Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn
| Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn | |
|---|---|
 Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn.jpg Fehlinger-Jahn in September 2025 | |
| Born | 23 August 1968 Linz, Austria |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Vienna University of Economics and Business (MBA) |
| 💼 Occupation | Economist |
| 📆 Years active | 1988-present |
| Known for | Pro-Western activism |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (born Gunther Fehlinger, 23 August 1968[1]) is an Austrian economist, social media personality and political activist. He is the President of the Austrian Committee for NATO membership of Ukraine, Kosovo, Bosnia and Austria, and sits on the board of the Action Group for Regional Economic Integration of Southern Balkans. Fehlinger-Jahn is known for his assertive advocacy for Western support for Ukraine, NATO and EU expansion, and a very hardline stance against Russia and other enemies of the "West" including China and India, regularly calling for their balkanizations.[2][non-primary source needed] He is critical of Austrian neutrality.[3][non-primary source needed] He is known for his activity on Twitter.[4]
Biography
Fehlinger-Jahn was born in 1968 in Linz. He attended the Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz from 1979 to 1988 before serving in the Austrian Armed Forces as a reserve lieutenant from 1988 to 1989. He studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business from October 1989 to September 1998, where he earned a Master's degree in International Business, specializing in Management and Human Resources.[5]
Fehlinger-Jahn was the chairman of AktionsGemeinschaft from 1994 to 1995.[1]
Fehlinger-Jahn was the Chairman of European Democrat Students from 1996 to 1998. [6]
Advocacy
Fehlinger-Jahn coordinates Austrian Yes to Ukraine in EU activities and supports the EU Accession Trio concept in Austria. He publishes a podcast discussing European Union politics titled Pax Europeana.[7]
Fehlinger-Jahn has demanded that Serbia recognize Kosovo's independence, impose sanctions on Russia, and that the Hotel Moscow be renamed the Hotel Kyiv.[8] He has stated support for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and has denied civilian casualties which took place during the operation.
He demanded that North Macedonia abolish public holidays that Bulgaria considers provocative, such as the Day of Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle and the Day of the Macedonian Popular Uprising, and that North Macedonia start celebrating April 4 as NATO Day.[9]
Conference Panels
January 31, 2023: Fehlinger attended an ECR conference on "The Imperial Russia: Conquer, Genocide & Colonisation”. [10][11]
September 23, 2024: Fehlinger attended the IME24 Investment Conference in Frankfurt as a speaker,[12] posting on X (formerly Twitter) "Today I attend the #IME24 investment conference in Frankfurt to promote investment in South Eastern European energy sector from Ukraine to Albania! I call global capital to invest and help our region from Moldova to Monteneheo to win the energy war against Russia."[13]
Controversies
Fehlinger-Jahn's role as the leader of a pro-NATO non-governmental organization has led to misunderstandings that he speaks on behalf of the military alliance itself. Following a tweet in which Fehlinger-Jahn called on Nikol Pashinyan to join NATO and Joe Biden to protect Armenia, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan stated that Fehlinger-Jahn was simply the head of a non-governmental organization with the word "NATO" in its name. Fehlinger-Jahn's comments on disbanding Russia drew opposition from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, who dismissed Fehlinger-Jahn's proposal as a "grand fantasy".[14]
On August 25, 2023, following Brazil's participation in the 15th BRICS summit, Fehlinger-Jahn said in response that if President Lula "led Brazil in the same direction as Russia, China, and Iran" and joined a "hostile axis of genocide," he would "call for the dismantling of Brazil." Fehlinger-Jahn included a map that depicts the division of Brazil into four states. After his tweet went viral, Fehlinger-Jahn became the target of false allegations in comments attributing his tweet to an official NATO position, with Reuters reporting that a video making such claims had over 250,000 views on Facebook. In a statement, Fehlinger-Jahn clarified on Twitter that he "does not represent NATO" in an official capacity and that "NATO has no intention of dismembering Brazil or any other country." A NATO statement further stated that "any allegations that NATO is planning to invade or divide Brazil are complete nonsense."[15]
