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The IPQ January 2024 Newsletter
Europe’s Geostrategic Turn: Our Winter 2024 Issue
Welcome (back) to the IPQ newsletter!
After a hiatus, we are once again bringing you all that’s new at IPQ, the English edition of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK, Germany’s leading foreign affairs magazine published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
This month the big news is, of course, our Winter 2024 issue "Europe’s Geostrategic Turn." Despite some misgivings (certainly in Germany) about the term and concept, we felt it was time to focus on Europe’s need to become “more geostrategic.” As Romana Vlahutin writes in an impassioned article, the world is moving into a new “age of security.” The former Special EU Envoy for Connectivity argues that “the EU has no chance but to change” and needs to rediscover its lost “strategic instincts.” It’s an area where the EU-ex-member the United Kingdom is arguably a step ahead. James Rogers makes the case that recent British geostrategic (re)thinking offers a blueprint for Germany and the EU on how to best defend Europe.
Meanwhile, Stefan Meister explains Russia’s geostrategic shifts and asks how a country with a GDP equal to Spain’s (and thus only a fraction of the EU’s whole) is able to run rings around the EU. Francesca Ghiretti looks at China’s geostrategic approach to Europe, which is focused on securing access to port infrastructure in particular. And Sinem Adar assesses Turkey’s geostrategy (a mixed bag) and explains how the EU should respond.
As usual, there’s much more to discover in our latest issue—delve in!
Henning Hoff
Executive Editor
INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY
Highlights from the new issue
How the EU can recover its strategic instincts and overcome systemic deficiencies. By Romana Vlahutin
The United Kingdom’s grand strategy suggests a blueprint for increasing Europe’s security. By James Rogers
It’s striking that Moscow with such limited resources has been able to set the strategic framework for the Europeans. By Stefan Meister
Unemployment is no longer a good indicator of the health of Europe’s economy. By Joseph de Weck
With Lai Ching-te, the Taiwanese have elected another DPP president, to the ire of Beijing. By Helena Legarda
The US presidential election in November will be pivotal for America’s role in the world. By Constanze Stelzenmüller
Brussels newest trade tool is all about deterrence. By Kim B. Olsen und Claudia Schmucker
