implications of the war in Eastern Europe?

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Collage - Betonmauer: Auf der einen Sete ein Soldat, auf der anderen Seite ein Bücherberg, eine männliche Statue und eine grüne Fliege.Qamischli im Nordosten Syriens an der Grenze zur Türkei.

The Imagined Beginning and Its Margins

Essay

In his essay, Jwan Tatar poetically outlines Kurdish identity in a Syria where fear is the link that binds all its residents.

By Jwan Tatar

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Dimitri in South Damascus

Essay

A rupture amidst the ongoing war in Syria: Qosay Amameh recounts the deportation of the remaining members of the opposition from the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in May 2018.

By Qosay Amameh

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The Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Study

The business of the AIIB is the financing of large infrastructure projects such as power plants, dams and transport routes. Such investments are inherently associated with high environmental and social risks, as well as corruption and high levels of debt. This study provides an overview of the institution's close alignment with China and its transparency and information disclosure rules.

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Plastics, gender and the environment

Study

Findings of a literature study on the lifecycle of plastics and its impacts on women and men, from production to litter.

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Debt Relief by Private Creditors: Lessons from the Brady Plan

Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery Project

This paper reviews the main features of and experiences with the Brady Plan, which in 1989 laid the foundation for the restructuring of the sovereign debt of mainly Latin American countries. It argues that the combination of credit enhancement for restructured debt, moral suasion, and tax as well as regulatory relief to encourage private creditors to participate in debt restructurings may provide a template for addressing today's sovereign debt problems.

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