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Event (Washington DC): German Power and Leadership

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 – 09:00 – 14:00

The Transatlantic Academy’s ninth fellowship year will focus on how the roles of Germany and the United States are evolving in Europe and the world, as well as the implications for bilateral and wider transatlantic relations, for the future of Europe, and global affairs and international order. This opening conference will examine the politics and legacies of German unification; the politics of European Monetary Union, with special attention to the role of Germany in ongoing efforts to stabilize and strengthen the Eurozone; and the U.S.-German relationship in today’s context of multiple complex challenges facing the transatlantic community, including the United Kingdom’s recent decision to leave the European Union.

The conference will be held at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, at 1744 R St NW, Washington, DC 20009. To RSVP, email Grace Douglas at TAIntern@gmfus.org.

The Transatlantic Academy was created in 2007 as a partnership between the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius. In addition, the Academy received startup funding from the Transatlantic Program of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany through funds of the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. The Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation joined as full partners beginning in 2008, and the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung joined as a full partner in 2011.

9:00 – 9:10am
Welcome
Stephen Szabo – Executive Director, Transatlantic Academy

9:10 – 10:30am
The Politics and Legacy of Unification
Mary Elise Sarotte – Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Frédéric Bozo – Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Stefan Fröhlich – Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Karen Donfried – President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States (moderator)

10:30 – 10:45am
Coffee Break

10:45am – 12:30pm
The Politics of European Monetary Union
Harold James – Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Wade Jacoby – Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Heidi Tworek – Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Daniela Schwarzer – The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Peter Sparding – The German Marshall Fund of the United States (moderator)

12:30 – 12:45pm
Lunch

12:45 – 2:00pm
Germany and the United States After Brexit: Partners in Leadership?
Yascha Mounk – Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Hans Kundnani – Bosch Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
Constanze Stelzenmüller – Brookings Institution
Boris Ruge – Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (discussant)
Stephen Szabo – Executive Director, Transatlantic Academy (moderator)