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A world without Angela Merkel
What does Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mean for Germany and Europe? Mark Leonard discusses with Josef Janning and Susi Dennison the political implications, and expectations for party leadership: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Jens Spahn.
The podcast was recorded on 31 October 2018.
Bookshelf
ECFR’s EU Coalition Explorer
Counter-Revolution - Liberal Europe in Retreat by Jan Zielonka
Fauda, NetflixECFR Berlin: Kooperation und Konflikt in der EU
Eine Podiumsdiskussion mit
Anne-Marie Descôtes, Botschafterin der Französischen Republik in Deutschland
Michael Roth, Staatsminister für Europa, Auswärtiges Amt
Moderation: Lykke Friis, Korrespondentin Berlingske, dänische Ministerin für Klima und Energie a.D.
Input: Josef Janning, Leiter ECFR Berlin und Senior Policy FellowMehr Informationen unter: https://www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer
Rome alone? Italy’s weak coalition networks (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 30 October 2018
Having previously been a strong supporter of European integration, Rome's current dissidence within the EU has led to a dramatic weakening of cohesion between Italy and other EU member states
Web Special
EU Coalition Explorer
by Rethink: Europe - 30th October, 2018
The EU Coalition Explorer shows the potential for future coalition building between the EU member states.
Close Contact? Coalition Building in the EU
ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals the interactions, perceptions, and chemistry between the 28 EU member states. This week, Mark Leonard joins Josef Janning, Christoph Klavehn and Almut Möller to discuss findings of the expert poll that will be published in the “EU Coalition Explorer” on Thursday, 30 October 2018.
Bookshelf:
- EU Coalition Explorer (Stay tuned for the new edition on 30 October)
- Country analyses with data from the EU28 Survey by Josef Janning and Almut Möller
- Poems by Tomáš Kafka
- 1815 Waterloo by Thierry LentzThis podcast was recorded on 25 October.
Brothers in arms: Poland and Hungary seek to transform the EU (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 25 October 2018
EU member states are increasingly disappointed with Warsaw and Budapest who will encounter difficulties to find like-minded partners to shape EU policy beyond their veto coaltion.
Czechs and balances: can Berlin shake up the Visegrád group? (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 11 October 2018
Having so far ignored the Czech Republic's interest in working with it, Berlin has a chance to help the country join new coalitions
Berlin’s untenable foreign-policy strategic vacuum (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 04 October 2018
Berlin can no longer afford to float ideas that have no practical consequences, and keep muddling through
An awkward embrace: Erdoğan in Germany (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 27 September 2018
As the economic crisis in Turkey intensifies, Germany should decide whether and how it wants to help
Unlocking Sweden’s EU potential (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 07 September 2018
ECFR’s new EU28 survey points to a bigger role for Sweden inside the EU – if it can break out of its Nordic comfort zone
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Policy Brief
Crisis and Cohesion in the European Union: A Ten-Year Review
by Josef Janning - 05th February, 2018
Despite financial and refugee crises, research suggests the European Union is getting stronger, not weaker.
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Policy Brief
Exploring EU Coalitions
by Christoph Klavehn, Josef Janning, Christel Zunneberg - 16th October, 2017
New essay collection points way to potential coalitions for flexible European cooperation
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The invisible web – from interaction to coalition-building in the EU
by Josef Janning & Christel Zunneberg - 22nd May, 2017
Survey of experts in 28 capitals illuminates the complex network of relationships among EU member states.
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Keeping Europeans together
by Josef Janning (editor) - 20th September, 2016
This volume reflects the diversity of European cohesion. It provides the national context and personal assessments from 28 EU member states.
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Making sense of Europe’s cohesion challenge
by Josef Janning - 11th May, 2016
A new study from ECFR shows that, perhaps surprisingly, between 2007 and 2014, cohesion among EU member states has improved, even after years of crises.
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Paying the price: The cost of Europe’s refugee crisis
by Sebastian Dullien - 28th April, 2016
Europe can more sustainably and cost-efficiently handle refugee arrivals by centralising management at a European level
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Connectivity Wars
by Ulrike Esther Franke & Mark Leonard - 20th January, 2016
Why migration, finance and trade are the geo-economic battlegrounds of the future
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Alternative Futures Asia
by François Godement - 02nd October, 2015
Is there a role for Europe in Asia?
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Will Poland be an enfant terrible of the post-Brexit EU? (Commentary)
Adam Balcer - 18 March 2019
A Polish-Italian alliance may counteract the Franco-German driving force for European integration.
Brexit bravado: Can the UK build a new continental coalition? (Commentary)
Euan Carss - 11 March 2019
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Can Europe create strong energy and climate coalitions? (Commentary)
Marin Lessenski - 01 March 2019
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change.
