“Women, Life, Freedom”: A German feminist foreign policy towards Iran Analysis In Iran, feminist foreign policy demands both short-term interventions to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population and a long-term approach to deal with the state’s structural violence against its own citizens. By Barbara Mittelhammer and Cornelius Adebahr
More than a military tactic: sexual violence in wars and armed conflicts Commentary War and armed conflict almost always go hand in hand with sexual violence – rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage. On occasions when it seems pertinent, such as in the context of the current war in Ukraine, politicians and the media talk about the issue and condemn the violence, but their rhetoric is short on substance. By Jeannette Böhme
What do intersectionality, feminist leadership and feminist foreign policy have to do with justice? The elimination of violence against women is tied to the elimination of all forms of heteropatriarchal, homo- and transphobic, (neo-)colonial, racist, capitalist, ableist violence. By Alexandra Lily Kather
Everyday feminism and the authoritarian right in Poland Despite the authoritarian atmosphere, the contemporary feminist and queer movements in Poland are becoming more diverse, informal, intersectional, and focused on countering misogyny and homophobia in locally defined contexts. By Magdalena Grabowska and Marta Rawłuszko
“We won’t make progress if we don’t talk about differences in power” Interview Lou Herbst talks to Ed Greve about the opportunities and limitations of an anti-discriminatory identity politics, intersectionality and what ultimately leads to a divided society. By Lou Herbst and Ed Greve
