ECFR Alumni · Former Research Director
Hans Kundnani used to work for ECFR as Editor and Research Director.
It is wrong to think of Germany's assertive response to the eurozone crisis as a simple case of old-fashioned Realpolitik. Berlin's willingness to throw its weight around economically still sits awkardly with reluctance on military issues. In short, Germany is a geoeconomic power.
Historically, internal divisions have caused the EU to be flat-footed in responding to foreign policy crises. But by learning from the EU’s successes and failures, it should be possible to plan coordinated approaches for future crises.
The 1st edition of the European Foreign Policy Scorecard
The euro crisis seems to have revealed a more inward-looking and nationalistic Germany. But Germany?s shift towards the domestic is more subtle than it appears. And it is certainly not just a recent development.
Former ECFR research director, Hans Kundnani, on the increasing difficulty to find consensus among European member states.
José Ignacio Torreblanca and Hans Kundnani on the rise of populist parties in the southern European states
Hans Kundnani on the German paradox
Hans Kundnani on how the German's perception of themselves has changed
Hans Kundnani on China-Germany relations shifting from economic to security issues