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24th Foreign Policy Conference

Defending Europe in Uncertain Times - Green Visions on European Security and Defence

EU-Flagge mit Umrissen der Europa-Landkarte, in der Mitte steht eine Sattelitenschüssel, im Hintergrund die Umrisse von Soldat*innen

23rd Foreign Policy Conference

Security in the Twilight Zone - Regional, Transatlantic and Global Perspectives on the War in Eastern Europe

23rd Annual Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

Our 23rd Foreign Policy Conference focused on the security challenges in Eastern Europe. What can be done to improve the security of the "twilight zone" between NATO and Russia? What are the regional and global implications of the war in Eastern Europe?

Bühne und Publikum im großen Saal der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Alignment on values, but not yet on strategy – Green Foreign Policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Commentary

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung’s Foreign Policy Conference in February gave a snapshot of the German Green Party’s foreign policy priorities vis-à-vis Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

Teresa Eder

Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj und der Präsidenten des Europäischen Rates Charles Michel in Kiew.

Russia's War on Ukraine: Reshaping the EU's Eastern Neighborhood Policy

Analysis

The Russian aggression against Ukraine weakens Russia's hegemony in the post-Soviet space. Countries such as Turkey and China are becoming important players in the reorganization of the regional order. The EU must improve its policy towards the eastern neighborhood in order to remain a relevant stakeholder.

Dr. Stefan Meister

22nd Foreign Policy Conference

On the Way to Carbon Zero

Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Klima-Außenpolitik

22nd Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

The aggravating climate crisis has made the implementation of the Paris Agreement a central issue in German and European foreign policy. However, the integration of climate and foreign policy is still fraught with uncertainties. How to succeed with international climate cooperation? Our Foreign Policy Conference on January 13, 20 and 27 January 2022 was focused on these questions.

A transatlantic climate alliance? A closer look at the tensions between European and US approaches to climate policy

Analysis

A different policy mix of climate protection in the U.S. and EU creates tensions that make a close alliance very difficult. The deep political divide in the U.S. also raises doubts about the durability of climate policy cooperation.

Jörg Haas

The ‘Chinese Way’ to decarbonisation

Analysis

How will the world’s biggest developing country bring down the world’s highest greenhouse gases emissions to net-zero in the shortest period of time? (How) is China’s decarbonisation different from the rest of the world?

Liu Hongqiao

21st Foreign Policy Conference

Between Hard and Soft Power - The European Union In A More Competitive World

21st Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

Worldwide we are witnessing the return to great power rivalry, and – as a reaction – the calls for strategic sovereignty of the European Union are gaining strength. But how can the EU navigate through a more competitive world and maintain its core values at the same time? These questions were at the core of our 21st Foreign Policy Conference.

Where is Europe’s place in the new age of geo-economics?

Analysis

The world economy has become the central battleground for hegemonic rivalry between Washington and Beijing. Several factors have led to this development, first and foremost the economic rise of China.

Roderick Kefferpütz

Between Hard and Soft Power

E-Paper

Although political debates were for the most part overshadowed by the Corona crisis at the beginning of 2021, this E-Paper wants to address the question of how the European Union could find its place in a more competitive world. The buzzwords of this debate were the concepts of strategic autonomy and strategic sovereignty of the EU.

20th Foreign Policy Conference

Multilateralism 2.0 - In Search of New Partnerships for the German and European Foreign Policy

20th Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

"Multilateralism 2.0 - In Search of New Partnerships for the German and European Foreign Policy". The international order shows signs of disintegration, while global challenges become more pressing by the day. What can Germany do to save a rules-based world order? And who are Berlin's partners? We addressed these difficult questions at our 20th Foreign Policy Conference on 30 January 2020.

Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, and Heiko Maas, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany

Germany in Search of New Global Partners

Analysis

The international rule-based order is under threat. The "Alliance for Multilateralism", initiated by the German and French Foreign ministers, aims to re-establish stability and reliability between nation states. What are its chances of success?

Dr. Ulrich Speck

Multilateralism 2.0

It is time to upgrade the current debate on multilateralism, to make it greener and more global. We tried to do just this at our 20th Foreign Policy Conference, which took place in Berlin on 30-31 January 2020. This reader provides some insights into our major topics, from trade to climate to security policy, with perspectives from South Africa, India, Brazil, the US and the EU.

19th Annual Foreign Policy Conference

Conflict Zone Asia-Pacific

Conflict Zone Asia-Pacific // Konfliktzone Fernost

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15th Foreign Policy Conference

On the way toward greater responsibility? Lessons from the century of extremes for future German foreign policy

On the way toward greater responsibility? - Opening of the 15th Annual Foreign Policy Conference

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24th Foreign Policy Conference

Defending Europe in Uncertain Times - Green Visions on European Security and Defence