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Fall 2025 Issue: Defending Europe’s Economic Security
The 21st issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the European Union in the new age of economic statecraft.
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Out today: Our fall issue, Defending Europe’s Economic Security, which also marks five years of IPQ.
We'll be sharing individual articles in the coming days & weeks and you can read the full issue here: ip-quarterly.com/en/fall-2025...
We'll be sharing individual articles in the coming days & weeks and you can read the full issue here: ip-quarterly.com/en/fall-2025...
The EU needs an economic security council, @bigeurope.bsky.social’s Luuk van Middelaar & Hans Kribbe argue in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-needs-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The EU needs an economic security council, @bigeurope.bsky.social’s Luuk van Middelaar & Hans Kribbe argue in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-needs-...
NEW from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: Germany’s relationship with India is slowly improving, and so is Europe’s at large. President Donald Trump’s torpedoing of US-India ties offers an opportunity to enhance this relationship even further.
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The US-India Breakdown Creates an Opening for Europe
Germany’s relationship with India is slowly improving, and so is Europe’s at large. President Donald Trump’s torpedoing of US-India ties offers an opportunity to enhance this relationship even further...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
NEW from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: Germany’s relationship with India is slowly improving, and so is Europe’s at large. President Donald Trump’s torpedoing of US-India ties offers an opportunity to enhance this relationship even further.
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Read Piotr Buras in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/drones-in...
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Read Piotr Buras in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/drones-in...
As Europeans feel the “ground shifting beneath them ” (as Ursula von der Leyen said recently), the EU needs to get better at safeguarding its economic security, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the editorial of our fall issue.
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Defending Europe’s Economic Security
Europeans are feeling the “ground shifting beneath them,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said recently. In response, the EU needs to get better at safeguarding its economic securit...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As Europeans feel the “ground shifting beneath them ” (as Ursula von der Leyen said recently), the EU needs to get better at safeguarding its economic security, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the editorial of our fall issue.
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Read Filip Medunić in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/germany-n...
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Read Filip Medunić in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/germany-n...
On the geopolitics of the transatlantic tech stack, in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/dominance...
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
On the geopolitics of the transatlantic tech stack, in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/dominance...
Xi Jinping used the recent gathering of over 25 heads of governments in Beijing to launch a new phase of China’s efforts to change the world order.
European states should take note, @helenalegarda.bsky.social argues in our new issue.
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European states should take note, @helenalegarda.bsky.social argues in our new issue.
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Beijing Showcases Its Global Order Pitch
Chinese President Xi Jinping used the recent gathering of over 25 heads of governments in Beijing to launch a new phase of China’s efforts to change the world order. European states should take note.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Xi Jinping used the recent gathering of over 25 heads of governments in Beijing to launch a new phase of China’s efforts to change the world order.
European states should take note, @helenalegarda.bsky.social argues in our new issue.
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European states should take note, @helenalegarda.bsky.social argues in our new issue.
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From our new issue, by @randeurope.org's Francesca Ghiretti: ip-quarterly.com/en/return-ec...
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
From our new issue, by @randeurope.org's Francesca Ghiretti: ip-quarterly.com/en/return-ec...
In our new issue, @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social examines how economic security is fast emerging as a strategic priority for Europe as a whole. But despite expanding partnerships with allies, its engagement with the UK is not as robust as it ought to be.
Read more: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...
Read more: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In our new issue, @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social examines how economic security is fast emerging as a strategic priority for Europe as a whole. But despite expanding partnerships with allies, its engagement with the UK is not as robust as it ought to be.
Read more: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...
Read more: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...
Since 2024, the EU has intensified military and security cooperation with the Philippines. In a new piece, @barrosbryce.bsky.social examines Manila’s emergence as a key European partner in the Indo-Pacific.
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Europe’s Deepening Security Ties with the Philippines
Since 2024, European countries and the EU have intensified military and security cooperation with the Philippines. Manila is emerging as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Since 2024, the EU has intensified military and security cooperation with the Philippines. In a new piece, @barrosbryce.bsky.social examines Manila’s emergence as a key European partner in the Indo-Pacific.
