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Every Monday, researchers from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comment on the latest issues and trends of global sustainable development by its ‘Current Column’. The column is aimed at politically interested readers who would like to get a brief assessment of a topic or want to read different positions on a respective topic. The views expressed in these columns are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

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Die Finanzkrise als Chance? Ordnungspolitiken für globale Entwicklung

Faust, Jörg / Dirk Messner (2008)
The Current Column, 20. October 2008

Chinas Weißbuch zu der wirklich großen Krise

Fischer, Doris (2008)
The Current Column, 03. November 2008

Style and Substance for the G20 Summit

Cooper, Andrew F. / Eric Helleiner (2008)
The Current Column, 10. November 2008

2009 - the year of Europe? Yes, we must!

Grimm, Sven (2009)
The Current Column, 12. January 2009

Change, power, and responsibility: emerging powers as new partners for global structural policy

Lätt, Jeanne / Asiye Öztürk (2009)
The Current Column, 09. February 2009

The United Nations environment programme – reforms are called for

Bauer, Steffen (2009)
The Current Column, 16. February 2009

Entwicklungspolitik nach dem Karnevalsprinzip

von Haldenwang, Christian (2009)
The Current Column, 23. February 2009

The Hans Singer Memorial Lecture: Bonn to honour one of the 20th century’s outstanding development researchers

Fues, Thomas (2009)
The Current Column, 11. May 2009

From Geneva to Copenhagen: what does the World Trade Conference have to do with the World Climate Conference?

Wiemann, Jürgen (2009)
The Current Column, 14. December 2009

What needs to be done post Copenhagen? Is it now the citizens who are called on to stop climate change?

Wiemann, Jürgen (2010)
The Current Column, 25. January 2010

Nachhaltigkeit die Dritte: eine sehr unbequeme Wahrheit

Schmidt, Lars / Pierre Ibisch (2010)
The Current Column, 08. February 2010

Die Rosenmontags-Kolumne: Entwicklung und Freiheit

von Haldenwang, Christian (2010)
The Current Column, 15. February 2010

Think tanks calling for a new beginning in European development policy

Grimm, Sven / Simon Maxwell (2010)
The Current Column, 22. February 2010

The United Nations, national sovereignty and the “responsibility to protect”

Mortimer, Edward / Axel Berger (2010)
The Current Column, 22. March 2010

Back to Copenhagen: what does citizen’s engagement mean for climate protection as long as there is no global climate agreement?

Wiemann, Jürgen (2010)
The Current Column, 06. April 2010

Dry Matter? International bio-diversity and climate policies overlook the potential of drylands

Bauer, Steffen / Philipp Buß / Levke Sörensen (2010)
The Current Column, 14. June 2010

Yet another inconvenient truth

Wiemann, Jürgen (2010)
The Current Column, 19. July 2010

South-south cooperation and western aid: learning from and with each other?

Berger, Axel / Sven Grimm (2010)
The Current Column, 06. September 2010

Does more aid equal to more aid effectiveness?

Faust, Jörg (2010)
The Current Column, 25. October 2010

Are there universal values?

Lätt, Jeanne (2010)
The Current Column, 08. November 2010

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