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A Sovereign Europe: Strategic Management of Global Interdependence

The return of geopolitics and intensifying rivalries on the international level are putting Europe under pressure. Critical interdependences are increasingly instrumentalised. This endangers the success of the European model, which is based on intensive political and economic interdependence in multilateral systems. We examine how the EU can preserve and strengthen its capacity to act by strategically managing its interdependencies.

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Mark Fischer

Senior Project Manager

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Christian Hanelt

Senior Expert Europe, Neighbourhood and the Middle East

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Dr. Cora Francisca Jungbluth

Senior Expert China and Asia-Pacific

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Miriam Kosmehl

Senior Expert Eastern Europe and EU Neighbourhood

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Klaudia Kricks

Project Assistant

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Anika Sina Laudien

Project Manager

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Claudia Priemer

Project Assistant

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Anastasia Rogalski

Project Assistant

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Jasmin Ruhnke

Senior Project Assistant

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Stephan Vopel

Director

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Dr. Peter Walkenhorst

Senior Project Manager

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Stefani Weiss

Senior Expert EU Governance, Foreign and Security Policy

Our Focus

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ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES

Zahnräder EU China

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PARTNER, COMPETITOR, RIVAL: CHINA AS A CHALLENGE FOR THE EU

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TRANSATLANTIC FORESIGHT LAB

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POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE EU NEIGHBOURHOOD

Zahnrad EU

Our Focus

ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES

Zahnräder EU China

Our Focus

PARTNER, COMPETITOR, RIVAL: CHINA AS A CHALLENGE FOR THE EU

Zahnrad EU USA

Our Focus

TRANSATLANTIC FORESIGHT LAB

Zahnrad EU Nachbarn

Our Focus

POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE EU NEIGHBOURHOOD

Project News

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The New Geo-Economic Instruments of the European Union

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Two Years of Russia’s Large-Scale Invasion – “Zeitenwende” or the End of a Free Ukraine?

[Translate to English:] Blick auf die Erde, vom Weltall gesehen, Ausschnitt: Golf von Mexiko

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Analyses

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The flag of the European Union and America on a brick wall.

Policy Brief

A Transatlantic Economic Security Alliance to Deter Geo-Economic Coercion

Cover of the study on EU's new geo-economic instruments: a turquoise world map with the key terms of the study

The New Geo-Economic Instruments of the European Union

Ukrainian flags in support of the Military Forces of Ukraine in the center of Kyiv during the war with Russia; at the same time each flag is a symbol of every fallen soldier

Two Years of Russia’s Large-Scale Invasion – “Zeitenwende” or the End of a Free Ukraine?

[Translate to English:] Blick auf die Erde, vom Weltall gesehen, Ausschnitt: Golf von Mexiko

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Ukraine and European Union flags on poles fluttering by wind on blue sky.

Analyses

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The flag of the European Union and America on a brick wall.

Policy Brief

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EU Strategic Toolbox Talks

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EU Strategic Toolbox Talks

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EU-Southern Neighbourhood Relations

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20.03.2024

The Rise of Outbound Investment Screening: Towards a New Tool of Economic Security?

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14.02.2024

EU at the Crossroads: Navigating Export Controls in Global Security, Commerce and Technological Competition

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The EU, Critical Raw Materials, and the Green Transition Tightrope

Ein Werkzeugkasten steht auf Europa; flächige Karte im Untergrund

EU Strategic Toolbox Talks

Field of solar panels in the African sun.

08.05.2024

Green Energy Transition:
The Imperative of Equal Partnerships for Stronger
EU-Southern Neighbourhood Relations

Paragraph symbol and dollar bills

20.03.2024

The Rise of Outbound Investment Screening: Towards a New Tool of Economic Security?

Boxes with goods and cargo containers. National economy related conceptual 3D. Cardboard boxes with Customs clearance text and cargo containers

14.02.2024

EU at the Crossroads: Navigating Export Controls in Global Security, Commerce and Technological Competition

Stockplie ore area to be processed in nickel smelters

17.01.2024

The EU, Critical Raw Materials, and the Green Transition Tightrope

Blog Posts

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02.05.2024

Growing Pains: EU Enlargement Must Not Endanger the Rule of Law and Capacity to Act

The United States Supreme Court at dusk.

25.04.2024

With a Little Help From His Friends: How the Supreme Court is Supporting Donald Trump

Official flag of the Republic of Croatia

22.04.2024

Croatian Elections: Ruling Party Likely to Stay in Power, Presidential Gamble Did Not Pay Off

Flags of the European Union and China on two unacceptable gears.

12.04.2024

Chancellor Scholz’s Trip to Beijing – a Missed Opportunity for Europe

National flag of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) regional intergovernmental organization

27.03.2024

De-risking – ASEAN as an Option?

People with raised hands waving flags of the European Union.

