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

    Putin’s Ukraine Blackmail Is Not an EU Foreign Policy Failure

    • November 26, 2013

    Ukraine’s decision not to sign a landmark agreement with the EU does not signal defeat for the EU’s foreign policy. On the contrary, the bloc emerges stronger than before.

    • Strategic Europe

    Why Good Arguments Won’t Save European Defense

    • November 19, 2013

    There are many reasons for Europe to take its common defense policy seriously. The problem is political short-termism.

    • Strategic Europe

    All Not Quiet on the Western Front

    • November 11, 2013

    Almost a century on, World War I still offers valuable lessons for Europeans. If the EU wants to keep the peace at home, it needs to become a bigger force for peace abroad.

    • Strategic Europe

    The Respect That China Deserves

    • November 05, 2013

    Respect is a core element of the Chinese national narrative. But playing the guilt card to demand respect from foreigners is a tactic that China’s interlocutors should stand up to.

    • Commentary

    Germany Must Stop Moralising and Embrace Espionage

    • October 30, 2013
    • Financial Times

    Germans need to accept that their nation’s power and increasing foreign policy assertiveness come at a price. Berlin should stop moralizing and start upgrading its intelligence capabilities.

    • Strategic Europe

    Ambitions, Not Threats, Are the Key to European Defense

    • October 29, 2013

    The old assumption that shared threat perceptions will lead to common defense policies has failed. Europe’s defense strategy should instead be based on national ambitions.

    • Strategic Europe

    Europe’s Age of Impossibility

    • October 22, 2013

    Ask any observer about political progress in Europe, and the answer will invariably be “That’s impossible.” Tragically, achieving the impossible has never been so necessary.

    • Strategic Europe

    In Praise of Central Europe

    Western Europeans should watch Central Europe carefully. Its obsessions should not be dismissed lightly, and its ambitions make good historical, political, and economic sense.

    • Strategic Europe

    What Makes a Successful Defense Summit?

    • October 01, 2013

    In December EU leaders will meet to discuss questions of defense. They should focus on improving coordination, but more importantly on creating a shared defense worldview.

    • Strategic Europe

    The Real Risk of Merkel’s EU Policy

    • September 24, 2013

    By saying no to deeper political union, Germany’s chancellor may have scuppered the chances of ever repairing the imbalance between political and economic integration in Europe.

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