Russia's war against Ukraine
This special compiles contributions from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) from various perspectives on the Russian war against Ukraine and its consequences. It will be updated on an ongoing basis.
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Building knowledge on water governance
The global water crisis is primarily a governance crisis. At the World Water Congress in Marrakesh, scientists from IDOS are contributing their expertise to develop solutions for sustainable and equitable water governance.
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
A mixed record one year after the fall of the Assad regime
Syrians need a clear timeline of when basic services will be restored, and businesses need to be able to plan ahead.
Read moreWill the UK and the EU be Norm-Makers or Norm-Takers at the G7 and the G20? Competing visions of the global development architecture in 2030
It’s 2030. President JD Vance is US president. Global politics is realigning around technology and resources. All countries — rich and poor — are dealing with major social upheaval as the impacts of AI on work, economies, lifestyles and politics becomes more evident. And it’s getting hotter. What does the global development architecture look like in this world five years from now?
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Bonn, 04.02.2026
Current publications
لنساء القرويات في مواجهة ندرة المياه: حالة الواحات في المغرب
Houdret, Annabelle / Hind Ftouhi / Lisa Bossenbroek / Amal Belghazi (38/2025)
E-government tools, authoritarian propaganda, and regime support: experimental evidence from Turkey
Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Armin von Schiller (35/2025)
Sanitation governance and its implications on environmental health in Nakuru City, Kenya
Bug, Marius / Maria Gerlspeck / Aline-Victoria Grassl / Saskia Metz / Johannes S. Vogel / Carolin Wicke / Saravanan Subramanian (108)
Entwicklungspolitik in der neuen Weltordnung: Die USA als verlorene Ordnungsmacht
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
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