Areas of Expertise

  • Geoeconomics
  • Economic statecraft
  • Economic security
  • European foreign and economic policy

Short Bio

Filip Medunić is a research fellow for geoeconomics at DGAP’s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology. Prior to that, he coordinated the European Power program at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), working on geoeconomics. He has published on economic statecraft development, economic security, and European foreign and economic policy.

Medunić studied at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Frankfurt and the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the Hertie School of Governance.

Languages

German, English, Croatian, Spanish

 

[last updated June 2024]

Filip Medunić

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Publications

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz waits to welcome Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 2, 2025.

Germany Needs to Face the New Economic Reality

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The Merz government has the chance to improve the country’s geoeconomic resilience and strengthen its global economic position with its proposed new Economic Security Strategy.

Filip Medunić
IPQ
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A container ship is seen at the loading terminal "Altenwerder" in the port of Hamburg, Germany, February 17, 2025.

How States Are Adapting to the Age of Geoeconomics

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The rise of geoeconomics is seeing states seeking to improve their own economic security, protect against risks, and strengthen their global positions. Germany needs to draw the right conclusions for its own approach.

Filip Medunić
IPQ
An illustration showing the screening of outbound investments to China.

The EU and US Outbound Investment Screening: Know the Flows

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The US Treasury is preparing a screening mechanism for investments in China. German policymakers and businesses should not avoid the debate about how Europe should react.

Filip Medunić
IPQ
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