Julius Graack
Short vita
Julius Graack is a liberal European affairs enthusiast with a bachelor's degree in economics and philosophy and previous experience as a policy advisor in the European Parliament. He is currently based in London where he is pursuing a master's programme in Rhetoric at Royal Holloway, University of London. As a consultant for the FNF Europe office in Brussels, he monitors topics around the EU-UK liberal dialogue.
Contributions
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How liberals can win
A year ago, the Liberal Democrats have successfully established themselves as third-strongest force in the British Parliament. Here’s what they have done right.
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Europe is the only defender of the liberal world order
Ralf Dahrendorf, one of the central figures of modern-day liberalism, saw politics as a framework for imperfect people to live in freedom. Just a few months into the second Trump presidency, this notion may seem more challenging—but also more essential—than ever. The American role as leader of the free world has in many ways expired. Europe must urgently take on and secure new responsibility if it wants to fight for the liberal world order. To answer how, the American foreign policy expert and author Dr Robert Kagan was invited to present this year’s Dahrendorf Lecture at St. Antony’s College in Oxford.
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How Brexit has caused a renaissance of European Liberalism
How can two separated partners find to one another after a break-up? How much time do they need? Where do they start? And might external factors accelerate the process of regaining trust? When looking at EU-UK relations in the post-Brexit era, there seemed to be only little prospect for actual reconciliation. Then, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the election of President Trump in the United States, and the related geopolitical shifts followed and pushed the EU and the UK closer together again. The results of the recent EU-UK summit in London offers a glimpse of hope. But more than five years after the UK left the bloc, is a glimpse of hope enough for Europe? How does this development affect for Germany? And most of all: Can it be seen as a reset of European liberalism?
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The Young Generation’s Future is Europe
"Our future is Europe - we have no other." Genscher's words are still relevant today in the light of Brexit, the refugee crisis and the corona pandemic. Many young people have recognised this, and the future of Europe is particularly close to their hearts. But to be able to pave the way to a truly European future, the EU needs a general overhaul. Julius Graack explains what the young generation hopes for from the EU.
