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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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.
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.
The application period of the 62nd Postgraduate Programme is open until 31 March 2026
YouTube Video: Looking back at 2025
Sustainable Futures Blog: “South Africa closes series of four ‘Southern’ G20 Presidencies
Watch all Videos of the series on International Cooperation
Our expertise on the Trump presidency as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Partnerships, not spheres of influence
The year 2026 will be shaped by disruption and reform. For Europe, this means expanding their own strategic autonomy and becoming more independent.
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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Current publications
Global development policy and the New World Disorder: the Trump Administration’s delivery of a high-voltage shockwave
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
Making global benefits pay: the World Bank reform to support global public goods
Schwab, Jakob (3/2026)
Crisis or opportunity? Pockets of effective multilateralism in a polycentric world
Ishmael, Len / Stephan Klingebiel / Andy Sumner (2026)
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