Dr. phil. Ronja Kempin
EU/Europe Senior Fellow
Thematic working group reordering European security Co-Chair
Areas of Expertise
- France
- Germany
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- EU foreign policy
- Populism
Franco-German relations in security and defence policy, the role of the Front national and populism in France
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 2003 at the SWP
2016 Lecturer at Free University Berlin and Bucerius Law School in Hamburg
2014 Political Advisor, Common Security and Defence Policy Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2010 - 2014 Head of Research Division EU External Relations, SWP
2009 - 2010 Fritz Thyssen Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
2001 - 2002 Research Fellow at the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI) and the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) in Paris
1999 - 2000 Research Fellow at the German Bundestag and the party executive of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), International Affairs, Berlin
SWP Publications
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Strengthening Europe’s Defence Capabilities through Clear Tasks and Objectives
To Secure Additional Funding, the EU Must First Define Its Security Priorities
SWP Comment 2025/C 38, 19.08.2025, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C38
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Strengthening Europe’s Capacity to Act in Foreign and Security Policy
Securitisation Cannot Solve the EU’s Decision-making Trap
SWP Comment 2025/C 17, 17.04.2025, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C17
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Ukraine’s possible EU accession and its consequences
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 -
From Status Quo Power to Reform Engine
Germany’s Future Role in the European Union
SWP Comment 2022/C 11, 16.02.2022, 6 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C11
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Compass or Wind Chime?
An Analysis of the Draft “Strategic Compass” of the EU
SWP Comment 2022/C 03, 17.01.2022, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C03
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The European Security Order in a Geopolitical World
in: German Foreign Policy in TransitionContribution to a Research Paper 2021/RP 10, 13.12.2021, 125 Pages, pp. 109–111
External publications
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»En Ukraine, l’Europe vit son 'moment Démosthène'«
in: Le Monde, 13.12.2023 -
Ukraine: We are at a 'Demosthenes moment' in Europe
in: Encompass, December 2023 -
A Geopolitical Caesura: Rethinking the Future of European Security
Outcome Paper, Genshagen Forum for Franco-German Dialogue »Driving force in a watershed moment: France and Germany in a changing Europe«, December 2022 -
Restoring common political influence: France and Germany must unite their interests in a common global strategy
in: The European - Security and Defence Union, Vol. 40, 3/2021. -
Stronger Together - Germany: a Clear Threat Perception but an Abstract Debate
in: Institut Montaigne Blog, 25.02.2021 -
Time to End the Big Franco-German Misunderstanding on Security
in: GMF Transatlantic Take, 04.12.2020