Meike Schulze, M.Sc., M.A.
Africa and Middle East Associate
Areas of Expertise
- Natural resources management
- Strategic partnerships
- Sustainability governance
Short Curriculum vitae
Since April 2024 Associate for the project »International Raw Material Cooperation«
2022-2023 Associate for the project »Transnational Governance of Sustainable Commodity Supply Chains« (2021-2022 Research Assistant in this project), SWP Berlin
10/2020-09/2021 Student Assistant in the project »Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains«, SWP Berlin
2018-2021 M.A. Political Science, Free University of Berlin
2019-2020 M.Sc. Public Policy and Human Development, Maastricht University and United Nations University-MERIT in Maastricht/ Netherlands
SWP Publications
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The EU’s External Raw Materials Strategy: Key Fields for Action
Building Resilient Partnerships and Advancing Local Value Creation
Research Division Africa and Middle East | Working Paper Nr. 01, August 2025 -
Saudi Arabia Strives to Become Major Player in Mineral Supply Chains
A Questionable Pillar of Europe’s Diversification Strategy
SWP Comment 2024/C 52, 12.11.2024, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C52
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Security of Supply in Times of Geo-economic Fragmentation
Enhancing the External Dimension of the EU’s Raw Materials Policy
SWP Comment 2024/C 15, 17.04.2024, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C15
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The Russia-Ukraine War’s Shockwaves in Africa. A Zeitenwende for German Africa Policy?
Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, this Working Paper examines repercussions in Africa and on German Africa policy, analysing to what extent they are in continuity with trends that preceded the war and to what extent they represent a break with past patterns. Has the Ukraine war turned out to be a sea change for Africa and German Africa policy, too?
Megatrends Working Paper 2024 10, 13.02.2024, 39 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024MTA-WP10
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The EU and the Negotiations for a Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Multilateral cooperation for strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy in supply chains
SWP Comment 2023/C 16, 14.03.2023, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023C16
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From Competition to a Sustainable Raw Materials Diplomacy
Pointers for European Policymakers
SWP Research Paper 2023/RP 01, 24.02.2023, 45 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023RP01
