Presentation: Trump, Putin and the United States of Europe

DG Defence Industry and Space, European Commission, Brussels, March 2, 2026

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„Trump, Putin und die Vereinigten Staaten von Europa“, Hans-Werner Sinn, Herder Verlag, Oktober 2025, 352 Seiten.

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Dokdoc.eu: « La ‘stratégie d’aliud’ de Mitterrand est la raison pour laquelle nous sommes aujourd’hui pratiquement incapable de nous défendre »

01/21/2026 - 09:00 A European army – this old idea has suddenly become relevant again. One of those who considers it to its ultimate consequences is Hans-Werner Sinn.Read on

Nobel Prize in Economics 2024: The role of Ordnungspolitik for economic prosperity

10/15/2024 - 18:00 This year’s winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics, D. Acemoğlu, S. Johnson and J. A. Robinson, have empirically worked out the role of institutional rules for the economic success of a country, implicitly following what is also known as OrdnungspolitikLearn more

L'Express: "L'Allemagne reconsidérera probablement sa politique nucléaire à partir de 2025"

04/27/2024 - 09:00 L'opinion publique a changé et le rêve d'un pays tout en vert se dissipe, estime l'ancien patron de l'Institut de conjoncture Ifo.Read more

Germany is the sick man of Europe, Ifo Institute says

09/01/2023 - 09:00 Hans-Werner Sinn, president emeritus of the Ifo institute, discusses the German economy and explains how the energy transition must be managed to support the country's manufacturing sector.Watch the video

COVID as a Natural Experiment for Climate Policy

06/14/2023 - 09:00 The COVID-19 pandemic served as a real-world experiment for assessing the mechanics of multilateral and unilateral climate policies. Read more

Professor em. Hans-Werner Sinn, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and President em., Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Hans-Werner Sinn is President emeritus at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and Professor at the University of Munich. He founded and governed the international CESifo research network ... Read more