EU/Europe

The research division EU/Europe analyses the core challenges facing the European Union and Europe. Research focuses on policy areas, processes and concerns that shape the internal and external action of the European Union and its member states.

SWP Publications
External publications
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Head

Dr. Nicolai von Ondarza

Head of Research Division

nicolai.vonondarza@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- United Kingdom
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- EU institutions
- European Union
- Political system of the European Union
- Principles of European integration
Projects
- Health governance in crisis
- CEPS-SWP High-Level Group on bolstering EU Democracy
Dr. Raphael Bossong

Deputy Head of Research Division

raphael.bossong@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 368
Areas of Expertise
- Crisis management
- European Union
- Justice and Home Affairs in the EU
- Migration policy
- Political system of the European Union
- Terrorism

Research

Dr. Peter Becker

Senior Associate

peter.becker@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Economics, trade, resources
- EU budget and finances
- EU internal market
- EU regional policy
- EU sectoral policies
- Economic Governance
- Principles of European integration
PD Dr. habil. Annegret Bendiek

Senior Fellow

annegret.bendiek@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Digitalisation, cyber, technology
- EU, Europe
- Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
- Digital Policy and Cyber
- EU foreign policy
- European Union
Projects
- European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC)
Jakob Bund

Associate

jakob.bund@swp-berlin.org
Projects
- European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC)
Elie Cavigneaux

Visiting Fellow

elie.cavigneaux@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- European Union
- Justice and Home Affairs in the EU
- Migration policy
Dr. Oliver Geden

Senior Fellow

oliver.geden@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Energy, climate, environment
Projects
Dr. phil. Ronja Kempin

Senior Fellow

ronja.kempin@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 223
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Security and defence policy
- France
- Germany
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- EU foreign policy
- Populism
Dr. sc. pol. Kai-Olaf Lang

Senior Fellow

kai-olaf.lang@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Baltic countries
- Central and Eastern Europe
- EU Eastern Partnership
- EU enlargement policy
- European Union
Dr. agr. Bettina Rudloff

Senior Associate

bettina.rudloff@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Agriculture policy
- Crisis management
- Development cooperation
- EU foreign trade policy
- Foreign trade policy
- Global nutrition
Dr. Felix Schenuit

Associate

felix.schenuit@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
Projects
- Upscaling of Carbon Dioxide Removal (UPTAKE)
- State of CDR Report
Leona Tenkhoff

Associate

leona.tenkhoff@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Energy, climate, environment
- Europe
- Climate policy
- EU climate policy
Projects
- State of CDR Report
Paweł Tokarski, PhD

Senior Associate

pawel.tokarski@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Economics, trade, resources
- Economic Governance
- European Union
- Eurozone
- Financial and debt crisis
Marina Vulović, PhD

Visiting Fellow

marina.vulovic@swp-berlin.org

Research Support

Max Becker, M.A.

Research Assistant

max.becker@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- EU foreign policy
- Populism
Deborah Franke

Assistant

Deborah.Franke@swp-berlin.org
Johanna Flach

Student Assistant

johanna.flach@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
Leonie Oechtering

Student Assistant

leonie.oechtering@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Energy, climate, environment
Gabrijela Boskovic, M.A.

Information and Data Manager

gabrijela.boskovic@swp-berlin.org
Ela Grudziewska-Klick, Dipl.-Bibl.

Information and Data Manager

ela.grudziewska-klick@swp-berlin.org

SWP Publications

- Kai-Olaf Lang
»Der Frieden kommt aus dem Osten«

Die Slowakei zwischen Russlandnähe und pragmatischer Ukrainepolitik

SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 44, 02.10.2025, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025A44
- Holly Jean Buck
- Alaa Al Khourdajie
- Shinichiro Asayama
- Oliver Geden
Four scenarios for an IPCC navigating Artificial Intelligence

Research Division EU/Europe, Working Paper Nr. 08/2025, September 2025, 15 pages
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The Creeping Integration of Far-right Parties in Europe
- German
Where Far-right Parties Are Integrated into the EU System and Where They Are Not

SWP Comment 2025/C 39, 19.09.2025, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025C39
Die schleichende Integration von Rechtsaußenparteien in Europa
- English
Wo Rechtsaußenparteien in das EU-System eingebunden – und wo sie isoliert werden

SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 42, 19.09.2025, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025A42
- Annegret Bendiek
- Jakob Bund
Das Janus-Prinzip: Fünf zentrale Reformansätze für die europäische Cybersicherheitspolitik

SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 39, 22.08.2025, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025A39
- Peter Becker
- Ronja Kempin
Strengthening Europe’s Defence Capabilities through Clear Tasks and Objectives
- German
To Secure Additional Funding, the EU Must First Define Its Security Priorities

SWP Comment 2025/C 38, 19.08.2025, 7 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025C38

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External publications

- Kai-Olaf Lang
Rechtsruck in Prag: Wohin steuert Tschechien?

