Henning Hoff

It was a great pleasure hosting yesterday‘s Special @ipq.bsky.social Debate on “Defending Europe‘s Economic Security“ with @luukvmiddelaar.bsky.social as the keynote speaker and a stellar panel of Oliver Rentschler (AA), Katharina Neckel (DIHK) & Filip Medunic (DGAP). (Pictures by Tim Hofmann)

Serbia: The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS-EPP) has admitted defeat in today's parliamentary elections. The Student List (SL-*) has won a majority of votes. #Serbia #Srbija #Izbori2026

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

From the #AfdLeaks AfD functionaries visiting Russia-occupied Crimea in 2017 had to buy their flight tickets (in order not raise suspicion), but everything else was covered/paid for by Russia, or so it appears from this email.

NEW‼️ Merz’ Waning Foreign Policy Clout The CDU’s losses in the most recent state elections have plunged German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’ government into an existential crisis. This will weaken 🇩🇪’s foreign and European policy, argues Josef Janning. ⬇️ ip-quarterly.com/en/merz-wani...

Magdeburger Landtag jetzt Außenstelle des Kreml? AfD und BSW haben in Sachsen-Anhalt ihren ersten gemeinsamen Antrag durchgebracht - und fordern darin ein Ende der Ukraine-Hilfen 👉️ taz.de/!6221580

BREAKING: Von der Leyen told EU leaders the commission is open to developing a kill switch - first floated by France and Germany last week VDL included the explosive tool as an option in her opening presentation at EUCO. Many member states support it www.scmp.com/news/china/a...

NEW #FutureShapeofEurope EU Enlargement Begins with Security The European Union is about to embrace gradual integration. It should start where failure would cost the most: security and defense, argue Ralf Roloff and Tom Kühnel ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-enlarg...

Feels like the long-feared moment when Trump, Musk, and co. betray Ukraine, because they can (and want to)

Top piece by Daniel Marc Janes on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s journalistic beginnings at Tank World magazine, published by the one and only @thefence.bsky.social the-fence.com/article/tank...

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NEW 🇪🇺🇨🇳 China Starts to Take the EU Seriously Even before the agreement to reduce Chinese hybrid car exports to Europe, opinion in China regarding the EU has been shifting, argues @jacobmardell.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/china-sta...

Good piece from @Jacobmardell1 "The deal’s detractors may point out that Beijing simply chose, at a relatively low cost, to co-own a measure it knew was coming. They might also note the agreement barely scratches the surface of a €360bn trade deficit." ip-quarterly.com/en/...

NEW 🇪🇺🇨🇳 EU China Policy Finally Gets a Franco-German Steering Francesca Ghiretti @fraghi.bsky.social on the importance of the Franco-German non-paper and what it means for EU-China relations. ⬇️ ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-china-...

President Zelensky at #WSF2026: President Putin obviously doesn‘t read Truth Social. From the moment Trump announced the energy ceasefire (that was not discussed with Ukraine but would be very welcome) to this morning, Russia continued to target Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

How hard are they laughing at the Kremlin? First Russia helps Iran so that Trump loses his ill-conceived war against Iran, now it sells him diesel which had gotten scarce as a result. US self-destruction on the international stage is without precedent. www.ft.com/content/84ca...

OOPSIE-AI strikes again I blame the agents OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled - as.ft.com/r/fcd72bb4-1...

I had the great pleasure of discussing this with @marklowen.bsky.social on BBC News this morning www.bbc.com/news/article...

NEW #FutureShapeofEurope The Art of the Package Deal In its enlargement policy reviews, the European Commission has brought up a number of well-known reform options, writes @linnselle.bsky.social However, it has failed to suggest a way to overcome opposition. ip-quarterly.com/en/art-packa...

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

One has to hand it to Merz: On Ukraine/Russia and now also on China, he is doing the right thing, as Jörg argues.

