Flagship Report Disruption & Reform
New IDOS publication identifies pathways to rebuild international cooperation in times of disruption and to advance sustainable futures.
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AI and Development Cooperation
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now decide and act autonomously. Research at IDOS focuses on their development in three key areas.
Welcome at IDOS!
This week, the participants of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy 2026 started at IDOS. We look forward to meeting everyone and sharing ideas in the coming weeks!
YouTube Video: Disruption and Reform
New WBGU Special Report “Social Cohesion Strengthens Security” published.
Blog: Three stops, three regimes: Reflections on a summer in global environmental governance
Press release of 21 September: Global cooperation under pressure – new report on shaping reforms
Our expertise on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Nourishing tomorrow: engineering food systems backward from the plate
Food systems must deliver healthy, affordable diets. But how? The answer lies in reverse engineering—from the plate back through products, value chains and across geographies.
Read moreThe global pullback from foreign aid
Global foreign aid is shrinking at a historic rate, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). German political scientiest Stephan Klingebiel says it may not just be concerns about defence or public spending that is driving these cutbacks: "I think this kind of rise of pupulism in European countries is the main driver".
Read moreEvents
Bonn, 07.10.2026
Bonn, 15.10.2026 until 16.10.2026
Current publications
How do governments set the carbon tax rate? A comparative analysis
Dominioni, Goran / Daniele Malerba (8/2026)
Institutionalization of citizen participation in Africa
Gutheil, Lena / Annabelle Houdret / Sanae Aljem (2026)
The basis, progress, and future of food and bioprocess with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques
Ndondo, Joseph Tendeukai Kunashe / Gamuchirai Trever, Musunda / Faith Angelline Manditsera / Saymore Ngonidzashe Kativu / Philemon Kwaramba (2026)
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