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Jakob Hensing

@jhensing.bsky.social
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Head of Political Economy @ Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Berlin. Mainly working on economic statecraft and critical technologies.

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Bisherige Versuche, 🇩🇪 dramatische Abhängigkeiten von 🇨🇳 bei kritischen Rohstoffen zu verringen, sind gescheitert. Es braucht ein Umdenken hin zu einer stärkeren Marktgestaltung. Dafür sollte Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche nach ihrem 🇨🇳-Besuch zur Antreiberin werden. Neu für @internationalepolitik.de
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Gemeinsames Stück mit @jhensing.bsky.social & Florian Klumpp zu kritischen Rohstoffen und Reiches China-Reise internationalepolitik.de/de/kritische...
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Kritische Rohstoffe: Was die Wirtschaftsministerin nach ihrer China-Reise tun muss
Bisherige Versuche, Deutschlands dramatische Abhängigkeiten von China bei Seltenen Erden zu verringen, sind gescheitert. Es braucht ein Umdenken hin zu einer stärkeren Marktgestaltung. Dafür sollte Wi...
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What is one thing everyone should know about Germany and Europe’s current dependencies on critical raw materials? 👇 (For all the other things, read GPPi's latest study by @tbenner.bsky.social, @jhensing.bsky.social, Florian Klumpp, and Louca Derville: gppi.net/2026/05/12/o...)
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Germany is the epicentre of the China Shock 2.0 reverberating in global markets In a new joint paper, CFR's Brad Setser and I show the shock is a key driver of Germany’s economic malaise. And it's accelerating Berlin needs to stop admiring the problem, and join efforts to fight back 1/many
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Why Germany's and Europe's efforts to decrease dependencies on 🇨🇳for critical raw materials have failed, what we need to do better & how we can learn from others. New study out today supported by Otto Wolff Stiftung and in context of our work with AA & Gulbenkian Foundation.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Anmeldung hier ▶️ forms.gle/wUAw2rtG9PhQ... Freue mich auf die Diskussion mit Anne Lauenroth (BDI), Tore Prang (Aurubis), Sabrina Schulz (European Initiative for Energy Security) und Christoph Seemann (AA). Florian Klumpp stellt unsere Studie vor. Dank an Otto Wolff Stiftung für die Unterstützung!
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Studienvorstellung und Podiumsdiskussion: Kritische Rohstoffe - Wege aus der Abhängigkeitsfalle
Wir laden Sie herzlich ein zur Studienvorstellung und Podiumsdiskussion „Kritische Rohstoffe – Wege aus der Abhängigkeitsfalle“. Dienstag, 12. Mai 2026, 17:30–19:00 (anschließend informeller Auskla...
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Nächsten Dienstag in Berlin: Kritische Rohstoffe - Wege aus der Abhängigkeitsfalle Vorstellung unserer neuen @gppi.bsky.social Studie und Podiumsdiskussion 🕠Dienstag, 12. Mai, ab 17:30 📍Hessische Landesvertretung
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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In ihrem aktuellen FAZ-Gastbeitrag beklagt Katherina Reiche eine "Selbsttäuschunug" in der Energiepolitik. Tatsächlich fällt der Täuschungsvorwurf aber teilweise auf sie selbst zurück, denn der Text enthält diverse falsche oder irreführende Zahlen. Ein Thread. (1/17) www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Die KI-Führungsnationen China & USA wollen auch die industrielle Anwendung von KI dominieren. Europäische Industrie und Politik müssen Tempo machen, wenn sie selbstbestimmter Player sein wollen. Andernfalls droht der Ausverkauf strategischer Industrien. Mein neues Stück im Handelsblatt.
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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
As Merz travels to Beijing today, @tbenner.bsky.social, @jhensing.bsky.social & Florian Klumpp argue that Germany’s political and business elites need to finally confront the economic threat emanating from Xi Jinping’s China. ip-quarterly.com/en/germanys-...
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Germany’s China Shock
For a long time, Germany’s political and business elites have chosen to ignore the economic threat emanating from Xi Jinping’s China. It’s now time to confront it.
