Revisiting the Lisbon Treaty ten years after its ratification
December 1st this year marked the tenth anniversary of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. The Lisbon Treaty still remains the latest constitutional treaty of the EU, which is rather …
Kategorie: Development & Environment
Protests in Lebanon – a genuine outcry to end political sectarianism?
Since 17 October 2019, Lebanon has both felt paralyzed and restless at the same time. Following the announcement of new taxes with relation to telecommunications services, people spontaneously took to …
Kosovo – These Days: Interview with Alastair Butchart Livingston on Minority Rights
Kosovo is facing a special situation with persistent struggles. Therefore, we will take a closer look on the country 20 years after the
Kosovo these days – Empowering Youth in the Reconciliation process
Twenty years after the war in Kosovo, there is now a whole generation of youngsters who have little or no memory of the war or had not even been born …
10 years Eastern Partnership – a new vision needed?
10 years after the launch of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), the EU finds itself in a strategic dilemma: On the one hand the ‘European aspirations’ of many of the Eastern …
China’s Emergence as a Peacebuilding Actor: from ‚Peaceful Development‘ to ‚Developmental Peace‘?
China’s increasing engagement with conflict and post-conflict societies has already attracted significant attention from international observers, particularly as it emerged as a major contributor to peacekeeping missions in the 00s …
Mit oder gegen Klimawandel handeln? Vom Versagen der neoklassischen Umweltökonomie und deren Instrumente
Entgegen der Hoffnungen, über marktbasierte Instrumente die Klimakrise lösen zu können, ist nach zwanzig Jahren neoklassischer Umweltökonomie und -politik eine ernüchternde Bilanz zu ziehen. Nicht nur haben derartige Ansätze nichts …
The European Council conclusions on migration: what has really changed?
On 28-29 June the European Council (EC) convened in Brussels to discuss, inter alia, a common solution to the long-standing issue of migration and asylum in Europe. After hours of …
Indigenous people in Brazil: Global cooperation and the right to life
Indigenous rights violation can be traced back to the days of Colonialism. Ever since the indigenous people have struggled to exercise their right to life. The current political situation in …
UNMIL – Can multidimensional and inclusivist concepts determine sustainable peace?
Looking at the closure of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the newly elected president George Weah, who pledges 25 percent of his salary to a development …