Leon Tiedemann-Friedl

Leon Tiedemann-Friedl is a Policy Advisor in the Department for Political Planning, Fundamental Issues, and Social Dialogue at the Federal Chancellery. In this role, he is responsible for the Alliance for Transformation, the Federal Chancellor’s primary dialogue with industry, social partners, civil society, and academia regarding issues of transformation and social cohesion.

Previously, his career included positions in the Executive Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance, within UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Strategy Team in New York, as well as roles in strategy consultancies and technology companies.

Renewal amidst Turmoil: Industrial Heartlands between Rearmament, Recarbonisationand Realignment

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This paper examines how these regions navigate three defining dynamics of 2026: rearmament driven by Europe’s military build-up, looming recarbonisation as fossil fuel dependencies are deepened, and political realignment marked by surging populist anti-establishment movements.
Friedrich Opitz, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Winter, Vera Gohla, Whitney Terrill, Leon Tiedemann-Friedl

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