http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/enhttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Is-development-aid-nonsense-panelists-discussion The Transnational Institute recently held a debate about the future of Dutch development cooperation. Opinions amongst political parties vary depending on their political orientation but no one seems to be asking the countries in the South about their needs. Video footage is now available from the event which aimed to bring Southern voices into the debate. A panel from some of the rising countries of the South discussed how Dutch aid could usefully contribute to more sustainable development. http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Ending-the-mental-war Both the civil war and the tsunami have had a deep impact on the mental well-being of children in Sri Lanka. Sundaram Divakalala argues that the psychosocial care of these children should be based on research, not intuition. http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Towards-a-global-development-strategy The debate on The Broker website on how to shape a global development strategy is starting to take off. Both the lengthier and shorter contributions explore several aspects of the discussion that was presented in our last special report dated April 2010. The editorial team at The Broker has also uploaded reports from other debates, including extensive summaries of a debate at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a seminar at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. And to top it off, therehttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/When-volume-is-not-enough Spain became the sixth largest donor in the world just 30 years after becoming a donor country itself. But the lack of management structure and severe budget cuts means it faces uncertain times. http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Designing-peace Architecture has long served the powerful and prosperous. But it is in a unique position to help reconstruct post-conflict societies by building stability and uniting divided cities. http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Special-report-Collective-self-interest The current economic crisis is yet another stark reminder of the new policy challenges facing the world. While attention has shifted to the economic crisis, other crises, such as global warming and new communicable diseases, have been temporarily left in the dark. Looking at today's challenges in the context of global public goods could potentially point policy makers in the right direction for reform. The global nature of these public goods requires nations to make reforms that take not only http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/The-risk-of-renaissance The more nuclear reactors there are, the higher the risk. This is the logical conclusion made by Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. ‘As more countries build more nuclear reactors, the risk of nuclear incidents will probably grow,’ he says. And so accidents cannot be excluded. Does this mean the world is on the brink of a nuclear renaissance? http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Making-it-on-merit What is it like to grow up male and middle class in a city where everyone sees a career in information technology (IT) as the road to success? Nicholas Nisbett, a social anthropologist, hung out at a cybercafé in Bangalore popular with young men and took an IT course with them at a private institute.A review by Mark Holmström http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/Citizenship-lite There has been growing support for anti-immigrant, ultra-nationalist politics in many Western states in recent years. This deep disquiet with the realities of human mobility in the age of globalization suggests a profound political crisis. Christian Joppke’s latest work, Citizenship and Immigration, considers the future of national liberal citizenship in a century likely to be characterized by global migration. A review by Katy Long http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Magazine/articles/The-art-of-framing NGOs have been joining forces to increase their effectiveness. They need to form alliances with social movements as well, however, to avoid working in isolation from broader social currents.