Stephan Klingebiel
@stephanklingebiel.bsky.social
Head Research Prog @IDOS_research & Visit Prof @ Ewha Woman’s Uni / Seoul & @ Uni Turin & Hon Fellow @ Jindal University & Sen Lecturer @ Uni Bonn
Global foreign aid is shrinking at a historic rate. What are the consequences? Listen back to our reporting on @theworld.org w. 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @isglobal.org @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social Nilima Gulrajani @odi.global theworld.org/segments/202...
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💬 @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social: "The rise of #populism in European countries is a main driver for the cutbacks." Now online: The global pullback from foreign aid ⤵️
@orlabarry.bsky.social · 2w agoForeign aid has dropped sharply across Europe and the US in the past two years. What is the impact? Coming up shortly on @theworld.org w. 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social Nilima Gulrajani @odi.global Tune in: theworld.org
Foreign aid has dropped sharply across Europe and the US in the past two years. What is the impact? Coming up shortly on @theworld.org w. 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social Nilima Gulrajani @odi.global Tune in: theworld.org
The World from PRX
The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. A co-production of PRX and GBH.
theworld.org
The new IDOS #FlagshipReport " #SustainableFutures at Stake? The Case for Politics of Cooperation and Perseverance” will highlight the institutions, actors, and coalitions that can advance and shape reform to rebuild cooperation in a multipolar world. 📅 Stay tuned for the launch on 21 September!
The #GlobalDevelopment sector is facing its sharpest disruption in decades, and it's not just about smaller budgets. That's the central message from @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social in the latest Impactpool Podcast, Episode 97 - hosted by Merlijn Angad Gaur: open.spotify.com/episode/3LBu...
96. Development Aid's New Reality: A Conversation with Stephan Klingebiel
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"The most prestigious and the most frustrating job in international diplomacy." time.com/article/2026...
Make the U.N. Great Again: The Uphill Struggle Facing the Next Secretary General
"The new leader of the United Nations cannot heal all the world’s divisions, but with courage and political acumen, the next Secretary-General can make international disputes a little less toxic," wri...
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I very much enjoyed exchanging ideas with policymakers, former diplomats, and think tank experts, including @thibaultc.bsky.social, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social, @ulrikamodeer.bsky.social, @andrewsherriff.bsky.social, about what the #UN can do for #Europe, and vice versa!
Steuergeldverschwendung durch Radwege in Peru? Diese Frage führt zum Kern einer wichtigen Debatte über #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Im Gespräch mit Bayern 2 ordnet @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social die richtigen Zahlen ein und spricht darüber, weshalb EZ unverzichtbar bleibt. www.br.de/radio/live/b...
Bayern 2 | Bayern 2 Nah dran
9.10 Aktuelles Interview Entwicklungshilfe als Motor für die heimische Wirtschaft Gespräch mit Prof. Stephan Klingebiel, inter- und transnationale Zusammenarbeit German Institute of Development and Su...
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Entwicklungspolitische Leitbilder brechen weg. Die AfD will das Entwicklungsministerium abschaffen, die GIZ soll schrumpfen, eine Nord-Süd-Kommission Deutschlands Rolle neu definieren. Lesenswerter Gastbeitrag von @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social in @faznet.bsky.social: www.faz.net/premium/welt...,
Nord-Süd-Kommission: Deutschlands Antwort auf die G7-Erosion
Das Tempo, mit dem internationale Entwicklungsdebatten und entwicklungspolitische Leitbilder wegbrechen, ist hoch. Die AfD will das Entwicklungshilfeministerium abschaffen. Die Gesellschaft für Intern...
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Why is Germany, one of the world’s largest development donors, cutting its foreign aid budget? In a new @forbes.com article, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social discusses the changes shaping Germany’s #DevelopmentPolicy. www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
Why Germany, The No. 1Development Donor, Continues To Slash Foreign Aid
Germany “became almost by accident the biggest donor,” despite cutting aid spending following controversy and populism
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"Gemeinsam engagiert für eine gerechte Zukunft": Freuen Sie sich auf eine Keynote von @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social (IDOS) sowie spannende Diskussionen! Hier geht es zur Anmeldung: www.bonn4future.de/veranstaltun...
15 Jahre Bonner Netzwerk für Entwicklung: Gemeinsam engagiert für eine gerechte Zukunft - bonn4future
Anlässlich des 15-jährigen Bestehens des Bonner Netzwerks für Entwicklung laden wir alle entwicklungspolitisch Engagierten und Interessierten herzlich ein zu unserer Jubiläums- und Diskussionsveransta...
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"We argue that the significance of the oil shock lies not only in the price increase itself but in its timing." Read @andypsumner.bsky.social ( @kings-sga.bsky.social) and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social ( @idos-research.bsky.social)'s analysis in our latest blog! www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2603
Three Implications of the Oil Shock for the Turbulent Political Economy of Development Cooperation
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel The 2026 US–Israel–Iran war has produced what the International Energy Agency describes as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil marke…
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Together with @sebhaug.bsky.social, Anna Novoselova, and @ronpatz.bsky.social, we will systematically uncover how the #US under #Trump 2.0 is challenging IOs, such as the #UN, its agencies, funds, and programs, and how the #IO #leadership and key member states can respond.
