Foreign & Security Policy

A single member state can block EU foreign policy decisions. A targeted reform could allow willing countries to act together despite vetoes. A new analysis explores how this could work without changing the EU treaties.

In this conversation with Barbara Mittelhammer, Sussan Tahmasebi traces the Middle East crisis to its structural roots. She critiques the EU’s inconsistencies on human rights and calls on Europe to rethink its relationship with the region and its people.

War doesn't just destroy infrastructures; it dismantles the social and economic foundations that hold societies together. The US-Israeli war with Iran has exposed how Europe's response remains dangerously blind to the human dimension of conflict. 

Despite 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, feminist peacebuilding is stalling. Rising militarization and backlash threaten hard-won norms. The publication calls for a redoubling of efforts rooted in solidarity and structural change.

After years of conflict and displacement, returnees in Borno State (Nigeria) strive to rebuild amid insecurity and environmental challenges. This report analyses existing risks and offers proposals for safe resettlement, climate resilience and sustainable recovery.

Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian authorities are systematic and widespread, yet severely underreported. Germany and the EU must use diplomatic leverage to counter this deliberate tool of war.

This report examines the military gaps that would be created by a significant reduction of the U.S. military footprint in Europe. It outlines five key tasks Europeans should undertake to address these gaps.

Security, dignity, and self-determination for all people in Palestine and Israel are the basis for lasting security. An approach based on international law and feminism offers further options for action.

The incoming German government will have to navigate challenges that are existential to Germany, Europe. This publication applies a feminist perspective to the far-reaching impact of the second Trump administration on global peace and security.