THE DIPLOMAT'S CABINET PODCAST | THE GENDER DIPLOMAT

In the aftermath of the 2025 federal elections, Germany’s new coalition government, formed by the CDU/CSU (conservatives) and SPD (social democrats), published its coalition agreement — and with it, the quiet disappearance of feminist foreign policy from the national agenda. But what does this omission really signal? A full retreat, a silent shift, or a political rebranding?

In this episode, we speak with Leonie Stamm, research fellow and gender, peace & security expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), to unpack why the "F word" may have been dropped from the coalition agreement, what this means for individual ministries holding feminist strategies — especially international development – and the fragility of equality agendas in times of war and militarisation.

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