Actually European!? 2021 Published: 14 June 2021 Dossier This year’s “Actually European!?” study examines the expectations that citizens have of the next German government’s EU policy. Moreover, the long-term study, now in its third year, surveys what Germans perceive to be the country’s role within the EU.
Actually European!? 2021 Published: 14 June 2021 Summary As a representative survey reveals, citizens expect the next federal government to set clear priorities, to pursue an active and cooperative European policy and to invest more jointly in European issues of the future. By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje
The European Green Deal – a common task. Synergies required at every level Published: 10 May 2021 Analysis The European Green Deal will only become a true success story if the EU functions as a multi-level governing system in the truest sense of the word and the various levels operate at a well-connected interplay. By Christine Pütz and Claudia Rothe
Chances and limits of place-based environmental politics Published: 10 May 2021 Background At least since the globalization debate in the early 1980s, it has always been about the contradiction between the local and the global. Ares Kalandides explains why it is time to rethink this approach and what opportunities and possibilities local initiatives offer today. By Ares Kalandides
Filling the European Green Deal with life Published: 10 May 2021 Analysis The Green Deal offers an excellent framework for a sustainable, viable Europe. The challenge of the day, however, lies in filling it with life. We must ensure that the right measures are undertaken to match and reach the right goals. By Rasmus Andresen
Belarus Needs Help: Germany and Europe lack solidarity and strategy for a democratic Belarus Published: 8 January 2021 Analysis The EU strives for strategic sovereignty and the capability to master global politics. The crisis in Belarus presents an opportunity for Brussels to contribute to stability in its eastern neighborhood. In order to support a democratic transfer of power in Minsk, however, the EU must enhance its engagement across five areas. By Dr. Jörg Forbrig
Poland and the Baltic States: A Preference for a Renewed West Published: 8 January 2021 Analysis The vision of a strategically autonomous Europe is not met with great enthusiasm in Poland and the Baltic states. On the contrary, the preferences between Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn point to a renewal of the transatlantic bond and a stronger NATO in order to contain the challenges represented by Russia and China. By Justyna Gotkowska
Europe as a Power: A French Vision for Europe in the World Published: 8 January 2021 Analysis President Macron has been promoting the concept of European sovereignty and strategic autonomy for quite some time. His vision of a strategically autonomous Europe is based on the premise of profound geopolitical shifts and a new reality of big power rivalries. Still, Paris will have to convince skeptical EU Member States about the soundness of this concept. By Martin Quencez
21st Foreign Policy Conference Published: 6 January 2021 Dossier Worldwide we are witnessing the return to great power rivalry, and – as a reaction – the calls for strategic sovereignty of the European Union are gaining strength. But how can the EU navigate through a more competitive world and maintain its core values at the same time? These questions were at the core of our 21st Foreign Policy Conference.
Reflections on the European Democracy Action Plan: An Easily-Overlooked Concern Published: 17 December 2020 Analysis If Europe’s elections are to remain contests of campaigns’ political ideas and not of their digital strategies, the systemic challenges to democracy must not be overlooked by the fires of the present moment. By Varoon Bashyakarla