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Germany's China shock. How collective elite failure maneuvered Germany into position of weakness and vulnerability vis-à-vis Beijing’s authoritarian state capitalism & what needs to happen to change course. Just in time for the Merz China trip. New piece with @ipq.bsky.social. Free to read.
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Montag kommt pünktlich zum Kanzlerbesuch in Peking die neue IP zum Thema "China-Schock" heraus. Habe mit den GPPi-Kollegen Jakob Hensing und Florian Klumpp gern das Titelstück beigesteuert.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Wichtiges Stück von @michaelpettis.bsky.social, gerade für 🇩🇪. Wenn wir nicht schnell ein paar zentrale Fehlannahmen korrigieren, fahren wir unser Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsmodell hart an die Wand.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11/02/2026
OPINION: A credible EU growth strategy must start with an honest evaluation: Europe’s economic weakness doesn’t originate in Brussels. It reflects a fundamental shift in the global economy. 🔗 politi.co/4aq7gyy
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
3️⃣ countries in 72 hours ✈️ German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s fast-paced Gulf trip is part of an ambitious push to explore how Germany can diversify its international ties. @jhensing.bsky.social went on air at @deutschewelle.dw.com's Berlin Briefing to discuss.
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Beyond the Big Powers
Where is Germany really heading as it scrambles to diversify its foreign‑policy partnerships?
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
4/ Germany should act in concert with EU partners wherever possible. This will also entail resolving murky divisions of labor between EU and member states on economic security and better managing the uneven internal distributive consequences of deepening cooperation with countries beyond the EU.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
3/ Better understanding of prospective partners’ varied priorities and of regional dynamics outside Europe (and the US) is urgently needed. The roster of policymakers and experts with deep knowledge and experience on the Gulf region, the Indo-Pacific, and elsewhere remains way too thin.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
2/ Those halcyon days when global politics was supposedly entirely rules-based and when Germany always put values first never quite existed. Still, Berlin is coming to terms with operating under greater pressure and navigating more difficult compromises in many of these international encounters.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Some of the main points from my side: 1/ Global partnerships are key to addressing the existential challenges to its prosperity and security that Germany is facing – though much of the work also has to happen within Europe, notably on deepening and protecting the EU single market.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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DW Berlin Briefing
From Trump's victory, the German government collapse, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to evolving European security dynamics, this video podcast explores how these events impact Germany and the wider reg...
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Beyond the US, Russia & China: Germany's global pivot | Berlin Briefing Podcast
YouTube video by DW News
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation on Germany’s efforts to diversify its global partnerships with @ninahaase.bsky.social , @germanpolitics.bsky.social and @richardwalker.bsky.social for @deutschewelle.dw.com ’s Berlin Briefing this week. Thanks for having me!
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Niklas Balbon @balnik.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Mein Beitrag in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social zur Flugabwehrkrise der Ukraine. TL;DR: Europa könnte mehr tun! Ganzer Text: www.fr.de/meinung/gast...
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Ein Wettlauf um die Wärme
Die ukrainische Flugabwehr fängt nur noch 36 Prozent der russischen Raketen ab. Munitionsmangel und fehlende Reserven verschärfen die Energiekrise.
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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🙌 Register and join us on Thursday, 29 January for a panel discussion to learn more about EU enlargement, foreign threats, and future-proofing EU policies. 📅 Thursday, 29 January ⏲️ 18.30-20.00 (CET) 📍DGAP, Rauchstr. 17, 10787 Berlin @horizoneu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @bressansar.bsky.social
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The mother of all diversification partnerships. My @tagesspiegel.de piece (in 🇩🇪) on the meaning of India-EU trade agreement. Congratulations on everyone on both sides who worked hard to close the deal(s). Real work of making the most of this historic opportunity starts now.
