European Universities Initiative kicks off in Brussels

In CIVICA alliance, Hertie School is part of the European Commission’s transnational higher education project.

Hertie School selected as first German member of APSIA

Hertie School joins the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) as the thirty-ninth member and first German university.

In China with the German President

Daniela Stockmann was part of the President’s delegation to China, focused on ethics and digitalisation.

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Can Europe remain a united front in the battle against the coronavirus?

In New York Magazine, Anke Hassel and Lucas Guttenberg weigh in on potential consequences for the European Union in facing the pandemic.

After the pandemic

Dennis J. Snower outlines three long-term lessons for policymakers in a Brookings Institution blog piece.

SWR podcast series with Andrea Römmele: Democracy in the coronavirus crisis

In a German radio series, Römmele talks about the politics of the crisis in Germany and abroad (in German).

How can the EU address a rise in sovereign debt burdens coupled with an economic downturn?

Mark Hallerberg and Stavros Zenios discuss the politics of a common EU fiscal instrument.

COVID-19 and the European Central Bank

Mark Dawson and Ana Bobić: Will the legal foundations of the European Monetary Union be the next victim?

When the coronavirus crisis turns into a crisis of democracy

Michal Kramer of the Centre for Fundamental Rights asks: Is the Israeli government acting in good faith in its COVID-19 response?

Human rights victims’ complaints to UN not treated effectively

UN human rights treaty system for dealing with complaints needs urgent reform, write Başak Çalı and Alexandre Skander Galand.

Why short-time work measures help curb mass unemployment

In the Financial Times, Anke Hassel says “Kurzarbeit” may help companies and workers deal with coronavirus disruptions.

France’s military “intervention entrepreneurs”

Political expediency shapes design of interventions, says Marina Henke in a new paper.

Internet access – a new human right

Başak Çalı argues for the right of meaningful access to the internet in her contribution to book on new human rights.

CEPR e-book: Four phases, four responses to coronavirus economic fallout

Jean Pisani-Ferry and co-authors outline how the EU’s response should unfold in the coming months.

Young people haven’t been this political for a long time

In their new book "Generation Greta", Klaus Hurrelmann and Erik Albrecht say traditional parties need to wake up.

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