AT THE CENTRE: Afghan Women Experts’ Policy Demands
For the last 18 months, CFFP has been guided by and working with a steering committee of Afghan women experts and human rights activists, with the goal of ensuring that their expertise, recommendations, and perspectives are placed at the centre of international and national policies. This has culminated in a list of demands as published…
read moreA Feminist Take on Nuclear Weapons in Germany – CFFP x ICAN
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the discussion around nuclear weapons has reached a new high. At the same time, more and more states are open to a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) - but what does that mean in terms of nuclear policy? And what is the stance on US nuclear weapons on German ground…
read moreBriefing: Germany on the Security Council: Recommendations for a Feminist Foreign and Security Policy
Together Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and CFFP Germany have developed 10 recommendations for a feminist and human security-based foreign policy for Germany’s upcoming term on the United Nations Security Council beginning in January 2019. These recommendations are the result of a workshop with 25 experts from a wide range of NGOs, ministries, and…
read moreBriefing: The ‘Women, Peace, and Security’ Agenda: Implementation Matters
17 German NGOs published this policy brief ahead of the Third National Action Plans on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security.
read moreBriefing: Why the International Arms Trade is a Feminist Issue – and What Germany Can Do About It
By explicitly referencing the Arms Trade Treaty, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda re-confirms its link with the arms (export) control and disarmament agenda. However, Germany’s increasing commitment to strengthen the WPS agenda is not complemented by changes in arms control and disarmament policies. This briefing explores this tension and offers recommendations for what…
read moreHow the Next German Government Can Support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
On January 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. The legally-binding, multilateral treaty prohibits the development, production, possession, stockpiling, testing, and use of nuclear weapons under international law, thus closing an important legal gap (Immenkamp, 2021). Currently, there are 86 signatories and 55 state parties. Unsurprisingly, none of…
read moreExporting Violence and Inequality Report
What is the link between gender-based violence and German arms exports? In this study, commissioned by
read moreHow Militarised is Germany’s Foreign Policy?
Internationally, Germany enjoys a reputation of military restraint. This policy brief argues that this reputation is increasingly detached from reality. By providing an analysis of Germany’s foreign and security policy priorities, decision-making processes, and multilateral engagement from a feminist perspective, this policy brief identifies entrenched militarisation in Germany’s foreign and security policy. Ultimately, the briefing…
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