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Four futures for a Global development cooperation system in flux: policy at the intersection of geopolitics, norm contestation and institutional shift

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
Policy Brief 11/2025

This brief situates the crisis of Official Development Assistance (ODA) within a broader transformation of global development cooperation. Today’s challenge goes beyond shrinking aid budgets; it reflects deeper pressures on the post-Cold War development consensus and its institutional architecture.

The art of balance: Mauritius, multi-alignment, and the Global currency chessboard

Erforth, Benedikt (2025)
External Publications

Europe's Double Standards in the Face of International Law

El-Haddad, Amirah / Aboushady, Nora (2025)
The Current Column, 24. June 2025

Rather than affirming violations of international law, Germany should end arms sales that fuel ongoing wars.

The Two-State Solution is Dead. What Does This Mean for Europe?

Furness, Mark (2025)
The Current Column, 23. June 2025

The two-state solution for peace between Israel and Palestine is dead for the foreseeable future.

Weakening anti-deforestation regulation threatens EU’s credibility

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo (2025)
The Current Column, 10. June 2025

On May 22, 2025, the International Day for Biological Diversity was celebrated under the theme “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development”—a call to align human progress with the protection of ecosystems. Yet, just days later, the European Union stands at a troubling inflection point.

Preference convergence, functional pressure and supranational entrepreneurship: explaining the launch and design of the EU's military assistance mission to Ukraine

Romanyshyn, Iulian / Julian Bergmann (2025)
External Publications

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The new 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.

The End of the International Order as we know it

Online, 08. May 2025

The second Trump administration is shaking up the international order. Within little more than three months, the US has withdrawn from international UN entities, has frozen international aid, has imposed tariffs and escalated trade wars. How are the current changes in the international order perceived in different countries? What are the…

Application Deadline expired: Job advertisment: Full professorship for Global Policy for Sustainable Development / Deputy Director of IDOS (m/f/d)

We are looking for a strategically minded and integrative leader with excellent research experience in the field of global sustainable development.

Populism and development policy: the case of European populist radical right parties

Hackenesch, Christine (2025)
External Publications

EU-Africa cooperation on security, peace and humanitarian aid in the post-Cotonou era: an asymmetric partnership

Bergmann, Julian / Ina Friesen / Mark Furness (2025)
External Publications

Standing up for Istanbul’s mayor will strengthen European security

Sinanoglu, Semuhi (2025)
External Publications

Semuhi Sinanoglu argues that by remaining silent on Imamoglu’s arrest, Europe jeopardizes its own future security, trading a pro-democracy partner for a full-blown autocratic regime. Europe still has leverage—particularly in the defense sector—but must use it now to push for his release and competitive elections.

Underutilised crops in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach towards sustainable practices

McClatchie, Meriel / Matterne, Véronique / Rovira Buendia, Núria / ... / Banerjee, Aparajita et al. (2025)
External Publications

Carbon leakage through supply chain adjustments

Wang, Hanyi (2025)
Discussion Paper 10/2025

The study examines the relocation of carbon-intensive industries to less regulated countries, particularly countries in the Global South, as part of global value chains.

Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development

Mexico City, Mexico, 09. March 2025

The Promoting Research on Digitalisation in Emerging Powers and Europe Towards Sustainable Development (PRODIGEES) project is a research project jointly led by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Instituto Mora researching the interconnection of digitalisation with the environment, economy, governance and…

Policy for a rules-based multipolar world

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Axel Berger (2025)
The Current Column, 24. February 2025

Over the next four years, the new German government, as a driving force in Europe, must throw its full weight behind securing the rules-based order.

Policy Brief: Combustion engine phase-out by 2035 will strengthen the German car industry

Press release of 24 February: In the debate surrounding the EU’s phase-out of combustion engines, a new scientific policy brief by IDOS researcher Dr Nicholas Goedeking supports the position of those in favour.

How phase-out policies strengthen Europe’s automotive industry

Rogge, Karoline / Nicholas Goedeking / Jörn Hoppmann / Hauke Lütkehaus / Adrian Rinscheid / Aline Scherrer / Daniel Rosenbloom / Qi Song (2025)
External Publications

The heat is on: climate policy must not simmer on the back burner

Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
The Current Column, 19. February 2025

The incoming government will be well advised to reboot and even reframe the debate over Germany’s climate policy.

The heat is on: climate policy must not simmer on the back burner

Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
The Current Column, 19. February 2025

The incoming government will be well advised to reboot and even reframe the debate over Germany’s climate policy.