As traditional #ODA shrinks, a new organising concept is taking centre stage: “mutual interest.” But whose mutual interests? @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social explore this question in a new @globalpolicy.bsky.social opinion piece: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/05/2...
The #GlobalOrder is gradually hollowing out. Can #India turn its convening power and #GlobalSouth leadership into durable institutional influence and coalition-driven reforms? 📲 www.policyedge.in/p/the-hollow... @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @andypsumner.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
As traditional alliances fracture and multilateral institutions face growing pressure, international cooperation is being reshaped in real time. @andypsumner.bsky.social, Len Ishmael, and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social explore the rise of “flexi-lateralism.” go.cgdev.org/4tmEmXk
The New Flexi-Lateralism: International Cooperation in an Era of Raw Power Politics
Escalatory attacks on multilateral rules and institutions in this era of raw power politics have plunged international politics into uncharted territory. Traditional alliances have been fractured, and new partnerships between unlikely bedfellows are eme...
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In a @cgdev.org #PolicyPaper, the authors @andypsumner.bsky.social, Len Ishmael and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social argue that a “new flexi-lateralism” is emerging as a pragmatic response to #DevelopmentCooperation in a fractured world. www.cgdev.org/blog/new-fle...
The New Flexi-Lateralism: Five Building Blocks for Development Cooperation in a Fractured World
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The Official development assistance preliminary 2025 data ist online! Find takeaways from IDOS expert @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @bmz.de
📅 #SaveTheDate: Fifth Annual International Symposium organised by @eaps.bsky.social With IDOS expert @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social contributing an input on international organizations in times of #populism. More information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
"In what kind of world order will development cooperation exist, and what role will it play there? These are not merely technical questions. They are political and normative choices about what kind of international order remains possible" ✍️ Our latest blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2535
The Double Legitimacy Crisis of the Old Aid Order: Four Scenarios for Development Cooperation and their Plausibility
By Nadia Molenaers Development cooperation is not simply facing another cyclical debate about effectiveness. It is facing something deeper: a crisis of the very roles through which it has historica…
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Sind die heutigen globalen Turbulenzen eine Krise oder eine Chance für #InternationaleKooperation? Beides- schreiben die Expert*innen Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social und @andypsumner.bsky.social in einem neuen Artikel für @table.media: table.media/forum/tablef...
Day 2 of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference highlighted urgent debates on global governance, green industrialization, and the risks & opportunities facing the Global South. From critical minerals to South–South cooperation, collaboration is critical. More tomorrow. 🌍
Welche Strukturen können die bisherigen Formen internationaler Kooperation künftig ersetzen oder ergänzen? In einem neuen Blogpost beleuchtet @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social Diskussionen über die Zukunft des #Multilateralismus und gibt Antworten. 📲 www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/glo...
Today, we were honoured to welcome Federal Minister @reemalabali.bsky.social from @bmz.de at @idos-research.bsky.social. In her introductory speech, the minister emphasised the role of IDOS as a valuable partner and source of expertise. Read more: 📲 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#disruptionandreform #developmentpolicy #sustainablefutures | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
💡 Dialogue Event with Federal Minister Reem Alabali Radovan at IDOS “Cooperation is more powerful than fragmentation.” - Reem Alabali Radovan Today, we were honoured to welcome Federal Minister R...
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In a new article for @globalpolicy.bsky.social, @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social lay out the contours of the new ‘nationalist conditionality regime’. www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/03/2...
I greatly enjoyed discussing on the roundtable, moderated by @silkeweinlich.bsky.social/@unssc.bsky.social, with Heidi Fritze/@unfpa.org & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social/@idos-research.bsky.social about challenges to the #UN, how #Germany should respond, and how #UN80 could help the UN’s resilience.
5 Landesverbände gesichert rechtsextrem, 4 Landesverbände Verdachtsfälle. Ehemalige Jugenorganisatiom gesichert rechtsextrem. Bundespartei gesichert rechtsextrem. Es ist noch zu früh, um sich ein Urteil zu bilden.
Is the present juncture a crisis or an opportunity for #InternationalCooperation? Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social and @andypsumner.bsky.social argue that the answer is: both. 📲 www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/02/2... @globalpolicy.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
Ein Jahr nach Schließung von #USAID wird das Ausmaß der menschlichen Katastrophe greifbarer. "Das menschliche Leid, das der Rückzug der #USA verursacht, ist massiv." - @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social in 'reformiert.' reformiert.info/de/politik/d...
Die Kettensäge an der Wurzel der Menschlichkeit
Die Kettensäge an der Wurzel der Menschlichkeit Die Kettensäge an der Wurzel der Menschlichkeit Ein Jahr nach Schliessung von USAID wird das Ausmass der menschlichen Katastrophe greifbarer. Doch der W...
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This episode of Africafé examines how Africa’s #DevelopmentAid landscape is shifting amid major cuts by traditional donors and changing global priorities. - With @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social and @andypsumner.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... @policycenterns.bsky.social
Africafé : Aid and Development in Africa
YouTube video by Policy Center for the New South
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