Corinna Hörst was formerly Former Managing Director, Leadership Programs at GMF.
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In the final week of the electoral campaign for Germany’s parliament, the consequences of the potential outcomes for the country’s partners and...
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June 4, 2021
This month, the European Commission organized several activities within its “European Diversity Month” demonstrating the institution’s commitment to...
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June 4, 2020
European think tanks have until recently been somewhat immune from discussions on gender equality....
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May 11, 2020
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March 11, 2020
In late February, Josep Borrell, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice-president of the European Commission,...
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May 23, 2019
Wherever you look: men in dark suits. Never before has a woman headed the Commission, the Council or the European Central Bank. It is about time to...
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April 15, 2019
The European Union has a woman problem. The bloc has never had a female president of the European Commission or European Council....
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February 11, 2019
Corinna Hörst is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Brussels office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States where there is renewed...
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November 8, 2018
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October 29, 2018
In an interview with the BBC, GMF's Corinna Horst reacts to Angela Merkel's decision to not seek a fifth term as chancellor and her lasting legacy in...
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October 23, 2018
"There are more women candidates than ever in this election. The 'pink wave' is already affecting the GOP." –Corinna Horst...
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July 12, 2018
Corinna Horst, senior fellow and deputy director at German Marshall Fund, speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on developments from the NATO Summit in...
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July 9, 2018
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July 5, 2018
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November 21, 2017
The surge of right wing nationalist parties throughout Europe has led to an increase in sexist, demeaning remarks as well as attempts to repeal...
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August 31, 2017
Corinna Horst speaks with Teri Schultz of DW about the rising tensions between Poland and the EU following a Polish government plan to consolidate...
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February 18, 2017
The question is not so much whether the crisis of the liberal order is exaggerated as whether policymakers realize that there is a crisis and what...
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May 27, 2016
It is a widely held belief that some circles in the Brussels bubble are quick to judge. This dismissive culture stifles new ideas before they have a...
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President Joe Biden vowed to make his administration the most diverse in U.S. history. His initial appointments and nominations showcase a team...
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GMF Senior Fellow and Brussels Deputy Director Corinna Hörst sat down with Julie Conway, Executive Director of VIEW PAC (Value In Electing Women...
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BRUSSELS — NATO is currently moving into its new, modern headquarters in Brussels....
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These excerpts (slightly adapted) are published in full in Women Leading the Way in Brussels written by Claudia de Castro Calde...
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Author's Note: Donald Trump’s success in the 2016 U.S. presidential race shows the extent to which traditional politics needs to renew itself if it...
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The election of Volodymyr Zelensky has brought a complete newcomer to power in Ukraine....
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The news last week that the Christian Democratic Union in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia does not intend to put forward Elmar Brok as a candidate in...
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Many consider the Donald Trump presidency a detriment to the values of human rights and the international order. But there is a silver lining: Civil...
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Right-wing populist movements in the United States and across Europe differ significantly, but they have one aspect in common: the exploitation of...
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Grape vines crisscross the rolling hills and deep valleys of Germany’s Rhineland Palatinate. Two and a half hours from Brussels, it seems a world away...
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The problem with gender equality these days is that we either focus on external actions or internal structures, but we rarely look at it together....
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BRUSSELS - Electoral politics on both sides of the Atlantic are a very masculine realm but increasingly women are entering elected office....