Are we nearing a new incarnation of the French vision of a Gaullist Europe? Focusing on strategic autonomy, nuclear deterrence, coalitions of the willing, threat perception, and defence capability, Amélie Jaques-Apke examines the strategic dilemmas, and conceptual and operational deficiencies, in European defence policy
Director and Founder, Young Security Conference / Visiting Researcher, Columbia University, New York
Amélie specialises in disinformation, democratic governance and security policy, with a particular focus on transatlantic affairs and Latin America.
Her research explores the intersection of foreign policy, security, and democracy in times of geopolitical and technological disruption.
Over the past decade, she has worked across the United States, Latin America, and Europe, combining academic research with practical policy engagement.
She is the founder and CEO of the Young Security Conference, a Berlin-based transatlantic and Franco-German think-and-do tank fostering dialogue between next-generation leaders, researchers and policymakers.
Amélie's publications include peer-reviewed book chapters and articles on populism, crisis policymaking, and democratic resilience, as well as policy briefs for leading foundations and international institutions.
Her forthcoming book Infected Policies: How Medical Populism Shapes Policy in Times of Global Crisis
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) examines populist crisis governance across Europe and the Americas.
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