Cedric M. Koch
ckcedric.bsky.social
Cedric M. Koch
@ckcedric.bsky.social
Political economist interested in globalisation & democracy. I work on european & international economic policy and the rise of populism.

Author: 'The People' vs the Liberal International Order? (OUP 2024)

Previously: @FESonline @WZB_Berlin @giz_gmbh
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It's book launch day! 🎉

Happy to see this baby out in the world after a long journey - and that (un-)fortunately, it is still as timely today as when I started it in 2017.

Online in January, or order a copy (for your library) here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Here's a 🧵 to introduce the book.
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I read this, listened to it, then read it again. I very much hope that people are receptive to this message. I have not read a better case for what is needed to win elections again. I know that will take make conversations but this essay is an excellent place to start.
November 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Very well written piece by Thu Nguyen & Jannik Jansen. I cannot agree more. What European leaders call strategic pragmatism is costing the EU its dignity and agency.

If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Lars Klingbeil plant, relativ sicher kommende Milliarden-Strafen durch die EU für verfehlte #Klimaschutzziele künftig ausgerechnet durch Kürzungen beim #Klimaschutz zu bezahlen. Findet den Fehler.
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) Lars Klingbeil: Experten warnen vor Klimafolgen seines Haushaltsentwurfs
Die Klimaexperten der Koalition sind sich diesmal einig: Ein Detail im Haushaltsentwurf könnte zu weniger Umweltschutz im Land führen. Das Finanzministerium von Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil spielt auf Zeit.
www.spiegel.de
August 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Es wird ja gerade so dargestellt, als ob radikale Strukturreformen, aka Sozialabbau, Schwächung von Arbeitnehmerrechten und Gewerkschaften und staatliche Kürzungspolitik absolut unvermeidbar und sozusagen die letzte Patrone gegen die AfD wären.
Das ist leider totaler Unsinn! Ein kleiner 🧵/1
August 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Gestern hat Israel bei einem Angriff auf ein Krankenhaus in #Gaza 20 Menschen getötet, darunter 5 Journalisten. Das hier ist die komplette Berichterstattung darüber in den heutigen Print-Ausgaben von „Welt“ und „Bild“:
August 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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New paper out!

Together with colleagues from DGB, Franziska Korn and I analyse in it the EU and Germany's new International Partnership policy.

Short thread with main messages below.

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June 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New paper out!

Together with colleagues from DGB, Franziska Korn and I analyse in it the EU and Germany's new International Partnership policy.

Short thread with main messages below.

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June 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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💕 Deutschland und die #EU werben 🌍 um Handelspartner für die Versorgung mit u.a. kritischen Rohstoffen & nachhaltiger Energie. Doch ist der neue Ansatz für #Partnerschaftsabkommen auch attraktiv für Partnerländer? Unsere neue Studie mit dem #DGB gibt Antworten: 1/4
www.fes.de/themenportal...
Studie: Die EU auf Partnersuche: Neuordnung von Welthandel und globalen Lieferketten
Sind Deutschland und die EU attraktiv für belastbare internationale Partnerschaften? Gemeinsam mit dem DGB geben wir in einer neuen Studie Antworten. Basierend auf Partnerperspektiven aus drei Weltreg...
www.fes.de
June 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Reminder: Le Pen's trial is not a witch hunt, corrupt politicians are regularly condemned to ineligibility for public office in France, from all political parties. There are 103 pages on Wikipedia covering only the most significant ones: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%....
Catégorie:Personnalité politique condamnée à une peine d'inéligibilité en France — Wikipédia
fr.wikipedia.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Because it fears a change of the EU fiscal rules, the Commission is resorting to a very far-reaching interpretation of the rules to make room for much more defense spending. This is a shortsighted mistake because it risks accidentally killing the rules altogether at the worst moment.

Here is why:
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Good outcome at the #EuCo on EU fiscal rules: National escape clause is branded as „immediate measure“ but the Commission is asked to explore further options (read: opening the rules). The insight seems to have kicked in that a prolonged use of the escape clause is probably not a good idea.
European Council conclusions on European defence, 6 March 2025
On 6 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on European defence.
www.consilium.europa.eu
March 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Advice from Canada
Dear Europe: You are next on the hit list. Good arguments, preemptive concessions, appeals to friendship, and flattery will not protect you. Discard those fantasies and prepare to hit back hard.
March 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Rather quick movement in German coalition scoping talks - likely on the question of a new special fund for defence as news from the US becomes more radical by the day:
Jetzt geht alles schnell: 19 Uhr Pressekonferenz von SPD/CDU/CSU zu den Sondierungen im Deutschen Bundestag. Ab 21 Uhr digitale Fraktionssitzung CDU/CSU-Fraktion, laut @sternde-Infos
March 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Reminder that the Census determines how federal dollars, and House seats, are allocated. This is, yet another, five alarm fire.
JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
March 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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BREAKING: Foreign-born leader comes to Oval Office, dressed down in a disrespectful manner, having already received billions from America, asking for American taxpayers to keep paying him more billions, subsidizing him for years to come:
March 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu was issued amongst others for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare. Last time the Netanyahu government disputed the amount of aid it allowed into Gaza. That does not seem to be the case now. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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I moderated several panels on this film, some with the filmmakers. Berlin officials and federal ministers openly inciting against it under the guise of fighting antisemitism – blatant, absurd, and not forgotten.
March 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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The Soviet Union also used to falsify statistics
March 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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So funktioniert die Wiederaufrüstungsbank:
An EU-Strukturen vorbei ohne Ungarn und Slowakei, aber mit UK und Norwegen... "Koalition der Willigen" zahlt zunächst 10% Eigenkapital ein, mit dem die Bank AAA-Anleihen begibt, dann verteilt und koordiniert sie die Mittelflüsse...
March 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Der nach seiner Weltpremiere auf der Berlinale 2024 als vermeintlich antisemitisch gebrandmarkte Film "No Other Land" gewinnt einen Oscar für den besten Dokumentarfilm. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/m...
‘No Other Land,’ Whose Politics Deterred Distributors, Wins Best Documentary
In their acceptance speeches, the Israeli and Palestinian co-directors called for “serious actions to stop the injustice.”
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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There's no way "over half of Gen Z want a dictator" - our new study gets more like 6%

This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message

theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe
Gen Z don’t hate democracy, they have a problem with the way it is being delivered.
theconversation.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Alle sprechen über die #Schuldenbremse. Klar ist - es braucht langfristig eine kluge Reform, um die Handlungsfähigkeit der Bundesrepublik sicherzustellen. Das @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social hat dazu einen Reformvorschlag für Bund und Länder geliefert. 🧵 (1/5)
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Democracy dies in full view at the hands of billionaires who have been allowed to accrue unthinkable wealth by the crumbling institutions we were told would protect us
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM