Section: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik – DIE (Germany)
A bridge over troubled water? The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the security-development nexus in EU external policy
The enduring civil war in Syria, the fragile security situation in the Sahel and the armed conflict in Ukraine’s Donbass region demonstrate that the European Union (EU) is currently confronted with complex security challenges. To provide an adequate response to these challenges, the EU seeks to implement a “joined-up” approach to its...
Modeling of FDI in business services: additional effects in case of Ukraine’s European integration
To analyze Ukraine’s deep and comprehensive integration with the EU, we develop a multi-regional general-equilibrium simulation model incorporating heterogeneous firms and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in business services. This allows for consideration of (a) trade growth in new varieties; (b) aggregate productivity changes attributed to...
Parallele Welten – gegenläufige Ziele: Wie Rüstungspolitik die Agenda 2030 unterwandert
Am 29. Mai erinnerte UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-moon an das 60-jährige Bestehen der bewaffneten UN-Friedenssicherungsmissionen. Ihr erster Einsatz erfolgte im Mai 1956 in der Suez-Krise. Er erwähnte auch, dass diese UN-Einrichtung 1988 den Friedensnobelpreis erhalten hat – beides von der Öffentlichkeit kaum wahrgenommen. Fatale Entwicklungen Der...
