Dr. sc. pol. Kai-Olaf Lang

SWP Publications

- Raphael Bossong
- Oliver Geden
- André Härtel
- Ronja Kempin
- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Barbara Lippert
- Chloé Ludden
- Nicolai von Ondarza
- Bettina Rudloff
Ukraine’s possible EU accession and its consequences
- German
The European Council has granted Ukraine candidate status. Despite political momentum, the road into the EU will be long and arduous. What challenges do the EU and Ukraine face in preparing for accession and eventual admission? This 360 Degrees was coordinated by Nicolai von Ondarza.

360 degrees, 22.07.2022
A New Beginning with President Biden
- German
Five German and European Priorities for the Transatlantic Agenda

SWP Comment 2020/C 61, 08.12.2020, 7 Pages

doi:10.18449/2020C61
- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Nicolai von Ondarza
Friends in Need
- German
The Corona Pandemic Changes the Landscape of Groups and Coalitions in the EU

SWP Comment 2020/C 26, 08.06.2020, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2020C26
- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Kirsten Westphal
Nord Stream 2 – A Political and Economic Contextualisation
- German
SWP Research Paper 2017/RP 03, 09.03.2017, 39 Pages
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- Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk
- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Karsten Neuhoff
- Ellen Scholl
- Kirsten Westphal
Energy in the German-Polish Relationship

Acknowledging Controversies – Pursuing Shared Interests

SWP Comment 2017/C 04, 10.02.2017, 8 Pages
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- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Barbara Lippert
EU Options on Russia and the Eastern Partners
- German
“Cooperative Confrontation” as the Guiding Principle beyond the Riga Summit

SWP Comment 2015/C 32, 13.05.2015, 7 Pages
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External publications

- Piotr Buras
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Partnership for Enlargement: A new way to integrate Ukraine and the EU’s eastern neighbourhood

European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Policy Paper, 17.06.2022
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Can Brussels save democracy?: the lacking effectiveness of EU democracy policy towards member states

in: Weronika Priesmeyer-Tkocz (ed.), Common Values: discussing German and Polish perceptions of European Integration. Baden-Baden: Nomos, January 2017, pp.13-29
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Germany, the European Union, and Their Gentle Force in the European Neighbourhood - A Comparison of Two Soft Power Engines

in: Toms Rostoks, Andris Spruds (eds.): The Different Faces of "Soft Power": The Baltic States and Eastern Neighborhood between Russia and the EU, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Riga, 2015, pp. 30-62
- Kai-Olaf Lang
- Daniela Schwarzer
The Myth of German Hegemony

Why Berlin Can't Save Europe Alone

in: Foreign Affairs, 02.10.2012 (online)
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Preserving the Alliance, Going European and Knotting Direct Ties

Poland's Euroatlanticism in Transition

in: Peter Schmidt (ed.)A Hybrid RelationshipTransatlantic Security Cooperation beyond NATOSeries: Internationale Sicherheit Vol. 7 (edited by Heinz Gärtner), Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2008, pp. 221-234
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Populism in "Old" and "New" Europe

Trends and Implications

in: Martin Bútora et al. (eds.)Democracy and Populism in Central Europe: The Visegrad Elections and Their AftermathBratislava 2007, pp. 125-140

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Areas of Expertise

Preserving the Alliance, Going European and Knotting Direct Ties

Populism in "Old" and "New" Europe