02.05.2024

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The United States Supreme Court at dusk.

25.04.2024

With a Little Help From His Friends: How the Supreme Court is Supporting Donald Trump

Official flag of the Republic of Croatia

22.04.2024

Croatian Elections: Ruling Party Likely to Stay in Power, Presidential Gamble Did Not Pay Off

Flags of the European Union and China on two unacceptable gears.

12.04.2024

Chancellor Scholz’s Trip to Beijing – a Missed Opportunity for Europe

National flag of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) regional intergovernmental organization

27.03.2024

De-risking – ASEAN as an Option?

Publications

Cover Towards a More Flexible European Union: Preparing for Enlargement with a New Integration Architecture

Christian Calliess

Towards a More Flexible European Union: Preparing for Enlargement with a New Integration Architecture

Cover Beyond Barriers: Rethinking CAP to Enable Agricultural Export Diversity in the EU Neighbourhood

Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Beyond Barriers: Rethinking CAP to Enable Agricultural Export Diversity in the EU Neighbourhood

Cover The Extraterritorial Impact of EU Digital Regulations: How Can the EU Minimise Adverse Effects for the Neighbourhood?

Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

The Extraterritorial Impact of EU Digital Regulations: How Can the EU Minimise Adverse Effects for the Neighbourhood?

Cover Ukraine’s economic reconstruction. Addressing territorial inequalities, consolidating regional policy and reaping the benefits of EU integration

Artem Kochnev, Miriam Kosmehl, Michael Landesmann, Ambre Maucorps, Bernhard Moshammer, Stefani Weiss

Ukraine’s economic reconstruction. Addressing territorial inequalities, consolidating regional policy and reaping the benefits of EU integration

Cover A Transatlantic Economic Security Alliance to deter geo-economic coercion

Markus Jäger

A Transatlantic Economic Security Alliance to deter geo-economic coercion

Cover Outlier or not? The Ukrainian economy’s preparedness for EU accession

Richard Grieveson, Branimir Jovanovic, Miriam Kosmehl, Michael Landesmann, Olha Pindyuk, Maryna Tverdostup, Stefani Weiss

Outlier or not? The Ukrainian economy’s preparedness for EU accession

Media Center

06.03.2023, Video

Why the EU should address new geoeconomic realities and get its neighbours back in the fold

22.02.2023, Video

WAR IN UKRAINE: On the anniversary, hardly any rays of hope - Briefly Explained by Miriam Kosmehl

28.01.2024, Video

How to make a forecast on RANGE

22.03.2023, Video

Introducing RANGE, the Transatlantic Forecasting Platform

31.03.2022, Video

Virtual Conference "Putin’s war against Ukraine – a discussion on the economic implications for Europe"

06.03.2023, Video

Why the EU should address new geoeconomic realities and get its neighbours back in the fold

22.02.2023, Video

WAR IN UKRAINE: On the anniversary, hardly any rays of hope - Briefly Explained by Miriam Kosmehl

28.01.2024, Video

How to make a forecast on RANGE

22.03.2023, Video

Introducing RANGE, the Transatlantic Forecasting Platform

31.03.2022, Video

Virtual Conference "Putin’s war against Ukraine – a discussion on the economic implications for Europe"

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Publikationen

Cover Beyond Barriers: Rethinking CAP to Enable Agricultural Export Diversity in the EU Neighbourhood

Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Beyond Barriers: Rethinking CAP to Enable Agricultural Export Diversity in the EU Neighbourhood

Cover The Extraterritorial Impact of EU Digital Regulations: How Can the EU Minimise Adverse Effects for the Neighbourhood?

Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

The Extraterritorial Impact of EU Digital Regulations: How Can the EU Minimise Adverse Effects for the Neighbourhood?

Cover Ukraine’s economic reconstruction. Addressing territorial inequalities, consolidating regional policy and reaping the benefits of EU integration

Artem Kochnev, Miriam Kosmehl, Michael Landesmann, Ambre Maucorps, Bernhard Moshammer, Stefani Weiss

Ukraine’s economic reconstruction. Addressing territorial inequalities, consolidating regional policy and reaping the benefits of EU integration

Cover A Transatlantic Economic Security Alliance to deter geo-economic coercion

Markus Jäger

A Transatlantic Economic Security Alliance to deter geo-economic coercion

Cover Outlier or not? The Ukrainian economy’s preparedness for EU accession

Richard Grieveson, Branimir Jovanovic, Miriam Kosmehl, Michael Landesmann, Olha Pindyuk, Maryna Tverdostup, Stefani Weiss

Outlier or not? The Ukrainian economy’s preparedness for EU accession

Cover Transatlantic Guardrails: Fostering sustainable EU-US relations

Ricardo Borges de Castro

Transatlantic Guardrails: Fostering sustainable EU-US relations