MSC Conversation on the Future of German Foreign and Security Policy
Beyond Westlessness: Germany's Role in the World
What should be Germany's future role in the world? What will be the implications for its foreign and security policy – both in the transatlantic relationship and beyond? The three Chancellor candidates of CDU/CSU, SPD, and Bündnis 90/The Greens discussed these issues in a joint TV broadcast by MSC and ARD on June 26, 2021, precisely three months ahead of the German federal elections.
Read the full transcript (4.26 MB) of the discussion.
Speakers
Laschet, Scholz, Baerbock
Armin Laschet
Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and Chancellor Candidate of the CDU/CSU, Düsseldorf
Olaf Scholz
Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Germany, Chancellor Candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Berlin
Annalena Baerbock
Federal Chairwoman and Chancellor Candidate of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Member of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Moderation
Tina Hassel & WI
About the Event
Exactly three months before the elections, the three candidates will present and discuss their visions for a future German Foreign and Security Policy. The discussion will be moderated by Tina Hassel, Head of ARD Capital Studio, and Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference.
Following up on last year's special edition of the Munich Security Report "Zeitenwende | Wendezeiten", the MSC will use this event to shed light on a German Foreign and Security Policy in transition – and on the urgent global challenges facing Germany in the midst of a global political turning point.
The MSC is partnering with the ARD, Germany’s association of public broadcasters. The discussion will be broadcast live on the TV channel Phoenix, as well as on tagesschau.de, and the social media channels of Tagesschau. It will also be livestreamed with English translation on the MSC website and its social media channels
For further information about the event, please read our press release.
Road To Munich
This MSC Conversation is part of the MSC series "Beyond Westlessness: The Road to Munich". In the months leading up to the MSC 2022, this series aims to advance the security policy dialogue among international decision-makers and to lay the groundwork for in-person debates in Munich in February 2022. At the heart lies the question of how transatlantic cooperation can be revitalized, and which foreign and security policy challenges are particularly crucial in this context. To this end, a wide variety of event formats and publications will highlight key global and transatlantic challenges and develop policy recommendations, including on relations with China.
