Redirecting Multilateralism: Will India Seize the Opportunity? Published: 15 January 2020 Analysis India is a rising power, a necessary player when it comes to regional and international security, global trade, as well as climate action. There has been some change in its approach and strategy in these policy fields, whenever multilateral efforts benefit national interests. By Karthik Nachiappan
Germany’s Partners in International Climate Policy Governance Published: 15 January 2020 Background Five years after the inception of the Paris Agreement, important processes begin. Also this year, Germany holds a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council as well as EU Council presidency. What are the challenges and opportunities for Germany regarding climate action? By Susanne Dröge
Of Engineers and Visionaries: Germany and France as Partners for Saving the Multilateral Order Published: 14 January 2020 Analysis Close coordination and smooth cooperation between Berlin and Paris is crucial for Europe and its foreign politics, particularly considering rising intricate geopolitical rivalries. Differences in style and approach must not impede cooperation on substance and common interests. By Ronja Scheler
Mind the Gap: Pitfalls of Multilateralism Published: 13 January 2020 Background Multilateralism is a much-acclaimed concept. But what does this term actual refer to, a certain way of process or a substantial goal? What are the merits as well as the drawbacks of multilateral endeavors? By Hanns W. Maull
CEDAW in Tunisia: EnaZeda fights against sexual violence and discrimination Published: 13 January 2020 Analysis Since September, Tunisians have been reporting experiences of sexual violence online under the hashtag EnaZeda, Tunisian Arabic for "me too". In the meantime, the protest has spread to the streets. By Rachel Doelker
Regional women mediator networks – the key to feminist approaches to mediation and peacebuilding? Published: 6 January 2020 Background Mediation plays an essential role in conflict situations worldwide. While research has shown that peace agreements are more effective when women were part of the negotiations, still only a small number of women mediators are involved in the processes. By Nicole Waintraub
"We will give blood, but not our land" - The Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the context of Northeast India Published: 21 December 2019 Background India’s Northeast, a land of volatile identities having an uneasy experience with migration, is held together by a fragile consensus forged in the larger interest of peace and co-existence. The seams of these fault-lines pass by people’s lived realities, always at the risk of being burst open with an act of insensitivity. The enactment of the CAA is considered by many as one such act. By Dr Kaustubh Deka
A Process on the Brink of Collapse Confronts a World on the Move Published: 20 December 2019 Analysis The governments gathered in Madrid failed to embrace the urgent need for progress towards climate justice and higher ambitions. By Sebastien Duyck and Erika Lennon
How to assess the Hungarian local election outcome Published: 19 December 2019 Analysis The local elections in Hungary brought many surprises, but what happened exactly, and what is next? By Róbert László
Karácsony: It has become obvious that there is an alternative to the Fidesz party Published: 19 December 2019 Interview with the newly elected green mayor of Budapest