As 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of UDHR, it is rather timely to reflect – as a community and as an individual – upon the gains and lapses of the implementation of the Declaration amidst the criticisms
In the past decades, China’s economy has improved steadily, and this growth has been instrumental in their various investments worldwide. Through its development banks, infrastructure initiatives, military development and soft power investments, it has made itself a major player in
Über sechs Millionen Einwohner zählt der Libanon, ein Land von der Größe Kärntens. 1,5 Millionen der hier lebenden sind Flüchtlinge aus Syrien. Anders als etwa in Jordanien gibt es im Libanon keine offiziellen Flüchtlingscamps. Die Syrer, die es sich leisten
“[G]arments worn in the West are still made by humans — nearly all of them women, working exhausting hours, with few legal protections and little chance of advancement, for some of the lowest wages in the global supply chain.” (Ellen
Looking at what was spent achieved in major state-building projects in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, we obviously note a discrepancy. This discrepancy is even more concerning, when comparing what was expected at the beginning of these interventions with the
The tripartite Governance framework as applied in running governments has called in contributions from all sectors, ranging from government agencies, business enterprises and civil sector. This kind of governing has made a government principle – citizen participation – to rise
Am 17. Oktober 2017 haben wir im Salon Shabka die Belt and Road Initiative Chinas und die mit ihr verbundenen Begriffe und Konzepte diskutiert.
Am 07. Juni 2017 veranstaltete Shabka gemeinsam mit dem Young Strategists Forum (YSF) einen spannenden Salon, in dem sieben Themen der internationalen Politik diskutiert wurden. Dieser Salon diente der Vorbereitung eines Workshops, den Shabka gemeinsam mit dem YSF Anfang 2018
States are increasingly incorporating development aid into their strategies for controlling migration. But is this the right way to look at the issue, and does it have any hope of ‘success’?
65,3 Mio. vertriebene oder flüchtende Menschen, 226 gewalttätige Konflikte und nur wenige Lösungsansätze. Das sind die Eckdaten des Umfelds, in dem am 3. März 2017 der Humanitäre Kongress in Wien abgehalten wurde.
