Caroline Kapp

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Caroline Kapp

Research Associate, U.S. Foreign Policy

Caroline Kapp is a research associate for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she worked as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She holds a BA in political science from Middlebury College.

European Union

What’s at Stake in the EU Elections?

The European Union’s governing bodies could see a significant shake-up as millions of voters head to the polls across the twenty-seven-member bloc, with consequences for transatlantic ties.

Article by Matthias Matthijs and Caroline Kapp May 31, 2024 Europe Program
Germany

A More Strategic German Foreign Policy?

Germany’s new strategies are important foreign policy markers, but they shy away from establishing the country as a leader among European powers.

In Brief by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp July 27, 2023 Europe Program
Georgia

The Dangers of Democratic Backsliding in Georgia

Georgia was once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, but today it is backsliding toward authoritarianism and headed back into Russia's sphere of influence.

Article by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp June 21, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Europe and Eurasia

One Year After: How Putin Got Germany Wrong

Germany, once dangerously dependent on Russian energy, has defied Russian expectations in its reaction to war in Ukraine.

In Brief by Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp February 17, 2023 Europe Program
Germany

Why Vladimir Putin Is Embracing Germany’s Far Right

with Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp via The Atlantic October 31, 2023
Wars and Conflict

The Devastating Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

with Caroline Kapp via Think Global Health November 1, 2022
Europe

German, French, and Polish Perspectives on the War in Ukraine

with Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp via Polarization, Shifting Borders and Liquid Governance December 1, 2023
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Russia

Super Spy or Paper pusher? How Putin’s KGB Years in East Germany Helped Shape Him

Featuring Liana Fix and Caroline Kapp via LA Times June 15, 2023

Military Operations

Sea Power: The U.S. Navy and Foreign Policy

The U.S. Navy’s dominance of the world’s oceans has made it an indispensable foreign policy tool and a guarantor of global trade, but a mix of challenges is raising difficult questions about its future.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters June 12, 2024

Economics

Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP

This tracker charts the economic growth performance through time of ninety-one countries around the globe.

Article by Benn Steil June 12, 2024 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

United States

Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within the parties.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters and Gopal Ratnam June 11, 2024

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