07
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Germany’s Worldview and the Crisis in Ukraine

Virtual Event | Germany’s Worldview and the Crisis in Ukraine

Past Event
Online Only
February 07, 2022
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov give a joint press conference following their meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry's Reception House in Moscow, Russia, on January 18, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov give a joint press conference following their meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry's Reception House in Moscow, Russia, on January 18, 2022. (Getty Images)
07
February 2022
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Ulrich Speck

Visiting Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund

Ulrike Franke

Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations

Liana Fix

Program Director, International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung

Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

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Germany’s tepid response to Russia’s most recent threats against Ukraine have left Americans unsettled, raising questions about the future of the German-American alliance and Europe’s security architecture. Located at the heart of the continent, Germany acts as a consensus builder with huge economic firepower. Yet Germany’s troubled history and export economy, among other factors, have made it uncomfortable with exercising hard power, especially toward Russia. Join Hudson Institute’s Peter Rough as he welcomes three prominent Germany intellectuals to examine the roots of German foreign policy in light of the crisis over Ukraine.

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