Jan Techau

Former  Director
Carnegie Europe
Techau was the director of Carnegie Europe, the European center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Techau works on EU integration and foreign policy, transatlantic affairs, and German foreign and security policy.
Education

MA, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel 
Exchange Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University 

Languages
  • English
  • German

Latest Analysis

    • Strategic Europe

    In Search of Transatlantic Realism

    • February 11, 2014

    American contempt for Europe and European disapproval of America are combining to dangerous effect. Both sides of the Atlantic need to show a good measure of realism.

    • Strategic Europe

    A Few Fundamentals of EU Foreign Policy

    • February 04, 2014

    As the EU prepares to embark on a major review of its role in the world, Europe’s decisionmakers should remember that foreign policy strategy is about more than brass tacks.

    • Strategic Europe

    A New German Defense Minister, an Old German Debate

    • January 28, 2014

    Germany’s new defense minister wants stronger German international engagement. But Berlin’s position on military matters continues to be hampered by political schizophrenia.

    • Strategic Europe

    Britain Needs to Go Beyond Its Inner Margaret Thatcher

    • January 21, 2014

    Margaret Thatcher’s Euroskepticism still overshadows the British debate on Europe. The UK needs to move beyond Thatcher’s legacy to enable a more reasonable discussion.

    • Strategic Europe

    Europe Needs to Play the Energy Game With Russia

    • January 14, 2014

    Russia has one Achilles’ heel in its tough stance: its energy dependence. If the EU can hit that weak spot, the power equation between the West and Moscow will start to change.

    • Strategic Europe

    How to Breathe New Life Into the European External Action Service

    • January 07, 2014

    Whether the EU can perform as a foreign policy player will depend on whether the brittle relationship between its member states and the EEAS can play out constructively.

    • Research

    The Year the EU Sets Its Future Course

    • December 31, 2013

    The debate over the long-term direction of the European political experiment will take center stage in 2014.

    • Strategic Europe

    A Conversation With Judy Dempsey

    • December 20, 2013

    In Strategic Europe’s final blog post of 2013, Jan Techau and Judy Dempsey discuss the major issues that are (and should be) on the EU’s foreign policy agenda.

    • Strategic Europe

    Taking Sides on Ukraine? My Pleasure!

    • December 17, 2013

    The protesters in Kiev have a real chance of ushering in a more democratic system. If taking sides with them means taking a stance against Russia’s Vladimir Putin, so be it.

    • Strategic Europe

    Why the EU Can’t Play Hardball in Foreign Policy

    • December 10, 2013

    The EU is structurally incapable of using forceful, uncompromising methods to get what it wants. Yet sometimes the ability to play political hardball is just what the EU needs.

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