#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil. There are many open questions: can countries deliver the ambitious financing necessary? What will a COP without the US look like? How will the ICJ's decision on government climate obligations impact the debate? Read all our work here 👇 us.boell.org/en/cop30

Conversations on the human impacts of border technologies have to be reshaped - which is why the Heinrich Böll Foundation and @migrationtechmonitor.com are hosting a gathering on digitalized borders. Read more about it here 👇 us.boell.org/en/2025/11/0...

Just two more days left to apply!

#TransatlanticMediaFellow @jacobhwasserman.bsky.social asserman just published his reporting on memory culture in Germany today - and the different strains it's currently under. Read it here 👇

How can the Global Majority and marginalized communities shape + strengthen the international order? What tools + alliances exist + are needed to make a more democratic multilateral order? If these questions interest you, apply to our Global Dialogue position! 🔗 usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/86?s...

The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap at #COP30 promises $1.3T in climate finance by 2035. But will it deliver real equity & accountability—or become another shelved report? Read Associate Director Liane Schalatek’s deep dive. us.boell.org/en/2025/10/2...

If you are in Berlin, join @boell.de @boellus.bsky.social @bardcollege.bsky.social on Thursday, October 23 about "Reporting on the Far Right": calendar.boell.de/en/event/rep...

We’re hiring a Foreign & Security Policy Program Director! If you’re passionate about holistic human security, feminist & sustainable futures, and building a resilient transatlantic partnership, then make sure to apply by November 2. 🔗 usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/85?s...

NEW ARTICLE: Our Transatlantic Democracy program director, Katharina Obser, unpacks President Trump's attack on democratic cities. Read more here: us.boell.org/en/2025/10/1...

Our Associate Director Liane Schalatek co-authored this insightful piece with Lien Vandamme, Isatis Cintron-Rodriguez, Rajib Ghosal, Teo Ormond-Skeaping & Monica Iyer on the ICJ’s climate ruling and what it means for the Loss & Damage Fund. Read it here 👇 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/03/t...

In a world where tech is a tool of geopolitical coercion, Europe and Canada have a chance to lead. Our colleagues Teresa Eder and Drew Mitnick explore how a shared digital strategy could serve as a firewall against U.S. tech coercion. Check it out 👉 perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-euro

calendar.boell.de/en/event/us-... NEXT THURSDAY at 11 AM EST: Join us for a discussion on the current state of the US #energytransition and how it can still be advanced despite the dismantling of key subsidy programs by the Trump administration.

The #transatlantic alliance is at a crossroads, and 🇩🇪 must navigate challenges: de-risking and rebuilding. We are inviting experts to explore a number of important topics, from civil society exchanges to issues related to defense acquisition. Apply by Sep 1! usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/81?s...

Journalists based in Canada and the United States can apply for the 2025 Climate Disinformation Media Fellowships ➡️By @boellus.bsky.social 💰 Research fellowship stipend of $2,000 📅Deadline: 9 September us.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...

Are you a young researcher, activist, or artist (18–30) in 🇺🇸 or 🇨🇦, working on Europe, democracy, or green/progressive politics? Then apply to join the Congress of Young Europeans in Albania this October - it's a space for bold reflection, critical dialogue, and creative experimentation.

Call for applications to journalists residing in the USA or Canada who want to work on #climate #disinformation: This research stipend might be for you. Please share! And apply. CC @boellus.bsky.social and @boelleu.bsky.social

Want to combat climate denialism with facts? Is someone fighting disinformation effectively but no ones knows? Have a specific climate obstruction story you want to tell? Then make sure to apply for a #ClimateDisinformation Media Fellowship! Applications are due by Sept 9. 🌎

Associate Director Liane Schalatek wrote a quick assessment of the landmark #ClimateJustice decision from the ICJ. In short: states have a responsibility to fight #ClimateChange, even without being signatories of the #ParisAgreement. Read her full analysis here 👇

THURSDAY: Join us and @annalenhart.bsky.social for a discussion about the how Europe can - and needs to - respond to the new alliance of America's tech oligarchs with the America First movement. From global impacts to what common digital ground is left, we'll cover a lot! Register today ⬇️

Excited to announce this year's cohort for our Grow the Future @boellus.bsky.social study tour to Canada in October. We have assembled an excellent group of researchers, policy advisors, campaigners and advocates working at the intersection of tech & democracy. Check out their profiles:

Green business can drive diplomacy where politics stalls. The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be the stage to realign 🇺🇸-🇪🇺 climate cooperation through transatlantic green networks, innovation hubs, and sustainable sports partnerships. #ClimateDiplomacy us.boell.org/en/2025/07/1...

ANNOUNCING OUR 2025 GROW THE FUTURE PARTICIPANTS! This year, Grow the Future is bringing an interdisciplinary group of political campaigners, activists, researchers, and policymakers to Canada to explore how we can improve the digital ecosystem to empower humans and protect rights.

The next digital frontier: Europe must decide how to respond to America’s “Tech Right.” Understand the risks to democracy so we can shape a stronger, fairer digital future together. 🌍📢 Register now for our event in one week with @annalenhart.bsky.social! 👇 calendar.boell.de/en/event/ris...

Applications are due THIS Sunday, so make sure to apply asap!

Are you seeing what #USAID cuts mean on the ground? We want to amplify your voice. 🌍 “Voices from the Ground – Rethinking #Development Beyond US Aid” invites community‑rooted perspectives. Apply by July 20. Learn more about the process and how to apply here 👉 usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/78?s...

We @boellus.bsky.social analyze the most devastating and consequential parts of the budget reconciliation bill passed last week. If you need a primer, please check out: us.boell.org/en/2025/07/0...

