Joseph de Weck
@josephdeweck.bsky.social
Columnist @Internationale Politik Quarterly, Fellow @Institut Montaigne, Fellow @FPRI, Book “Macron: Der revolutionäre Präsident“ @Weltkiosk
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Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
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“We are in danger of ceding the hard-won courage to think for ourselves – and this time, not to gods or kings, but to code.”
By @josephdeweck.bsky.social
By @josephdeweck.bsky.social
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“We are in danger of ceding the hard-won courage to think for ourselves – and this time, not to gods or kings, but to code.”
By @josephdeweck.bsky.social
By @josephdeweck.bsky.social
I wrote a short essay for the @theguardian.com touching on AI, Joan Didion, and Immanuel Kant. If you happen to have some time over the holidays, I’d love for you to read it.
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Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I wrote a short essay for the @theguardian.com touching on AI, Joan Didion, and Immanuel Kant. If you happen to have some time over the holidays, I’d love for you to read it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe
A smart take by @josephdeweck.bsky.social
ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
A smart take by @josephdeweck.bsky.social
ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe
Vladimir Putin’s ill-judged war against Ukraine has weakened Russia—turning it into a junior partner of China and triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will reb...
ip-quarterly.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe
A smart take by @josephdeweck.bsky.social
ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
A smart take by @josephdeweck.bsky.social
ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
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Excellent colum by @josephdeweck.bsky.social #Pariscope predicting that Trump’s attack on Europe, based on misconceptions, will backfire—just like Putin’s war of aggression did. A preview from our Winter 2026 issue (“New Ideas for Europe”) ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe
Vladimir Putin’s ill-judged war against Ukraine has weakened Russia—turning it into a junior partner of China and triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will reb...
ip-quarterly.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Excellent colum by @josephdeweck.bsky.social #Pariscope predicting that Trump’s attack on Europe, based on misconceptions, will backfire—just like Putin’s war of aggression did. A preview from our Winter 2026 issue (“New Ideas for Europe”) ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...
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Mein Highlight der Woche: das Gespräch über ein vergiftetes Geschenk mit @josephdeweck.bsky.social
«Die Schweiz hätte zeigen können, dass sie nicht erpressbar ist»
Die Erleichterung der Schweizer Exportwirtschaft über die Einigung im Zollstreit mit den USA ist gross. Doch die Art und Weise, wie diese Einigung zustande kam, wirft Fragen auf. Das Gespräch mit dem ...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mein Highlight der Woche: das Gespräch über ein vergiftetes Geschenk mit @josephdeweck.bsky.social
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Ein Deal mit dem Orangen, der die Schweiz noch erpressbarer macht.
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Einigung im Zollstreit: « Schweiz hat vergiftetes Geschenk bekommen»
Der Historiker und Politologe Joseph de Weck warnt: Der Deal mit Trump könnte die Schweiz noch teuer zu stehen kommen.
www.srf.ch
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ein Deal mit dem Orangen, der die Schweiz noch erpressbarer macht.
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"Humiliation can catalyze the strengthening of collective identity. It can foster solidarity, binding people together to confront the perceived injustice. Perhaps Europe needs this wound in order to act."
@josephdeweck.bsky.social on Europe's súmmer of humiliation'
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
@josephdeweck.bsky.social on Europe's súmmer of humiliation'
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The Europeanization of Humiliation
It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.
ip-quarterly.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Humiliation can catalyze the strengthening of collective identity. It can foster solidarity, binding people together to confront the perceived injustice. Perhaps Europe needs this wound in order to act."
@josephdeweck.bsky.social on Europe's súmmer of humiliation'
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
@josephdeweck.bsky.social on Europe's súmmer of humiliation'
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
Les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la France : les trois grandes démocraties à scrutin majoritaire vrillent. La démission de Sébastien Lecornu marque une crise systémique. La France doit adopter la représentation proportionnelle.
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👉 Tribune @lemonde.fr
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« Pour changer la pratique et la culture politiques françaises, il faut adopter la représentation proportionnelle »
TRIBUNE. Ce mode de scrutin aura le mérite de relativiser l’élection présidentielle et d’apaiser le climat politique, souligne le chercheur Joseph de Weck dans une tribune au Monde. Selon l’expert ass...
www.lemonde.fr
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la France : les trois grandes démocraties à scrutin majoritaire vrillent. La démission de Sébastien Lecornu marque une crise systémique. La France doit adopter la représentation proportionnelle.
