16.06.2025
by Lara Franken and Lena Wittenfeld
As the last few weeks have shown, Germany will suffer the same fate as Sweden – the abolition of a feminist approach to foreign policy. What can Germany learn and take away from the Swedish case? Will feminist foreign policy (FFP) disappear completely if it no longer exists in name? And how can its resilience – understood as its ability to withstand changes of government, anti-democratic forces and other antagonistic forces – be strengthened?
To answer these questions, Lara Franken and Lena Wittenfeld analyse Sweden’s experience with the abolition of FFP, and draw parallels to the current political developments in Germany. The authors then outline strategies and instruments to strengthen FFP’s resilience.