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American-German Institute @amgerinst.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Does U.S. tech statecraft put European digital services at risk? DAAD/AGI Fellow @jhensing.bsky.social examines the political economy of U.S. tech companies and recommends how Europe can improve its strategic position in tech:
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Beyond the Antichrist and the Kill Switch
The real political economy of U.S. tech statecraft and what it means for Europe One of the many remarkable features of the second Trump presidency has been the highly public …
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American-German Institute @amgerinst.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
In case you missed it: "Dangerous Liaisons? State-Business Relations, U.S. Tech Statecraft, and Implications for Germany and Europe" with DAAD/AGI Fellow @jhensing.bsky.social is now available to watch online:
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Dangerous Liaisons? State-Business Relations, U.S. Tech Statecraft, and Implications for Germany and Europe
Speaker: Jakob Hensing, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Moderator: Peter Rashish, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, AGI The openly displayed proximity between President Trump and…
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American-German Institute @amgerinst.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Tomorrow at 10 am ET: DAAD/AGI Fellow @jhensing.bsky.social will present his research on the relations of power and influence between the Trump administration and tech firms, how they manifest in the U.S. tech statecraft agenda, and implications for Europe: americangerman.institute/events/2025/...
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Dangerous Liaisons? State-Business Relations, U.S. Tech Statecraft, and Implications for Germany and Europe
Speaker: Jakob Hensing, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Moderator: Peter Rashish, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, AGI The openly displayed proximity between President Trump and promi...
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Much looking forward to giving a talk at UC Berkeley next week (Wed 15 Oct, noon). Please join if you are in the area!
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Featuring an overview of key findings and recommendations by myself and comments by Prof. James Giordano @gppi.bsky.social
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
📣 Online launch event: Action Potentials - Neurotechnology, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Implications for Germany’s and Europe’s Foreign & Security Policy 📆 13 October 2025 ⌚ 16:00-17:00 CET 💻 Online via Zoom
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Action Potentials (Launch Event)
Against the backdrop of intense global competition over technology leadership, a new GPPi report examines how advances in neurotechnology matter for Germany’s and Europe’s foreign and security policy....
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American-German Institute @amgerinst.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
AGI is pleased to welcome @jhensing.bsky.social as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in Fall 2025. At AGI, he will research U.S. techno-economic statecraft to understand how the positions and expertise of industry stakeholders feature in the U.S. policy process. americangerman.institute/2025/09/jako...
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Jakob Hensing, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Jakob Hensing as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in Fall 2025. His permanent position is at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, where he …
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New report out: 🧠 Neurotech, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and Implications for Germany's and Europe's Foreign & Security Policy. Result of surely one of the most fascinating projects I have worked on in the last years, which really shifted some of my assumptions of what the future could look like.
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Action Potentials
Neurotechnology, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and Implications for Germany’s and Europe’s Foreign & Security Policy
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🧬NEW POLICY BRIEF: GPPi's Florian Klumpp, Aaranya Alexander & @jhensing.bsky.social examine the implications of rapid advancements in biotechnology — especially synthetic biology — for Germany’s & Europe’s foreign & security policy & offer recommendations for policymakers: gppi.net/2025/07/18/b...
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Biotechnology: Advancing Germany’s and Europe’s Security
This policy brief examines the profound implications of technological advancements in biotechnologies for Germany’s and Europe’s foreign and security policy.
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🔔 Internship Alert! GPPi is seeking an intern for our project on the strategic and security implications of critical and emerging technologies. ‼️ Apply now: gppi.net/about/jobs-i... @jhensing.bsky.social @tbenner.bsky.social
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Jobs & Internships
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
References to quantum technology's security relevance are common, incl. in the EU’s new "Quantum Europe Strategy." What security issues does this technology raise? How will quantum sensing, communication & computing be used in the future? Find out: gppi.net/2025/07/07/q... @jhensing.bsky.social
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Quantum Technologies and European Security
As the race for global tech supremacy intensifies, the three quantum tech subfields — sensing, communications and computing — are becoming increasingly relevant to national and economic security. Eu...
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
⏳Last chance to register! Join @jankaoertel.bsky.social, @ @Geoffrey Gertz & @jhensing.bsky.social for our online event: “Economic Security and Critical Tech in Trump 2.0” 🗓 May 7 | 🕒 15:00 CEST | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Full details + signup below 👇 #DFS2025 gppi.net/2025/04/07/d...
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#DFS2025: Economic Security and Critical Tech in Trump 2.0
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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
New from @tbenner.bsky.social and @jhensing.bsky.social: Friedrich Merz wants to strengthen German industry, but his thinking is stuck in the past. His government needs to make Germany and the EU thrive in the age of systemic competition. ip-quarterly.com/en/germany-n...
