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Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America

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Welcome to the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America!

We are a political non-profit organization striving to promote democracy, civil society, equality and a healthy environment internationally. Headquarted in Berlin/Germany, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung has 28 offices worldwide and cooperates with more than 200 partners in more than 60 countries.

Visitors

Jan Philipp Albrecht, Dr. Konstantin von Notz, and Malte Spitz

March 8, 2014 - Jan Philipp Albrecht (Member of the European Parliament for the German Green Party), Dr. Konstantin von Notz (Member of the German Parliament for BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) and Malte Spitz (Member of the Executive Committee of the German Green Party) will be visiting Washington, DC, from March 24th to March 27th.

Meat Atlas: Facts and figures about the animals we eat

Food is a necessity. Food is personal. Food also has political and ethical dimensions that continually pose new questions about responsibility. The way in which we produce and consume meat affects many aspects of our lives and our environment: health, animal protection, food safety, agriculture, trade, environment and climate impacts are only some of these dimensions. Our new publication, Meat Atlas 2014, describes and illustrates these relationships. more»

Video

Growing Opposition to President Hassan Rouhani: Is the Honeymoon Ending?

March 7, 2014 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeing escalating public criticism from Iran's conservative factions, once seemingly stifled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Will Rouhani's presidency follow in the footsteps of the Mohammad Khatami era? HBS and the Stimson Center hosted a panel discussion on the shifting internal political dynamics in Iran. more»

Article

Ukraine: What the EU can do

- March 6, 2014 - Most important now is that the international community responds speedily and clearly to what amounts to a Russian occupation of the Crimea and the additional threat of Russian troops being stationed in Ukraine. Europe is in no way powerless in the face of Russian actions, as Ralf Fücks and Walter Kaufmann illustrate in a ten-point plan. Ralf Fücks, Walter Kaufmann more»

Radio Interview

CRI English Radio: G20 Panel Discussion

- March 6, 2014 - Nancy Alexander, HBS Program Director for Economic Governance, joins panel discussions regarding the latest developments for G20 on CRI English radio.
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article

The great revenge of the North? TTIP and the rest of the world

- March 3, 2014 -

TTIP is an initiative that aims to cement the dominance of the two largest economic powers in the world. Rainer Falk and Barbara Unmüßig consider a topic thus far left out of critical debate: TTIP’s implications for the “rest of the world,” particularly for developing and emerging economies.

Rainer Falk and Barbara Unmüßig more»

Policy Paper

Reexamining the United States’ shale gas success: Is Europe letting the fox in the henhouse?

- February 21, 2014 - Shale gas development continues to cause a heated debate on both sides of the Atlantic with the industry touting the increasing number of jobs within the sector, as well as lower CO2 emissions in comparison to coal and oil. Although both seem to be good news for US and EU policy makers and civil society, such arguments are often exaggerated and do not reflect less promising economic and environmental realities. Olga Buto more»

Policy Paper

Taking a Gender-Sensitive Approach in the Green Climate Fund to the next Level: Recommendations for the 6th GCF Board Meeting

- February 18, 2014 - When the Board of the Green Climate Fund meets in Bali, Indonesia from February 19-21, the GCF’s mandated “gender-sensitive approach” is finally full-fledged on the agenda – and no longer treated under “any other business”. This policy analysis by Elizabeth Eggert (UNDP) and Liane Schalatek looks at options to integrate gender considerations into the operational modalities up for discussion and decision in Bali.

Policy Paper

Myths and Facts: The German Switch from Nuclear to Renewables

- February 11, 2014 - As a reaction to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in March 2011, Germany decided to phase-out nuclear power by the year 2022. Three years later, we can see what the temporary effects have been and what the long-term effects are likely to be in the country's energy sector. Craig Morris more»

Report

Global Financial Governance and Impact Report 2013

- February 5, 2014 - This volume attempts to measure the quality of governance and the impact of the Group of 20 (G20), the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the IMF, World Bank, and Tax Rule-Making Bodies. In her article on G20 governance, Nancy Alexander (hbs) gave the body a “poor” rating for its lack of transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and participation and responsibility. New Rules for Global Finance more»

TTIP Series

Investor-state dispute settlement under TTIP - a risk for environmental regulation?

- February 5, 2014 - The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could include rules on investment protection, including so called investor- state dispute settlement (ISDS). Christiane Gerstetter and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf more»

G20-BRICS Update: The Fossil Fools Troika

- February 5, 2014 - The February 2014 "G20-BRICS Update" features articles on the Australian G20 Presidency by Senator Christine Milne and Alan Alexandroff; articles on the BRICS by Graciela Rodriguez and Oliver Stuenkel (Brazil) and Vitaliy Kartamyshev (Russia); and reviews of work by Jayati Ghosh and Observer Research Foundation (India). more»

Dossier

The Future of Arms Control

- January 28, 2014 - HBS Berlin held an international expert conference on the “Future of Arms Control,” jointly organized with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Studies (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg. Read publications of the conference proceedings. more»