COMMENTARY |EUROPEAN POLICY CENTRE | APRIL 2022
Short commentary looking at the recommendations for EU democratic reform developed by the citizens who participated in the Conference on the Future of Europe.
OP-ED |TAGESSPIEGEL | APRIL 2022
Op-ed on the French elections to inform a German audience about the dangers of right-wing extremism in France.
OP-ED |euractiv | APRIL 2022
Then started the inevitable analysis on the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, with the usual rule of law angle because yes, I will keep going on about it, published by Euractiv.
commentary |european policy centre | jULY 2021
Co-authored commentary on Merkel’s legacy in European affairs and the future of German EU policy after the Federal Election in September 2021.
OP-ED |DLF KULTUR | JULY 2021
Op-ed for the German public radio DLF Kultur on Germany’s interpretation of European identity.
OP-ED |DLF KULTUR | APRIL 2021
Op-ed for the German public radio DLF Kultur on why we need to avoid going back to “business as usual” after the COVID-19 crisis.
OP-ED |JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE & LE SOIR | APRIL 2021
Signed the op-ed written by the collective “European Citizen Assembly” to call for a permanent European citizen assembly. Published in French in both Le Journal du Dimanche and the Belgian newspaper Le Soir.
commentary |european policy centre | january 2021
Co-authored commentary for the European Policy Centre on the German conservatives new leader, Armin Laschet, and the party’s EU policy.
OP-ED |AUFRUHR MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2020
Op-ed for the AufRuhr Magazine of Stiftung Mercator taking stock of the German Council Presidency
OP-ED |DLF KULTUR | DECEMBER 2020
Op-ed for the German public radio DLF Kultur on why we need to avoid going back to “business as usual” after the COVID-19 crisis.
OP-ED |LA LIBRE | NOVEMBER 2020
Co-authored op-ed for the Belgian newspaper “La Libre” on our proposal to establish a European Agency for Civic Education.
OP-ED | DIE ZEIT | OCTOBER 2020
Co-authored op-ed for the German newspaper “die ZEIT” on our proposal to establish a European Agency for Civic Education.
OP-ED |AUFRUHR MAGAZINE | APRIL 2020
Op-ed for the AufRuhr Magazine of Stiftung Mercator analysing the EU’s reaction towards the COVID-19 crisis.
COMMENTARY |EUROPEAN POLICY CENTRE | APRIL 2020
Commentary for the European Policy Centre on the danger of national pandemic responses for the rule of law and fundamental rights
OP-ED |AUFRUHR MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2020
Op-ed for the AufRuhr Magazine of Stiftung Mercator analysing what will become important in EU policy in 2020 - and what challenges Europe might face.
commentary |european policy centre | JANUARY 2020
Commentary for the European Policy Centre on the Franco-German relationship and its effect on the EU.
OP-ED |DLF KULTUR | DECEMBER 2019
Op-ed for the German public radio DLF Kultur on why we need to get rid of the GDP as a measurement and replace it with an alternative that is more fit for tomorrow’s challenges.
OP-ED | DLF KULTUR|OCTOBER 2019
Op-ed published by Deutschlandfunk Kultur on religion policy in Germany and Europe - and why politics should care much more about the subject.
OP-ED |AUFRUHR MAGAZINE | AUGUST 2019
Op-ed for the AufRuhr Magazine of Stiftung Mercator analysing what will become important in EU policy after the new Commission took its position.
OP-ED | IPS JOURNAL |AUGUST 2019
Op-ed published by IPS Journal on the new pro-active French European policy.
OP-ED | SOCIAL EUROPE | JULY 2019
Op-ed published by Social Europe on how the EU should move forward after the European election 2019.
OP-ED | LA RAZÓN | MAY 2019
Op-ed in the Spanish daily newspaper La Razón on the next steps in European policy.
OP-ED | deutschlandfunk kultur | APRIL 2019
Opinion piece for the German national radio broadcast “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” in the “political feuilleton” on the current debating culture.
OP-ED | LA RÁZON | march 2019
Op-Ed published in the Spanish national daily newspaper “La Rázon” on the further uncertainty in the Brexit process, entitled “almost three years went to waste”.
OP-ED | deutschlandfunk kultur | FEBRUARY 2019
Opinion piece for the German national radio broadcast “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” in the “political feuilleton” on social cohesion in Europe.
OP-ED | deutschlandfunk kultur | decemBER 2018
Opinion piece for the German national radio broadcast “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” in the “political feuilleton” on German European policy.
OP-ED | LA RÁZON | OCTOBER 2018
Op-Ed published in the Spanish national daily newspaper “La Rázon” on Merkel’s resignation from the party leadership of the Conservatives and what it means for Europe, entitled “Europe without Merkel”.
OP-ED | TAGESSPIEGEL | JULY 2018
Op-Ed published in the German national daily newspaper “Tagesspiegel” together with think tankers Florian Kommer, policy analyst at the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Henrik von Homeyer, Program Assistant at the German Marshall Fund (GMF). In the light of current alliances taken by populists in Europe, progressive forces need to build alliances too, to be stronger together. The article is entitled “We need an alliance”.
OP-ED |FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE SONNTAGSZEITUNG | SEPTEMBER 2017
Article published in the German national weekly newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” in the “Feuilleton” section. In this op-ed, I argue that young people need to have a say in German politics, as they are a minority in the population and that politics is mostly focused on providing short-sighted solutions in order to win elections. It calls for a wake-up call of young people and more responsibility from current decision-makers.
OP-ED | TAZ- DIE TAGESZEITUNG | MARCH 2017
Article published together with fellow think tanker Marcel Hadeed, policy analyst at Dahrendorf Forum and Polis180 in the German national daily newspaper “taz- die Tageszeitung”. The article is entitled “The Brussels challenge “ and argues that before the Dutch and French elections in 2017, the European public sphere needs to be re-politised and a greater emphasis put on citizens participation to find answers to the multiple crises of the EU.
OP-ED |EURACTIV | JANUARY 2017
Op-Ed on the European news platform “Euractiv” about the Brexit process and why young people should be asked first when it comes to their future. Written with Marcel Hadeed, co-founder of the “Post-Brexit-Europe” programme area at grassroots-think tank Polis180.
INTERVIEW | BREXIT HEARTBREAK AND THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT | 2017
An interview with Sarah Coughlan from “Social Science works” and myself about Brexit, the negotiations and the future of EU-UK relations for the Polis180 blog.
blog post |Dialogue on Europe: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM POPULISTS IN THE 2017 US ELECTIONS | NOVEMBER 2016
Blog post on populism I wrote together with Hanno Burmester for the Thinking Lab on Populism.
ARTICLE |Dialogue on Europe: Not Left, not Right, not an alternative? | NOVEMBER 2016
Article on populism I wrote for the Thinking Lab on Populism within the project “Dialogue on Europe”.
blog post |Dialogue on Europe: POLITICAL COMMUNCIATIoN ON POPULIST PARTIES: THE CASES OF PODEMOS AND AFD| NOVEMBER 2016
Blog post on populism I wrote together with Elena García Mañes for the Thinking Lab on Populism.
BLOG POST |STÜRZT DIE BABYBOOMER, MILLENIALS AN DIE MACHT! | JULY 2016
Blog article written with Kassandra Becker about the generational divide in Germany.
BLOG POST |after the bloodbath: why cooperation should trump securitization now | december 2015
Blog article written in the aftermath of the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris.
BLOG POST |A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE UK GENERAL ELECTION| 2015
Blog post published on the blog of the public affairs consultancy PLMR in London. It analyses the German media’s opinion on the UK generation election of 2015.