<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[World OS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ideen für internationale Zusammenarbeit]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:34:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.world-os.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Security is a team sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Development cooperation is being defunded. Multilateral institutions are under pressure. Across Europe and North America, governments are reducing aid budgets, questioning traditional forms of international engagement, and increasingly prioritizing domestic economic and security concerns. At first sight, this appears to signal a retreat from international cooperation. I believe the opposite is happening. A new form of international cooperation is emerging. It is not yet fully recognized...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/economic-security-is-a-team-sport</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af6bd16a9a8229e02421d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:57:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_b14c0e3ea090400481ad1f7511620f4d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_719,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will we see new European Global Tech Giants within the next 5 years?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe’s Sovereign Tech Package will still fall short without international partnerships The European Union’s new Sovereign Tech Package deserves to be welcomed. For many years, Europe’s digital policy was defined primarily by its ability to regulate technologies developed elsewhere. The EU became an influential rule-maker, but remained far less successful at building the companies on which the digital economy increasingly depends. The Sovereign Tech Package is the attempt to change that....]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/will-we-see-new-european-global-tech-giants-within-the-next-5-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af65516a9a8229e02414d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_15dd0e11d4814b23a96d6a72240e8abb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_719,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not rockets but economic choke points are the new currency of power]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short introduction to Economic Security In my previous newsletter, I argued that development cooperation and trade liberalization, as the central approaches to international cooperation, may increasingly be replaced by a growing focus on economic security. It was therefore to no surprise that Jozef Sikela, Commissioner of EU’s DG INTPA (EU’s “Ministry” for Development Cooperation officially the Directorate-General for International Partnerships) posted after the Foreign Affairs Council held...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/not-rockets-but-economic-choke-points-are-the-new-currency-of-power</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af61a8d10dcf6288dae05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:53:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_137174ab79af43f597383ef89db77307~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_719,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of development and begin of economic security]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend, I once again found myself trying to explain what I do for a living. I answered that I work in international cooperation. Then came the usual shortcut: development cooperation. The term created recognition. It also created confusion. The image people had in mind bore little resemblance to my actual work. They imagined aid projects, perhaps humanitarian assistance. Yet my day-to-day work revolves around digital health systems and software implementation. It is rare to find someone...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/the-end-of-development-and-begin-of-economic-security</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af5d78d10dcf6288dad70</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_61069e33ef734f688c6b0d408d1dd0f5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_719,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Development and Global Public Goods - Why International Cooperation Needs a New Concept in a Geoeconomic World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I found myself once again discussing the 2025 article in Foreign Policy Magazine “The End of Development”. It is a debate that has accompanied international cooperation for decades and that usually revolves around dependency, effectiveness, paternalism and donor fatigue. What struck me during these discussions was something simple: I never felt comfortable with the concept of “development” in the first place and I never wanted to work in “aid.” What drew me into this field was...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/beyond-development-and-global-public-goods-why-international-cooperation-needs-a-new-concept-in-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af57d948ac681a4fdf9db</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:51:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_c92a65d1969b484285b2172d8afa6933~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_719,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From WTO Yaoundé to Partnership-Based Industrial Cooperation in a Multiplex World]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if the WTO is no longer the place where global trade is decided? In March 2026, trade ministers will gather in Yaoundé to negotiate the future of the multilateral trading system. But the real decisions about trade are already being made elsewhere—in industrial subsidies, in supply chain alliances, in technology partnerships, and in the quiet reconfiguration of global production networks. A System Under Pressure – And a Moment of Strategic Choice The 14th Ministerial Conference of the...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/from-wto-yaound%C3%A9-to-partnership-based-industrial-cooperation-in-a-multiplex-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af5099095d1fb2e827c1f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_e7712353fd5d4297b488237876de7352~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Technology Development Partnerships - Toward a Partnership-Based Industrial Policy in a Multipolar World]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the Reimagine Cooperation newsletter, I would like to take the discussion one step further. In previous articles, I have argued that Europe should increasingly pursue technology development partnerships and joint industrial policy with partners beyond its borders. Rather than attempting to rebuild technological sovereignty alone, Europe could benefit from pursuing shared industrial capabilities through structured international cooperation. This idea has often been discussed...