The invasion of Ukraine has caused immense human suffering. Until November 20th, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 16,784 civilian casualties in the country. In the same month, UNHCR announced that the number of displaced people as a result of the invasion arrived at 14 million. Other several million […]
An estimated 20 US nuclear warheads remain at Büchel Air base in Germany. Hopes have been high among feminist civil society that with the new government’s committment to a Feminist Foreign Policy, and with a Green feminist minister, whose party has a long history in advocating for Global Zero, Germany would drive international nuclear disarmament […]
Borders are an integral part of our daily lives. As a social construct, they are randomly drawn or clearly defined, have historical or cultural backgrounds, and result from international treaties or political negotiations. Borders separate states, cities and people, but they are also crossed by humans, goods, objects, ideas and practices. In recent years, a […]
Access and meaningful participation, diversity and transformation: Feminist development and feminist foreign policy draw attention to existing inequalities and they envision change in power structures, gender norms and opportunities. In many societies, however, violent conflicts exacerbate existing discrimination – and after hostilities end, legacies of violence continue to shape people's lives in gender-specific ways. Addressing […]
2022 has been a year of perpetual crisis in relations between Kosovo and Serbia, culminating in barricades and mass resignations by Kosovo Serbs in the north from Kosovo institutions. Whilst the EU and US believe there is an important window of opportunity to finalise an agreement on the normalisation of relations, recent tensions have undermined […]
History has shown that the road to inhuman and atrocious acts is long and full of hatred. The earlier the process is stopped the better is the chance to prevent tragedies. Identity-based polarization, divide and rise of hatred are familiar phenomena that undermine cohesion of societies and collaboration of nations, and lead to atrocities in […]
On 1 February 2023, Crisis Group will launch its EU Watch List 2023, the yearly publication identifying ten countries and regions at risk of conflict or escalation of violence, where a stronger engagement and early action driven or supported by the EU and its member states could help generate stronger prospects for peace and stability. […]
More than 50 international mediation experts, government officials and conflict actors are in Mexico this week to explore how to support and advance peace initiatives in the region. The first Oslo Forum retreat on Latin America and the Caribbean, the two-day gathering offers a discreet and informal setting for key regional actors to discuss current […]
Security discourses have traditionally been linked to the defence of the integrity and political stability of states. However, in recent decades, critical approaches have located the roots of insecurity in other issues – the unequal distribution of resources, discrimination based on sex or race, climate change, etc. Moreover, the traditional understandings of the discipline are […]
In partnership with ICAN and DGAP, CFFP's Munich Security Conference Side Event will be hosted at the BMW Pavillon on Sunday 19th February, from 7.30 to 9 am. In his speech on February 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his war in Ukraine by citing the West's attempt to undermine Russia's "traditional values". This justification […]