Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki

Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki has been an advisor at the Jacques Delors Institute since January 2021, focusing on issues related to trade and economic security.

His research focuses primarily on trade policy issues and the dynamics of the international trading system. He has produced and co-authored several publications with Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the WTO and European Commissioner for Trade, and is the author of policy briefs, reports, and articles on EU-China relations, EU-India relations, economic security, and digital trade.

He is an experienced policy advisor on international trade and director of International Trade Intelligence. He has worked with international organizations and national governments, contributing to the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements. Prior to joining the Jacques Delors Institute, he worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Malawi, was an intern at the Bundestag and the European Commission, and then served as Deputy Economic Affairs Officer at UNCTAD in Geneva.

Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki holds a bachelor’s degree in politics, economics, and law from the University of Münster (Germany) and a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge, where he was also a doctoral candidate on Indian trade agreements. He studied at McGill University (Canada). His working languages are French, English, and German.