Resolution 1325 in El Salvador: Shifts from Human to Militarized Security Published: 5 November 2025 Background El Salvador’s commitment to UN Resolution 1325 faces a crossroads: Past progress is now at risk as President Bukele’s growing militarization threatens women’s rights and equality, reviving echoes of the country’s war-torn past. Gloria Guzmán Orellana
How Civil Society Advances Women, Peace and Security in Cambodia Published: 4 November 2025 Analysis Amid rising tensions and mass displacement, Cambodia faces growing pressure to adopt a coordinated Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. This article examines the resilience of civil society organizations and ways to support effective WPS implementation. Suyheang Kry
Women, Peace and Security Sounds Hollow in the Arab World – Now It's Time for Real Change Published: 29 October 2025 Commentary Twenty-five years after its creation, the Women, Peace and Security agenda sounds hollow in the Arab World. Our author argues for radical action – to finally place women at the helm of the institutions that claim to champion them. Lina AbiRafeh
Reclaiming Peace and Security from Authoritarian “Peacemakers” Published: 22 September 2025 Analysis Populist authoritarians have recast themselves as champions of peace. Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, Robert Fico, and others argue that standing up to aggressors only prolongs conflict – they’re wrong. Dr. Robert Benson
As Gaza is devastated, so is international law Published: 29 July 2025 President's column The destruction of Gaza is not only a humanitarian catastrophe, but also a violation of international law. With the looming expulsion of Palestinians, the violence will only escalate further. Germany and the EU must finally leverage all the means at their disposal to stand up for human rights. Imme Scholz
Autonomous Weapon Systems, International Law and the Global Majority Published: 24 July 2025 Video Essay Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Law: What’s at stake for global security and governance? This discussion examines the legal and ethical challenges of Lethal Autonomous Weapons and their implications for the Global Majority.
A Human Security Imperative Should Guide Europe’s Policies for a Post-Conflict Syria Published: 8 July 2025 Capstone As Syria enters a fragile post-conflict phase, Europe must embrace a human-security-driven strategy that centers inclusive governance, economic recovery, and the rights of refugees. The stakes, for Syrians and for Europe, are too high to remain reactive. Nail Nizamoglu
Challenges to a Coherent Implementation of a Feminist Foreign Policy Published: 22 August 2023 Commentary Feminist Foreign Policy is about more than giving women power - creating the space for intersectional understandings of power imbalances is at its core. Sabrine Dao
Ways of seeing feminist foreign policy Published: 6 February 2023 Article Adopted largely by the West, FFP advocacy needs to address Global South dilemmas, contradictions, and tensions for adoption in non-West geographies. Dr. Tishya Khillare
Adrift, at Home and Abroad: What’s Driving Turkey’s Foreign Policy Toward Greece? Published: 16 December 2022 Snapshot Turkey is unlikely to de-escalate tensions with Greece any time soon, at least until after the elections. Merve Tahiroğlu
Immigration Politics: Refugees in Turkey and the 2023 Elections Published: 17 August 2022 Article In order for Turkey to overcome its refugee crisis, elites need to accept the country’s new reality, change their rhetoric, and devise integration policies that foster social harmony and protect Turkey’s new residents. Merve Tahiroğlu
Program Director – Foreign & Security Policy Published: 21 March 2022 Vacancy Announcement The Heinrich Böll Stiftung Washington, DC is welcoming applications for the position of Director for its Foreign and Security Policy Program.
Flashpoints in U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2021 Published: 1 February 2021 Study Turkey’s pursuit of strategic autonomy should be met with firm transactionalism by the Biden administration, and while this stance is unlikely to change President Erdoğan’s unilateral approach, it could help preserve certain institutional ties. Max Hoffman
No Women - No Peace: 20th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Published: 31 October 2020 Dossier On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted the Landmark Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. On its 20th anniversary, this dossier portrays women from 20 countries that make a difference in peace and security.
War in Syria: The horror of Idlib Published: 26 February 2020 Comment The recent escalation of violence in Idlib is also a result of the increasing tensions between Turkey and Russia. The victims are those in Idlib, caught up in a hopeless situation amid a huge spectrum of differing interests. Bente Scheller
1325AndBeyond - An International Essay Competition Published: 10 February 2020 In the run up to the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325 (2000)) Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC are launching the international graduate student essay competition 1325AndBeyond.
Trudeau’s Foreign Policy: Progressive Rhetoric, Conventional Policies Published: 25 September 2019 Analysis On October 21, Canada will head to the polls. Four years ago, Liberal Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister on the back of a cultivated progressive persona and commitments to match. Seen from Europe, Canada under Trudeau became a key partner in a global context characterised by a turn away from the rules-based international order. With Canada’s political future in the balance, Dominik Tolksdorf and Xandie Kuenning ask whether Trudeau’s record in government stands up to scrutiny and look to where Canada might be heading in the years to come. Dominik Tolksdorf , Xandie Kuenning
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Barred From Israel—But a Conflagration Is Coming Published: 16 September 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship The US has stopped funding Palestinian security. Will Europe step in to fill the gap? Neri Zilber
Trump Meets Putin at G-20 While Ukrainian Sailors Remain Jailed Published: 1 July 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship The U.S. president drew a red line when 24 Ukrainians were seized last year. Now his sit-down with the Russian president is back on. Amy Mackinnon
In Georgia’s Parliament, One Russian Too Many Published: 24 June 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship Following violent unrest, the speaker of the Georgian Parliament steps down after a Russian lawmaker sat in his chair. Amy Mackinnon