Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff has today assumed his position as the new Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). With his experience and in-depth expertise in the field of foreign and security policy, Kleine-Brockhoff will play a key role in the further development and modernization of DGAP.
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Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, formerly the Guido Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy at the German Marshall Fund (GMF), brings extensive experience in foreign and security policy to his role at DGAP. He led GMF’s Berlin office for five years and was a member of the organization’s executive team for over a decade. From 2013 to 2017, Kleine-Brockhoff served as an advisor to German President Joachim Gauck. He started his career as a journalist with Die Zeit and became its Washington, DC, bureau chief.
DGAP President Tom Enders says: “We are thrilled to have Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, an internationally renowned expert, opinion leader and excellent think tank manager, join DGAP. We are looking forward to a dynamic, future-oriented development of DGAP, which, in addition to providing top-class political advice, also utilizes and expands the unique opportunity to have an impact on the breadth of German society via the regional forums. This aspiration fits in with the new Director's approach of focusing and further modernizing DGAP. I am very much looking forward to working with him and to the innovative perspectives and leadership he will bring to our organization.”
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says of his appointment: “In the midst of the Zeitenwende, DGAP is needed more than ever – as a platform for discussing, analyzing, and thinking ahead about foreign policy. The most diverse target groups must be involved in its shaping and articulation. Leading this organization right now is a mandate for renewal. I am very much looking forward to putting my strengths and experience at its service with due respect for the tradition of this institution.”
The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is committed to fostering impactful foreign and security policy on a German and European level that promotes democracy, peace, and the rule of law. Since its founding in 1955, the nonpartisan organization’s members and research have continued to shape the debate on foreign policy issues in Germany. DGAP’s experts provide decision-makers in politics, business, and civil society with strategic advice based on their foreign policy research and train young professionals in international leadership programs. Through its work, DGAP aims to facilitate well-grounded foreign policy decisions, promote informed debate on foreign policy issues in Germany and further develop German expertise in foreign policy.
