Claire Demesmay was head of DGAP’s Franco-German Relations Program from February 2009 until August 2021.

She was previously research assistant at the Study Committee for Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) in Paris from 2002 to 2009 and taught French and Francophone studies at the Technical University Dresden from 1998 to 2002.

Demesmay studied political philosophy in Dijon and at Paris-Sorbonne University. She earned her PhD within the framework of a French-German cotutelle on “Political Liberalism and the Future of the Nation-State” at Paris-Sorbonne University and the Center for French Studies at the Technical University of Berlin.

[As of Septembre 2021]

Contributions

A member of the German delegation holds a tote bag featuring a drawing by French cartoonist Plantu as she walks in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace after a meeting with German Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) main candidate Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) in Paris, France, September 6, 2021.

How Franco-German Cultural Relations Have Waned

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While the people of France and Germany have a largely positive image of the other country, that does not mean that they know or feel a particular empathy for each other.

Claire Demesmay
IPQ
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks on the phone, ahead of a working session, during the G7 leaders summit at the Bavarian resort of Schloss Elmau castle, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 27, 2022.

Recalibrating the Franco-German Engine

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to provide fresh impetus to the Franco-German partnership. Yet to avail of the opportunities ahead the duo needs to also open up to others in Europe.

Claire Demesmay
Klemens Kober
IPQ
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Armin Laschet, Angela Merkel, and Emmanuel Macron

In Search of the Next Partner

French President Emmanuel Macron has banked on Franco-German cooperation, an approach that finally proved successful in 2020. With Angela Merkel leaving the scene, he needs to build bridges to her potential successors, and quickly.

Claire Demesmay
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Claire Demesmay

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