Italy in the EU: shared priorities, provocative politics (Commentary)
Federico Solfrini - 25 February 2019
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition
Austria’s toughest EU presidency (Commentary)
Sofia Maria Satanakis - 18 February 2019
Although Austria has the potential to influence EU policymaking more, the country often stands in its own way.
Hungary for more: Viktor Orbán’s new European battles (Commentary)
Zsuzsanna Végh - 13 February 2019
ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals that Hungary manages to outpoll even the United Kingdom as the “most disappointing” EU member state. But May’s European Parliament poll is likely to see it dig in rather than change course.
Can Slovakia and the Czech Republic overcome Europe’s east-west divide? (Commentary)
Almut Möller & Milan Nič - 11 February 2019
Prague and Bratislava can jointly develop a more visible profile within the Visegrad 4 group and counter the overall dominance of Hungary and Poland
Cherry-picking Europe: Migration and economic management in Malta (Commentary)
Daniel Mainwaring - 04 February 2019
Economic freedom vs security cooperation- Malta's commitment to EU integrations remains fragmented by national interests.
Midterm elections: Will US foreign policy change?
Mark Leonard speaks with Craig Kennedy, Jeremy Shapiro and Anna Kuchenbecker about the election results and Donald Trump's tenure. The podcast was recorded on 8th November 2018.
Bookshelf:
The Great Delusion by John J. Mearsheimer
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Lords of the Desert by James Barr
The Coming of Democracy by Mark R. Cheathem
A world without Angela Merkel
What does Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mean for Germany and Europe? Mark Leonard discusses with Josef Janning and Susi Dennison the political implications, and expectations for party leadership: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Jens Spahn.
The podcast was recorded on 31 October 2018.
Bookshelf
ECFR’s EU Coalition Explorer
Counter-Revolution - Liberal Europe in Retreat by Jan Zielonka
Fauda, NetflixECFR Berlin: Kooperation und Konflikt in der EU
Eine Podiumsdiskussion mit
Anne-Marie Descôtes, Botschafterin der Französischen Republik in Deutschland
Michael Roth, Staatsminister für Europa, Auswärtiges Amt
Moderation: Lykke Friis, Korrespondentin Berlingske, dänische Ministerin für Klima und Energie a.D.
Input: Josef Janning, Leiter ECFR Berlin und Senior Policy FellowMehr Informationen unter: https://www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer
Close Contact? Coalition Building in the EU
ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals the interactions, perceptions, and chemistry between the 28 EU member states. This week, Mark Leonard joins Josef Janning, Christoph Klavehn and Almut Möller to discuss findings of the expert poll that will be published in the “EU Coalition Explorer” on Thursday, 30 October 2018.
Bookshelf:
- EU Coalition Explorer (Stay tuned for the new edition on 30 October)
- Country analyses with data from the EU28 Survey by Josef Janning and Almut Möller
- Poems by Tomáš Kafka
- 1815 Waterloo by Thierry LentzThis podcast was recorded on 25 October.
German government crisis
Mark Leonard speaks with Josef Janning, Silvia Francescon, Piotr Buras and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about the major rift between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister over migrant policy.
Bookshelf:
L'Ordre du jour by Eric Vuillard
The Miracle Of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman
The Mask it Wears by Pankaj Mishra
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Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
19th March, 2019
Almut Möller on the significance of the Franco-German relationship in the post-Brexit EU.
SWR 2
13th March, 2019
Two weeks before the official Brexit date, Josef Janning discusses the possibility of a hard Brexit on SWR2.
Deutschlandfunk
09th March, 2019
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, Josef Janning discusses an offer by the EU, which would allow Northern Ireland to remain in the customs union, even if the UK leaves it.
EURACTIV
06th March, 2019
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil and Ulrike Esther Franke are quoted by EURACTIV regarding European defence.
SWR2
28th February, 2019
The main source of the toxic political climate in the UK is the conflict among the tories, states Josef Janning with respect to the debate in the house of commons on how to proceed with Brexit.
Courrier international
28th February, 2019
Susi Dennison & Pawel Zerka's new report regarding 2019 European elections and anti-European parties is quoted by Courrier international.
Les Echos
19th February, 2019
Susi Dennison & Pawel Zerka's new report regarding 2019 European elections and anti-European parties is quoted by Les Echos.
The New Federalist
17th February, 2019
Susi Dennison & Pawel Zerka's new report regarding 2019 European elections and anti-European parties is quoted by The New Federalist.
The Express
12th February, 2019
Susi Dennison & Pawel Zerka's new report regarding 2019 European elections and anti-European parties is quoted by Courrier international.