Articles by Ronald Schleehauf

November 7, 2025

How the Trump-Zelensykyy Oval Office meeting shifted German views of the US

Ronald Schleehauf

Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 February 2025. Sebastian Jäckle, Ronald Schleehauf, Judith Reinbold and Marius Fröhle studied its impact on German public opinion using a natural experiment based on an online survey

Ronald Schleehauf

PhD Candidate and Research Associate, Department of Political Science, University of Freiburg

Ronald’s research explores domestic and international dimensions of populism.

In particular, he focuses on populist democratic ideals within the political cultures of Italy and Germany.

Ronald's work also covers foreign policy decision-making in populist governments, populist foreign policy rhetoric and, most recently, public opinion effects of populist leaders’ confrontational foreign policy.

Alongside Judith Reinbold, he is an Assistant Managing Editor of the peer-reviewed journal Statistics, Politics and Policy.

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