The event was presented by the European Institute and the Bertelsmann Foundation and co-sponsored by The Harriman Institute, Deutsches Haus and the Technology, Media and Communications Specialization at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Welcome Remarks: Irene Braam, Executive Director of the Bertelsmann Foundation
Event Moderator: Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History, Director of the European Institute, Columbia University.
Foreign Policy – Europe and Russia
Panelists discussed Germany’s role in Europe after the French and German elections, and also the EU and Germany’s relations with Russia.
- Alexander Cooley, Director of the Harriman Institute and Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University
- Hans Kundnani, Senior Transatlantic Fellow in the Europe Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Elizaveta Osetinskaya, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University
- Carsten von Nahmen, US Correspondent, Deutsche Welle
German Politics – Public Opinion and Society
Panelists analyzed how the election results illustrate current political and social trends in Germany, and explored their impact on German and European politics.
- Christina Tillmann, Director, Program on the Future of Democracy, Bertelsmann Stiftung
- Sheri Berman, Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University
- Philipp Oehmke, New York Correspondent, Der Spiegel