The German Nein on EV tariffs is a powerful exhibit that Draghi's diagnosis is right: If not even the Commission and the largest auto manufacturer see eye-to-eye on how to deal with 🇪🇺's car industry, then the EU has no consistent industrial strategy. And that has to change.

A pleasure catching up with Bruce Stokes at Amerikahaus Berlin this evening to discuss the upcoming US elections. The only people missing were @gesine_weber and Martin Quecenz to complete the #transatlantictrends dream team 😉

In this policy brief, Brandon Bohrn and I explore potential challenges Europe and Germany could face under a second #Trump term, focusing on #NATO and #security, #Ukraine, economic and #trade relations, #technology policy, and democracy.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publication… via Bertelsmann Stiftung

The #USElection2024 next week sits on a knife's edge, with likely just tens of thousands of votes deciding the race in a few battleground states. Brandon Bohrn & Peter Walkenhorst consider what Trump 2.0 would mean for 🇪🇺 in five policy areas. Here's a🧵 (1/7)

Hier erörtern Brandon Bohrn & ich Herausforderungen, mit denen 🇪🇺 & 🇩🇪unter #Trump 2.0 in den Bereichen #NATO & #Sicherheit, #Ukraine , Wirtschafts- & Handelsbeziehungen, Technologiepolitik & #Demokratie konfrontiert sein könnten. bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikation… via Bertelsmann Stiftung 👇

What could a second Trump administration mean for Europe and Germany? Read the analysis by our Bertelsmann Stiftung colleagues Brandon Bohrn & Peter Walkenhorst, covering potential impacts on transatlantic relations, security, trade, and more : bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publication…

SWR1 Leute Sehr informatives und interessantes Gespräch! Brandon Bohrn "ist Experte für US-Politik und transatlantische Beziehungen zwischen EU und USA. Mit ihm analysieren wir mögliche Folgen des Wahlsiegs von Donald Trump." swr.de/swr1/swr1leute…

There you have it. At Bertelsmann Stiftung we read all of the “Mandate” and distilled how Europe should (have) prepared for things to come - culling recommendations from close readings of AFPI, Project2025, Claremont, etc. As I told Guy Chazan Financial Times - we could be, should be more ready.

What will a new Trump Administration mean for Germany? Josef Braml Rachel Tausendfreund Brandon Bohrn discuss on To The Point: youtu.be/gshUEZukI8s?fe…

🇺🇸 A second Trump term could mean big shifts for Europe & Germany: weakened NATO ties, reduced Ukraine aid, trade tariffs & tech tensions with China. Read more from Brandon Bohrn & Peter Walkenhorst here⤵️ globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

(1/4) Here my thoughts on the Economic Consequences of the US Election US economy, short term effects: - Domestic investment increase - GDP increase - Growing inflationary pressure - Capital inflows / FDI increase - Dollar appreciation globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

With a 2nd #Trump presidency, Europe & Germany must brace for changes. Key areas impacted: NATO #security, #Ukraine support, #trade (#tariffs), tech policy (#China) & democracy (rise of illiberalism). Read more from Brandon Bohrn & Peter Walkenhorst here: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Unser 6. Megatrend-Report ist da! Darum geht es: (1) Empirie: Beschreibung zentraler Entwicklungen der öffentl. Finanzen in Deutschland, z. T. im G7-Vergleich henrik_scheller Stefan Schelp Margit Schratzenstaller transforming economies Christian Bender 🇪🇺 bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/unsere-proj… via Bertelsmann Stiftung

Eine Europäerin in Washington, ein Amerikaner in Berlin: In der neuen Folge unseres #Podcast|s „Zukunft gestalten“ diskutieren Malva Sucker und @JochenArntz mit Irene Braam und Brandon Bohrn über die Folgen der Rückkehr von #Trump ins Weiße Haus. (sch) bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/presse/podc…

A quick note to say I've also begun posting on BlueSky. You can find me under @brandonbohrn.bsky.social. Wishing all happy holidays and a good start to 2025.

For Trump it might be about an an attempt to end a war. For Putin it is a about a deal on who is the future boss in Europe.

Audible gasp in the room at Council on Foreign Relations after Kellogg said of intelligence cutoff: the Ukrainians "brought it on themselves"

Trump on NATO: If the United States was in trouble and we called them and said we've got a problem. You think they're going to come and protect us? I’m not so sure