Strait of Hormuz
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is intensifying existing crises and hitting low-income countries the hardest. IDOS analyses the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz from a development policy perspective.
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Sustainable Urban Development
This special brings together the work of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) on the topic of "urbanisation".
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’.
Opinion pieces and media contributions
The World Urban Forum: A global stage for authoritarian urbanism?
Presenting pluralist approaches to urban development at conferences such as WUF matters.
Read moreDon’t Draw the Wrong Lessons from the Hungarian Election
Dr. Semuhi Sinanoglu argues that existing explanations for the opposition’s success in Hungary are after the fact and secondary. Without Magyar’s legal immunity and financial mobilization, this victory would be impossible.
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Bonn, 17.06.2026
Online, 23.06.2026 until 24.06.2026
Current publications
The new flexi-lateralism: International cooperation in an era of raw power politics
Sumner, Andy / Len Ishmael / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
The new flexi-lateralism: five building blocks for development cooperation in a fractured world
Sumner, Andy / Len Ishmael / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
The new U.S. Development Doctrine: business deals
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2026)
How does the “Shadow Economy” operate in Egypt’s manufacturing sector? (in Arabic)
El-Haddad, Amirah / Caroline Krafft / Irene Selwaness / Ragui Assaad (2026)
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