Roderick Kefferpütz

2 months ago | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Ronald H. Linden |Hannah Neumann |Roderick Kefferpütz |Raluca Besliu

As Donald Trump returns to power, the world is bracing for four more years of US isolationism and transactional diplomacy. Taiwan, strategically important to China, the US, and the European Union, now finds itself at the centre of escalating geopolitical tensions. Amid Trump’s strategic ambiguity, the EU’s push for stronger domestic chip production, and Beijing’s increasingly confrontational stance, what does the future hold for the autonomous island?

Mar 28, 2024 | eu.boell.org | Roderick Kefferpütz |Timothy Garton Ash

Timothy Garton Ash:This book basically took me 50 years to write. It is, on one hand, a summation of all my previous work on Europe. I look back on all the events I witnessed, all the people I met, and all the scholarship and thinking on Europe over the last half century. Beyond this “history of the present”, however, it is also a critical reflection. Taking advantage of hindsight, I ask: How did things turn out so badly?

Oct 10, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Marie-Monique Franssen |Roderick Kefferpütz |Joost Lagendijk |Helen Thompson

Hoewel energie de gemeenschappelijke basis van de Europese economie is, voeren de EU-lidstaten een opvallend verschillend energiebeleid. In de context van zich opstapelende veiligheids-, economische en milieucrisissen neemt de roep om de spanningen rond energie te overwinnen toe. We spraken met econoom Helen Thompson over de breuklijnen die de energiecrisis blootlegt, de antwoorden van de regeringen op onze huidige wanorde en de vooruitzichten voor een grotere Europese eenheid.

Aug 16, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Roderick Kefferpütz |Antonio Contini |Giorgia Bulli |Vanessa Jérome

Gendered power roles, individualism, authoritarian grip on politics – the dominant leadership model is a desperate attempt to hold together an unsustainable status quo. But political change is brewing and can erupt without warning. Here’s how Greens should prepare. Edouard Gaudot: Between Giorgia Meloni or Marine Le Pen on the one hand and Jacinda Ardern or Sanna Marin on the other, does it make sense to put a gender on power?

Apr 18, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Roderick Kefferpütz |Inge Jooris

Between the showdown with Liberals, negotiating key campaign promises, and plummeting public support, German Greens are struggling to stay the course of their green vision. In this latest installment of her monthly column, Inge Jooris asks how the German Greens are faring in coalition and why they struggle to maintain credibility on a core issue. “We will never say it publicly, but we are on the defensive when it comes to climate protection.