Theme special

Food security and agriculture for a world without hunger

The research and advisory project addresses the question of how development cooperation can make a more effective contribution to improving food security in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

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Dekorationselement
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Theme special

Disruption and Reform

In light of global crises and increasingly disruptive, authoritarian forms of politics, forward-looking, cooperative reforms are necessary to secure sustainable development, international cooperation and democratic foundations. In this web special you will find IDOS's work on the dynamics of our 2025/26 annual theme, ‘Disruption and Reform’.

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News

We welcome the 62nd PGP cohort at IDOS!

On 1 September, the participants in the Postgraduate Programme for Sustainability Cooperation (PGP) began the new course. We look forward to meeting everyone and sharing ideas!

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Opinion pieces and media contributions

Graphic Online

Accra's traffic crisis: Why Ghana needs reverse public transport reform

Theodore Asimeng

Anyone who travels in Accra understands the daily frustration of traffic congestion. Congestion has become so normal that many people simply accept it as the price of living in a growing city. It should not be.

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Megatrends Spotlight

Between Shock and Opportunity: Hormuz and Deepening North Africa–Europe Relations

Annabelle Houdret / Mark Furness

With the world’s attention fixed on the Strait of Hormuz, developments in North Africa have made fewer headlines in Europe. The crises in the Middle East are likely to deepen the geostrategic interdependence of North Africa and Europe, creating opportunities for both regions.

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Events

IDOS Event Series WTO Public Forum / World Trade Forum
IDOS at the WTO Public Forum and World Trade Forum

Geneva / Bern, 16.09.2026 until 18.09.2026

Presentation & Discussion
Electricity and Early Recovery in Syria: Pathways to Transformative Reconstruction

Bonn and online, 22.09.2026

Workshop
Training for International Cooperation in Times of Geopolitical Transformation

Berlin, 12.10.2026

Further events

Current publications

Digitalization and innovation in Egyptian firms: does female ownership and management matter?

Digitalization and innovation in Egyptian firms: does female ownership and management matter?

Ramzy, Myriam / Alexander Stoecker / Tina Zintl (2026)

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Formal and informal labour demand in Egyptian manufacturing firms

Formal and informal labour demand in Egyptian manufacturing firms

El-Haddad, Amirah / Caroline Krafft / Irene Selwaness / Ragui Assaad (2026)

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Trade, treaties, and aid: insights into North-South trade in critical raw materials

Trade, treaties, and aid: insights into North-South trade in critical raw materials

Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel (2026)

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International cooperation and contestation in the Trump Era: how can countries exercise agency in a fragmenting order?

International cooperation and contestation in the Trump Era: how can countries exercise agency in a fragmenting order?

Sumner, Andy (2026)

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