Timo Lochocki

Timo Lochocki is a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Lochocki studied interdisciplinary social sciences in Germany, the United States, and Norway and became known for his 2014 doctorate on the reasons behind the rise and fall of right-wing populist parties in Europe. He then worked as a fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Berlin, Washington, and Paris until 2018. In 2019, he joined the German government where he headed the Federal Ministry of Health’s strategic planning department and was a key advisor to the minister during the covid-19 pandemic. He also became a “Young Transatlantic Leader” at the American Council on Germany and in 2021 Capital Magazine chose him as one of “Germany’s top 40 under 40”.

Since 2022, Lochocki has advised international foundations and German decision-makers on dealing with anti-democratic forces, and how to update German foreign and security policy. In addition, he is a visiting professor at Bard College Berlin. His book, “German Interests: How we can become the world’s most powerful democracy and save the liberal West”, will be published in February 2025.