We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck Our world feels chaotic, confusing and unfair, but puzzles offer clear rules, solvable problems and reward for effort expended, says Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow Joseph de Weck

We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck

Europe in the Age of Weapons of Mass Disruption Europe must finally accept that trade disruption is becoming the norm rather than the exception. The Third Gulf War is only the latest reminder.

A preview from our Spring issue, out later this week: In the age of weapons of mass disruption, Europe's leaders must finally accept that irregular trade is becoming the norm rather than the exception, writes @josephdeweck.bsky.social.

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Europe in the Age of Weapons of Mass Disruption Europe must finally accept that trade disruption is becoming the norm rather than the exception. The Third Gulf War is only the latest reminder.

A preview from our @ipq.bsky.social Spring 2026 issue:

@josephdeweck.bsky.social explains that Europe needs to move on to a new base case in the age of weapons of mass disruption, presently manifesting itself in the Israeli-US war against Iran

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Franco-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence Needs to Start Now The nuclear question is the key one for European defense integration. The good news is that the Europeans seem ready to tackle it.

Yesterday, Macron announced a revolution in French nuclear deterrence, paving the way for its Europeanization. @josephdeweck.bsky.social and his co-authors predicted as much last week and explained why it’s a key piece in European defense

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Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan, says Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow Joseph de Weck

Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck

Franco-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence Needs to Start Now The nuclear question is the key one for European defense integration. The good news is that the Europeans seem ready to tackle it.

And for a bilateral Franco-German angle, see @shahinvallee.bsky.social, @josephdeweck.bsky.social, Elias Ricken, and Jacob Ross for @ipq.bsky.social:

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Franco-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence Needs to Start Now The nuclear question is the key one for European defense integration. The good news is that the Europeans seem ready to tackle it.

Franco-German cooperation on nuclear deterrence needs to start now. The good news? Merz and Macron have indicated that they are ready.

New from @shahinvallee.bsky.social, @josephdeweck.bsky.social, Elias Ricken, and Jacob Ross: ip-quarterly.com/en/franco-ge...

Cómo la IA nos está devolviendo al oscurantismo Erich Fromm argumentó en 'El miedo la libertad' (1941) que el ascenso del fascismo podría explicarse en parte por personas que prefieren renunciar a su libertad a cambio de la certeza tranquilizadora...

"Estamos en peligro de ceder el coraje duramente ganado para pensar por nosotros mismos, y esta vez no a dioses o reyes, sino a unos algoritmos".

Esto de @josephdeweck.bsky.social.

Europe Has Received the Message Without America to rely on, the EU is gearing up to be a global power in its own right.

Leaders in Washington, Moscow, and Beijing may want Europe fragmented—but their efforts “are instead galvanizing its slow-motion march toward self-determination,” Joseph de Weck argues.

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Researc...

"Sure, this politics of muddling through has its virtues. Managed decline beats hubris followed by collapse. But there is an alternative to both denial and accommodation."

Great read by @josephdeweck.bsky.social in @theguardian.com : www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Researc...

Good piece

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Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard

Excellent piece today in @theguardian.com by @josephdeweck.bsky.social

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Researc...

“As long as there is death, there is hope,” Lampedusa writes in The Leopard.

What the novel teaches Europe’s anxious elites today: managed decline is not the only option.

My latest for @theguardian.com

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Winter 2026 Issue: New Ideas for Europe The 22nd issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the urgent need for Europeans to strengthen their continent and think in new ways about its structures.

Also featuring:
@josephdeweck.bsky.social
@rebeccawire.bsky.social
@fraghi.bsky.social
@johnkampfner.bsky.social
@dbroessler.bsky.social
@jeremycliffe.bsky.social
@henninghoff.bsky.social
and more!

The new full issue is up now: ip-quarterly.com/en/winter-20... (2/2)

Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck

Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

“We are in danger of ceding the hard-won courage to think for ourselves – and this time, not to gods or kings, but to code.”
By @josephdeweck.bsky.social

Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

I wrote a short essay for the @theguardian.com touching on AI, Joan Didion, and Immanuel Kant. If you happen to have some time over the holidays, I’d love for you to read it.
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Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe Vladimir Putin’s ill-judged war against Ukraine has weakened Russia—turning it into a junior partner of China and triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will reb...

Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe

A smart take by @josephdeweck.bsky.social

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Trump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on Europe Vladimir Putin’s ill-judged war against Ukraine has weakened Russia—turning it into a junior partner of China and triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will reb...

Excellent colum by @josephdeweck.bsky.social #Pariscope predicting that Trump’s attack on Europe, based on misconceptions, will backfire—just like Putin’s war of aggression did. A preview from our Winter 2026 issue (“New Ideas for Europe”) ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...

«Die Schweiz hätte zeigen können, dass sie nicht erpressbar ist» Die Erleichterung der Schweizer Exportwirtschaft über die Einigung im Zollstreit mit den USA ist gross. Doch die Art und Weise, wie diese Einigung zustande kam, wirft Fragen auf. Das Gespräch mit dem ...

Mein Highlight der Woche: das Gespräch über ein vergiftetes Geschenk mit @josephdeweck.bsky.social

Einigung im Zollstreit: « Schweiz hat vergiftetes Geschenk bekommen» Der Historiker und Politologe Joseph de Weck warnt: Der Deal mit Trump könnte die Schweiz noch teuer zu stehen kommen.

Ein Deal mit dem Orangen, der die Schweiz noch erpressbarer macht.
@josephdeweck.bsky.social

The Europeanization of Humiliation It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.

"Humiliation can catalyze the strengthening of collective identity. It can foster solidarity, binding people together to confront the perceived injustice. Perhaps Europe needs this wound in order to act."
@josephdeweck.bsky.social on Europe's súmmer of humiliation'

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« Pour changer la pratique et la culture politiques françaises, il faut adopter la représentation proportionnelle » TRIBUNE. Ce mode de scrutin aura le mérite de relativiser l’élection présidentielle et d’apaiser le climat politique, souligne le chercheur Joseph de Weck dans une tribune au Monde. Selon l’expert ass...

Les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la France : les trois grandes démocraties à scrutin majoritaire vrillent. La démission de Sébastien Lecornu marque une crise systémique. La France doit adopter la représentation proportionnelle.
👉 Tribune @lemonde.fr
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The Europeanization of Humiliation It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.

"This feeling that the world is walking all over Europe is no longer uniquely French. It seems to be spreading across the continent," @josephdeweck.bsky.social writes in his latest Pariscope column.

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The Europeanization of Humiliation It’s not only EU policies—from trade to defense—that are becoming more Gaullist. European voters’ feelings toward the EU are also becoming more French.

This “summer of humiliation” gave rise to a sentiment that we Europeans are indeed weak. Like all things that are emerging, Europe is first a space that is experienced before being a space that is defined. Trump has added to that experience. 👉Column @ipq.bsky.social
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Trump und die Europäer nach dem Sommer der “Demütigung”: 10 Punkte zum neuen Eurobazooka - Der Grand Continent Wie ist die Lage der Union nach neun Monaten Trump und einem Sommer, der vom Handelsabkommen und den Ukraine-Verhandlungen geprägt war? Unsere neueste Eurobazooka-Umfrage mit Cluster 17 zeigt einen g...

Alle Umfrageresultate hier: legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/09/0...

Und zuletzt: 68% der EuropäerInnen sieht vor allem negative Folgen für Europa, dass das Abkommen auch eine Verpflichtung beinhaltet mehr militärische Güter aus den USA zu kaufen.

Es gibt also zu diesem Thema eine transnationale europäische öffentliche Meinung, die relativ eindeutig ist.

77% meinen das Abkommen nütze vor allem der US-Wirtschaft. Nur 13% sehen es als Kompromiss, der sowohl der US als auch der EU-Wirtschaft hilft.

52% empfinden das EU-USA Abkommen als Demütigung. 22% stehen dem Abkommen gleichgültig gegenüber. 8% sind erleichtert.