Foreign & Security Policy

Revolutions among the Southern Neighbors

The people of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, and also in other countries such as Yemen, Bahrain and Algeria are revolting against encrusted structures. Which direction the movement will take is still open, but one thing has become clear during the last few weeks: Neither the EU nor the EU Member States can claim that the current transition process in Tunisia or Egypt is a direct result of the European democratization policy.

Europe’s New Divide

The European Union ushers in the new year amid the ruins of its foreign policy with regard to Eastern Europe. If the EU wants to be a strategic actor in Eastern Europe, it will have to offer credible accession perspectives to all countries wishing to be a part of democratic Europe.

Jasmine Hope

The Jasmine Revolution has prevailed, and the dictator has fled. The Tunisian people have outlined a new page in their history and the history of the Arab world during this first half of 2011.

Tribal Jurisdiction and Agreements - Foreign & Security Policy

The Heinrich Boell Foundation Afghanistan published three policy briefs on current affairs in Afghanistan with an emphasis on the problematic relations between the government, tribes and the international military; on a tribal engagement strategy to ensure stability; and on the role of the international security forces in the country.

In the Wake of the Crisis - Foreign & Security Policy

On December 1, the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe and the Heinrich Böll Foundation of North America gathered some 30 economists, experts and analysts from both sides of the Atlantic for a closed-door workshop on the challenges confronting Europe and America in the wake of the global economic crisis.

Emerging Powers and the Middle East

One of the most important focal points of overlapping and competing interests of both established and emerging powers is the Middle East. This publication attempts to look at the effects of the global shift of power on the Middle East to explore the prospects of the region to become a partner in an emerging multi-polar system, rather than a stomping ground or even a battlefield for the interest and the prestige of others.