For the first time in Germany's history, the coalition government has enshrined a feminist foreign policy - Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) - in its coalition agreement. As part of their research, DGAP experts analyze the implementation of Feminist Foreign Policy with sound analyses and develop solution-oriented options for action.
Germany has a long—and flawed—history of debating whether values or interests should take precedence in foreign policy decision-making. Feminist foreign policy could provide an impetus to leave this behind.
When it comes to the protests in Iran, critics ask: Where is Germany’s bold new foreign policy? They are misguided, while Berlin, in its response, seems to have forgotten three of its own principles.
Sechs von zehn Deutschen haben den Begriff „Feministische Außenpolitik“ noch nie gehört oder wissen nicht, was er bedeutet. Das zeigt: Damit das Konzept zu einer integralen außenpolitischen Arbeitsweise wird und nicht zu einem weiteren Buzzword ohne politische Folgen verkommt, ist adressatenspezifische Kommunikation von größter Wichtigkeit.
