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Sonja Schiffers
@sonjaschiffers.bsky.social
Director of @boell.de South Caucasus Office, based in Tbilisi.
German & EU foreign policy | Wider Europe | democracy & autocracy | peace & security | feminism. PhD from FU Berlin. FirstGen. All views personal.
Great start to the @boell.de 25th Annual Foreign Policy Conference. Excellent inputs by Pavlo Klimkin, Olha Aivazovska, Gustavo Westmann, Marvin Jerzewski and others. In the words of @agnieszka-brugger.de: “We need to build alliances with everyone who is not willing to let the bully win.” 💪
September 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What does #peace mean to you? What does #freedom mean to you? What does #security mean to you? Join the livestream of our @boell.de Annual Foreign Policy Conference: “Reclaiming Peace? Freedom and Security in a Fragmented World” on 29/09 calendar.boell.de/en/event/25t...
Artist: Gianluca Costantini
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
#Vienna! Join us at Dialogbüro tomorrow to discuss Georgia’s struggle for a democratic future 🇬🇪 . More info ➡️ dialogbuero-vienna.at
May 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Join us in #Yerevan on April 29 to discuss Armenian, Kurdish, and Turkish memory & launch the Armenian translation of David Leupold's (@zmo-berlin.bsky.social) fantastic book! One of our @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social long-term projects coming to a successful close 💪📚
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April 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Das gefällt mir besonders: „Sich an dieser Welt mit Liebe rächen“ (Paradschanow). Beeindruckendes Programm „Armenian Allegories“ im Berliner Gorki-Theater vom 24.4.-31.5. Wenn ich in Berlin wäre, wüsstet ihr, wo ihr mich findet. www.gorki.de/de/100plus10
April 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A little proud to see 🇩🇪 & 🇦🇲 flags flying side by side in #Yerevan today on the occasion of President Steinmeier’s visit. Germany & EU involvement are important for democracy & peace in the region. I hope our partnership with the South Caucasus societies & democratic actors will only strengthen.
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Merci #Brussels, we need it
March 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
As the trial against our partner Bahruz Samadov begins today, Members of the German Bundestag & the European Parliament call for his release & the release of all political prisoners in #Azerbaijan & demand that #Baku fulfill its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.
February 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Many Germans living abroad will be deprived of the right to vote due to long postal delivery times and the lack of digital or embassy voting. As reported in the press, contestation in court is likely. I am relieved I was able to vote today, just in time. Every single democratic vote counts 💪
February 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today: #Georgia @munsecconf.bsky.social w/ Salome Zourabichvili & @tomdewaal.bsky.social

Many other great panels over the weekend. #US, #Ukraine, #Syria but also #criticalminerals, #genderbacklash & other important issues that don't always make it to the top of the agenda. Link to livestream below.
February 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Gleich zu #Georgien! Organisiert von den Kolleg*innen von @boell.de Sachsen-Anhalt.
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Look what was under my Christmas tree! Can’t wait to read it and return to Tusheti ⛰️. Thanks for your important work!!
January 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Für die Zeitschrift der Deutsch-Armenischen Gesellschaft berichte ich über unsere Arbeit in #Armenien. Es ist beeindruckend, wie die armenische Gesellschaft sich nicht von ihrem Weg hin zu Demokratie & Frieden hat abbringen lassen. Es ist es ein Privileg, sie als @boell.de dabei zu unterstützen.
January 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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December 17, 2024 at 10:39 AM
🇬🇪 President Zourabichvili talked to 🇩🇪 President Steinmeier
December 2, 2024 at 2:23 PM
@abaerbock.diplo.de on the protests in #Georgia
November 30, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Join our event today on civic space and meaningful participation at #COP29 in #Baku or on the virtual platform (for delegates) @boell.de
November 19, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Im Beirat ZKP und mit externen Autor*innen haben wir zwei Jahre lang an dieser Studie zu Deutschlands Beiträgen zur zivilen Konfliktbearbeitung & Friedensförderung in der östlichen EU-Nachbarschaft gearbeitet. Nun wurde die Studie veröffentlicht, und das sind unsere Ergebnisse & Empfehlungen 🧵👇
October 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM