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Anregender Austausch zwischen der deutsch-französischen Bank ODDO BHF und Vertretern deutscher Sparkassen über die Stärkung der Beziehungen zwischen unseren beiden Ländern, in Anwesenheit des Forschers Joseph de Weck. Vielen Dank an alle Beteiligten! 🇫🇷🇩🇪🤝

Ce lundi sur France Inter A 8h20, les journalistes Thomas Wieder (Thomas Wieder) et Birgit Holzer (Birgit Holzer), ainsi que Joseph de Weck (Joseph de Weck ) seront les invités de Nicolas Demorand et Léa Salamé pour parler du chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz. #le710Inter

Joseph de Weck : "S'il faut retenir une chose de Friedrich Merz, c'est que dans son bureau, il a une photo de Charles de Gaulle et Konrad Adenauer. Il pense en des termes historiques, il veut marquer l'Histoire." #le710inter

Avec Friedrich Merz le moteur franco-allemand peut de nouveau faire passer l’Europe à l'échelle. Après des entretiens entre Berlin, Bruxelles et Paris Shahin Vallée et Joseph de Weck définissent les coordonnées d'un accord historique. À lire—à discuter. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/05/05/…

Le nouveau chancelier Friedrich Merz sera demain à Paris. La fenêtre de tir vient seulement de s'ouvrir—mais le temps presse. Merz et Macron sauront-ils saisir toute l'importance de ce moment historique ? Par Shahin Vallée et Joseph de Weck. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/05/05/…

What could a Franco-German "Grand Bargain" on European defense look like? As Merz travels to Paris today, Shahin Vallée and I have put the pieces together for Le Grand Continent . geopolitique.eu/en/2025/05/05/…

Highly recommended piece on 🇩🇪🇫🇷 momentum for common defence policy by Joseph de Weck and @Shahinvallee 👇

Merz und Macron wollen ein Europa, das seine Verteidigung eigenständig sicherstellt. Doch müssen Kanzler und Präsident rasch handeln. 👉 Für Le Grand Continent haben Shahin Vallée und ich eine europäische Roadmap mit sechs Handlungsfeldern erarbeitet. legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/05/07/…

Thanks for the feedback. But unlike say 3 years ago, isn't there now a shared assessment of threats at least as regards Russia? In that context, its striking that the coalition of the willing is led by the UK and FR together with the northern and central Europeans you mention.

When Britain asked its American colonies to pay more for their defense, it sparked a revolution and independence. As the US now tries to shift the costs of its empire, Joseph de Weck and Jeff Rathke argue that it should consider the consequences: americangerman.institute/2025/05/the-am…

When Britain asked its North American colonies to pay for their defense, it sparked a revolution and independence. Now it is the US that tries to shift the costs of its empire to Europe. Is history coming full-circle? 👉 With Jeff Rathke for American-German Institute. americangerman.institute/2025/05/the-am…

Coming this week: our summer issue, featuring Gordon Peake Dr Samir Puri Andrius Kubilius Frank Sauer Doug Saunders Dan Helmeci Joseph de Weck Piotr Buras Henning Hoff Rebecca Christie Joseph de Weck Arthur Leichthammer Helena Legarda and more!

Time to tackle the "what if" question. Could Europe trust France on defense if it is run by a President Le Pen or Bardella? 👉 Latest column lnternationale Politik Quarterly ip-quarterly.com/en/why-le-pen-…

A successful European rearmament implies more welfare state, not less, funded by higher coprorate tax within a European framework. A very lucid article by Joseph de Weck and Shahin VALLEE theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🔺“In a war, you not only need #weapons, but also a supportive #population to operate them.” 🔺“Rather than slashing the #WelfareState to build up the #military state, Europe’s leaders should think about how to improve and modernise social spending.” 🔺“Keeping the peace on the

Europe would be drawing the entirely wrong lessons from history if it weakened the welfare state to build up the military state. And why Europe cannot achieve better defence without better tax revenues. 👉 Op-ed with Shahin Vallée theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Wo stehen wir nach 6 Monaten Trump? Ein Versuch die heutige Weltlage historisch einzuordnen. Und was das alles mit 1773, 1878 und 1971 zu tun hat. 👉 Gespräch mit David Vogel für NZZ Geopolitik. open.spotify.com/episode/42vBUu…

Statt die regelbasierte Welthandelsordnung zu verteidigen, schlägt die EU in einen Deal ein, von dem unsicher ist, wie lange er hält, der von den Launen eines Populisten und nicht vom Recht regiert wird und der mit den Regeln der Welthandelsorganisation kaum vereinbar ist. 2/2

The problem is not the lack of a strategic culture or the EU being a collection of 27MS - there is QMV for trade. The problem is Europe's / Ukraine's dependence on the US for defense. You can't win a game of chicken on trade if Washington can escalate on defense.

Does Trump's EU humiliation come down to Erich Fromm's "Escape from Freedom"? Europe prefers the certainty of submission to confronting its existential anxieties and taking responsiblity for it's own choices. Fromm as the psychological explanation of Europe's US dependence?