Jakob Hensing

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Beyond the Big Powers Where is Germany really heading as it scrambles to diversify its foreign‑policy partnerships?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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YouTube video by DW News Beyond the US, Russia & China: Germany's global pivot | Berlin Briefing Podcast

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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!

Ein Wettlauf um die Wärme Die ukrainische Flugabwehr fängt nur noch 36 Prozent der russischen Raketen ab. Munitionsmangel und fehlende Reserven verschärfen die Energiekrise.

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...

🙌 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

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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.

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 …

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:

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…

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:

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...

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/...

Much looking forward to giving a talk at UC Berkeley next week (Wed 15 Oct, noon). Please join if you are in the area!

Featuring an overview of key findings and recommendations by myself and comments by Prof. James Giordano

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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....

📣 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

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 …

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...

Action Potentials Neurotechnology, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and Implications for Germany’s and Europe’s Foreign & Security Policy

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.

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.

🧬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...

Jobs & Internships

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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...

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...

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#DFS2025: Economic Security and Critical Tech in Trump 2.0

⏳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

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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...

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.

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