Feminist Peacebuilding in 2025: A Note from the Author

"Why ThinkPeace? Adding Feminist Perspectives to the Discourse

The new German government faces challenges that are existential for Germany, Europe, and international peace and security. Critical, comprehensive, and sustainable solutions are needed at a time when the global order, based on international law, is being shaken to its core. While the future of feminist foreign policy as a governmental framework in Germany remains uncertain, this series aims to broaden the discussion on critical security policy challenges by integrating feminist perspectives and contributing to a process of shaping discourse and setting priorities within the framework of 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.

In her final 2025 Thinkpeace, Barbara Mittelhammer identifies essential insights and strategic priorities for feminist rethinking in response to mounting global threats to peace and human security.