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Sluggish growth, the loss of export markets and growing investment needs are fuelling current debates on making Germany’s economic policy fit for the future. In his keynote address at the Research Forum organised by the DeGlobE Doctoral Programme and…

Does geoeconomics signal a structural transformation of the global order, or does it merely repackage long-standing imperial logics? This question was at the heart of this year’s two-day research forum, which brought together early-career researchers…

US trade policy, the rise of China and the war between Russia and Ukraine have fundamentally altered the global economic order. This also presents Germany’s economic model with new and complex challenges, as export markets are drying up and rising…

Is the global order undergoing profound change – or is geo-economics merely new wine in old, imperialist wineskins? The Research Forum brings together PhD students and postdocs working on (de-)globalisation and geo-economics, and combines their…

Speaking to various media outlets, Professor Andreas C. Goldthau highlights significant risks, particularly with regard to gas prices. Low storage levels, the ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and potential disruptions to international LNG…

A documentary about Russian espionage, for which Professor Sophia Hoffmann was interviewed, has been broadcast on Arte. The documentary is available online.

Professor Sophia Hoffmann will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Intelligence Services Research Conference, organised by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The NDWiKo is a closed conference; attendance is by…

Through the Belt and Road Initiative, China is investing heavily in countries in the Global South. Johannes Vogel discusses how we can best understand this initiative through three concepts – geopolitics, geoeconomics and development – by focusing on…

Where is geopolitical Europe heading and how can it remain capable of acting in a world in upheaval? Panel discussion with author and political scientist Daniel Marwecki (books: Absolution? Israel und die Deutsche Staatsräson (2024) and Die Welt nach…

From 22–24 April 2026, the University of Erfurt hosted the international Young Scholars’ Workshop “State–Business Relations and Geoeconomics: Theories, Methods, and Comparative Perspectives.” Bringing together early-career researchers, the event…