Fehlinger-Jahn's anti-Yugoslavia statements have provoked anger among the Serbian public and diaspora, after which his phone number and address in Vienna were made public. After this event, Fehlinger-Jahn reported receiving threatening messages from "Serbian extremists" all night long.[16] In early August 2025 Gunther announced that he started working at AMS Wien, a prominent Austrian bank, but would be fired shortly after he alleged a Serbian Twitter activist Sinisa Pepic complained to the bank about his anti-Serbian positions.[17]
After Narendra Modi refused to cut oil imports from Russia, and after he attended a Shanghai Cooperation Organization military parade in Beijing in August 2025, where he affirmed India's realignment into China's sphere, Gunther called for '#ExIndia' with a map showing a Balkanized India. Indian media picked up on this, namely his map including a very large independent Khalistan, and his Twitter account was banned in the country for supporting the separatist movement.[18][19]
In popular culture
The Hearts of Iron IV mod The Fire Rises features Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn as a leader of a playable European Union in the game.[20] Gunther Fehlinger himself has endorsed his portrayal in the game, and has made multiple tweets about it, such as; "I am honored to be part of HOI4 (Mod: the Fire Rises)" [21] and "Peace by victory" [22].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "20 Jahre AktionsGemeinschaft Festschrift" (PDF) (in Deutsch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (2023-04-25). Explaining the 41 new states from Ex Russia #ExRussia and the fehlinger strategic plan to post Putin. Retrieved 2025-08-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Fehlinger, Gunther (2017-04-27). "Austrian neutrality is no model for Ukraine". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ↑ Sixsmith, Ben (26 September 2024). "Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European". The Critic. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Europeans For Tax Reform - Our People". www.flattax-europe.eu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ Thuss, Holger (2012). Students on the right way: European Democrat Students, 1961-2011 (edition May 2012 ed.). Brussels: Centre for European Studies : European Democrat Students. ISBN 978-90-90-26667-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Gunther Fehlinger". Visegrad Insight. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ Novosti/Alo/V.P. "EVO KO JE AUSTRIJANAC KOJI BI DA PREIMENUJE HOTEL "MOSKVA" Poreklom Albanac, provokator koji lobira za lažnu državu Kosovo - Alo.rs". alo (in српски / srpski). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Фелингер предлага да се откажеме од историјата: Празниците 11-ти и 23-ти октомври се навредливи за Бугарија". Lider.mk (in македонски). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ↑ "Conference On Imperial Russia In The European Parliament". Getty Images. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "ECR Group "The Imperial Russia: Conquer, Genocide & Colonisation."". ecrgroup. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "Günther Fehlinger". Investment Management Exhibition. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ @GunterFehlinger. "Today I attend the IME24" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "Russian diplomat calls EU's remarks about Armenia joining NATO 'grand fantasy". 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Checagem de fatos-Economista que mencionou "desmantelar o Brasil" não representa a Otan". Reuters (in português). 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ↑ "Srbi pisali Austrijancu koji je u Beogradu raširio zastavu NATO-a". www.atvbl.rs (in bosanski). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ↑ @GunterFehlinger. "Now I am unemployed in Austria at @ams_wien and the Serb Secret Service Agent BIA @sinisa_pepic is celebrating firing me...and his master @avucic @MiloradDodik are happy with their best agent..." (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Banerjee, Aveek. "Austrian Economist Sparks Outrage By Calling For 'Dismantling India Into Ex-India'". Network18 Group. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ Deb, Kushal. "India blocks Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's X account after controversial 'Dismantle India' post". WION. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Gunther Fehlinger". The Fire Rises Wiki. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (@GunterFehlinger) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 30 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (@GuntherFehlinger) on X".
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