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/international-technology-development-partnerships-toward-a-partnership-based-industrial-policy-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af4a18d10dcf6288daac3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:48:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_2cc2f6453f1f4034b3ceb4c567865f42~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Governs the Age of Transhumanism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debates about transhumanism or accelerationism may appear like material for science fiction or abstract philosophical circles. Yet these frameworks are no longer speculative. They influence the strategic thinking of major technology leaders, shape venture capital flows, and increasingly define the infrastructure of our societies. If governance wants to move from reacting—often when it is already too late—to acting with foresight, policy debates must begin to think ahead of technological...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/who-governs-the-age-of-transhumanism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af41116a9a8229e023c4f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_bf3a5a098ab94cd09f9c8065bbf79e03~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does It Take to Become an Impact-Driven Organization in International Cooperation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous article, I took a rather critical stance and questioned whether our leadership in international cooperation is truly oriented toward impact — or more toward narratives and visibility. This article is a deliberate and operational follow-up. Instead of remaining at the level of critique, I want to focus on the practical perspective of project management: What does it concretely take to implement a results- and data-driven approach in international cooperation? What must change in...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/what-does-it-take-to-become-an-impact-driven-organization-in-international-cooperation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af39a44c7bef1d02ab697</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_736db78f775c4a558662509e2b457ac3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before We Ask If Development Cooperation Works, We Should Ask What It Is For ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been thinking a lot about a question that sounds simple but is actually deeply uncomfortable: Do we really know what we want to achieve with development cooperation? Not in speeches. Not in strategy papers full of carefully balanced formulations. But concretely — across our bilateral and multilateral engagements — do we have clarity about our primary objectives? Because the debate is usually framed differently. We are constantly asked: “Does development cooperation work?” Media ask it....]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/before-we-ask-if-development-cooperation-works-we-should-ask-what-it-is-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af31b418318a8f7de8027</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:42:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_dce36100edd54e9da26a52cdc9e82fe0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#WeImagineCooperation – towards Collective Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are changemakers without agency. We know that things need to change. And yet, many of us no longer believe that real change is possible — at least not through us. I see this sense of powerlessness not as indifference or a lack of commitment. I see it showing up among highly engaged, experienced people across institutions and hierarchies. Reform of international cooperation – UN80, Global Health Reform Agenda, Reform Plans of the bilateral portfolios – it is everywhere. But few of us feel...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/weimaginecooperation-towards-collective-agency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af2d1418318a8f7de7f72</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:40:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_c2b24097a4354f168a659ff817a2d89e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Echo Chamber: Rethinking Development Cooperation as Shared Economic Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, the language of partnership is omnipresent. Hundreds of LinkedIn posts, conference speeches, and political declarations invoke “cooperation in the mutual interest” and “partnership on equal footing.” Yet, remarkably little is said about how such cooperation is meant to be operationalized. This is not a new problem. As early as 2007, the Lisbon Declaration of the EU–Africa Summit stated: “We are resolved to build a new strategic political partnership for the future, overcoming the...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/beyond-the-echo-chamber-rethinking-development-cooperation-as-shared-economic-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af2879095d1fb2e827677</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:39:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_932152916a5c4d5b8a73b1e55edffef8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multipolar Power, Multiplex Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[What the concept of Multiplexity means for Europe’s partnerships and strategic autonomy Debates about the global order revolve around the diagnosis that the world is becoming multipolar. Power is no longer concentrated in one dominant centre, but distributed across several major actors. This observation is broadly correct, yet increasingly insufficient. It captures changes in relative power, but it struggles to explain how the world actually functions day to day—and, more importantly, how...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/multipolar-power-multiplex-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af23e16a9a8229e0237f4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_519f662c8c0f4e6291cde325bddbd472~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform plan of German development cooperation – a missed opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rethinking Future-Oriented Development Policy as a Policy of Cooperation Rethinking future-oriented development policy as a policy of cooperation is exactly the framing Germany and Europe need at this moment. The title of the first chapter of the new reform plan of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development captures, in just a few words, the core challenge facing international cooperation today. In a world shaped by geopolitical rivalry, technological disruption, and shared...