Dr. Simon Gerards Iglesias

Against the backdrop of global geoeconomic fragmentation and geopolitical disorder, particularly driven by the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council is gaining strategic importance.

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Nicolas Reeves* IW

The present study analyses the role of the private sector in Germany's national civil and military defence strategy in the light of the deteriorating security situation in Europe.

Hubertus Bardt / Simon Gerards Iglesias / Alexander Radunz / Klaus-Heiner Röhl IW

35 years after German reunification, there is still intense debate in politics and public discourse about the differences between East and West and the extent to which the country has actually grown together.

Melinda Fremerey / Simon Gerards Iglesias IW

Canada is often seen as one of Europe’s last remaining like-minded partners on the global stage. In response to U.S. tariffs under President Trump and Washington’s growing geopolitical assertiveness, Ottawa has sought closer ties with the EU, particularly by broadening its economic diversification. Paradoxically, however, Canada’s resource sector remains dominated by China. Europe will remain geopolitically constrained unless it finally takes strategic action.

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Michael Hüther IW

This policy paper analyses the geopolitical and economic significance of the EU-Mercosur agreement for the European Union (EU) in the context of the EU's new European Economic Security Strategy.

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Marie Krpata* / Ana Helena Palermo Kuss* IW

In 2019, Bardt et al. (2019) initially presented a comprehensive estimate of the unmet public investment needs in Germany not covered in household planning at the time, totaling around €460 billion over ten years.

Sebastian Dullien* / Simon Gerards Iglesias / Michael Hüther / Katja Rietzler* IW

In the coming years, the world order of exchange and multilateralism, which has so far been shaped by the West, will lose power, and global institutions will find it increasingly difficult to fulfil their mission of balancing interests and promoting international cooperation and development.

Michael Hüther / Simon Gerards Iglesias / Melinda Fremerey / Sandra Parthie IW

There are mutual dependencies between China and the West that have the potential to result in high economic costs for both sides in the event of a geopolitical conflict. Should China actually plan an invasion of Taiwan, the West would be considerably affected by likely reciprocal sanctions, but due to its important position as a supplier of important goods for China, it would by no means be unable to act.

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Jürgen Matthes IW

The concept of dependency has been at the center of most recent policy debates. The German economy's dependence on exports, Europe's military dependence on the USA and, not least, the Germans' dependence on Russian gas - dependencies seem omnipresent and at the same time hardly solvable.

Melinda Fremerey / Simon Gerards Iglesias IW

The war in Ukraine will have profound geopolitical and economic consequences for Russia. The West has imposed sanctions on Russia on an unprecedented scale, largely dissolving decades of economic interdependence.

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Michael Hüther IW