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New from @merics.bsky.social's Jacob Gunter & @mikkohuotari.bsky.social: Beijing’s brute-force technology push is doing more than triggering a second “China shock”; it is submerging global markets and pulling under Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
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Shockwaves Made in China
Beijing’s brute-force push in technology and industry is doing more than triggering a second “China shock.”
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October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New from @merics.bsky.social's Jacob Gunter & @mikkohuotari.bsky.social: Beijing’s brute-force technology push is doing more than triggering a second “China shock”; it is submerging global markets and pulling under Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
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In case you were unable to join our Monday debate on Defending Europe’s Economic Security, you can watch the full playback here: dgap.org/en/mediacent...
IPQ Debate - Defending Europe’s Economic Security
IPQ Debate
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October 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
In case you were unable to join our Monday debate on Defending Europe’s Economic Security, you can watch the full playback here: dgap.org/en/mediacent...
In our fall issue, @lucyaash.bsky.social writes about Ukrainian artists & the ongoing war: ip-quarterly.com/en/ukraines-...
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In our fall issue, @lucyaash.bsky.social writes about Ukrainian artists & the ongoing war: ip-quarterly.com/en/ukraines-...
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ICYMI:"The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime. The EU must prepare for continued uncertain transatlantic trade relations—and strengthen its geoeconomic deterrence policies." @ipq.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/trumps-am...
Trump’s America: An Economic Challenge for the EU
The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime. The EU must prepare for continued uncertain transatlantic trade relations.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
ICYMI:"The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime. The EU must prepare for continued uncertain transatlantic trade relations—and strengthen its geoeconomic deterrence policies." @ipq.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/trumps-am...
Tonight!
We've added another panelist to next week's IPQ Debate celebrating our fifth anniversary: Oliver Rentschler, director general for geoeconomics in the German Foreign Office.
RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Tonight!
The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime, @dgap.org's Markus Jaeger writes. In response, the EU must prepare for continued uncertain trade relations—and strengthen its geoeconomic deterrence. ip-quarterly.com/en/trumps-am...
Trump’s America: An Economic Challenge for the EU
The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime. The EU must prepare for continued uncertain transatlantic trade relations.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Trump administration’s policy of coercive protectionism is doing great damage to the international trade regime, @dgap.org's Markus Jaeger writes. In response, the EU must prepare for continued uncertain trade relations—and strengthen its geoeconomic deterrence. ip-quarterly.com/en/trumps-am...
Our interview with @bernd-lange.bsky.social, chair of the Committee on International Trade in the European Parliament, on how the EU can survive in the new era of geoeconomics: ip-quarterly.com/en/pressure-...
“Pressure Is Coming from both the United States and China“
In an interview, the chair of the Committee on International Trade in the European Parliament, Bernd Lange of Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD), discusses how the EU can survive in the new ...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Our interview with @bernd-lange.bsky.social, chair of the Committee on International Trade in the European Parliament, on how the EU can survive in the new era of geoeconomics: ip-quarterly.com/en/pressure-...
We've added another panelist to next week's IPQ Debate celebrating our fifth anniversary: Oliver Rentschler, director general for geoeconomics in the German Foreign Office.
RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We've added another panelist to next week's IPQ Debate celebrating our fifth anniversary: Oliver Rentschler, director general for geoeconomics in the German Foreign Office.
RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
Join us for a special IPQ Debate to mark IPQ’s fifth anniversary! Luuk van Middelaar, Katharina Neckel, and Filip Medunić will discuss Defending Europe’s Economic Security on Oct. 20 at 6pm. If you can join us in Berlin, a drinks reception will follow. RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us for a special IPQ Debate to mark IPQ’s fifth anniversary! Luuk van Middelaar, Katharina Neckel, and Filip Medunić will discuss Defending Europe’s Economic Security on Oct. 20 at 6pm. If you can join us in Berlin, a drinks reception will follow. RSVP here: dgapev.cmail19.com/t/r-l-tkjikl...
