European Union

  • Germany
    Germany's Rearmament, With Sophia Besch
    Podcast
    Sophia Besch, a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Germany’s ambitious rearmament plans amidst deepening concerns about the U.S. commitment to European security.
  • Germany
    Term Member Meeting: Germany’s Next Chapter—Post-Election Analysis and Global Impacts
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    Panelists discuss the February German election results and their implications for Germany’s domestic policies, NATO commitments, and the broader European landscape, with insights into how Germany’s new leadership could reshape alliances and influence the continent’s future. CFR’s Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program is pleased to be hosting this event with the American Council on Germany’s Young Leaders Program. **This is a virtual meeting through Zoom. Log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this virtual meeting will be posted on the CFR website.  
  • Germany
    Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
    Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but Germany is facing political uncertainty with an emboldened far right. The election comes at a time Europe’s largest economy is confronting steep economic challenges and crisis diplomacy over European security.

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