From the ongoing migration crisis, challenges within the NATO alliance, discussions on cooperation in digitalization with China, and the polarization of the Trump administration, Europe has faced many foreign policy challenges in recent years.
Ahead of this crucial election year in Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s departure from the world stage, what changes can we anticipate from a new government and new leadership team in Berlin? If we read between the lines of the campaign platforms of the major parties, what changes are in store for Germany’s partners within Europe, across the Atlantic, and globally? As many countries turn inward to focus on the economic challenges unleashed by the pandemic, what role will Germany play on the international stage?
This event will explore the foreign policy priorities of major parties in the German Bundestag and their views on issues including European integration, transatlantic cooperation, security alliances, and post-pandemic international cooperation.
Speakers
Cornelius Adebahr
Moderator
Cornelius Adebahr is a fellow at the Hertie School and a political analyst and entrepreneur, focusing on European foreign policy, global affairs, and citizens’ engagement.
Alexander Kulitz
Speaker
Alexander Kulitz is a spokesperson on foreign economic relations and trade for the Free Democratic Party, and is member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in the German Bundestag.
Hannah Neumann
Speaker
Hannah Neumann is the Peace and Human Rights Coordinator for the Greens / European Free Alliance Group, vice-chair of the Human Rights Committee, member of the committees on Foreign Affairs and Security and Defense Policy, and chair of the Delegation for Relations to the Arabian Peninsula.
Norbert Röttgen
Speaker
Norbert Röttgen has been the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag since 2014 and is part of the executive committee of the Christian Democratic Party.
Nils Schmid
Speaker
Nils Schmid is a member of the German Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany and serves as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Daniela Schwarzer
Speaker
Daniela Schwarzer is the Open Society Foundations’ executive director for Europe and Eurasia.