Merkel: Act IV - Germany and Europe After the September Elections

October 12, 2017

Pictures from "Merkel: Act IV - Germany and Europe After the September Elections", where we were delighted to have a full house for our two panels: "Foreign Policy - Europe and Russia" and "German Politics - Public Opinion and Society".

    Panelists on stage discuss German elections results and implications, with an attentive audience at Columbia University.
    Panelists on stage discuss German elections results and implications, with an attentive audience at Columbia University.
    Panelists on stage discuss German elections results and implications, with an attentive audience at Columbia University.
    Panelists on stage discuss German elections results and implications, with an attentive audience at Columbia University.
    The poster for the event "Merkel: Act IV - Germany and Europe After the September Elections" at Columbia University.

    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