GIGA Focus Global | 1/2025

The Global South and German Foreign Policy under the Next Government

Geopolitical rivalry with China, the collapse of Russia as a trading partner, and the radical paradigm shift in US foreign policy under Trump evince a core truth: Germany needs reliable partners in the Global South. How can the incoming government best respond? Four trends to note are outlined.


President (ad interim)

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach is President (ad interim) of the GIGA.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Regional Institutes

Africa|Asia|Latin America|Middle East

World Development | 03/2025

Non-State Armed Actors, War Economies and Postwar Violence – Examining the Connections

Do war economies thwart postwar transformations and peacebuilding? This paper reveals a complex relationship shaped by political regimes and state capacities. It suggests that postwar countries can strengthen democratic institutions and state presence, rather than being inherently doomed by their war economies.

Prof. Dr. Angelika Rettberg

University of the Andes, Colombia

MECAM Papers English | 03/2025

Declining Academic Freedom in the Maghreb

Academic freedom in the Maghreb has been deteriorating for the past decade. This paper documents the range of violations of academic freedom in Algeria, Libya, Mali, Morocco, and Tunisia and provides recommendations for universities and governments in their international cooperation.

Ilyas Saliba

Berlin Social Science Center

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