Experts & Staff

Angela Mehrer

Research & Project Coordinator

Languages

German, English

Biography

Angela Mehrer is research and project coordinator at the European Council of Foreign Relations. She coordinates the activities of ECFR’s Re:Order project, which explores emerging visions of the global order, as well as the interplay between economic might and geopolitical influence.

Prior to joining ECFR, she completed internships at the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin and at the news literacy organisation Lie Detectors in Brussels.

Mehrer studied governance and public policy at the University of Passau and holds an MA in politics and public administration from the University of Konstanz as well as an MA in international security studies from Charles University in Prague.

Striking absence: Europe’s missile gap and how to close it

Europeans have been quick to enhance their missile defence capabilities. But to properly address the threat of Russia’s missiles and deter broader conflict, they need to complement defensive systems with offensive ones

Turn of phrase: Germany’s Zeitenwende

Scholz’s Zeitenwende speech was widely viewed as a major adjustment to Germany’s foreign and security policy. But, six months on, it is unclear whether the country is up to the task

How Germany can sustain its policy revolution

The revolution in defence funding and energy policy that Germany recently announced should be accompanied by an intellectual awakening

In the media