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.
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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
Accra's traffic crisis: Why Ghana needs reverse public transport reform
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.
Read moreBetween Shock and Opportunity: Hormuz and Deepening North Africa–Europe Relations
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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Bath, UK, 08.09.2026
Geneva / Bern, 16.09.2026 until 18.09.2026
Bonn and online, 22.09.2026
Current publications
Whatever happened to the ‘Good Old Days’ of development cooperation? Trump 2.0, crisis politics and the post-2030 development agenda
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
The future Global Development Agenda will have to be shouldered by Middle Powers
Keijzer, Niels / Hyeyoung Woo / Jee Hee (2026)
Between shock and opportunity: Hormuz and deepening North Africa–Europe relations
Houdret, Annabelle / Mark Furness (2026)
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