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Germany Needs to Rethink Competitiveness for a Hostile World
Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to strengthen German industry, but his thinking is stuck in the past. The key question is how to make Germany and the EU thrive in the age of systemic c...
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
SAVE THE DATE for a discussion on "Economic Security & Critical Tech in Trump 2.0" with @jankaoertel.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu), Geoffrey Gertz (CNAS) & @jhensing.bsky.social (GPPi) as part of @baks.bund.de's #DFS2025: 🗓 May 7 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CEST | 📍 Online 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Event Registration: #DFS2025 Economic Security and Critical Tech in Trump 2.0
Event Timing: May 7th, 2025 at 3pm CET Event Address: Online, via Zoom Contact us at jhensing@gppi.net
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Neurotech is advancing fast — with major implications for foreign, security, and economic policy. @jhensing.bsky.social & Andreas Faika explore why Germany & Europe need policies that consider the military and data, cyber & economic security aspects of this frontier tech. 🧠 gppi.net/2025/03/27/n...
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Neurotechnology: A New Frontier for Prosperity and Security in Germany and Europe?
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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Warum das alte Denken in Wettbewerbsfähigkeit nicht mehr ausreicht und welche Investitionen in Systemwettbewerbsfähigkeit wir vornehmen sollten: dazu mehr im Essay von @jhensing.bsky.social & mir in der aktuellen Wirtschaftswoche. gppi.net/2025/03/14/e... .
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Europas wehrhafte Wirtschaft
Deutschland muss nicht nur wettbewerbsfähiger werden. Sondern gegenüber den USA und China vor allem seine Systemwettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken!
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Alexandra Paulus @alexandrapaulus.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Very much enjoyed today's workshop on neurotechnology from a foreign and security policy perspective organized by @jhensing.bsky.social, featuring a presentation of this report by the Centre for Future Generations on the governance challenges of neurotechnology. Worth a read. cfg.eu/towards-incl...
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Towards inclusive EU governance of neurotechnologies - Centre for Future Generations
Our report explores ethical and regulatory challenges in Neurotechnology, highlights key grey areas, and makes recommendations for EU governance of Neurotech devices.
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
3) EU-Binnenmarkt weiter vertiefen und D strukturell weniger abhängig von Exporten außerhalb EU machen 4) Investitionen in Verteidigung und Infrastruktur so steuern, dass Nachfrageeffekt europäische Produktion stärkt 5) Verteilungsfragen als zentral für resilientes Wirtschaftsmodell erkennen
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Das heißt: 1) Pragmatische Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Schlüsselsektoren vor unfairem Wettbewerb ergreifen 2) EU-Instrumente gegen wirtschaftliche Zwangsausübung weiterentwickeln und in die eigene "strategische Unverzichtbarkeit" in Schlüsseltechnologien investieren
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit reicht nicht mehr - Deutschland und Europa müssen "systemwettbewerbsfähig" werden. Neues Essay von @tbenner.bsky.social und mir in der @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social. emagazin.wiwo.de/epaper/wirts...
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Truth well told, by Gideon Rose. @americanacademy.bsky.social
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🇩🇪🗳️ Germany heads to the polls on Feb 23 so GPPi experts have curated a list of pre-election must-reads (& watches, listens) 🔗 gppi.net/2025/02/17/g... With recommendations from: @tbenner.bsky.social, @bressansar.bsky.social, Gelila Enbaye, @jhensing.bsky.social, Karla Kröner & @jlehmann.bsky.social
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Germany Votes: Recommended Reading for the 2025 Election
A curated a selection of reading, listening & viewing recommendations to help you grapple with some of the issues at stake in Germany's 2025 election.
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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🔥 Ideas of Energy Ep.3: Helen Thompson's captivating talk on “Energy and War & Peace” unpacked the profound connections between energy & geopolitics throughout history. Next👉 gppi.net/2024/10/11/e... @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social @andreabinder.bsky.social @jhensing.bsky.social @maxkrahe.bsky.social
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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This was again part of our @gppi.bsky.social project on critical and emerging technologies, funded by @diplo.de.
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