Rixa Fürsen

Berlin Playbook Reporter, POLITICO Deutschland

Rixa Fürsen has been serving as Berlin Playbook Reporter at POLITICO Deutschland since 2024, focusing on German federal politics with a particular emphasis on defense and security policy. Since June 2025, she has also led and co-hosted the “Berlin Playbook Podcast” as Head of Podcast, overseeing its editorial planning and production.

From June 2021 to May 2024, she completed her editorial traineeship at WELT and WELT TV in Berlin, where she worked as a political reporter and news editor. In television, she produced reports and conducted interviews. In print and online journalism, she focused primarily on foreign affairs, particularly Ukraine and the Middle East. She also co-hosted the daily news podcast “Das bringt der Tag.”

Earlier in her career, she gained experience as a working student for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and completed internships at Cicero magazine, Bosch (Government Affairs), Brunswick Group (Public Affairs), and in the Bundestag office of MP Johann Wadephul.
Rixa Fürsen holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the Hertie School in Berlin, including an exchange period at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome. She previously earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Maastricht University, with an exchange semester at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. She completed her secondary education at Stiftung Louisenlund.

In addition to her professional work, she has been actively engaged in civil society initiatives and fellowships. She is a fellow of AJC Europe and Project Interchange of the American Jewish Committee and a member of the Young Leaders Network for the Defence of Democracy of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation. She was awarded a scholarship by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and has volunteered with several organizations, including Berlin City Mission, Aid Pioneers, and international humanitarian projects in Lebanon.

Her interests include domestic, foreign, and geopolitical affairs as well as literature, poetry, and theatre. She has contributed to the publication “Lyrik und Prosa unserer Zeit” (Karin Fischer Verlag, Vol. 30). She is fluent in German and English and has basic proficiency in Spanish and French.