Interview von Matthias Steinbrecher, in: Deutsche Welle, 06.10.2025 (Video)
- Annegret Bendiek
Digitaler Salon: Im Tal der Ahnungslosen

Moderation von Hagen Terschüren, mit Katja Henning und Johannes Steger, in: Digitaler Salon, Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, YouTube, 01.10.2025
- Nicolai von Ondarza
Staatsbesuch bei King Charles: Warum die Royals Trump umwerben

Interview von Jessica Zahedi, in: zdf heute LIVE, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, 17.09.2025 (ab Minute 12:23, Video)
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Drohnen über Polen – ein Warnsignal an die NATO?

Interview, in: radioeins »Der Schöne Morgen«, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, 11.09.2025
- Kai-Olaf Lang
Polen meldet Drohnenabschuss: Testet Putin die Nato?

Interview von Philip Wortmann, in: zdf heute LIVE, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, 10.09.2025 (ab Minute 15:40, Video)
- Nicolai von Ondarza
Ursula von der Leyen hält kämpferische Rede zur Lage der Europäischen Union

Vor dem EU-Parlament hat Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen am Mittwoch ihre Rede zur Lage der Union gehalten. Dabei hat sie sich kämpferisch gegeben, sagt Nicolai von Ondarza von der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik.

Interview in: RBB Inforadio, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, 10.09.2025

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Projects

In collaboration with European partner institutes, the SWP organises regular multilateral dialogue formats to facilitate in-depth discussions on key issues of European integration and foreign policy.
SWP Berlin and CEPS are joining forces to set up a High-Level Group on bolstering EU democracy to develop and disseminate policy recommendations to strengthen EU democracy, to be published within a dedicated report in September 2023.
The Daimler U.S. European Forum on Global Issues is hosted by the Brookings Institution (Washington), the Centre for European Reform (London) and the SWP, with the support of Daimler AG. Its objective is to conduct a regular, confidential dialogue on international politics involving leaders and think tanks from the United States and the European Union.
The aim of the project is to provide up-to-date information, data and analyses on cyber attacks in order to raise awareness of cyber security threats.
The Covid-19 pandemic was and continues to be an endurance test for global and European health governance. Health governance refers to all institutionalised forms of social and political coordination aimed at developing and implementing binding rules and non-binding standards on health issues, or providing collective health goods for the benefit of society.
UPTAKE aims to facilitate the sustainable upscaling of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods by developing a set of robust strategies through technical, theoretical, and practical analysis accompanied by interactive dialogue within a CDR stakeholder forum.
The research project accompanies the German government’s “climate foreign policy” strategy from its inception to its implementation.

National dialogues with partners in European countries

In collaboration with European partner institutes, the SWP organises regular multilateral dialogue formats to facilitate in-depth discussions on key issues of European integration and foreign policy.
CEPS-SWP High-Level Group on bolstering EU Democracy

SWP Berlin and CEPS are joining forces to set up a High-Level Group on bolstering EU democracy to develop and disseminate policy recommendations to strengthen EU democracy, to be published within a dedicated report in September 2023.
Daimler EU-US-Program

The Daimler U.S. European Forum on Global Issues is hosted by the Brookings Institution (Washington), the Centre for European Reform (London) and the SWP, with the support of Daimler AG. Its objective is to conduct a regular, confidential dialogue on international politics involving leaders and think tanks from the United States and the European Union.
European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC)

The aim of the project is to provide up-to-date information, data and analyses on cyber attacks in order to raise awareness of cyber security threats.
Health governance in crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic was and continues to be an endurance test for global and European health governance. Health governance refers to all institutionalised forms of social and political coordination aimed at developing and implementing binding rules and non-binding standards on health issues, or providing collective health goods for the benefit of society.
Upscaling of Carbon Dioxide Removal (UPTAKE)

UPTAKE aims to facilitate the sustainable upscaling of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods by developing a set of robust strategies through technical, theoretical, and practical analysis accompanied by interactive dialogue within a CDR stakeholder forum.
International Climate Policy and Multilevel Governance (Ariadne)

The research project accompanies the German government’s “climate foreign policy” strategy from its inception to its implementation.

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