Daniel Hegedüs is Deputy Director of the Institute for European Politics (IEP) in Berlin and an expert on European democracy, the rule of law, and European integration. His work focuses on democratic resilience, autocratisation, and European foreign policy. Previously, he served as Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and held positions at Freedom House, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).