Areas of Expertise

  • Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
  • Feminist approaches to foreign and security policy
  • Human security
  • German and European foreign policy

Short Bio

Leonie Stamm has been a research fellow in DGAP’s Europe Center since 2021. She works on topics related to gender and feminist approaches to foreign and security policy. She also heads the study groups “Strategic Issues,” “European Policy,” and – in cooperation – “Global Challenges.” These groups bring members of the German Bundestag together with high-ranking representatives from ministries and experts in a confidential setting to facilitate debate on strategic issues related to German and European positions and to develop concrete options for action.

Previously, Stamm worked at the Körber Foundation in the department of international affairs where she was involved in the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum and the Körber Policy Game. She was also part of the Körber Strategic Stability Initiative where she worked on new ideas and approaches to the topics of strategic stability and the future of arms control.

During her master’s program at the European University Viadrina, Stamm focused on German and European foreign and security policy, and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, in particular its implementation in Lebanon. She completed her bachelor’s degree in comparative studies in culture and religions and Middle Eastern studies in Marburg. Previous activities led her to the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe, the Expert Council on Integration and Migration, and the Cairo office of the German Academic Exchange Service.

Languages

German, English, French

 

[Last updated: November 2025]

Contributions

What Feminist Foreign Policy Alliances Should Deliver in Times of Crisis

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Rather than congratulating themselves for simply adopting a feminist foreign policy, countries should focus on how it can serve as a practical tool for responding to crises and addressing threats to human security—such as the current war in Gaza.

Author/s
Leonie Stamm
IPQ
Feminist Foreign Policy and Beyond
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How Feminist Foreign Policy Can Help Overcome Outdated Dichotomies

Germany has a long—and flawed—history of debating whether values or interests should take precedence in foreign policy decision-making. Feminist foreign policy could provide an impetus to leave this behind.

Author/s
Leonie Stamm
IPQ
Feminist Foreign Policy and Beyond
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Iran Is no Litmus Test for Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy

When it comes to the protests in Iran, critics ask: Where is Germany’s bold new foreign policy? They are misguided, while Berlin, in its response, seems to have forgotten three of its own principles.

Author/s
Roderick Parkes
Dana Schirwon
Leonie Stamm
IPQ
Feminist Foreign Policy and Beyond
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We Need to Talk: Communicating Feminist Foreign Policy

Six out of 10 Germans have never heard of the term “feminist foreign policy” or don't know what it means. Therefore, the concept must be communicated in a way that is understandable to a broader public.

Author/s
Julia Ganter
Leonie Stamm
IPQ
Feminist Foreign Policy and Beyond
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