Ricarda Nierhaus has coordinated the European Zeitenwende Strategy Group since January 2025. She studied political theory in Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt and European studies in Magdeburg and Nizhny Novgorod.
As Russia expands its influence operations, the EU and its member states would benefit from integrating learnings from Eastern Europe into a proactive approach against hybrid threats.
Assessing how Europeans can work toward strengthening their own agency in providing European security and ensuring peace and stability on the continent in the changing geopolitical context.
