In its Guidelines “Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy” launched in March 2023, the German Federal Foreign Office committed to support efforts recognising and compensating victims of nuclear testing. With these guidelines, Germany joined an ever-growing circle of governments who are committed to centre feminist perspective within foreign and security policy. As described within the guidelines, the concept of Feminist Foreign Policy strives for (nuclear) disarmament, and by shifting the focus from state security to the security of the most marginalised communities…read more

Germany has a reputation of military restraint Feminist and peace-building civil society, despite criticism of the deeply entrenched militarisation of German foreign policy. CFFP partnered with the German section of WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) and received support from the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation to analyse how militarisation is entrenched within German foreign policy and how this contributes to social injustices, conflict, and war.read more

As a feminist organisation, CFFP prioritises (nuclear) disarmament. In September 2021, CFFP collaborated with ICAN to publish the policy brief “How the Next German Government Can Support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” Despite not being a signatory, the brief explored ways Germany could back the TPNW. CFFP engaged with members of Greens, CDU/CSU, FDP, SPD, and the Left, including youth organisations, to pressure political actors. On December 7, 2021, the new German government signed a coalition deal,…read more

In 2014, the UN adopted the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), recognising the link between gender-based violence and the arms trade. This led to advocacy by organizations like WILPF, IANSA, and the Global Arms Coalition. Despite progress, governments still question the connection. The project, focusing on the Practical Implementation of Art. 6 & 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty, with the Stimson Center and the German Federal Foreign Office, aimed to help Central and Eastern European countries implement key ATT parts…read more