Trump’s new budget expands immigration enforcement to historic levels, slashes taxes for the ultrawealthy, and increases military spending. It also deeply cuts or ends climate and welfare funding. It reflects a sharp realignment of US domestic priorities. Our team breaks it down. Full analysis👇

The Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage must ensure direct access for local actors because it is a strategic necessity. Ensuring local leadership, different community access modalities, and a minimum floor for community access are vital to realizing effective responses but also #ClimateJustice.

For #WorldPride, we hosted drag artists from southern Africa - and interviewed Omar van Reenen, the Co-Founder of Namibia Equal Rights Movement. Despite international headwinds, drag nights in hostile environments are "acts of survival and spaces of collective healing." Read the full interview 👇

The US once led the world in welcoming refugees. But on this #WorldRefugeeDay, the US stands at a crossroads: punitive policies, detention, and deportations threaten to change the system. And attacks on immigration are now undermining the rule of law. Will America remain a nation of immigrants?

Last day to apply to our upcoming study tour "Alliances against tech authoritarianism" @boell.de @boellus.bsky.social @boelleu.bsky.social Find all the information here: us.boell.org/en/grow-futu...

It's the LAST DAY to apply for #GrowTheFuture 2025! Get your application in now if you want to see how 🇨🇦 is working to create more resilient digital ecosystems, where to align digital policy, and how grassroots orgs are fighting for more just online spaces. usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/77?s...

Excited to join this conversation tomorrow on transatlantic interdependence, economic security, and coercion. From trade wars to sanctions, lets discuss!

THIS WEDNESDAY: join @tcobserver12.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social for a discussion on US-EU interdependence—and how it is playing a key role in the #Transatlantic relationship under Trump. How will he use interdependence moving forward? And how can the EU insulate itself—and push back?

Anti-trans legislation and organizing in 🇺🇸 - with global repercussions, including in 🇪🇺 - hurts everyone. It chips away at basic civil liberties. But World Pride in Washington, DC made it clear: protecting trans people means protecting everyone. Read more👇 us.boell.org/en/2025/06/1...

Applications for #GrowTheFuture 2025 are due in one week! If you're one of Europe's next-gen digital democracy leaders, make sure you're considered for this study tour to Canada this October to explore tech policy, disinfo, and democratic resilience. ⬇️ usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/77?s...

Climate & Environmental Policy Program Director Brendan O'Donnell was quoted in CORRECTIV today - explaining the “climate of fear” in the US, where financial pressure is being used to force firms onto a Trump‑aligned, anti-climate path. German speakers read here 👇 correctiv.org/aktuelles/kl...

#TransatlanticMediaFellow Alexandra Karppi just published some of her interviews from her travel - about Romanian democracy, digital interference, and the public's response. Give her reporting a listen and subscribe to hear the other episodes we supported! talkeasterneurope.eu/episodes/epi...

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay - a yearly reminder to protect our environment.

Next week, @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social will be in Washington, D.C., for #WorldPride. We look forward to meeting our friends from @boellus.bsky.social and many others.

DC is hosting #WorldPride this year, and we are incredibly excited about the amazing events happening across town! Here's four things to check out - to show your #pride or be an ally, and to stand against hate - here and everywhere.

How can 🇨🇦 and 🇪🇺 align to address technology's challenge to democracy? how can we fight back against the big tech oligarchy and foreign actors undermining civic discourse? How can democracy defend itself? Apply to Grow the Future and answer these questions👇 🔗 usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/77?s...

Honored to have been named a Transatlantic Media Fellow for Democracy by @boellus.bsky.social. Today’s my birthday too, so as a gift to me, please reach out if you’re in Berlin or neighboring states and would like to talk about memory culture/Jewish life/the far-right!

Big news! 🎉 We've selected the 2025 Transatlantic Media Fellows! Get to know the storytellers leading vital conversations on climate, democracy, and more. This cohort will report on topics from AI threats to youth and indigenous ecovillages to the transatlantic network attacking reproductive rights

30 years after Beijing, real #IntersectionalFeminism means centering diverse voices, upholding human rights, and driving feminist foreign policy—everywhere. Our #Feminist #Foreign and #Development Policy fellows reflected on the CSW. Read their declaration and call to action ⬇️

As Poland approaches a pivotal presidential election on Sunday, the future of democratic reform—and Warsaw’s role in the transatlantic alliance—hangs in the balance. Warsaw Head of Office @joannastolarek.bsky.social explains the situation and what it means for Europe 👇

We're accepting applications for #GrowTheFuture 2025 - Alliance Against Tech Authoritarianism! If you're based in 🇩🇪 or 🇪🇺 and work to create better digital ecosystems that protect our rights, you might want to join our study tour to Canada this fall! Learn more and apply by June 20 👇

The Trump admin sidelined human rights in favor of arms deals and diplomacy with Saudi Arabia, all while ignoring repression, detentions, and even US citizens caught in travel bans. A new @mideastdc.org brief explains the situation as Trump travels to Saudi Arabia.

Germany's new CDU-SPD coalition is deprioritizing climate protection, marking a stark shift in energy policy. What does this mean for the Energiewende—and for Europe’s climate ambitions? Paul Hockenos explains what the new coalition agreement means for fighting #ClimateChange.

Join global experts on April 23 at 11:30 AM ET for a critical panel: Kicking the Can Down the Road or Meeting the Challenge? We'll look into sovereign debt crises and sustainable solutions amid global shocks. Register now - there's limited in-person space! calendar.boell.de/en/event/kic...