Knut Dethlefsen

Washington D.C.

Knut Dethlefsen is head of the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Washington D.C. Previously, he lead the offices of FES in Warsaw, East Jerusalem and Shanghai.

Articles

Foreign and security policy | 13.06.2024

Reactions to the shift to the right

All of Europe is talking about the EU elections. But what does the rest of the world think of the results? We report from Argentina, the US and [...]

Foreign and security policy | 17.01.2024

Germany needs to step up on Israel-Palestine

The war between Israel and Hamas has been raging for two months. Germany should do more to promote a peaceful solution to the conflict

Interviews | 27.04.2023

‘Joe Biden is not a candidate who inspires, but he is authentic’

US President Biden is running for re-election. Knut Dethlefsen on his age, the unity of the Democratic Party and the challenges for the Republicans

Democracy and society | 31.05.2021

Back to normality?

Countries with high vaccination rates are slowly lifting all restrictions. Is this the return to normality? Dispatches from the UK, Israel and the US

Future of social democracy | 05.03.2021

Global vaccination VI

Chile, the United States and Denmark are their continent's leaders in the vaccination campaign against Covid-19. How did they do it?

Future of social democracy | 20.01.2021

Joe Biden's 100-day recovery plan

The new US President's ambitious rescue plan could become the bailout that Americans so desperately need

Future of social democracy | 03.11.2020

What's at stake in the US elections

Today's election will not just determine the future of American society but also the international order at large

North America | 21.04.2020

Joe and Bernie versus Trump

The hard-fought primary race is over and the Democrats are closing ranks – it’s looking good for the presidential election

Interviews | 26.09.2019

'Politically explosive and risky'

Knut Dethlefsen in Washington on the impeachment procedure against Trump and what the Ukraine affair has to do with it

Interviews | 25.02.2019

The Bern is back!

Knut Dethlefsen on how Bernie Sanders’ second candidacy for US President demonstrates the leftward shift of the Democratic Party