Future of Foreign Policy Is Feminist

Kristina Lunz is the co-founder and co-executive director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy. She has a master’s degree in Global Governance and Ethics from University College London and a master’s in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford. In February 2019 she was included in Forbes Magazine’s prestigious ‘30 under 30’ list for Europe.

• Preface to the 2023 edition 1.   Prologue: The personal is politicalMy feminist awakening; …and where it ledMargot Wallström: ‘Activism and diplomacy, that is, courage and patience, complement each other’ 2.   Why foreign policy must become feministThe beginnings of feminist foreign policy; Feminism for everybody; Less patriarchy, more security; Feminist security beyond the nation state; Conclusion: Why (feminist) foreign policy concerns us allToni Haastrup: ‘Home was never a place for me’ 3.   Diplomacy: It’s a man’s worldA rocky road; Female diplomacy in Germany; Making women visible; Oppression and violence – women’s lives past and present; Conclusion: diverse and efficientValerie Hudson: ‘What a long, strange trip it’s been’ 4.   Old white men in theoryMy personal sense of unease; The imperial brotherhood, or: Androcentrism is everywhere; Are humans essentially selfish?; International Relations: The revolution begins; Epistemicide – the destruction of knowledge; The postcolonial perspective; Conclusion: Old white men – a narrow outlookNina Bernarding: ‘Gendering is a way of structuring power’ 5.   The beginnings of feminist foreign policy1915: It all began in The Hague; The women’s resolution; Delegations with a mission; 1919: A continent rearranged; Women and peace talks; From 1920: The re-emergence of hope; Feminist international law; Conclusion: The shoulders of giantsChandra Mohanty: ‘My loyalty was never to an institution’ 6.   Feminist activism: UN Resolution 1325In the UN Security Council; The idea of a feminist Security Council; United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325; The example of Colombia; The example of NATO; The influence of feminist civil society on UN resolutions; Germany’s national action plan; Demanding the maximum and negotiating compromise; Conclusion: She who fights with monstersSanam Naraghi Anderlini: ‘Who fights for human rights? Women do’ 7.   The status quo of feminist foreign policySweden; Canada; France; Mexico; Spain; Germany; Other states with a feminist foreign policy agenda; Staying power: The Global Partners Network; Small steps; Conclusion: The will for transformationCynthia Enloe: ‘Where are the women?’ 8.   Attacks on women’s, LGBTQI* and human rightsNetworking; Power over Rights; The origins of anti-gender ideology; The old, the new and the allies; Defending the international patriarchal social order; The ‘Atlas of Civil Society’; The myth of gender ideology; Antifeminist strategies; What ‘protecting unborn life’ actually means; Conclusion: An unrelenting struggleJennifer Cassidy: ‘Old white men were teaching solely about old white men, and that made me furious’ 9.   Feminist global health policyCovid is a feminist issue; The human right to health; Health diplomacy; Colonial tendencies in questions of health; Global injustices: North versus South; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; Forgotten groups in health policy; Conclusion: For a feminist global health policyBeatrice Fihn: ‘It’s absurd that force and weapons are seen as guarantors of (inter)national security’ 10.  No climate justice without feminismLed by women; Climate protection: An intensely feminist issue; The climate crisis doesn’t affect everyone equally; Climate justice = human justice; Control over nature and women; The man-made climate crisis; Climate and security; Objections and attacks; Conclusion: Climate justice and feminism – now!J. Ann Tickner: ‘It doesn’t matter what the boys are doing; we’re doing much more interesting things anyway’ 11.  Making peace without weapons: Disarmament as a fundamental demand of feminismMy personal security flaw; The arms race spiral; Weapons kill women; Core objective: Demilitarization; Disarmament as a core feminist concern in history; A ‘no’ to the arms trade; A ‘no’ to nuclear weapons; A ‘no’ to killer robots; Conclusion: No security in patriarchyBonnie Jenkins: ‘It’s our job to question the status quo – again and again’ 12.  The future of foreign policy is feministHopeless: Afghanistan 2021; The CFFP manifesto; Peace and security; Demilitarization, disarmament and arms (export) control; Human rights and the rule of law; Climate justice; Development cooperation; Migration; Global health; Decolonizing foreign policy; Fighting antifeminist attacks on the human rights system; Participation and leadership; Collaboration and feminist civil society; Conclusion: Change and growthSamantha Power: ‘I want to create diplomatic progress’ 13.  Feminist foreign policy in times of war and conflictPutin’s war of aggression against Ukraine; The feminist revolution in Iran; Conclusion: short-term feminist interventions and long-term feminist transformation 14.  EpilogueMy personal history: CFFP instead of the UN; The triple whammy; Conclusion: From angst to agency; P.S.: Only the strong stay soft!Madeleine Rees: ‘I took off my velvet gloves a long time ago’ AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsNotesIndex

‘A bold vision for a sustainable future.’Margot Wallström, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden‘Kristina Lunz shows what a future foreign policy that focuses on human rights and human security could look like. A courageous vision that is well worth reading!’Düzen Tekkal, writer, filmmaker and human rights activist‘Kristina Lunz has produced a persuasive critique of the dominant paradigm of international relations. More importantly, she offers a compelling alternative vision “fit to purpose” for the twenty-first century, based on feminist principles and values, including respect for all life, justice, empathy and humility.’Stephen Heintz, President & CEO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund‘Kristina Lunz highlights the urgent need for feminist approaches in foreign policy to address the root causes of conflict and build sustainable peace.’Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian Human Rights Lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate 2022‘After reading this book you will look at the world differently.’Maja Göpel, economist and co-founder of Scientists for Future