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GIGA Focus Afrika 07/2021

The Political Deadlock on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

The failure of the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has intensified tensions between Ethiopia and downstream states Egypt and Sudan, and challenged traditional dynamics in the Nile River Basin. The authors explain the political stalemate based on three key factors.

Hana Attia Doctoral Researcher

Mona Saleh Doctoral Researcher

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GIGA Focus Global 07/2021

Claimed Legitimacy: Appreciating the Diversity of Regional Organisations

Regional organisations (ROs) are key actors in global and regional governance, and their authority has continuously grown in all world regions. In the face of growing contestation and politicization, these ROs increasingly justify their right to rule. The GIGA Focus Global analyses their legitimation patterns.

Niklas Krösche, Doctoral Researcher

Swantje Schirmer, Doctoral Researcher

Prof. Dr. Tobias Lenz Associate

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GIGA Focus Lateinamerika 07/2021

Abortion Rights in Latin America: An Unsettled Battle

Despite feminist movements’ many steps forward in Latin America, abortion rights remain an issue where political clashes continue, and American countries still exhibit some of the world’s most prohibitive abortion laws. Clara Franco Yáñez analyses the situation in this GIGA Focus.

Clara Franco Yáñez Doctoral Researcher

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Kurz notiert 15/07/2021

Mind the Gap: Priorities for Transatlantic China Policy

The MSC Distinguished Reflection Group on Transatlantic China Policy has launched its report. GIGA President Amrita Narlikar contributed as member of this group of noted senior specialists with her expertise on multilateralism, international political economy, and geopolitical developments to the timely discussion.

Cooperation Event 14/04/2021

10 Years After the Arab Spring

In this event series we look back on the events of the Arab Spring in its broader regional and international context. This event series started on 15 April and ended on 1 July 2021. Video of the events available.

GIGA Focus Asien 07/2021

One Hundred Years of Solitude: The CCP Tests Its Claim to Global Leadership

The Chinese Communist Party celebrated itself at home as a progressive force that brought prosperity and overcame the pandemic. Internationally, geopolitical rivalries are growing. In GIGA Focus Asia, the author recommends how the EU should react to China's claim to global leadership.

Prof. Dr. Heike Holbig Senior Research Fellow

Cooperation Event 06/07/2021

“A Multilateralism for the People”: International Launch of Germany’s White Paper on Multilateralism

The German Federal Cabinet has recently approved the country’s first White Paper on Multilateralism, "Multilateralism for the People: Adapting the Multilateral Order to the 21st Century". Together with GPPi we organise the launch of the English-language version of this White Paper. Video of the event availiable.

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Cooperation Event 29/09/2021

Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific

The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to discuss questions of economic interdependence and independence, of trade and investment, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the "West". Video of the events available, upcoming talk by Dewi Fortuna Anwar.

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Pressemitteilung 22/06/2021

New Climate Centre for Sustainable Resource Management in Jordan Valley

The GIGA is part of the new Centre for Climate and Environment in Amman, Jordan, which brings together an international research team to work on sustainable resource management in the Jordan Valley. It is one of four global Centres for Climate and Environment funded by the DAAD and the FFO.

Contribution 2021

Rural Transformations in sub-Saharan Africa: A Research Comic by Fellows from the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)

This comic addresses rural transformations in Africa. Between February and May 2020, researchers from different countries worked together virtually and at the Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa. This comic gives you an insight into our research.

Dr. Lisa Hoffmann Research Fellow

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Kurz notiert 15/06/2021

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Selected for Inclusion in Web of Science

The Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs has been selected for inclusion in the renowned interdisciplinary citation database "Web of Science". The listing in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a mark of quality for the GIGA journal and allows for greater visibility of articles.

Kurz notiert 12/05/2021

GIGA Information Centre’s collection now in online catalogue of Hamburg’s libraries

The search engine of the Hamburg State and University Library, “beluga”, has added the holdings of the GIGA Information Centre to its catalogue. The website provides an overview of e-books, articles, journals, and other media that the GIGA makes available.

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Cooperation Event 07/12/2021

Sustainability in Global Value Chains

Call for papers extended: Abstract submission deadline is 30 June 2021.
This event offers the opportunity to rethink established practices, embrace resilience and sustainability as a core value creator, and link long-term recovery strategies to the guiding principles and objectives of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.