Cohorts and Topics

Each year, the Future Forum and its partner organizations select a focus issue and/or countries.

By focusing on current debates that are relevant in Germany and Israel, our Fellows can add new perspectives to the public discourse. This creates common ground for exciting dialogue and exchange.

2025
Sylke-Tempel-Fellowship 2025
Limitations of Reporting: Media in Times of War and Polarization The Sylke Tempel Fellowship 2025 was dedicated to the topic “Limitations of Reporting: Media in Times of War and Polarization” – a particularly relevant topic in light of the war in the Middle East.In both traditional and social media, a battle of … Continue reading
2023
Sylke Tempel Fellowship 2023/2024
Values in Security Policy The fifth cohort of the Sylke Tempel Fellowship was dedicated to the topic "Values in Security Policy. From Military Strength to Feminist Foreign Policy". Which values dominate German and/or Israeli security policy? To which values does security policy refer? How do the aspirations and … Continue reading
2022
Sylke Tempel Fellowship 2022
China, Israel and the Middle East The fourth year of the Sylke Tempel Fellowship was dedicated on the topic "China's Influence on Israel and the Middle East". The last decade has brought major geopolitical changes in and for the Middle East. After the so-called Arab Spring, in 2011, and the increased withdrawal of … Continue reading
2021
Sylke Tempel Fellowship 2021: Security and Identity
The third year of the Sylke Tempel Fellowship program (2021) focused on the topic “Israel, Germany and the USA: Questions of Security and Identity for Policy Fit for the Future”.  In the USA, a new administration assumed office, in Germany and Israel, elections were held for the Bundestag and the Knesset, … Continue reading
2019
Fellowship Year 2019: Eastern Europe
The first year of the fellowship program (2019) focused on the topic “Russian speaking communities in Germany and Israel: Their relations to Russia and their significance in both countries“ and was organized in cooperation with the German Association for East European Studies, the German Council on Foreign … Continue reading