Leonard August Schuette

@LeoSchuette

Vis. PhD at | | European Security, Brexit, IOs | Ex: and | Bottrop native | Borussia Dortmund.

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    Oct 11

    New article with open access , in which I analyse why NATO survived Trump. Brief thread.

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    Oct 12

    Good article by former Clara Marina O’Donnell fellow on how NATO survived Trump. Worrying that so much came down to luck, and to the personality of a Secretary General who saw he had no choice but to flatter & distract Trump to whatever extent was necessary.

    Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) while sitting in front of the NATO and US flags. Over top a quote from the article reads: ‘The case of Trump’s contestation testifies that NATO is a resilient security organization with greater power than is traditionally attributed to it. This observation is particularly relevant because the fundamental debate about the future of the alliance shows no sign of abating.’
    🚨 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 🚨 'Why NATO survived Trump: the neglected role of Secretary-General Stoltenberg' by . Find insight into the agency of (actors in) international organizations, NATO's resilience, US foreign policy and more, freely here >
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    Oct 11

    🚨 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 🚨 'Why NATO survived Trump: the neglected role of Secretary-General Stoltenberg' by . Find insight into the agency of (actors in) international organizations, NATO's resilience, US foreign policy and more, freely here >

    Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) while sitting in front of the NATO and US flags. Over top a quote from the article reads: ‘The case of Trump’s contestation testifies that NATO is a resilient security organization with greater power than is traditionally attributed to it. This observation is particularly relevant because the fundamental debate about the future of the alliance shows no sign of abating.’
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    Oct 11

    Even in security organizations, international bureaucracy and its leadership play a role in institutional resilience and survival. Great piece by that shows why NATO's secretary general matters.

    New article with open access , in which I analyse why NATO survived Trump. Brief thread.
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  5. Oct 11

    Many thanks to for great editorial process and and for support throughout.

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  6. Oct 11

    Instead, I propose that SecGeneral Stoltenberg was crucial in managing Trump and protecting the alliance. /4

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  7. Oct 11

    ‘Trump never wanted to actually leave’ argument cannot account for why he was on the verge of doing so in Brussels in July 2018. ‘Trump’s personality’ argument cannot alone explain change in position. /3

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  8. Oct 11

    Existing explanations are incomplete. ‘Blob constrained Trump’ argument incompatible with chronology. By the time Trump started to change position in NATO, adults in the room had been fired/marginalised /2

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  9. Oct 11

    NATO’s survival was not predetermined. In public and private, Trump toyed with the idea of withdrawing several times and came very close to doing so at summit in 2018 /1

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    Oct 6

    Yesterday Charles Michel said Europe sees China as a parter, competitor and systemic rival, and that the EU must pursue its own interests. , & wrote about the EU's complex, triangular relations with the US and China:

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  11. Sep 28

    I am thrilled to share that I am en route to the UK to start my yearlong visiting PhD fellowship at , where I will continue my work on European security and international organisations.

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    Sep 2

    Interested in IO contestation? Join our two panels in the Section "21st Century International Organizations: Power, Politics, and Global Policy Making" tomorrow (9:00-10:45 & 11:00-12:45) covering cutting edge research on recent challenges and responses of IOs!

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    Jul 7

    5E - The Trump Factor in Transatlantic Affairs: James McKay Kristian L. Nielsen & Anna Dimitrova and survey the scene (& in some cases possibly tell us whether relations have declined)...

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  14. Jun 30

    Important piece showing the limited ways EU and UK can work together on foreign policy without a proper agreement. Foreign policy cooperation really should not be one of the Brexit collaterals.

    New piece: Brexit and the UK's reluctance to deal with the EU as a foreign policy actor is pushing EU states and the UK to work together bilaterally, in small groups and institutions like NATO. But there are limits to what can be done in these formats:
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  15. May 11

    New collective paper on how NATO, UNFCCC, and WTO tried to deal with America First. ⬇️

    New paper "Donald and the survival strategies of international organizations: When can institutional actors counter existential challenges?" . Cases of NATO, UNFCCC, WTO and 68 interviews. With & Zaccaria
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    May 5

    544 pages in French. Fortunately published a 18-page summary in English earlier this year: "Forging Unity: European Leadership in the Negotiations"

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    C’est aujourd’hui et ..demain !
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  17. Apr 27

    Largely Covid-induced rises in relative defence spending illustrates the non-sensical nature of NATO's 2% target. I make the case for reforming the target for here: .

    Nearly all members of saw their military burden rise in 2020. As a result, 12 NATO members spent 2% or more of their GDP on their militaries, the Alliance’s guideline spending target, compared with 9 members in 2019. Get the full analysis ➡️
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    Apr 1

    Need for a new metric for 's 2% target

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  19. Apr 1

    My latest commentary for on why NATO's 2% defence spending target is flawed, what a new metric could look like, and why now is the right time for reform.

    NATO's 2% target needs replacing
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  20. Mar 25

    Indeed! A window of opportunity for reforming the 2% may have opened and the European Allies should seize it.

    The speech of yesterday made it sound like this is finally moving into the realm of the possible. While maintaining the call for 2%, he said "We also recognize the need to adopt a more holistic view of burden sharing." Music to Berlin's ears!
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