👉 Tribune @lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
👉 Tribune @lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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"This feeling that the world is walking all over Europe is no longer uniquely French. It seems to be spreading across the continent," @josephdeweck.bsky.social writes in his latest Pariscope column.
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
The Europeanization of Humiliation
It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.
ip-quarterly.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"This feeling that the world is walking all over Europe is no longer uniquely French. It seems to be spreading across the continent," @josephdeweck.bsky.social writes in his latest Pariscope column.
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
This “summer of humiliation” gave rise to a sentiment that we Europeans are indeed weak. Like all things that are emerging, Europe is first a space that is experienced before being a space that is defined. Trump has added to that experience. 👉Column @ipq.bsky.social
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The Europeanization of Humiliation
It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.
ip-quarterly.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This “summer of humiliation” gave rise to a sentiment that we Europeans are indeed weak. Like all things that are emerging, Europe is first a space that is experienced before being a space that is defined. Trump has added to that experience. 👉Column @ipq.bsky.social
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
ip-quarterly.com/en/europeani...
Aufschlussreiche Umfrage von @grandcontinent.bsky.social zum Handelsabkommen EU-USA. 77% der EuropäerInnen sagen, sie wüssten genau um was es bei diesem Abkommen gehe. Das Thema hat also Eingang in die öffentliche Debatte gefunden. 1/3
September 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Aufschlussreiche Umfrage von @grandcontinent.bsky.social zum Handelsabkommen EU-USA. 77% der EuropäerInnen sagen, sie wüssten genau um was es bei diesem Abkommen gehe. Das Thema hat also Eingang in die öffentliche Debatte gefunden. 1/3
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⚡️ EU Voters are ahead of politicians.
↪️ 81% of Europeans now back a common defense & security policy - a bottom-up push for more integration. 👇
↪️ 81% of Europeans now back a common defense & security policy - a bottom-up push for more integration. 👇
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites
For once, integration may not be driven top-down but bottom-up.
www.politico.eu
September 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
⚡️ EU Voters are ahead of politicians.
↪️ 81% of Europeans now back a common defense & security policy - a bottom-up push for more integration. 👇
↪️ 81% of Europeans now back a common defense & security policy - a bottom-up push for more integration. 👇
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Very true, this: voters in Europe are ahead of most governing elites on European integration.
The same goes for another once ‘sensitive’ dossier: support for Gaza/Palestine
The same goes for another once ‘sensitive’ dossier: support for Gaza/Palestine
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites
For once, integration may not be driven top-down but bottom-up.
www.politico.eu
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Very true, this: voters in Europe are ahead of most governing elites on European integration.
The same goes for another once ‘sensitive’ dossier: support for Gaza/Palestine
The same goes for another once ‘sensitive’ dossier: support for Gaza/Palestine
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This is very uplifting - and I sincerely hope policymakers seize the momentum and drop their fear of right-wing forces, which are often louder than the general public.
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites
For once, integration may not be driven top-down but bottom-up.
www.politico.eu
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is very uplifting - and I sincerely hope policymakers seize the momentum and drop their fear of right-wing forces, which are often louder than the general public.
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This week’s dose of Europtimism with @josephdeweck.bsky.social:
Perhaps for the first time in the history of European integration, elites are lagging behind popular demand for more Europe. When will political leaders start capitalising on it ?
Perhaps for the first time in the history of European integration, elites are lagging behind popular demand for more Europe. When will political leaders start capitalising on it ?
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites
For once, integration may not be driven top-down but bottom-up.
www.politico.eu
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This week’s dose of Europtimism with @josephdeweck.bsky.social:
Perhaps for the first time in the history of European integration, elites are lagging behind popular demand for more Europe. When will political leaders start capitalising on it ?
Perhaps for the first time in the history of European integration, elites are lagging behind popular demand for more Europe. When will political leaders start capitalising on it ?
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Voters believe in a sovereign Europe more than elites
For once, integration may not be driven top-down but bottom-up.
www.politico.eu
September 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
EU integration has historically been a top-down project. That may be changing. On defense, in particular, voters seem to be willing to go further in advancing EU sovereignty than its economic and political elites. 👉 With @alanderminna.bsky.social for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
www.politico.eu/article/vote...