In our fall issue, @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social write about the potential of the Kensington Treaty, signed by Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz in July. But, crucially, its success (or otherwise) will be linked to EU-UK relations.
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A New Chapter for UK-German Relations
The Kensington Treaty, signed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in July, has great potential. But, crucially, its success or otherwise will be linked to EU-UK...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In our fall issue, @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social write about the potential of the Kensington Treaty, signed by Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz in July. But, crucially, its success (or otherwise) will be linked to EU-UK relations.
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Under Trump, US aspirations to shape the global order are decreasing. But at the same time, its activities in Europe are increasing—not in military terms, but in political ones.
@dgap.org's Jacob Ross on MAGA's European efforts: ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...
@dgap.org's Jacob Ross on MAGA's European efforts: ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...
MAGA and Regime Change in Europe
The new US foreign and security policy is often described as isolationist. But its activities in Europe are increasing: not in military terms, but in political ones.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Under Trump, US aspirations to shape the global order are decreasing. But at the same time, its activities in Europe are increasing—not in military terms, but in political ones.
@dgap.org's Jacob Ross on MAGA's European efforts: ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...
@dgap.org's Jacob Ross on MAGA's European efforts: ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...
With its proposed Economic Security Strategy, the Merz government has the chance to improve Germany’s geoeconomic resilience and strengthen its global economic position, @dgap.org's Filip Medunic writes in our new issue.
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Germany Needs to Face the New Economic Reality
The Merz government has the chance to improve the country’s geoeconomic resilience and strengthen its global economic position with its proposed new Economic Security Strategy.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
With its proposed Economic Security Strategy, the Merz government has the chance to improve Germany’s geoeconomic resilience and strengthen its global economic position, @dgap.org's Filip Medunic writes in our new issue.
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From our new issue, by @ljohnson.bsky.social: Trump’s tariffs threats and a deteriorating relationship with Xi Jinping have alerted EU citizens to the importance of shoring up things like defense and competitiveness in the name of economic security.
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Under Pressure from Trump and Xi, Europeans Want a Stronger EU
US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and a deteriorating relationship with Xi Jinping’s China have alerted EU citizens to the importance of economic security.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
From our new issue, by @ljohnson.bsky.social: Trump’s tariffs threats and a deteriorating relationship with Xi Jinping have alerted EU citizens to the importance of shoring up things like defense and competitiveness in the name of economic security.
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The parties in Germany’s coalition government have made an effort to get along better, but have so far failed to come up with the new security and economic policy approaches that the country needs, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the latest Berlin Cable.
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Germany’s Government Lacks New Ideas, and It Shows
The Christian Democrats and Social Democrats of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’ coalition government have made an effort to get along better. So far, however, they have failed to come up with the new appro...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The parties in Germany’s coalition government have made an effort to get along better, but have so far failed to come up with the new security and economic policy approaches that the country needs, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the latest Berlin Cable.
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Highly revealing analysis by @davekeating.substack.com on why Von der Leyen is facing more no-confidence votes. This quote illustrates what needs to change: “While she bullies in the Berlaymont, she allows herself to be bullied by Europe’s short-sighted national leaders and the world’s strongmen”
As part of our five-year anniversary, today we launched Close-Up, a profile series.
Up first: @davekeating.substack.com on Ursula von der Leyen, the notoriously controlling European Commission president, a year into her second term.
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Up first: @davekeating.substack.com on Ursula von der Leyen, the notoriously controlling European Commission president, a year into her second term.
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Ursula von der Leyen: Queen in the Commission, Servant in the Council
A year into her second term, the European Commission’s notoriously controlling president is attracting criticism for neutering her college of commissioners while blindly following the EU’s 27 national...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Highly revealing analysis by @davekeating.substack.com on why Von der Leyen is facing more no-confidence votes. This quote illustrates what needs to change: “While she bullies in the Berlaymont, she allows herself to be bullied by Europe’s short-sighted national leaders and the world’s strongmen”