Publications: Articles published in external sources

Running on Empty: The US Elections and German-American Relations

Posted on 2008-11-06.

Change is coming to America. An African-American will be president for the first time in the country’s history, which marks the beginning of a new era. However, it is not merely America that voted for change. Co-publisher of Die Zeit, Josef Joffe, has a point: this was a world election with a world candidate.

In Machtlosigkeit vereint/United in Powerlessness

Posted on 2008-09-18.

In einem Kommentar für Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty beleuchtet Jan Techau die europäischen Aspekte der Georgienkrise. Die Tatsache, dass Europa als ganzem keinerlei kurzfristige Mittel zur Einwirkung auf das russische Verhalten zur Verfügung stehen, ist für Techau bedeutsamer als die Trennung nach „neuem“ und „altem“ Europa. Die Europäer seinen in Ohmacht vereint – und mit ihnen die Amerikaner. Doch weder das zaghafte Aussitzen der Europäer noch der aggressive Wertemissionarismus der Amerikaner gegenüber Russland biete einen Ausweg aus der Ohnmachtsfalle. Nun sei es an der Zeit, auf der Basis der nun klarer werdenden gemeinsamen Interessen eine gemeinsame langfristige Linie gegenüber Russland zu definieren.

How to Respond to Russia?

Posted on 2008-08-29.

Jan Techau explains that, when formulating a response to Russia, the United States and Europe should take into consideration Russia’s fears as well as its sources of power. Techau calls for a “careful dispensing” of further NATO membership, and insists that Europe liberalize its energy markets and tap into new sources of energy in order to check Russia’s energy grip on the continent.

US Iran Policy and Europe: From “Regime Change” to “Engagement”?

Posted on 2008-04-11.

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Why has American Iran policy shifted towards supporting European-led diplomatic approach in the last couple of years? In this book Alexander Skiba demonstrates that the Bush administration was unable to formulate an autonomous approach according to its preferences of containing and isolating Iran at the outset of the nuclear crisis. U.S. influence around the world in the aftermath of the Iraq War had rapidly declined. Good military options were lacking. These structural constraints forced Washington to revise its preferences. During the first Bush administration the dysfunctional make-up of the national security policy team prohibited meaningful changes in favor of multilateral diplomacy. Personnel changes in the second cabinet—most notably the promotion of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State—allowed for gradual adjustments. Additionally, increased European influence on U.S. Iran policy facilitated transatlantic policy coordination.

Going Beyond Breaking News - Three long-term issues for the new transatlantic agenda

Posted on 2008-03-26.

Jan Techau of DGAP's Oppenheim Center adresses thre issues which lie at the core of post-election transatlantic relations: a realistic adjustment of expectations, a common strategy on state building, and unified action against the anti-liberal backlash directed against open markets, free trade and globalization.

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