Division Foreign and Security Policy

The expectations on German and European security policy have increased during the last few years, not least due to a number of overlapping geopolitical and planetary crises.

As a consequence, the debate around international security has changed: together with a return of traditional security paradigms, the attention of foreign policy analysts is shifting towards systemic risks of an ever more interdependent world of states.

On top of that, new technologies add to the complexity of international relations, from defense policy to geo-economics.

There are growing demands to make foreign and security policy debates more inclusive, transparent and just. It is our aim to empower these voices from civil society and give them more visibility.

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Nuclear Weapons and Their Humanitarian and Ecological Consequences

Dossier

In this dossier, activists from communities affected by nuclear weapons production, use and testing tell their stories. They are highlighting that the destructive effects of nuclear weapons do not belong to the past, but to the present.

Demoschild auf dem Steht "There is no Planet B"

Uranium, cobalt, copper: The painful legacy of the Shinkolobwe mines in the DRC

Analysis

Remy Zahiga, a young Congolese climate and social justice activist, explores the history of the uranium used for the production of nuclear weapons that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. He also analyses the ramifications for people living nearby Shinkolobwe mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

By Remy Zahiga

The Ongoing Consequences of the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program on the Marshall Islands

Background

Benetick Kabua Maddison explains the history of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Connecting it with the colonial legacy, climate change and the Marshallese pathway of seeking compensation from the US Government.

By Benetick Kabua Maddison

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Dossiers

Security in the Euro-Atlantic Space

Nuklearwaffe auf gelbem Fahrzeug auf Sandboden

Nuclear Arms Control

23rd Annual Foreign Policy Conference

Security in the digital age

Mädchen vor Streetart zu Feministischer Außenpolitik

Feminist Foreign Policy

Radioactivity Under the Sand

E-Paper

More than half a century ago, France tested its first atomic bombs in the Algerian desert. This E-Paper examines the environmental and political legacy of these tests: a story of post-colonial injustice and radiological irresponsibility.

Emerging & disruptive technologies and nuclear weapons decision making

Report

Nuclear weapons remain at the core of modern security strategies, and all great powers of the 21st century rely on nuclear deterrence to some extent. A workshop organized by the European Leadership Network (ELN) focused on the impact of new and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Quantum Computing on nuclear decision-making. The major findings of the workshop are summarized in this report.

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Practicing Feminist Foreign Policy in the Everyday: A Toolkit

Explainer

Feminist foreign policy is emerging as a new paradigm in international relations. The concept raises expectations of a more peaceful and just foreign policy, but its theoretical dimension and practical implementation are often not clearly defined. This toolkit tries to close this gap and clarify key terms of feminist foreign policy, as well as outline the practical application of the feminist approach to international diplomacy, to security, environmental, development, trade and migration policy.

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