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Preface to the 2023 edition<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 1.   Prologue: The personal is political<br /> My feminist awakening; …and where it led<br /> Margot Wallström: ‘Activism and diplomacy, that is, courage and patience, complement each other’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 2.   Why foreign policy must become feminist<br /> The 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 all<br /> Toni Haastrup: ‘Home was never a place for me’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 3.   Diplomacy: It’s a man’s world<br /> A rocky road; Female diplomacy in Germany; Making women visible; Oppression and violence – women’s lives past and present; Conclusion: diverse and efficient<br /> Valerie Hudson: ‘What a long, strange trip it’s been’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 4.   Old white men in theory<br /> My 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 outlook<br /> Nina Bernarding: ‘Gendering is a way of structuring power’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 5.   The beginnings of feminist foreign policy<br /> 1915: 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 giants<br /> Chandra Mohanty: ‘My loyalty was never to an institution’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 6.   Feminist activism: UN Resolution 1325<br /> In 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 monsters<br /> Sanam Naraghi Anderlini: ‘Who fights for human rights? Women do’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 7.   The status quo of feminist foreign policy<br /> Sweden; 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 transformation<br /> Cynthia Enloe: ‘Where are the women?’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 8.   Attacks on women’s, LGBTQI* and human rights<br /> Networking; 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 struggle<br /> Jennifer Cassidy: ‘Old white men were teaching solely about old white men, and that made me furious’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 9.   Feminist global health policy<br /> Covid 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 policy<br /> Beatrice Fihn: ‘It’s absurd that force and weapons are seen as guarantors of (inter)national security’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 10.  No climate justice without feminism<br /> Led 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!<br /> J. Ann Tickner: ‘It doesn’t matter what the boys are doing; we’re doing much more interesting things anyway’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 11.  Making peace without weapons: Disarmament as a fundamental demand of feminism<br /> My 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 patriarchy<br /> Bonnie Jenkins: ‘It’s our job to question the status quo – again and again’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 12.  The future of foreign policy is feminist<br /> Hopeless: 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 growth<br /> Samantha Power: ‘I want to create diplomatic progress’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 13.  Feminist foreign policy in times of war and conflict<br /> Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine; The feminist revolution in Iran; Conclusion: short-term feminist interventions and long-term feminist transformation<br /><br /><br /> <br /> 14.  Epilogue<br /> My personal history: CFFP instead of the UN; The triple whammy; Conclusion: From angst to agency; P.S.: Only the strong stay soft!<br /> Madeleine Rees: ‘I took off my velvet gloves a long time ago’<br /><br /><br /> <br /> Acknowledgements<br /><br /> Abbreviations<br /><br /> Notes<br /><br /> Index

<p>‘A bold vision for a sustainable future.’<br /><b>Margot Wallström, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden</b><br /><br />‘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!’<br /><b>Düzen Tekkal, writer, filmmaker and human rights activist</b><br /><br />‘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.’<br /><b>Stephen Heintz, President & CEO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund</b><br /><br />‘Kristina Lunz highlights the urgent need for feminist approaches in foreign policy to address the root causes of conflict and build sustainable peace.’<br /><b>Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian Human Rights Lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate 2022</b><br /><br />‘After reading this book you will look at the world differently.’<br /><b>Maja Göpel, economist and co-founder of Scientists for Future</b></p>

<p><b>Kristina Lunz</b> 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 <i>Forbes Magazine</i>’s prestigious ‘30 under 30’ list for Europe.</p>

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