The Anthropic-Pentagon dispute wasn't just a US story. It exposed something Europe hasn't wanted to confront: the EU AI Act quietly exempts military use entirely. As European defense budgets grow and US AI embeds deeper into them, that gap is becoming harder to ignore.
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Our participants cover a wide spectrum of people, from activists to students and policy researchers. We'll highlight each of them individually in the coming days!
In 2026, #GrowTheFuture is taking 9 people to AZ and CA to discuss data centers. These huge investments come with huge costs, and local groups are working tirelessly to bring in questions of social and environmental justice.
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We're extending our application period for Global Dialogue #TransatlanticMediaFellowship! Get your application in by Friday, April 17th if you'd like to be considered for one. All information and application requirements are available here. 👇
In this new study, Leonard A. Schütte injects clarity into the debate by analysing the history of European pillar of NATO, comparing it to rival concepts, offerings recommendations how it can be realized, and debating on whether 🇪🇺 should plan for less or no America.
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Applications close today!
Do want to report bold stories like this? Then apply to our Transatlantic Media Fellowship! ⛵🌍
Applications are due TODAY by midnight eastern time!
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What if the future of shipping looks a bit like the past? 2025 Transatlantic Media Fellow @mmcavanagh.bsky.social reported on the world’s largest sailing cargo ship last year - and how it aims to cut emissions in one of the dirtiest global industries. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Want to dig into stories like this? Then apply to our Transatlantic Media Fellowship by Friday, March 13! 📰🌐
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How do Big Tech platforms shape access to abortion information online? Julia Belzig's investigation - supported by a Transatlantic Media Fellowship in 2025 - explores growing censorship of reproductive health content and its global ripple effects. taz.de/Zensur-von-A...
Applications are due in 6 days - if you want to learn how people are organizing around data centers, environmental justice, and power consumption, make sure to apply before the deadline!
Greece is rapidly phasing out coal, but what happens to the communities left behind? This powerful story explores the human side of the clean-energy transition in Western Macedonia - and was funded by a Transatlantic Media Fellowship. 🌍✍️
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Last year, we published multiple retrospectives on 25 years of UNSC Resolution 1325 that provide insight into global experiences advancing WPS. They remain important for building a better future today. us.boell.org/en/25th-anni...
This International Women's Day, we think feminist foreign policy is more relevant and pressing than ever. For a great introduction, check out our video on how feminist approaches to international relations can create a better world. youtu.be/SC1u0ok8Aj4?...
Do you want to report on the ecology of AI? The future of NATO? Anticolonial environmental futures? How local actors are protecting democracy? Then apply for a Transatlantic Media Fellowship today - applications close in just 7 days!
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AI data centers are draining water, straining grids, and displacing communities. But people are fighting back. Join Grow the Future 2026 to meet those on the frontlines in AZ & CA. Learn more and apply by Monday, March 16!
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We are accepting applications for the 2026 #TransatlanticMediaFellowship cohort! Cover feminist foreign policy, digital rights, environmental justice & more. Regional journalists, freelancers, and early career reporters: we want to read your pitch! Apply by March 13 at the link in the replies.
Europe must respond to Trump's attack on Venezuela by:
- Supporting a real democratic transition
- Realigning and reinforcing relations in Latin America and the Carribean
- Expanding the EU's scope for action.
read the latest from our Presidents Imme Scholz + @janalbrecht.bsky.social 👇
Dr. Timothy Wright proposed 12 concrete policy recommendations for democratic actors in Germany to ensure that US-German exchange programs strengthen transatlantic people-to-people relations based on shared democratic values
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Dr. Dominik Tolksdorf laid out a plan for defense procurement in Germany and Europe that maintains NATO resilience while reducing external reliance.
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We're proud to have helped make this report happen - and we think it's more vital than ever! We also published two more reports just last week looking at how to strengthen Europe and the transatlantic relationship. Check them out 👇
In 2 weeks, we're showcasing work by people experiencing forced migration at Dupont Underground. The 1000 Dreams exhibit is an attempt to let refugees tell their own stories - while giving them sustainable, long term skills.
Register for the reception on Dec 9 👇
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Check out @mmcavanagh.bsky.social's brilliant story about the future of shipping! #TransatlanticMediaFellowship
We've got so much more reporting too - from special Portuguese editions of some Climate Finance Fundamentals to the Brazilian Amazon Atlas - so check out our dossier. It's a one stop shop to understand international climate negotiations and COP30.
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One important piece of COP30: the climate finance roadmap started at COP29. Will governments agree to appropriate funding that matches the scale of the problem, or will they ignore their newfound legal obligations?
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Importantly, COP30 comes after the landmark ICJ decision that emission targets are no longer voluntary. States now have legally binding climate obligations to prevent climate harm. Climate obligations flow from general principles of international law.
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COP30 is taking place under pressure: from US withdrawal to demands for deep reforms to make the UNFCCC more just. But hopes are also high, as this COP should welcome more civil society participation and engagement - and Brazil has focused on implementation.
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#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil. There are many open questions: can countries deliver the ambitious financing necessary? What will a COP without the US look like? How will the ICJ's decision on government climate obligations impact the debate?
Read all our work here 👇
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