Indo-Pacific Calling: Where is the US heading and what does it mean for Europe? Published: 24 January 2024 Analysis The geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting towards the Indo-Pacific. What are the implications for the transatlantic relationship? By Christina Keßler
The “nature-based solutions” trap Published: 24 January 2024 Analysis "Nature-based solutions" receive widespread support. Yet they are so vaguely defined that corporations use them as a diversionary tactic for the ongoing destruction of "nature" on an industrial scale. By Jutta Kill
Southeast Europe: Plundering the Western Balkans Published: 23 January 2024 Analysis Corrupt politicians have been systematically plundering public budgets and natural resources in the Western Balkans for years. Increasingly, international actors are also discovering an El Dorado for dubious investments in these countries. By Marion Kraske
The never-ending debate of the European Army and why it is unhelpful Published: 22 January 2024 Analysis Ever since its first proposal in the 1950s, the European army has been a ghost in the system of European Defence debates. But it is an unhelpful and distracting concept for the challenges that the EU and Europe more broadly are currently facing. By Ulrike Franke
Guiding principles for anti-discrimination and diversity at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Published: 22 January 2024 The Heinrich Böll Foundation is committed to ensuring that neither employees, interns, scholarship holders, applicants, external service providers, nor visitors to the Foundation are discriminated against or disadvantaged on the basis of gender, race, religion or belief, socioeconomic status, disability or chronic illness, age, sexual or gender identity.
Hard Power or Diplomatic Power? Europe Has Faded From the World Stage Published: 22 January 2024 Analysis Whether hard power projection or diplomacy, Europe’s role on the world stage might already have evaporated. This article analyses three aspects of a dwindling Europe in the global security realm. By Daniel Peter
The Debt Brake Must Not Become a Brake on the Future Published: 19 January 2024 Presidents' column With the floods in northern Germany, the relaxation of the country’s debt brake is back on the agenda. But instead of always returning to the same debates, what is finally needed is sustainable reform. A new study shows what this could look like and sets out the options for financing climate protection over the short term. By Jan Philipp Albrecht
Silencing Voices in Italy: The Erosion of Media Freedom Published: 16 January 2024 Report Italy's media is in crisis, battling legal onslaughts and facing a surge of censorship one year after the establishment of the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni. By Sielke Kelner
South Africa’s ICJ Case Against Israel: A Judicial Stress Test for the Multilateral System Published: 10 January 2024 Analysis The landmark application by the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Israel for its reprisal military assault against the people of Gaza, following the 7th October 2023 attacks and kidnappings in Israel, caught the majority of the world off-guard. It represents a significant judicial test to the functionality of the international multilateral system. By Prof. Tim Murithi
COP 28: No outcome is better than Article 6 Published: 9 January 2024 Analysis At the climate conference in Dubai, the implementation details of the controversial Article 6.8 work programme was agreed. An assessment from an Indigenous perspective. By Tamra Gilbertson and Tom BK Goldtooth