Theme special

Strengthening global health

At the World Health Summit in Berlin, international experts are coming together to explore ways of achieving a better global healthcare. IDOS is analysing which factors are crucial for promoting global solidarity and overcoming pandemics on all continents.

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Dekorationselement
At IDOS, we aspire to co-shape a collaborative multipolar world for sustainable futures. We do so by conducting high-quality research, offering independent policy advice, and learning across borders and regions while seeking to align development and sustainability.
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Theme special

Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)

The latest political and social shifts in the Middle East and North Africa are raising the question, in which way Germany and Europe can cooperate with the different countries in the region.

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Theme special

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.

Opinion pieces and media contributions

The Current Column

What is the way forward for the crisis-ridden World Trade Organization?

Berger, Axel

The WTO should not be turned into a problem unnecessarily and continues to be the central platform for promoting a cooperative and rules-based system of world trade.

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Global Policy Journal

Foreign Aid, Power, and Geopolitics: Reflections on Development Cooperaton in a More Fragmented World

Stephan Klingebiel / Andy Sumner

Recent development debates have largely centered on the steep reduction in financial resources triggered by the Trump administration. However, what remains insufficiently acknowledged is the extent to which these disruptions have undermined the conceptual foundations of international cooperation, say Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner. 3 August 2025

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Events

World Health Summit Side Meeting
Conference
Industrial decarbonization and hydrogen

Potsdam, 28.10.2025 until 29.10.2025

Interactive workshop format (wpn.Lab)
Further events

Current publications

Wie Chinas KP diskret den Diskurs beeinflusst

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Bader (2025)

IDOS Discussion Paper Cover DP 31/2025

The impact of global governance networks on social innovation for sustainable development: linking setup, enablers and cooperation results of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Network

Vogel, Johanna / Wulf Reiners (31/2025)

Logo T20 Johannesburg

A G20 priority: consolidating and sustaining multilateral collaboration for bespoke national energy transitions 2025

Raha, Shuva / Aparajita Banerjee / Rosana Santos / Siddharth Padmanabhan / Edlayan Passos / Rudra Sen / Rishabh Kumar Singh (2025)

Leverage and limits: what African actors make of the new multipolarity

Hackenesch, Christine / Tobias Heidland / Denis M. Tull (eds.) (2025)

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