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Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 to Joumana Seif

The Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 goes to the Syrian lawyer and women's and human rights activist Joumana Seif, who has spent the past decade in forced exile in Berlin.

Green hydrogen as a substitute to Russian gas – could Latin America be an energy partner to Europe?

Analysis

Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine means Europe has to look elsewhere to secure its energy supplies. Green hydrogen could be an important new fuel, and here Latin America has the potential to become the next energy partner to Europe.

By Rebecca Bertram

23rd Annual Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

Our 23rd Foreign Policy Conference focuses on the security challenges in Eastern Europe. What can be done to improve the security of the "twilight zone" between NATO and Russia? What are the regional and global implications of the war in Eastern Europe?

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Chances and limits of place-based environmental politics

Background

At least since the globalization debate in the early 1980s, it has always been about the contradiction between the local and the global. Ares Kalandides explains why it is time to rethink this approach and what opportunities and possibilities local initiatives offer today.

By Ares Kalandides

“HeForShe” UN Women Campaign Kabul Launch

Peace processes need a feminist vision!

Background

Much has been achieved at international level in the critical field of women, peace and security in recent years. Yet women are still woefully underrepresented in the Afghan peace process. The basic rights for which they fought so hard are at stake in the country’s internal negotiations with the Taliban.

By Anna Schwarz and Sarah Weiss

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Annual Report 2016

The annual report 2016 gives an overview about the activities of the Heinrich Böll Foundation inland and overseas. It deals with European policy, democracy, human rights, international power relations, the social and environmental transformation, art and culture to mention but a few.

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German Greens in Coalition Governments

The Alliance 90/The Greens Party has succeeded in taking over governmental responsibility in the majority of the 16 federal states. In this study the political scientist, Arne Jungjohann, has analysed Green government participation of previous years.

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Mexico: Economic Growth vs. Human Rights Crisis in the Shades of the United States under Trump

In the eyes of the international community, Mexico has remained active in promoting actions and agreements related to gender equality; the promotion of renewable energies; actions to combat climate change; and marine life. However, inside the country, there is a series of disagreements.

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