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Technical Security Incident, July 2026, IDOS

Update, Bonn, 6 August, 2026. In July 2026, an attacker gained access to a network component of IDOS and attempted to access internal systems. Further information and updates are available here.

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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

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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Theme Special

Building knowledge on water governance

The global water crisis is a governance crisis. IDOS researchers analyse water governance problems in a variety of contexts to understand how the use and management of water resources can be made ecologically sustainable and socially responsible.

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Opinion pieces and media contributions

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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

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"Towards a new partnership between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries after 2020"

Keijzer, Niels / Mark Furness / Christine Hackenesch / Svea Koch
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Contribution of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) to the EU public consultation

This paper presents the contribution of the German Development Institute / Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) as submitted to the public consultation “Towards a new partnership between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries after 2020”. The paper is both based on DIE research on areas covered by the partnerships, as well as on the authors’ direct engagement in relevant EU-ACP policy processes. 

 

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