Benjamin Tallis on Neo-Idealism: Grand Strategy for the Transatlantic Community - July 22, 2024

We once again had the pleasure of being joined by our very special guest Dr. Benjamin Tallis (@bctallis on Twitter).

In a conversation with our global audience, we discussed the evolving dynamics of transatlantic relations and delved into the principles of Neo-Idealism.

Benjamin Tallis is a senior associate at the Centre for Liberal Modernity (LibMod) in Berlin, where, in 2024, he is launching a major new project – the Democratic Strategy Initiative – to build the strategic capacity and culture liberal democracies need to win the systemic competition. Until June 2024, he was senior research fellow at the DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations), where he led the flagship “Action Group Zeitenwende” (AGZ) exploring Germany’s geostrategic choices and providing options for the country to master its security transformation together with allies. In 2024 he was awarded the Lithuanian MFA’s Medal of Honour, the Star of Diplomacy. Tallis served on EU security missions in Ukraine and the Balkans, holds a doctorate in International Politics from the University of Manchester, and authored the books Identities, Borderscapes, Orders (Springer) and To Ukraine With Love (Amazon). He worked at IIR Prague, IFSH Hamburg, and the Hertie School, has published numerous influential thinktank reports and regularly appears at leading security conferences. He created the concept of Neo-idealism in international relations, which is developed in his new book, Turning Point.