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Recent Specials

Mehrere Personen stehen auf der beschädigten Schutzhülle des havarierten Tschernobyl-Reaktors; nahe der Mitte ist ein Loch. Weitere Personen sitzen am Rand.

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Dossier

Forty years after the Chernobyl reactor disaster, Russia is once again jeopardizing nuclear safety in Eastern Europe through direct attacks on nuclear power plants in Ukraine. Our dossier highlights memories and current debates across selected countries.

Brick by Brick: Building African Urban Futures

Dossier

The web dossier “Urbanisation in Africa: Realities, Aspirations and Solutions” brings together fourteen contributions from African urban thinkers, planners, and activists who explore what inclusive and sustainable urban futures could look like.

Mehrere unterschiedlich farbige Hände halten ein Netzwerk mit Symbolen zu Notfällen, Gesundheit, Flucht, Umwelt und Sicherheit.

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

Escalating geopolitical tensions, hybrid attacks, and the climate crisis: How can democratic states and societies remain resilient and capable of action? We will discuss these questions at our Annual Foreign Policy Conference on January 29, 2026.

Events

21

April

Global Politics in Flames: Is the End of Fossil Fuels Near?

Panel discussion Tuesday, 21. April 2026 in Berlin
22

April

Mining in the Western Balkans

Discussion Wednesday, 22. April 2026 in Berlin

The EU's resource race vs governance realities
Livestream
22

April

An insecure world

Panel discussion Wednesday, 22. April 2026 in Berlin

EU-China relations in a contested international order
23

April

40 Years After Chernobyl

Event Thursday, 23. April 2026 in Berlin

History and its new reality
Livestream
23

April

AI, Memory and Migration

Expert talk Thursday, 23. April 2026 in Berlin

Whose story survives the algorithm?
06

May

Democracy in Danger: An Evening With Daniel Ziblatt

Event Wednesday, 06. May 2026

In cooperation with Bard College Berlin
Livestream

Regions

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Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Namibia’s Feminist Moment Is at a Crossroads

Commentary

Namibia has shattered glass ceilings with women now holding its highest offices - but representation alone cannot dismantle patriarchy. The country stands at a crossroads between symbolic progress and true transformation.

Omar van Reenen

Das Foto zeigt eine Gruppe von Menschen, die eine Straße in einem südafrikanischen Township überquert, was ein typisches städtisches Wohngebiet am Rande von Städten oder Gemeinden darstellt.

Where Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up: Collaborative Learning for Systemic Change

Commentary

In South Africa’s townships, “learning journeys” bring residents, officials, and researchers together to see urban challenges firsthand – turning shared experience into collective action for change.

Scott Drimie, Marcela Guerrero Casas, Julian May

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Publications

Marine Cloud Brightening

Factsheet

Marine Cloud Brightening (or Cloud Reflectivity Enhancement) aims to increase the whiteness of clouds in order to reflect more sunlight back into space.

Transfeminist Playbook: Sports Edition

Policy Paper

This publication tackles one of the most weaponized anti-gender narratives – transgender people in sports. It provides a framework that connects transgender participation to wider struggles for gender equality and human rights.

The European Pillar in NATO: From Hollow to Concrete

Policy Paper

It is near consensual among Europeans that they need to strengthen the ‘European pillar in NATO’. This study traces the evolution of the concept of the European pillar, delineates potential meaning, and spells out what it would take to operationalize it.

Dr Leonard Schütte

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Portals & Institutes

Go to GreenCampus

GreenCampus is our further education academy with offers in political management, personnel development as well as gender and diversity management.

Go to Heimatkunde

Heimatkunde is the migration policy portal of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Go to the GWI

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Recent Articles

CSW: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

Africa Is Losing the Iran War

War Against Iran Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East

Recent Specials

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Brick by Brick: Building African Urban Futures

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Events

Global Politics in Flames: Is the End of Fossil Fuels Near?

Mining in the Western Balkans

An insecure world

40 Years After Chernobyl

AI, Memory and Migration

Democracy in Danger: An Evening With Daniel Ziblatt

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Namibia’s Feminist Moment Is at a Crossroads

Where Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up: Collaborative Learning for Systemic Change

Publications

Marine Cloud Brightening

Transfeminist Playbook: Sports Edition

The European Pillar in NATO: From Hollow to Concrete

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

Our Newsletters

Recent Articles

CSW: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

Africa Is Losing the Iran War

War Against Iran Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East

Recent Specials

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Brick by Brick: Building African Urban Futures

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Events

Global Politics in Flames: Is the End of Fossil Fuels Near?

Mining in the Western Balkans

An insecure world

40 Years After Chernobyl

AI, Memory and Migration

Democracy in Danger: An Evening With Daniel Ziblatt

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Namibia’s Feminist Moment Is at a Crossroads

Where Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up: Collaborative Learning for Systemic Change

Publications

Marine Cloud Brightening

Transfeminist Playbook: Sports Edition

The European Pillar in NATO: From Hollow to Concrete

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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