22nd Foreign Policy Conference Published: 5 January 2022 Dossier The aggravating climate crisis has made the implementation of the Paris Agreement a central issue in German and European foreign policy. However, the integration of climate and foreign policy is still fraught with uncertainties. How to succeed with international climate cooperation? Our Foreign Policy Conference on January 13, 20 and 27 January will focus on these questions.
How COVID-19 and disinformation threaten the United States and Germany Published: 20 December 2021 Kommentar For a significant part of the last two years, the United States and Germany were polar opposites with regards to their success in handling COVID-19. While the Trump administration’s chaotic response to the virus left states effectively to fend for themselves, widespread testing, ample intensive care beds, and high levels of trust in the government led to talk of a “German exception” in the early months of the pandemic. By Sam Denney
What do queer feminist perspectives have to tell us about our current political moment? Published: 30 November 2021 Against the backdrop of political homophobia and anti-feminism in recent years, a two-day digital conference entitled “Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism in the Middle East and Europe” was held in September 2021. By Tunay Altay, Nadje Al-Ali, Katharina Galor and Gökçe Yurdakul
Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism Published: 30 November 2021 Dossier This Dossier contains articles, emerged from the conference „Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism in the Middle East and Europe“, which brought together academics, activists and artists within a digital space.
“We must develop a joint vision for Germany and for Europe” Published: 8 October 2021 Interview Franziska Brantner MdB talks about her hopes that the new German government will reframe its European policy. Its priorities in this process should be the European Green Deal, defending the rule of law and bolstering the EU’s capacity to act. By Christine Pütz
Merkel’s Balkan legacy? Time to move forward Published: 13 September 2021 Comment Looking back at 16 years of Angela Merkel's Balkan policy, there were ups and downs, but the objective of eventually bringing Serbia closer to the EU has failed. It is now high time for a fresh, new start to Germany‘s relationship to the key enabler or blocker of a European future for the region - Serbia. By Simon Ilse
In the name of the European Union: on the significance of words Published: 31 August 2021 Commentary In recent days, there has been a lot of talk in the EU about an emerging “wave of refugees” or “migration disaster”. However, the real disaster is the failure of Western governments to rescue people from Afghanistan who deserve our protection, the Director of our office in Brussels, Eva van de Rakt, comments. By Eva van de Rakt
Friend or foe? Redefining Turkey's Afghanistan Policy Outside NATO Published: 20 August 2021 Analysis Turkish President Erdogan, usually a friend of many and often harsh words, needed almost a week before he took a stand on the Taliban takeover in Kabul. By Kristian Brakel
Actually European!? 2021 Published: 14 June 2021 Dossier This year’s “Actually European!?” study examines the expectations that citizens have of the next German government’s EU policy. Moreover, the long-term study, now in its third year, surveys what Germans perceive to be the country’s role within the EU.
Actually European!? 2021 Published: 14 June 2021 Summary As a representative survey reveals, citizens expect the next federal government to set clear priorities, to pursue an active and cooperative European policy and to invest more jointly in European issues of the future. By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje
