In the shadow of Cape Town’s housing crisis, a former hospital becomes a laboratory for democracy. At Cissie Gool House, residents reimagine home as a commons, co-designing their future in defiance of gentrification and exclusion.

Global military spending is on the rise, while civil society actors are receiving less and less funding. Feminist funding offers a promising way out: How feminist funds are leading the way in the Global South and why Germany urgently needs to follow suit.

With the violation of international law in Venezuela by the US, the hegemonic ambitions of the Trump administration are impossible to ignore. The EU’s hesitant response has weakened the Union at a crucial moment. Where should Europe go from here?

Since joining NATO, Finland and Sweden have become capable NATO contributors, improving its presence in the Nordic-Baltic region and beyond. Despite this, they need to further integrate both their civil and national defence capacities.

Hybrid threats blur the line between peace and war, exploiting vulnerabilities in societies. While resilience is often presented as a panacea, it requires deeper scrutiny to balance growing security needs with the preservation of democratic values.

Comprehensive defence is carried by society as a whole. A comparative examination of national comprehensive defence approaches within NATO offers valuable insights that are also relevant for planning processes in Germany.