Niklas Helwig
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niklas Helwig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niklas |
| FAMILY NAME | Helwig |
| SIGNATURE | HELWIG N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Helsinki, Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2840-5838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Culture shock
The EU is in a state of culture shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the European Zeitenwende placed the EU in a largely unfamiliar international environment for which its past modes of operation and behavioural patterns are unsuited. The EU was able to geopolitically repurpose its existing processes and instruments to cope rather effectively with the challenges of the war and its global fallout. However, the EU is also faced with more fund…
EU Strategic Autonomy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Only a few concepts in the debate on the European Union's (EU's) foreign and security policy manage to evoke as many passionate reactions as the notion of strategic autonomy. For some, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, it represents a futile and ill-guided ambition of the EU to follow a third way, independent of the United States, in an emerging multipolar order – futile because the EU is missing by a long shot the military capacities to …
German Leadership in the Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
The 2020s promise to be a challenging decade for Germany in international affairs. The model of international relations that developed after the Cold War, based on multilateral cooperation and diplomacy, is coming under further pressure. As the US relative power is in decline and other actors, especially China and Russia, are increasing their international influence, the world enters a decade of growing international competition. Unlike the US, C…
Germany in European Diplomacy
While Germany is a proponent of a strong Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU), Berlin has been part of a number of minilateral diplomatic initiatives in recent decades which seemingly side-lined EU diplomatic actors. This article illustrates how Germany uses minilateral formats as a means to exercise leadership in international diplomacy. The German engagement in minilateral diplomatic initiatives coincides with an…
Out of order? The US alliance in Germany’s foreign and security policy
The Trump Presidency has caused a debate in Germany on the future of the transatlantic alliance and reinvigorated efforts to increase defence cooperation with European partners. Yet, tangible results that would suggest a decoupling from the US alliance remain scarce. This article explores the motives and debates behind Germany's alignment with the US. How does Germany's alliance with the US fit with Berlin's overall foreign policy strategy? The a…
Will to Fight
This brief argues for the importance of improving our understanding of what influences will to fight, and it describes two models for doing so: one for analyzing a military unit's will to fight, and one for analyzing a nation's will to fight
EU Strategic Autonomy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Only a few concepts in the debate on the European Union's (EU's) foreign and security policy manage to evoke as many passionate reactions as the notion of strategic autonomy. For some, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, it represents a futile and ill-guided ambition of the EU to follow a third way, independent of the United States, in an emerging multipolar order – futile because the EU is missing by a long shot the military capacities to …
Germany in European Diplomacy
While Germany is a proponent of a strong Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU), Berlin has been part of a number of minilateral diplomatic initiatives in recent decades which seemingly side-lined EU diplomatic actors. This article illustrates how Germany uses minilateral formats as a means to exercise leadership in international diplomacy. The German engagement in minilateral diplomatic initiatives coincides with an…
German Leadership in the Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
The 2020s promise to be a challenging decade for Germany in international affairs. The model of international relations that developed after the Cold War, based on multilateral cooperation and diplomacy, is coming under further pressure. As the US relative power is in decline and other actors, especially China and Russia, are increasing their international influence, the world enters a decade of growing international competition. Unlike the US, C…
Out of order? The US alliance in Germany’s foreign and security policy
The Trump Presidency has caused a debate in Germany on the future of the transatlantic alliance and reinvigorated efforts to increase defence cooperation with European partners. Yet, tangible results that would suggest a decoupling from the US alliance remain scarce. This article explores the motives and debates behind Germany's alignment with the US. How does Germany's alliance with the US fit with Berlin's overall foreign policy strategy? The a…
Will to Fight
This brief argues for the importance of improving our understanding of what influences will to fight, and it describes two models for doing so: one for analyzing a military unit's will to fight, and one for analyzing a nation's will to fight
Culture shock
The EU is in a state of culture shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the European Zeitenwende placed the EU in a largely unfamiliar international environment for which its past modes of operation and behavioural patterns are unsuited. The EU was able to geopolitically repurpose its existing processes and instruments to cope rather effectively with the challenges of the war and its global fallout. However, the EU is also faced with more fund…
Will to Fight
This brief argues for the importance of improving our understanding of what influences will to fight, and it describes two models for doing so: one for analyzing a military unit's will to fight, and one for analyzing a nation's will to fight
German Leadership in the Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
The 2020s promise to be a challenging decade for Germany in international affairs. The model of international relations that developed after the Cold War, based on multilateral cooperation and diplomacy, is coming under further pressure. As the US relative power is in decline and other actors, especially China and Russia, are increasing their international influence, the world enters a decade of growing international competition. Unlike the US, C…
Germany in European Diplomacy
While Germany is a proponent of a strong Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU), Berlin has been part of a number of minilateral diplomatic initiatives in recent decades which seemingly side-lined EU diplomatic actors. This article illustrates how Germany uses minilateral formats as a means to exercise leadership in international diplomacy. The German engagement in minilateral diplomatic initiatives coincides with an…
Out of order? The US alliance in Germany’s foreign and security policy
The Trump Presidency has caused a debate in Germany on the future of the transatlantic alliance and reinvigorated efforts to increase defence cooperation with European partners. Yet, tangible results that would suggest a decoupling from the US alliance remain scarce. This article explores the motives and debates behind Germany's alignment with the US. How does Germany's alliance with the US fit with Berlin's overall foreign policy strategy? The a…
Culture shock
The EU is in a state of culture shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the European Zeitenwende placed the EU in a largely unfamiliar international environment for which its past modes of operation and behavioural patterns are unsuited. The EU was able to geopolitically repurpose its existing processes and instruments to cope rather effectively with the challenges of the war and its global fallout. However, the EU is also faced with more fund…
EU Strategic Autonomy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Only a few concepts in the debate on the European Union's (EU's) foreign and security policy manage to evoke as many passionate reactions as the notion of strategic autonomy. For some, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, it represents a futile and ill-guided ambition of the EU to follow a third way, independent of the United States, in an emerging multipolar order – futile because the EU is missing by a long shot the military capacities to …
Political science (6 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (5 works) · International trade (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · European union (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Foreign policy (3 works) · German (3 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 works)