EU/Europe Head of Research Division
EU institutions and political system, european political parties and democratic legitimation of the EU, post-Brexit relations between the EU and the United Kingdom
Since 2010 at SWP, since 2020 Head of EU/Europe Research Division, 2016–2020 Deputy Head
Since 2013 Organiser of the British-German Outlook Group, a yearly exchange between the SWP, Chatham House, the Federal Foreign Office and the FCO
2012–2015 Lecturer at Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt Oder and since 2016 Lecturer in the Postgraduate Master of European Studies, FU/TU Berlin
2012–2014 Research associate in the project EU security agencies, Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung scholarship
2011–2012 Researcher at the Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt Oder
2008–2009 Research Associate at the Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences within the research division Multinationality/European Armed Forces
Narratives and Priorities for Europe after Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
doi:10.18449/2022C31
The Russian attack on Ukraine will have serious consequences for Euro-Atlantic security beyond the military conflict. In a first multi-perspective analysis of the situation, the SWP takes a look at Russian domestic politics, the situation in Ukraine, Western sanctions, the EU’s and NATO’s response, China’s role and international law.
Status and Consequences for Germany and the EU after One Year of Brexit
doi:10.18449/2022C14
Germany’s Future Role in the European Union
doi:10.18449/2022C11
Decision-making in the Council of the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic
doi:10.18449/2021WP10
Why the EU and the UK Should Work Together to Find Flexible Solutions after Brexit
doi:10.18449/2021C51
Nicolai von Ondarza in conversation
Forget about the UK’s soul searching about Afghanistan—to the EU’s surprise, AUKUS seems to show that Global Britain can deliver. This raises tricky questions for European defense.