• Moving Towards NATO 2030

    Virtual Discussions

    After France’s President Emmanuel Macron said NATO was suffering “brain death” in November 2019, Alliance leaders asked the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to engage a forward-looking assessment of how...

  • Inauguration Day in America: Linking Washington and Berlin

    Virtual Discussions

    America has voted. On January 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Rarely has a U.S. presidential transition sparked as much attention – and concern –...

  • What Can Europe Expect from the Biden Administration?

    Virtual Discussions

    Europe has high hopes for President-elect Joe Biden. But, what can Europeans realistically expect from a Biden administration? As a minimum, there will be a change in tone, greater civility,...

  • What’s Behind Germany’s Querdenker Movement?

    Virtual Discussions

    The intensity and scope of protests against the government measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Germany has surprised many observers. Self-stylized "lateral thinkers" have forged a coalition that...