Dear friends and supporters of AmerikaHaus NRW e.V.,
in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, the French Embassy Germany: Higher Education Department, and the University of Bonn's Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) we cordially invite you to a joint discussion on

TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY:
A NEW HOPE?

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
6.30 PM (CET)
VIA ZOOM

HANS H. STEIN
Director, Representation of the State of
North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union, Brussels

 LTG (RET.) BEN HODGES
Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, Center for
European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

DR. BRUNO TERTRAIS
Deputy Director,
Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, Paris

MODERATED BY
SUMI SOMASKANDA
Journalist,
Senior News Anchor for DW News (Deutsche Welle)

According to EU Commission President Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, Europe now has “a friend in the White House”. While many Europeans will share this sentiment, existing transatlantic security issues remain yet to be solved: on questions of NATO burden sharing (the infamous “2 %”), energy security (Nord Stream II), cyber security (Huawei), and possible troop movements within Europe, US President Joe Biden will without a doubt change the rhetoric, but not necessarily the entire substance of the conversation. In parallel, French advances at European strategic autonomy grow stronger beyond its national borders and may offer an alternative to the crumbling post-World War II order.

 Against this background, an international round of transatlantic experts will discuss past, current, and future challenges – and opportunities – for transatlantic security.

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