Europe After Merkel

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A panel of experts joined the Council—on the 31st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—for a conversation about Germany and Europe's uncertain future.

Angela Merkel speaking at a news conference

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Speakers

Wolfgang Ischinger
Constanze Stelzenmüller
Ivo H. Daalder

Event Date

November 9, 2020

About This Event

In the 30 years since its reunification, Germany has driven the European Union forward. Through the bloc's growth in size and influence, and in the face of economic and humanitarian crises, Germany has assumed a leadership role—especially since Angela Merkel’s chancellorship in 2005. As Merkel now prepares to leave the stage, who will lead the defense of liberal, democratic values at a time when the EU faces a number of serious tests? Join the Council and a panel of experts on the 31st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall for a conversation on Germany and Europe's uncertain future.

Copies of Wolfgang Ischinger’s book World in Danger: Germany and Europe in an Uncertain Time are available for sale from our local Chicago book partner, The Book Cellar.

About the Speakers

Wolfgang Ischinger

Chairman, Munich Security Conference

Wolfgang Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2008. He is also is Senior Professor of Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice at the Hertie School and Founding Director of the school’s Centre for International Security. From 2006 to 2008, he was Germany’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and from 2001 to 2006, he was Ambassador to the United States.

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy, Brookings

Ivo H. Daalder

CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.