Publications by Florian Klumpp

• Journal article 23 Feb 2026

  Germany’s China Shock

  By Thorsten Benner, Jakob Hensing, Florian Klumpp
  For a long time, Germany’s political and business elites have chosen to ignore the economic threat emanating from Xi Jinping’s China. It’s now time to confront it.…
• Journal article 23 Feb 2026

  Der China-Schock

  By Thorsten Benner, Jakob Hensing, Florian Klumpp
  Kollektives Elitenversagen hat Deutschland in eine Position der Schwäche und Erpressbarkeit gegenüber Chinas autoritärem Staatskapitalismus geführt. Um sich aus dem Würgegriff Pekings zu befreien, braucht es Mut und Härte.…
• Commentary 24 Feb 2025

  Updating Germany’s Security Apparatus

  By Thorsten Benner, Jakob Hensing, Florian Klumpp
  With a new government being formed in Berlin, economic security and technology should be at the heartof a new National Security Council.…
• Commentary 30 Dec 2024

  Europe Is Ready to Team Up on China—if Trump Is

  By Thorsten Benner, Jakob Hensing, Florian Klumpp
  A US-EU trade war could derail a combined effort to face down China. Here's why Donald Trump should choose a different path.…