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Migration Policy: European Union Increasingly Outsources Responsibility for Asylum

Externalisation is increasingly seen as a lever for solving the EU’s migration issues, yet poses serious legal, ethical and practical problems.

By Judith Kohlenberger

Überflutete Stadt mit Hochhäusern an einem Fluss. Einige Straßen und Gebäude sind von braunem Wasser bedeckt. Inseln und Brücken im Hintergrund.

One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come

Analyse

The new Loss and Damage Fund (FRLD) aims to support climate-vulnerable countries against escalating damages. Despite meeting setup milestones, key questions on funding scale, the operational model, and access policies remain unresolved. Can the FRLD truly deliver?

By Liane Schalatek

Foto: Eine lächelnde Person mit kurzen blonden Haaren und Brille, frontal abgebildet. Hintergrund unscharf und hell.

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: “We need recognition, safety and dignity”

Interview

Ajna Jusić’s mother survived conflict-related sexual violence during the 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ajna is one of many children born as a result of such war crimes. Her organisation aims to improve the lives and legal situations of the victims and their children.

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October

America votes: USA on the world stage

Online event Wednesday, 16. October 2024 in Berlin

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21

October

Stories of peace and self-empowerment

Exhibition Monday, 21. October 2024 in Berlin

Vernissage and panel discussion on the exhibition "Faces of Peace"
21

October

Before the US election: What lies ahead for the economy?

Panel discussion Monday, 21. October 2024 in Berlin

Livestream
24

October

Georgia’s Hungarian Path: Continuation or Reversal After the Elections?

Event Thursday, 24. October 2024

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Illustration: Blaue, dornenähnliche Linien, grüner Text „Wizza + Inaam Hanim“ auf blauem Hintergrund, daneben der Umriss eines Smartphones, umgeben von abstrakten Formen.

Arab Revolution in Egypt: “We Felt That the World Was Ours”

Longread

The Arab revolutions changed the lives of a whole generation. But it also had an impact on those who were children in 2011. How are they still being impacted by this moment? A conversation between two witnesses.

By Wizza and Inaam Hanim

Politiker*innen aus Indien, Spielkarten mit deren Gesichtern, eine Hand mit Tinte am Finger, das indische Grundgesetz und eine Weltkugel im Hintergrund.

The 2024 Indian Election: A New Political Landscape Unfolds

Analysis

On June 4, the 18th national parliamentary elections took place in India. Almost one billion voters were called upon to vote. As expected, incumbent Narendra Modi was re-elected as Prime Minister. Yet, the cards were reshuffled.

By Jochen Luckscheiter , Shalini Yog Shah and Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, PhD

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In order to advance the European energy transition and distribute the costs and benefits more fairly, the EU must find better steering instruments. This policy paper provides recommendations for the necessary acceleration of the European energy transition.

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A Democratic Approach to EU Reform

This policy paper makes some suggestions as to how reforms could be possible with and without treaty changes and how the EU can preserve its future viability.

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Böll.Thema 1/24: Europe

War in Europe, the escalating climate crisis, Europe's position in the global power structure: The EU faces historic challenges. With this issue of the Boell.Thema magazine, we aim to inform about the history and future of the EU.

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Recent Articles & Specials

Migration Policy: European Union Increasingly Outsources Responsibility for Asylum

One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: “We need recognition, safety and dignity”

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America votes: USA on the world stage

Stories of peace and self-empowerment

Before the US election: What lies ahead for the economy?

Georgia’s Hungarian Path: Continuation or Reversal After the Elections?

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