Policy Paper: Foreign aid threatened by the increase of security interests

Security and development have always been an odd couple, often interlinked but rarely mixed. This intertwined relation was recognized by the former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan (1997-2006), in his widely well-known quote: “The human family will not enjoy development without security, will not enjoy security without development” (Report of the UN Secretary-General, 2005). The …