Het Chinese leger krijgt direct de macht over alle data, technologie en software van Chinese bedrijven: dat zegt de nieuwe wet die Peking afgelopen donderdag aannam. Chinese bedrijven horen dus niet in onze kritieke infrastructuur! Ingediende motie kreeg volle steun vandaag

In the light of the Franco-German paper (which @noahbarkin.bsky.social reported first), our @ipq.bsky.social Fall 2026 issue is turning out timely indeed ip-quarterly.com/en/ipq-fall-...

For context see the new @ipq.bsky.social Fall 2026 issue ip-quarterly.com/en/ipq-fall-...

Zeitenwende. Economic statecraft edition.

A most welcome return to the pages of IPQ by @noahjgordon.bsky.social who co-edited an earlier incarnation of our magazine & launched the Carbon Critical column. Noah writes about China‘s strongest weapon in a possible trade war with the EU. However, the Europeans are not helpless…

NEW‼️ Middle Road to Nowhere? After Mark Carney’s call for an “alliance of middle powers,” cooperation has indeed increased, but not quite in the way the Canadian prime minister intended, writes Sophie Eisentraut @munsecconf.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/middle-ro...

An important reminder that the UK will continue to struggle with the EU‘s supranationality. That’s why it’s so important to think outside the box(es) — the EU, but also NATO — when it comes to the future of European defence and deterrence.

No more Mr/Ms Nice Guy… www.politico.eu/article/euro...

“Beggars can’t be choosers, but why should Berlin nonetheless trust a Le Pen France more on Russia than a Trumpian United States?” @josephdeweck.bsky.social on why Germany shouldn’t derisk from France ip-quarterly.com/en/why-germa...

In the hands of Guy Ritchie this could become a hilarious caper movie … www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/u...

From our new issue: The EU and China: An Inevitable Showdown Chinese trade policies and subsidies are destroying the EU’s industrial base, argue @ajwsmall.bsky.social and @jankaoertel.bsky.social This fall, the Europeans need to respond. ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-and-ch...

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

‼️OUT NOW‼️ IPQ Fall 2026 Issue The Looming Confrontation: 🇪🇺 vs. 🇨🇳 @jankaoertel.bsky.social @ajwsmall.bsky.social @noahjgordon.bsky.social @henninghoff.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @aylinmatle.bsky.social et al. Whole issue here⬇️ ip-quarterly.com/en/ipq-fall-...

‼️Out next week‼️ The Looming Confrontation: EU vs. China w/ contributions by @jankaoertel.bsky.social @ajwsmall.bsky.social Tim Rühlig @noahjgordon.bsky.social @henninghoff.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @aylinmatle.bsky.social J.C. Ellis et al. Stay tuned!

The German economy grows (by 1.3% apparently) at night, when Katherina Reiche sleeps…

Old habits die hard…

Looks like Farage‘s Reform UK has peaked. The MAGA coalition in the US is crumbling, too. Saying the same about the AfD is clearly premature, but far-right populist forces can go down as well as up. To watch: France. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

"As opposition leader, Merz could have struck a deal with the Scholz government on debt-financed rearmament, but he preferred to wait ‘until I’m chancellor.‘ This lack of statesmanship is continuing to haunt him." New #BerlinCable by @henninghoff.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/afd-wins-...

New #BerlinCable Things have not necessarily improved for Chanceller Merz… ip-quarterly.com/en/afd-wins-...

Congratulations! You had that since 1951…

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

The Greeks and the Germans both have a word for this ....

NEW ‼️🇫🇷🇬🇧 Washington's war against Iran is negatively affecting Europe more and more. It's time for the Europeans to play a bigger role and help forcing Tehran to negotiate, argues @edwardpjoseph.bsky.social A Franco-British navel mission would be a game-changer. ip-quarterly.com/en/how-europ...

The AI lab has previously said: “This case is not about human authorship versus AI. It’s about The New York Times looking for an undeserved payday at the expense of progress that benefits everyone.” Benefits or kills? Make your minds up lads