26th Foreign Policy Conference Dossier Escalating geopolitical tensions, hybrid attacks, and the climate crisis: How can democratic states and societies remain resilient and capable of action? We will discuss these questions at our Annual Foreign Policy Conference on January 29, 2026.
“Queer Development Cooperation Also and Always Means Promoting Democracy” Speech In her speech at the conference “Protecting queer human rights against the global backlash – the responsibility of German development cooperation,” Julia Ehrt highlights the critical situation of LGBTIQ* movements and warns of a global drift to the right. Dr. Julia Ehrt
Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises Analysis The protection of environmental and human rights defenders must be decisively strengthened in the Amazon and globally. For far too often, activists are still exposed to threats and violence. Ciro de Souza Brito
Reclaiming Tech: Tools for Territorial Defenders Facing Digital Repression Policy Paper Across the globe, environmental defenders are facing growing digital repression. This publication explores how grassroots movements are resisting surveillance, online violence and gendered disinformation by reclaiming technology. Natalia Rubiano Rodríguez
How the Women of Fondes Amandes Have Become Protectors of the Forest Background Led by Iya Akilah and Kemba Jaramogi, the women of Fondes Amandes blend tradition and science to restore forests, fight fires, and revive communal practices – challenging climate colonialism with grassroots power. Amy Li Baksh
The Optimism of Mutirão Faced Its Reckoning at COP30 in Belém Analysis The Brazilian Presidency had promised that COP30 in Belém would be the “COP of truth” and “COP of implementation”, held in the spirit of Mutirão with the global community working together to face the climate emergency. It faced a reckoning instead. Liane Schalatek, Marcelo Montenegro, Linda Schneider
