Setting the course for a new German development policy
The new 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.
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Refugees and displacement
Never before have so many people been displaced worldwide. The causes of flight and migration are often complex. How can development policy help to prevent displacement and mitigate its negative consequences?
Ocean regions in inter- and transnational cooperation
Bleaching coral reefs and rubbish patches in the sea are among the images that visualise the human-induced change in marine regions. Experts at IDOS are analysing the transformation processes and challenges in different regions of the world.
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Why United Nations Peacekeeping Matters
Christoph Dworschak / Karina Mross
In an increasingly fragmented world, we cannot afford to abandon one of the most reliable instruments for building and preserving peace.
Read moreThe New Washington Dissensus: The 5 principles that are defining the Trump administration’s vision of global development cooperation
Stephan Klingebiel
The Trump administration’s vision for development cooperation is becoming clearer. Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner identify 5 principles seemingly guiding actions. 3 April 2025
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Online, 20.05.2025 until 15.07.2025
Bonn, 21.05.2025
Bonn, 26.05.2025 until 27.05.2025
Current publications
Social cohesion in the context of environmental/climate-related internal displacement in Ghana
Susan S. Ekoh / Charles Martin-Shields / Carolin Kitzmann / Nina Küssau / Mario Pfeffer / Merle Platen / Theresa Reinel / Mary Boatemaa Setrana / Johnson Wilson Appiah Kubi / Stella Effah (15/2025)
Debating Trump 2.0 and implications for Africa: how the United States trigger a Global shake-up in climate finance
Tamasiga, Phemelo (2025)
‘Managing’ the paradox: refugee self-reliance and solving the problem of refugee policy discontinuity
Kohlenberger, Judith / Martin-Shields, Charles / Easton-Calabria, Evan (2025)
25 years of AU-EU Relations, and the case for acknowledging history in unprecedented times
Tembo, Danai / Sakhile Phiri / Niels Keijzer (2025)
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