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BKHS Perspectives #04_2022

From Crisis Manager to Agenda Setter: Policy Recommendations for the G7 from the Next Generation of Leaders

Topics:InternationalJusticeBlickwinkel
Authors:Julia StrasheimMerle StrunkElisabeth Winter

Autor*innen: Lok Hang Abraham Chan, Corrado Chirico, Amber Crossen, Dorothée Falkenberg, Florine Hénault, Anna Jacob, Morris Ben Reinmüller, Merle Strunk, Olena Taran, Rachel Tausendfreund, Julia Strasheim, Elisabeth Winter, Jonathan Ziener

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The first issue of our English-language publication BKHS Perspectives collates six policy briefs with recommendations to transform the G7 from crisis manager to agenda setter in the fields of climate justice, gender mainstreaming, digital democracy, international cooperation, media performance and peace and security.

Holding the G7 presidency in 2022, Germany has a particular opportunity to set the direction for the G7 along its motto “progress towards an equitable world”. To achieve this goal, international exchange, the involvement of civil society and fresh ideas are key. We therefore invited eight young people from the G7 countries and Ukraine as a guest country to Helmut Schmidt’s home for the BKHS NextGen7 Summit. In a foresight exercise, we identified concrete policy goals for 2029 – the year when Germany will next hold the G7 presidency – and developed tangible policy recommendations for achieving these goals. Together with renowned think tank experts we refined the ideas even further.

Author: Dr. Julia Strasheim

Dr Julia Strasheim is Head of International Affairs at the Berlin Police Headquarters. Until May 2024, she was Deputy Managing Director of our foundation and held the position of Programme Director for Europe and International Politics at the BKHS. She is also an associate researcher at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and regularly lectures in the field of peace and conflict research. Her work focuses on peacebuilding, peace negotiations and the transformation of post-war societies in Europe and Asia.

Author: Merle Strunk, M.A.

Education and Knowledge Transfer Officer

Merle Strunk, M.A., is a historian with a focus on knowledge transfer in museums. She has been involved in exhibition and publication projects at various institutions, including the Museum of Work. As a history educator, she is engaged in building bridges between historical events and the present at the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung. In addition, she works on issues of visual and public history.

Author: Dr. Elisabeth Winter

Programme director „Global Markets and Social Justice“

In addition to her work as programme director at the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung, Elisabeth Winter regularly lectures at the Freie Universität Berlin. As a political economist, she focuses on foreign economic policy and the reorganisation of the world economic system, transatlantic relations and the urgent challenges of social inequality.