Germany's Role in the Allied Defense

Speakers

• Łukasz Kulesa, Deputy Head of Research, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Poland
• Quentin Lopinot, Visiting fellow in the Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), France 
• Dr. Claudia Major, Head of International Security Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Germany
• Julie Smith, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Asia Program, GMF Washington, DC

& Expert Respondents

James Jay Carafano, Dan Fried, Justyna Gotkowska, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Artur Kacprzyk, Thomas Kleine-Brockoff, Professor Julian Lindley-French, Martin Quencez, Boris Ruge, Sven Sakkov, Olivier Schmitt, Jim Townsend & Marcin Wróblewski

Chairman of the SPD group in the Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, recently rattled the transatlantic community by suggesting that Germany should no longer host American nuclear weapons. In response, U.S. Ambassador in Warsaw, Georgette Mosbacher, suggested that the weapons could perhaps be relocated to Poland, sparking an even broader debate. Taking a step further, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a 25 percent reduction of American troops in Germany—a move which triggered heated reactions on both sides of the Atlantic regarding its implications for transatlantic deterrence posture and the role of U.S. troops based in Europe.

Join us for a conversation about the shifting dynamics within NATO and Germany’s role in the Allied defense. 

If you have any questions, please contact Monika Bickauskaite at [email protected].