“On the U.S. side of the Atlantic there is some sense of relief when looking at the European election. While there is a lot of change, Americans that do track EU issues look at the results and think the EU center is holding.” Julianne Smith
"No region has been as crucial in the making of the current Middle Eastern state system as Europe has been." Galip Dalay
“If the Kremlin is serious about its vision of the multipolar world, Europe can become one of those poles only if it is strong; only if it represents an independent power.” Andrey Kortunov
“For the Chinese government, a prosperous, stable, and strong Europe is good, because a more independent Europe is good news in the wake of China-US competition and rivalry.” Huang Jing
What are conflicting interests with other non-European regions and how can the EU (re)develop the strength to play an active role in foreign affairs? What are the expectations of the MENA region, China, Russia and the U.S. towards future relations with the EU?
These and other questions have been discussed during our debate with Galip Dalay, research director at Al Sharq Forum, Huang Jing, professor and dean of Institute of international and regional studies at Beijing Language and Culture University, Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, and Julianne Smith, former deputy national security advisor to vice president Joseph Biden. The discussion was moderated by Daniela Schwarzer, director of the German Council on Foreign Relations.
Listen to the full debate:
Quarterly Perspectives
You could also be interested in
What Germany can learn from US elections
Germany’s federal elections in February follow the US vote much sooner than anyone expected. Despite different political systems, there are parallels – and the short election campaign makes addressing the big, underlying social issues more difficult.
Portrait of an evidence driven woman
In the beginning of May, a journalist of the Berlin based daily newspaper “Tagesspiegel” visited Anne Glover, Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. The result is a portrait in the column “Knowledge and Research”. The newspaper recognizes the engaged...
"I strongly support NGOs’ call for more transparency"
April 2015. In an interview with Europolitics, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow Anne Glover reflects on her time as the chief scientific adviser to the President of the European Commission. She points out the role of scientific evidence and transparency in...