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As development actions are increasingly being brought under the umbrella of top-down security and migration management the EU risks tipping the balance.

The EU Special Representative for the Sahel has been given the mandate to address the issue of continuing insecurity, the main cause of migration out of the region.

Another Perspective is The Broker’s new blog. The title reflects The Broker’s ambition to look at globalization issues in different ways. Through this blog, we also keep our followers up to date on matters that concern us.

Another Perspective is The Broker’s new blog. The title reflects The Broker’s ambition to look at globalization issues in different ways. Through this blog, we also keep our followers up to date on matters that concern us.

The TTIP will lead to at least a million job losses and threaten labour standards in US and EU.

The impact of the TTIP on employment in Europe and the US would be minimal, or even negative.

US citizens have found themselves on the short end of the stick too many times to believe that the TTIP will create more jobs.

The bilateral setting of the TTIP makes its outcome subject to two specific opposing forces.

The implications of TTIP for employment are uncertain for the EU and US, but also for developing countries.

EPAs can be a good launchpad to foster more productive employment in Africa, but should not be an end in itself.

Unfold all background information Mali’s democracy collapsed after a nine-month civil war. The West-African country that has been cheered internationally for its peaceful multi-ethnic and secular democracy, high growth rates and modern approach...

The adverse effects of increased economic integration on job quality can be mitigated by flexicurity policies.

In the past few years, Africa’s economic self-confidence on the global stage has grown. A number of African countries are experiencing remarkable levels of economic growth and – due to newly established partnerships with emerging economies like Ch...

In spite of the ongoing euro crisis, which does not leave much space for an ambitious global agenda, the EU remains a major global development actor.

This infographic outlines the process of defining the EU position on the post-2015 development agenda. The original version of this infographic with special focus on the involvement of the Netherlands, as published by OneWorld (NCDO), can be...

The Broker, together with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized the Dutch launch of the 2013 European Report on Development (ERD), Post-2015: Global Action for an Inclus...

Although the EU has great potential  to push a more sustainable and inclusive development agenda,  it suffers from a lack of ambition and prevalence of individual member states' interests.

The Broker has created an infographic on the post-2015 agenda. This visual shows which actors play a role in the process and provides links for further information. See also the infographic on the post-2015 process and the infographic on the ...

The right approach to solve food insecurity is a holistic approach, because otherwise you are likely to end up with large quantities of food lying around and rotting in the villages. 

The EU’s renewable energy policy, that brace food-based biofuels, is at the expense of food security, poverty eradication and the climate.

More guidelines on food security include the Right to Food. At the same time donors and governments heavily support private sector development to increase agricultural investment and growth. The focus should be kept on smallholder farmers. 

Water is a public good, not a commodity. The ultimate goal after 2015 for water and sanitation is making it accessible to all citizens. 

Over the years the sharp division between developed and developing countries has faded. The economic rise of countries such as Brazil, India and China create a serious need to evaluate and redefine EU development policy. Budget support has seemed...

What should the European Union, the world’s biggest aid donor, aim to achieve at Busan?

The European Union has the opportunity to establish itself as a leader in the new, global development landscape. But to do so, its member states must agree on a distinct policy framework that addresses the need to provide global public goods.

Neither within the EU nor within ACP countries, the ACP-EU partnership is something that lives in the hearts and minds of citizens.

The ACP Group needs to strengthen itself politically while the EU must be prepared to renew its partnership with ACP countries on equal terms.

Today is a milestone for The Broker. The 25th issue of our magazine has been snail-mailed to subscribers world wide

Yesterday I attended a meeting, organized by the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN), about the role that the European Union could and should play in conflict prevention and resolution in ‘situations of fragility’. 

Can you think of a group of almost half of the countries in the world that delivers crucial commodities and does not have a real say in global governance? Well, it exists. And the group now wants to be heard.

If the ACP, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, is to have a stronger voice in international institutions, then it needs to strengthen itself as a political and economic bloc.

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is exploring new relationships in order to claim its rightful position in global institutions and act as a spokesperson for the world’s poor and less powerful nations.

The ACP has emerged out of a unique relationship with the European Union (EU). However, while the EU needs the ACP's backing to get support in international governance, and needs its raw materials and markets, the EU is indecisive about continuing...

The Broker has started a new series on Emerged States. We kicked off with the articles Turkey turns the tide and Brazil braves new waters. 

Each year, the Spring Summit of the EU is followed by the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund. This is the third year that I have been invited to this meeting of politicians, public opinion leaders, diplomats and young people from the US an...

The uprising in North Africa and the Middle East calls for a thorough rethinking of the European Union's and its member states' policies towards the region. Europe’s reaction to the recent events in its backyard has been slow, ambivalent and witho...

Two weeks on the beach in Cancun ought to be enough to banish winter blues – but is unlikely to next week for Connie Hedegaard and the other EU climate negotiators. Never mind that there probably won’t be time for them to feel the sand between the...

The Broker organiseert een online debat over de vraag: wat is de positie van Nederland in een snel veranderende wereld, en wat moet dat betekenen voor het brede Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid en de visie ten aanzien van globalisering en ontwikk...

Nationalist tendencies make one fear that the supposedly progressive influence of the European Union internationally will come to nothing. We asked Otto Homan to reflect on The Broker’s recent blogs on Europe’s future.

The decisions that are made in the autumn of 2009 will shape Europe’s international role in the future.

The decisions that are made over the next three months will shape Europe’s international role in the future. The script that drives global policy making is being rewritten, in response to the financial crisis, climate change and global security ch...

Editor in Chief Frans Bieckmann will update an editor's blog reflecting on the thought processes behind production of The Broker and highlighting interesting, useful and unusual information that he comes across day to day

Europe is the world’s leading provider of official development assistance (ODA). The EU and its member states account for 60% of all development moneys. Africa alone receives roughly US $14 billion a year from its northern neighbours. But is Europ...