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Why Germany should bolster security beyond defense amidst Trump's global impact

ThinkPeace #1

Why ThinkPeace? Adding Feminist Perspectives to the Discourse

The incoming German government will have to navigate challenges that are existential to Germany, Europe, and international peace and security. Critical, comprehensive, and sustainable solutions are needed at a time when global order, based on international law, is shaken at its core. While the future of feminist foreign policy as a governmental framework in Germany remains in question, this series aims at widening the discussion on critical security policy challenges to feminist perspectives, contributing to a process of shaping discourse and setting priorities within a human security approach.

 The endeavor is a collaboration of the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s Global Unit for Feminism and Gender Democracy, the Global Unit for Human Security, and the Foreign and Security Policy Division, co-created with Barbara Mittelhammer. 

This first publication of the series applies a feminist perspective to the far-reaching impact of the second Trump administration on global peace and security.

Product details
Date of Publication
Mai 2025
Publisher
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Number of Pages
6
Licence
Language of publication
English
Table of contents

Context: A Crisis of Human Rights and Civic Space at Global Scale

Reimagining Security After the U.S. Withdrawal

  • Security Extends Beyond Defense and the Military Realm – Policies Should Too
  • Civil Society on the Brink: How the Global Civil Society Crisis Threatens (Human) Security
  • Prioritizing Defense Spending Without Investing in Development Will Have Destabilizing Effects

Navigating the Void: Priorities in the Wake of the U.S. Retreat From Global Development

  1. A Reckoning With the Realization That Defense-Only Approaches Ultimately Undermine Security
  2. Collaborative Approaches to Build Back Better
  3. Funding Structures That Are Based on Feminist Learnings and Principles
  4. Building on Commitments and Assuming Responsibility
  5. Critically Reflecting on Global Asymmetries

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