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/reform-plan-of-german-development-cooperation-a-missed-opportunity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af1e28d10dcf6288da3ef</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_ddc3fd94cd2f4ce382f0107cec61822f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_658,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Infrastructure of Cooperation: How Open Technologies Can Strengthen Multilateralism]]></title><description><![CDATA[When pandemics strike, when antimicrobial resistance spreads, when drought and deforestation converge, the effectiveness of international cooperation often depends less on treaties than on data, models, and interoperable systems. These are the infrastructures of modern cooperation—and, increasingly, they are technological. So the question is: how do we actually build the global capabilities the world needs? Hypothesis 1: We chronically underfund open public-interest technologies Across...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/the-infrastructure-of-cooperation-how-open-technologies-can-strengthen-multilateralism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af18216a9a8229e0235f6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:34:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_d87485393442440e9ddc4cf61b7a0841~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Decline of Multilateralism — and how function, not politics, could restore It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Declining Legitimacy of post-World War II institutions The multilateral system as we know it is losing legitimacy. The institutions built in the aftermath of World War II — the United Nations, the World Bank, the IMF, and later the WTO — were conceived in a world that no longer exists. New alliances and institutions like BRICS+, the new development bank, SCO or G20 underline how governance structures of the UN system remain frozen in time — both in voting rights and in financial control....]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/the-decline-of-multilateralism-and-how-function-not-politics-could-restore-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af0ad948ac681a4fdeea8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_ada0af78470c4cbe968d0153a6edafa7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Economic Zones 2.0: Building international coopeeration ecosystems for digital and green economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have long been instruments of industrialization, designed to attract investment, boost exports, and generate employment. In today’s world, where data, digital services, and green technologies are as central to prosperity as factories and ports once were, SEZs could be a model to invest in co-developed technologies. With the launch of Global Gateway, Europe signaled its ambition to offer a credible alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Yet while...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/special-economic-zones-2-0-building-international-coopeeration-ecosystems-for-digital-and-green-eco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af07716a9a8229e02334b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_144c646a9c0a408c88efd1b4f99c4552~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reimagining Trade Agreements: From Rules to Objectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem: Trade is slowing, trust is eroding Global trade has been a motor of prosperity for decades, but today the framework that sustained it is faltering. The WTO’s dispute settlement system is paralyzed, and multilateral negotiations are stalled. Bilateral and regional agreements have filled some of the gap, yet these Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are often painfully slow to negotiate and leave many partners feeling that the rules are tilted, not balanced. This matters deeply for the...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/reimagining-trade-agreements-from-rules-to-objectives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af01544c7bef1d02aadb7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_f4830db29c304455bf6afe360ce84f7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_696,h_392,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Gateway, EuroStack and the future of EU’s approach to international cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union is at a turning point in redefining its role in international cooperation. With the launch of Global Gateway, the EU has signaled its ambition to provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Yet, while Global Gateway initially mirrored the focus on large-scale physical infrastructure, the world economy is already shifting towards a new paradigm where digital connectivity and data-driven markets are as critical—if not more critical—than roads, ports, and...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/global-gateway-eurostack-and-the-future-of-eu-s-approach-to-international-cooperation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2aefb944c7bef1d02aaccf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_c3ce65c7c67a40e28f5e548cf7a186b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Development Cooperation Lies in Technology Development Partnerships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Development cooperation is at a crossroads. Across Europe and the United States, policymakers are increasingly calling for it to better serve the strategic interests of donor countries—from securing supply chains to advancing geopolitical influence. At the same time, recipient countries are voicing louder concerns that traditional development cooperation does not meet their needs, and in some cases even undermines their own priorities. In parts of Africa, leaders have gone as far as welcoming...]]></description><link>https://www.world-os.org/post/the-future-of-development-cooperation-lies-in-technology-development-partnerships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2aef6b44c7bef1d02aac19</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:25:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b8c67_6d1a103cd51a4e0794e351192b83b861~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_842,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julius Caspar</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>