In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Pradnya Bivalkar talks to Bert Koenders, Mark Lowcock and Dapo Oyewole about the current state of the international order since President Trump took office. They also talk about the opportunities for the future of Europe-Africa relations in the light of these shifts in the international order.

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In this episode of Think. Debate. Inspire., Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Natalia Gavrilita about disinformation and Russian manipulation during elections, and how democracy is a constant work in progress that must be fought for.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS."

References:

Moldova's accession to the EU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Moldova_to_the_European_Union#:~:text=The%20accession%20of%20Moldova%20to,future%20enlargement%20of%20the%20EU.&text=Following%20an%20application%20by%20Moldova,EU%20on%2022%20June%202022.

Moldova Support Platform: https://gov.md/en/moldova-support-platform

Russian intereference in Moldovan elections (Zeit Artikel): https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-10/natalia-gavrilita-moldau-praesidentschaftswahl-eu-referendum-russland

Storm 1516, Doppelgänger, Matryoshka: https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-aims-to-manipulate-german-2025-election/a-71664788

Support to Moldovan wine industry by the USAID: https://md.usembassy.gov/usaid-launches-a-new-50-million-rural-competitiveness-and-resilience-activity-rcra/

Stolpersteine: https://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/

Berliner Dom Choir: https://www.berlinerdom.de/en/music/our-musicians/berlin-state-and-cathedral-choir/

Marianna Mazzucato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Mazzucato

Dani Rodrik: https://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/

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In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Naila Kabeer about different forms of inequalities, how gender driven inequalities make themselves visible at the intersection of climate change and how all of this contributes to conversations on democracy.

References:

Beijing conference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conference_on_Women,_1995

Cairo Conference: https://www.unfpa.org/icpd

The social summit: https://www.un.org/en/conferences/social-development/copenhagen1995

Wealth distribution statistics: https://wir2022.wid.world/executive-summary/

United States 4 out of 10 can't afford a 400$ emergency expense: https://fortune.com/2023/05/23/inflation-economy-consumer-finances-americans-cant-cover-emergency-expense-federal-reserve/

Podcast with Kwasi: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/kwasi-prempeh-on-the-state-of-democracy/id1667573696?i=1000678614767

10 richest men: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#4ea402f63d78

10 richest women: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#4ea402f63d78

Naila's piece in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/women-are-seen-as-saviours-or-victims-in-climate-change-debates-why-this-is-a-problem-244529

IG Metall: https://www.igmetall.de/ueber-uns/ig-metall--a-strong-community

Ulrike Hermann: https://www.amazon.de/End-Capitalism-Climate-Protection-Incompatible/dp/1915590930

Trump's first day in office: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5276293/trump-executive-orders

Triggerpunkte by Steffen Mau: https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/triggerpunkte-t-9783518029848

Negotiating with the Devil by Pierre Hazan: https://www.amazon.de/Negotiating-Devil-Inside-Conflict-Mediation/dp/1911723111

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Kwame Akyeampong talks about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwame Akyeampong about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive.

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In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwasi Prempeh about the core function of a democracy, why is not working for many people in its current form and democratic resilience.

References:

• Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents: https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893;
• Francis Fukuyama: https://fukuyama.stanford.edu/; His essay: The End of History?, 1989, https://www.jstor.org/stable/24027184

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In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts.

References:

Green House Gas Emission Targets: https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2030-climate-targets_en#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20the%20EU%20adopted,climate%2Dneutral%20continent%20by%202050.

Net Zero: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition

Small Island Developing States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Island_Developing_States

AOSIS: https://www.aosis.org/

LDC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries

Adaptation and Resilience: https://unfccc.int/topics/adaptation-and-resilience/the-big-picture/introduction

Loss and Damage Fund: https://www.undp.org/belarus/stories/loss-and-damage-fund-developing-countries

Paris Agreement: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement ; https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/parisagreement_publication.pdf

COP Glasgow: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop26

BioDiversity COP: https://www.cbd.int/cop

ThirtybyThirty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_by_30

COP Copenhagen 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference

G20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20

IPCC Report 2019: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/#:~:text=Under%20emissions%20in%20line%20with,and%20ambition%20of%20mitigation%20after

NDCs: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs

Mia Mottley: https://www.gov.bb/Government/prime-minister

Bridgetown Initiative: https://www.bridgetown-initiative.org/

Bretton Woods Conference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system

COP Baku, Azerbaijan: https://unfccc.int/cop29

COP Belém, Brazil: https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/latest-news/2023/12/formally-official-belem-pa-and-brazil-are-preparing-for-cop-30-in-2025

ODA: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/net-oda.html#:~:text=Definition-,Official%20development%20assistance%20(ODA)%20is%20defined%20as%20government%20aid%20designed,for%20military%20purposes%20are%20excluded

Climate Finance: https://unfccc.int/topics/introduction-to-climate-finance

NCQG: https://unfccc.int/NCQG

Kamal Amakrane: https://www.un.org/pga/78/kamal-amakrane/

Global Centre for Climate Mobility: https://climatemobility.org/

Seville Financing for Development Conference: https://www.un.org/en/civil-society/1st-prep-com-session-ffd4

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In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bernhard Straub about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy.

References:

Robert Bosch: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/robert-bosch-0

Robert Bosch's legacy: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-legacy/

Robert Bosch and politics: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-liberal-politics-and-social-responsibility/

The Robert Bosch Foundation - Who we are: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/who-we-are

Richard von Weizsäcker: https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/role-and-functions/the-german-federal-presidents/richard-von-weizsaecker/richard-von-weizsaecker_node.html?cms_submit=Search&cms_templateQueryString=richard

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In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance.

References:

The Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation ;

African Debt on China: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/response-debt-distress-africa-and-role-china/02-case-studies-chinese-lending-africa ;

German ODA in support of environmental protection: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/germany-is-a-major-provider-of-oda-in-support-of-environmental-protection_2af383e8-en ;

Developing countries and their access to and prices of Covid-19 vaccines: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768211053006 ; https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/vaccine-monopolies-make-cost-vaccinating-world-against-covid-least-5-times-more ;

Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about ;

Statement from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, 2021: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/may/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-covid-19-trips-waiver;

UN: “No one is safe, until everyone is”: https://www.un.org/en/desa/%E2%80%9Cno-one-safe-until-everyone-%E2%80%9D

Climate Change enhances risk for Malaria infections in Europe in the future: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/evidence/health-effects/vector-borne-diseases/malaria-factsheet ;

Namibia and Germany signed a grant agreement for 7.5 m Euro for increasing access to electricity for households and small and medium enterprises in Namibia: https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/-/2671498#:~:text=On%208%20August%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Planning%20Commission,households%20and%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20in%20Namibia

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