Meeting

Term Member Meeting: Germany’s Next Chapter—Post-Election Analysis and Global Impacts

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Reuters/Fabian Bimmer
Speakers
Liana Fix

Fellow for Europe, Council on Foreign Relations

Jan Techau

Director, Europe, Eurasia Group

Presider
Steven E. Sokol

President, The American Council on Germany

Panelists discuss the February German election results and their implications for Germany’s domestic policies, NATO commitments, and the broader European landscape, with insights into how Germany’s new leadership could reshape alliances and influence the continent’s future.

CFR’s Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program is pleased to be hosting this event with the American Council on Germany’s Young Leaders Program.

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