Dr. Lars Brozus
Global Issues Deputy Head of Research Division
Areas of Expertise
- Foresight
Strategic foresight, global governance, science-policy link
Working GroupsShort Curriculum vitae
Since 2021 Deputy Head of Global Issues Research Division, and since 2024 member of the Thematic Working Group International Cooperation in the Context of Systemic Rivalry
2020 Deputy Head and Head (ad interim) of The Americas Research Division
Since 2010 Researcher at SWP
2006-2010 Managing Director, SFB 700 »Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood«, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
2002-2006 Foreign Policy Advisor, German Parliament, Berlin
2001-2002 Research Associate, Institute for Political Science, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt
1995-2001 Research Associate, Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University Bremen, Bremen
SWP Publications
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Foresight*: A Breath of Fresh Air on the East River
The Expansion of the UN Security Council Triggers Unexpected Reforms
SWP Comment 2024/C 26, 02.07.2024, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C26
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Multilateral Cooperation in Times of Multiple Crises
The G7 should focus on inclusive, selective and anticipatory policy approaches
SWP Comment 2022/C 47, 17.08.2022, 6 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C47
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G7: International solidarity with Ukraine in times of aggression
India, Indonesia, Senegal, and South Africa have been invited to join the G7 summit in June as guest countries by the German presidency. In Lars Brozus’ view, this provides an opportunity to strengthen international solidarity with Kyiv and discuss the upcoming G20 summit in Bali.
Point of View, 18.05.2022 -
(Not) Lost in Foresight
Structuring Futures Complexity in a Politically Meaningful Way
SWP Comment 2021/C 33, 06.05.2021, 5 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2021C33
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Will multilateralism be great again?
Aspirational talk is important, but future-oriented policies based on foresight and predictions are essential for international cooperation, argues Lars Brozus.
Point of View, 26.03.2021 -
Five years after the murder of Giulio Regeni: Europe's dangerous Egypt policy
Egypt has never been called to account for the murder of Giulio Regeni, nor for the numerous human rights violations committed by the Sisi regime. Focusing only on stability, European governments are increasingly losing touch with actual developments in Egypt, say Lars Brozus and Stephan Roll.
Point of View, 03.02.2021
External publications
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The EU in a volatile new World. The challenge of global leadership
in: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Weber, M., Wasserbacher, D., Kastrinos, N. (eds.), Foresight on demand – “Foresight towards the 2nd Strategic Plan for Horizon Europe” – Foresight, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023, 112-139.doi:10.2777/77971
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The G7 and Multilateralism in Times of Aggression: Maintaining and Strengthening Cooperative and Inclusive Approaches for the Global Common Good
Policy Brief; Think7 engagement group under the German G7 presidency 2022; Task Force International cooperation for the global common good; March 2022; https://www.think7.org/task_force/international-cooperation-for-the-global-common-good/ -
Independence Day 2026
America as a Dino
in: Living Democracy! Helmut Schmidt Lecture 01, Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BHKS), Hamburg, 2021, pp. 90-93 -
Cooperation Out of Necessity and Cooperation Out of Choice: Turning Intergovernmental Difference Management into Political Multilateralism
Blog post in: Multilateralismus weiter denken, research project at Goethe University Frankfurt, 12.08.2021 (online) -
The Difficulty of Anticipating Global Challenges: The Lessons of COVID-19
in: Tom Bernes, Lars Brozus, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, et al., "Challenges of Global Governance Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic", Paper Series, Council on Foreign Relations, May 2020, pp. 6-9. -
Policy
in: The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Limited Statehood, April 2018