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Middle East and North Africa: the importance of long-term effects

Loewe, Markus (2025)
The Current Column, 17. February 2025

The next German Federal Government should aim to achieve lasting impacts rather than seeking quick advantages in terms of trade, the stabilisation of authoritarian regimes or migration management, as the latter often have disastrous side effects in the long term.

The Externalisation of Migration

Brussels, 17. February 2025

This science-policy event explored the evolving phenomenon of migration externalisation in Europe and beyond, i.e. attempts by states to manage migration flows and enforce immigration policies beyond their borders. The event focused on the pertinent types of policies, the political coalitions shaping them, and the impact of migration…

Securing Trade and Development

Munich, 14. February 2025

In an evolving geopolitical environment, the need for secure, resilient and sustainability-oriented trade routes has become more critical than ever. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), launched during the G20 Summit in New Delhi (September 2023), presents a transformative opportunity to foster deeper economic…

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2025 Jump to: Juni 2025 Mai 2025 April 2025 März 2025 Februar 2025 Januar 2025 Juni 2025 No “Nice-to-Have”: European Support to Critical Civil Society and Free Media Jasmin Lorch argues that European support to human rights NGOs, critical civil society and free media is not merely a “nice-to-have“. Instead, it directly serves European interests due to the important information function that these civil society actors perform. Global Policy Journal 25 June 2025 Trumps…

Attention all democratic parties - the EU redefines its global role!

Koch, Svea / Niels Keijzer / Christine Hackenesch (2025)
The Current Column, 03. February 2025

With the contours and exact focus of the EU’s economic foreign policy still to be determined, democratic parties in Germany need to think ahead already now to have ideas ready for common positions in Brussels in a new government.

Trump's comeback in the White House

What changes and upheavals is President Donald Trump making for international cooperation? Possible scenarios, initial assessments and effects on trade, security and multilateral organizations.

International development cooperation is in Germany’s national interest

Furness, Mark (2025)
The Current Column, 27. January 2025

Germany’s international cooperation is as important for its own continued development, as it is for the countries where Germany invests public money.

For liberal values, planetary interests and a common future

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2025)
The Current Column, 21. January 2025

Targeted measures to expand partnerships are needed all the more urgently – not ‘despite everything’ but in fact now more than ever.

Managing Global Governance (MGG)

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) network brings together governmental institutions, think tanks and research institutions as well as civil society and business organizations

Cluster “Norms, standards and conceptual foundations”

How and through which decision-making processes are norms and standards developed in inter- and transnational cooperation?

National, transnational, supra-national and multilateral actors

Cluster “National, transnational, supra-national and multilateral actors”: What are the objectives and interests of different actors and/or organisations such as the EU, the UN, the OECD, as well as public and non-public actors?

“Climate migration” as a political challenge: time to take stock of the actors and activities

Schraven, Benjamin / Jamie Slater (2024)
The Current Column, 16. December 2024

The general political mission is to promote the positive potential of migration as an adaptation strategy and to minimise dangers and risks such as forced displacement as best as possible, for example through prevention measures.

What role can the international community play in Syria’s new beginning?

Zintl, Tina / Markus Loewe (2024)
The Current Column, 13. December 2024

Germany could offer to act as a mediator between the different population groups and former warring factions so that they can build trust through a cooperative and transparent process in order to negotiate a new Syrian social contract.

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Humanitäre Hilfe

Keijzer, Niels / Julian Bergmann (2024)
External Publications

Staying engaged as Team Europe in fragile settings

Desmidt, Sophie / Julian Bergmann / Benedikt Erforth / Sara Gianesello (2024)
External Publications

Looking back at the 2024 elections and their impact on global order

Online, 27. November 2024

2024 was an eventful election year with far-reaching political outcomes that will also have global implications. The election of Donald Trump in particular raises questions about how this decision could affect the world political order. On Wednesday, November 27, 13:00 - 14:00 CET, IDOS invites interested journalists to join us for a…

Industrial policy trends in Germany

Altenburg, Tilman (2024)
External Publications

Why it's Europe’s chance to rebuild trust with the Global South

Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
The Current Column, 13. November 2024

Given the current political environment, the NCQG negotiations offer the EU a significant chance to demonstrate its reliability to the Global South.

Trump 2.0 and the global order

Klingebiel, Stephan / Max-Otto Baumann (2024)
The Current Column, 04. November 2024

Whereas Trump 2.0 poses a threat to Europe and the West, some actors in the Global South will see a second Trump presidency as an opportunity.

How Young People in Africa and Europe Shape Politics in a Crisis-Ridden World

Bonn, 29. October 2024

Despite the varying contexts across continents, young people share a joint concern when asked about their problems: the economic situation in their country; particularly unemployment and inequality. In addition, climate change, violent conflicts and the remnants of the COVID 19 pandemic contribute to a sense of powerlessness and…