In this new study, Leonard A. Schütte injects clarity into the debate by analysing the history of European pillar of NATO, comparing it to rival concepts, offerings recommendations how it can be realized, and debating on whether 🇪🇺 should plan for less or no America. us.boell.org/en/2026/03/1...

Applications close today!

What if the future of shipping looks a bit like the past? 2025 Transatlantic Media Fellow @mmcavanagh.bsky.social reported on the world’s largest sailing cargo ship last year - and how it aims to cut emissions in one of the dirtiest global industries. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How do Big Tech platforms shape access to abortion information online? Julia Belzig's investigation - supported by a Transatlantic Media Fellowship in 2025 - explores growing censorship of reproductive health content and its global ripple effects. taz.de/Zensur-von-A...

Applications are due in 6 days - if you want to learn how people are organizing around data centers, environmental justice, and power consumption, make sure to apply before the deadline!

Greece is rapidly phasing out coal, but what happens to the communities left behind? This powerful story explores the human side of the clean-energy transition in Western Macedonia - and was funded by a Transatlantic Media Fellowship. 🌍✍️ www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...

This International Women's Day, we think feminist foreign policy is more relevant and pressing than ever. For a great introduction, check out our video on how feminist approaches to international relations can create a better world. youtu.be/SC1u0ok8Aj4?...

Do you want to report on the ecology of AI? The future of NATO? Anticolonial environmental futures? How local actors are protecting democracy? Then apply for a Transatlantic Media Fellowship today - applications close in just 7 days! usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/87?s...

AI data centers are draining water, straining grids, and displacing communities. But people are fighting back. Join Grow the Future 2026 to meet those on the frontlines in AZ & CA. Learn more and apply by Monday, March 16! usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/88?s...

We are accepting applications for the 2026 #TransatlanticMediaFellowship cohort! Cover feminist foreign policy, digital rights, environmental justice & more. Regional journalists, freelancers, and early career reporters: we want to read your pitch! Apply by March 13 at the link in the replies.

Europe must respond to Trump's attack on Venezuela by: - Supporting a real democratic transition - Realigning and reinforcing relations in Latin America and the Carribean - Expanding the EU's scope for action. read the latest from our Presidents Imme Scholz + @janalbrecht.bsky.social 👇

We're proud to have helped make this report happen - and we think it's more vital than ever! We also published two more reports just last week looking at how to strengthen Europe and the transatlantic relationship. Check them out 👇

In 2 weeks, we're showcasing work by people experiencing forced migration at Dupont Underground. The 1000 Dreams exhibit is an attempt to let refugees tell their own stories - while giving them sustainable, long term skills. Register for the reception on Dec 9 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/1000-dream...

Check out @mmcavanagh.bsky.social's brilliant story about the future of shipping! #TransatlanticMediaFellowship

#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...