Europe at a Turning Point: A View from Germany

In-Person
Roundtable
Christoph von Marschall joins Craig Kafura for a roundtable covering Germany's political situation and the transatlantic relationship.
Election posters for Ulrich Siegmund and Armin Willingmann are pictured in Wernigerode, Germany, on September 2, 2026
Sep
22
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Speakers
Christoph von Marschall
Craig Kafura
Date and Time
Doors Open: 11:45 am
Location
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 130 East Randolph Street, Suite 1650
Who Can Attend

REGISTRATION

This event is invitation-only. Invites are non-transferable. For further information, please reach out to Craig Kafura at ckafura@globalaffairs.org.

About This Event

Germany's political mood is being tested on two fronts: At home, state elections in the eastern part of the country threaten to bring the far-right AfD into political leadership, reopening the debate over the resilience of the German political center. Abroad, questions are mounting over the reliability of the United States as a partner in terms of both economics and security policy.

To discuss the domestic German political situation and the state of the transatlantic relationship, Dr. Christoph von Marschall, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of Berlin’s leading daily paper Der Tagesspiegel, joins the Council for a lunchtime roundtable discussion, held in partnership with the American Council on Germany. The roundtable will be chaired by Council Director for Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura.

This in-person discussion will take place at the Chicago Council’s offices at 130 East Randolph Street, Suite 1650.

About the Speakers
Christoph von Marschall
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel
Christoph von Marschall headshot.
Dr. Christoph von Marschall is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel, the leading daily in Berlin, and a frequent guest on television shows as an expert on central eastern Europe, the United States, transatlantic relations, and Great Power Competition.
Christoph von Marschall headshot.
Craig Kafura
Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
headshot of Craig Kafura
Craig Kafura is the director of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project, and a Pacific Forum Young Leader. At the Council, he coordinates work on public opinion and foreign policy and is a regular contributor to the public opinion and foreign policy blog Running Numbers.
headshot of Craig Kafura
Attend In-Person Invitation-only
Issues Global Politics
Regions Europe
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