EU Affairs Past Events

Jan-Werner Müller, Professor of Politics, Princeton University

Drawing on his distinguished body of work, Professor Jan-Werner Müller provides his views on how modern democracies can combat the growing trend of populism.

Dr Rosa Balfour, Senior Transatlantic Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the US, Brussels

Dr Rosa Balfour argues that Europe is undergoing a democratic recession, from which several scenarios emerge. She discusses the proposals in response to this trend, including those of France.

Chantal Mouffe, Emeritus Professor at the University of Westminster

In her address to the IIEA, Professor Mouffe scrutinises the “populist moment” that we are currently witnessing in Western Europe and argues that the development of a left populism is the only way to combat the rising support for right-wing populist parties.

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution

Constanze Stelzenmüller analyses developments in German-US relations.

Imme Scholz, Acting Director of the German Development Institute

In her address to the IIEA, Dr Scholz discusses Germany’s tripartite strategy for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and whether it can deliver transformative change.

Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre

In his address to the IIEA, Dmitri Trenin considers the future foundation of Moscow’s relations with Europe

Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Policies and Coordination of Hungary

In his address to the IIEA, Minister Takács reflects on the threats and opportunities facing Europe, and on the key decisions that lie ahead.

Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Senior Policy Fellow and Head of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Paris Office

In his keynote address, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, argues that the global appetite for multilateral cooperation is waning, and he discusses the French government’s response to this trend.

Thorsten Benner, Director of the Global Public Policy Institute

Thorsten Benner argues that German policymakers must navigate a world of rising authoritarian nationalism and geopolitical competition against the backdrop of an unravelling European project.

Luuk van Middelaar, Professor at the Europa Institute of Leiden University

Drawing on his latest book, described by Donald Tusk as “one of the most insightful on European politics today”, Luuk van Middelaar analyses how the EU has improvised its way through a politics of events, rather than rules.

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