Mario Draghi hat am 22. August in Rimini eine Rede an Europas Bürgerinnen und Bürger gehalten, die alle lesen sollten. Besonders in Deutschland. Hier die Übersetzung mit einem einführenden Kurzkommentar von Lukas Paul Schmelter und mir.
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
Mario Draghi: Den Kurs unseres Kontinents ändern - Der Grand Continent
Irgendwo zwischen Trump und Gaza-Tragödie: Ist Europa dazu verdammt, Zuschauer zu bleiben? Nein, sagt Mario Draghi. Er zieht eine schonungslose Bilanz. Und öffnet Perspektiven.
legrandcontinent.eu
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mario Draghi hat am 22. August in Rimini eine Rede an Europas Bürgerinnen und Bürger gehalten, die alle lesen sollten. Besonders in Deutschland. Hier die Übersetzung mit einem einführenden Kurzkommentar von Lukas Paul Schmelter und mir.
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
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Trumps Zollpolitik stelle die Identität der Schweiz infrage, sagt Joseph de Weck im Gespräch. Wir stünden an einem Wendepunkt: Was bisher gut gewesen sei für das Land, funktioniere in Zukunft nicht mehr. trib.al/7PrGP8d
Joseph de Weck zu Trumps Zöllen: «Das Modell der Schweiz kommt an ein Ende»
Der Schweizer Politologe und Historiker sieht die Schweiz durch den Zollkonflikt mit den USA in einer schweren Identitätskrise.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Trumps Zollpolitik stelle die Identität der Schweiz infrage, sagt Joseph de Weck im Gespräch. Wir stünden an einem Wendepunkt: Was bisher gut gewesen sei für das Land, funktioniere in Zukunft nicht mehr. trib.al/7PrGP8d
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“Disputes are resolved through compromise, and frustrations vented through direct democracy, or drowned in a sea of passive-aggression. And yes, 93.2% of trains do run on time.”
Why growing up in Switzerland sometimes felt like like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. And how Trump's 39% tariff on Swiss exports have shattered that glas.
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The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU, says Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“Disputes are resolved through compromise, and frustrations vented through direct democracy, or drowned in a sea of passive-aggression. And yes, 93.2% of trains do run on time.”
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The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU, says Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
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Good piece from Joseph de Weck
"Coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU, says Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Good piece from Joseph de Weck
"Coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why growing up in Switzerland sometimes felt like like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. And how Trump's 39% tariff on Swiss exports have shattered that glas.
👉 Latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
👉 Latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck
The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU, says Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Why growing up in Switzerland sometimes felt like like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window. And how Trump's 39% tariff on Swiss exports have shattered that glas.
👉 Latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
👉 Latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wo stehen wir nach 6 Monaten Trump? Ein Versuch die heutige Weltlage historisch einzuordnen. Und was das alles mit 1773, 1878 und 1971 zu tun hat.
👉 Gespräch mit David Vogel für @nzz.ch Geopolitik.
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👉 Gespräch mit David Vogel für @nzz.ch Geopolitik.
open.spotify.com/episode/42vB...
USA, China, Russland: Das gefährliche Revival der Grossmachtpolitik
NZZ Geopolitik · Episode
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July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wo stehen wir nach 6 Monaten Trump? Ein Versuch die heutige Weltlage historisch einzuordnen. Und was das alles mit 1773, 1878 und 1971 zu tun hat.
👉 Gespräch mit David Vogel für @nzz.ch Geopolitik.
open.spotify.com/episode/42vB...
👉 Gespräch mit David Vogel für @nzz.ch Geopolitik.
open.spotify.com/episode/42vB...
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The latest Pariscope from @josephdeweck.bsky.social: Geography and economics mean that even under a President Marine Le Pen, France could not walk away from European and German security.
ip-quarterly.com/en/why-le-pe...
ip-quarterly.com/en/why-le-pe...
Why Le Pen Would Not Reverse Deeper Defense Integration
Geography and economics mean that even under a President Marine Le Pen, France could not walk away from European and German security.
ip-quarterly.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The latest Pariscope from @josephdeweck.bsky.social: Geography and economics mean that even under a President Marine Le Pen, France could not walk away from European and German security.
ip-quarterly.com/en/why-le-pe...
ip-quarterly.com/en/why-le-pe...