Women´s Perspectives: A Case Study of Systematic Land Registration in Cambodia Published: 29 January 2009 The film by Nana Yuriko describes the experiences of 5 single women in the Joint Land Titling process in Cambodia. By giving voice to these women, the Heinrich Böll Foundation hopes to contribute to improvements in the recognition and registration of women's land rights in Cambodia. By Produced by the Cambodia Country Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Empowering Women Over Cambodia's Airwaves Published: 29 January 2009 This short film by Ian White delivers insight into a women radio programme in Cambodia. Together with the Solidarity and Community Development Association the Heinrich Böll Foundation designed a training and radio programme to encourage women's participation in politics.
NATO at Sixty: The Future of NATO in a Plural World Order Published: 29 January 2009 Is there a future for NATO? And, should the answer be in the affirmative, what might it look like? The question whether NATO is an outdated organisation or an indispensable alliance is a moot point. We hope that our conference and this dossier will help foster an enlightened debate on these issues. By Cameron Abadi
NATO in a Changing World - Outdated Organisation or Indispensable Alliance ? Published: 29 January 2009 Is there a future for NATO? And, should the answer be in the affirmative, what might it look like? The question whether NATO is an outdated organisation or an indispensable alliance is a moot point. We hope that our conference and this dossier will help foster an enlightened debate on these issues.
Iraqi Refugees: Navigating the Space Between Home and Exile Published: 27 January 2009 A publication by offline:events in collaboration with independent Iraqi artists, filmmakers, and authors documenting the lives of Iraqis navigating the space between home and exile and lending Iraqi refugees and those living in exile a voice to express their realities and reflections inter alia on notions such as Homeland and Exile, East and West, and Identity.
"The "Israel Has Gone Mad" Routine Cannot Be Repeated" Published: 23 January 2009 The crucial question is whether Israel under the given circumstances had a choice? Could anything be achieved otherwise? Where the objectives justified? Are we any closer now to a better future? The tragic paradox four weeks ago was that any course of action Israel would have chosen had the potential of being self-defeating. By Dan Jacobson
From Containment to State Building: NATO in the Balkans Published: 20 January 2009 The Balkans crises of the 1990s signalled a change in the global security landscape. NATO has yet to adjust to the challenge. By Bodo Weber
Missile Defence: Postpone and Re-evaluate Published: 20 January 2009 America’s planned missile defence system in Central Europe is supposed to protect against terrorists and “rogue states” – but, in reality, they’ve set up a confrontation between NATO and Russia. By Ondřej Liška
From Military Alliance to Military Partnership Published: 20 January 2009 Sixty years ago the European Union didn’t exist; now it’s a fully mature political entity. It’s time for NATO to recognise Europe’s capacity for independent foreign and military policy. By Sven Biscop
Gender Mainstreaming – Possibilities and Limits of a Radical Social Concept Published: 13 January 2009 Gender mainstreaming needs to become an issue for society as a whole. To fundamentally change the relationship between the genders, we need not just a legal framework, but bottom-up policies, a strengthening of initiatives that target equality, and more men on board. By Barbara Unmüßig