Published today International Affairs: What is behind the rise and fall of UN support for China's Belt and Road Initiative? Check out this piece on "mutual legitimation attempts" and geopolitical rivalries bit.ly/UN-BRI Courtney J. Fung Richard Gowan Marina Rudyak 卢玛丽 Matthew Stephen

If you're interested in the technopolitics of development and aid, read Brendan Whitty's new article: Dismantling the anti-politics machine in aid: political mētis and its limits tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Looking forward to a dialogue with great speakers this Thursday. tania cernuschi from World Health Organization (WHO) and Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University ).

Should institutions of higher learning and scholarly societies take stances on political controversies? I think they should not. The core mission of scholarly societies is to facilitate difficult conversations. Institutional statements stifle these crucial dialogues.

Countries with the highest net immigration of millionaires vs countries with the highest outflow of millionaires

The next 3D Seminar will be held on June 27th! Stefan Dercon (Stefan Dercon) and Jonas Heirman (Jonas Heirman, DPhil ) will discuss the results of cash transfer programs to help flood-prone households cope with climate shocks. Subscribe to our mail list: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/listin…

I look forward to a 3D seminar which showcases how evidence can feed into real-time policy making with Stefan Dercon (Stefan Dercon) and Jonas Heirman (@intdev_impact). Anna Minasyan Heiner Janus L Wellner DENeB - @denebberlin.bsky.social Sarah Langlotz Johannes Matzat Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) @DEval_Institute

Thank you Amb Christian Staur @Carsten Staur for open discussion IDOS_research & insightful interview! OECD Development Niels Keijzer Heiner Janus @AnnaK_Hornidge Gerardo Bracho Jack Taggart Jochen Flasbarth EADI @andypsumner @robert_kappel AidData OeFSE Editorial office D+C WELT-SICHTEN

In this recent Megatrends Afrika Working Paper, I delve into data governance and its impact on Africa-Europe relations. The paper highlights key achievements and ongoing challenges, all in the context of striving for digital market harmonization. IDOS_research Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) SWP Africa & MidEast

The next 3D Seminar will be held on July 25th! Rachel Glennerster and Titus Syengo will discuss cost-effective ways to improve literacy and numeracy in LMICs, introducing the experience of Teaching at the Right Level Africa. You can register at: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/listin…

What better way to start a Brussels-themed rainy Monday by checking out our new IDOS_research publication that discusses 17 key development policy themes for the next EU leadership? Read it here as a big PDF: idos-research.de/discussion-pap… ...Or as longreads: blogs.idos-research.de/idos-discussio…

Right now, heads of state from around the world are gathering in New York for the annual UN General Assembly. “Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere” is at the very top of the agenda. But because the United Nations is not measuring poverty adequately, the fight against poverty has

Are there common ideas and policies across illiberal states in Africa? How much does ideology matter? A special issue explores just this theme, analysing a return to modernist development ideology in the last 20 years tandfonline.com/toc/rcaf20/14/3 Intro: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… 1/7

For those who always thought truth a relativistic concept, or find facts burdened with an ontological bias, fear not, the wisdom of crowds is coming to set it all right. Enjoy the free for all: bbc.com/news/articles/…