Sophie Pornschlegel is a Brussels-based political analyst, with a focus on EU politics and institutions, democracy and the rule of law. She teaches at Sciences Po Paris and is the author of the book ‘Am Ende der gewohnten Ordnung: Warum wir Macht neu denken müssen’ (‘At the end of the known order: Why we need to rethink power’) (Droemer, 2023). She regularly comments on EU, French and German politics in international and national media outlets. Sophie holds a double degree in European Affairs (M.Sc.) from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics (LSE), as well as an interdisciplinary B.A. from Sciences Po Paris. She also studied at King’s College London. She is fluent in French, German and English and is learning Dutch.