Events

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Follow-up: EU to go. Ripe for reform - What Europe's budget must achieve

Friday, 19.09.2025 | 8:30 am - 9:00 am (CEST)

Before the working day begins, there will once again be a short input on a current EU topic. Start the day with us, fresh croissants and coffee. On-site only, seats are limited.

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Follow-up: EU to go. Steel, cement, chemicals – Who stays, who leaves in the new industrial age?

Thursday, 26.06.2025 | 8:30 am - 9:00 am (CEST)

Before the working day begins, there will once again be a short input on a current EU topic. Start the day with us, fresh croissants and coffee. On-site only, seats are limited.

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The value of grand strategy for Germany

Friday, 25.04.2025 | 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm (CEST)

Join experts Thomas Dörfler, Holger Janusch, Frank Gavin, and Kristina Spohr as they discuss Germany’s first National Security Strategy, its role in the Zeitenwende, and implications for security policy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The event will be chaired by Marina Henke.

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Follow-up: EU to go: Power, Musk and Freedom of Expression - Who protects Europe's digital discourse?

Thursday, 24.04.2025 | 8:30 am - 9:00 am (CEST)

Before the working day begins, there will once again be a short input on a current EU topic. Start the day with us, fresh croissants and coffee. On-site only, seats are limited.

On-site event

Student event

Brown Bag Lunch with Klaus Welle: Lost in Fragmentation? The European Parliament in a New Political Reality

Wednesday, 16.04.2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (CET)

Klaus Welle, former Secretary General of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Academic Council of the Martens Center, discusses what the changing political landscape means for EU decision-making.

Online and On-site event

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EU to go: America First, Europe at Risk? - Germany and the EU between federal elections and Trump

Thursday, 27.03.2025 | 8:30 am - 9:00 am (CET)

Before the working day begins, there will once again be a short input on a current EU topic. Start the day with us, fresh croissants and coffee. On-site only, seats are limited.

On-site event

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Post-Munich Security Conference discussion 2025

Monday, 17.02.2025 | 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Join us as we reflect on the key issues and debates of this year's Munich Security Conference. This event is hosted by the Centre for International Security.

On-site event

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The U.S. election: One day after

Wednesday, 06.11.2024 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (CET)

Reflecting on the U.S. election results and providing insights into the shifting dynamics within the U.S. electorate with former CIA Director John E. McLaughlin, independent political consultant Thomas Ogorzalek, and political scientist Chloe Thurston, chaired by Marina Henke (Hertie School).

Online event

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A Decade of the European Banking Union: Achievements, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Wednesday, 02.10.2024 | 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm (CET)

Discussion with Nicolas Verón (Bruegel) and Karolin Schriever (DSGV)

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Towards a more constructive debate about double standards: Views and perspectives from the Global South

Thursday, 26.09.2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a discussion on fostering a more constructive debate around state adherence to international rules and principles with Sophie Eisentraut (Munich Security Conference), Shubha Prasad (Hertie School), and Kwasi Prempeh (CDD-Ghana). This event is chaired by Tobias Bunde (Hertie School) and hosted jointly by the Centre for International Security and the Munich Security Conference.

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Disunity in diversity? Europe and grand strategy in a time of global upheaval

Friday, 31.05.2024 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Explore the fundamental strategic questions facing Europe with Benedetta Berti (NATO), Nathalie Tocci (Istituto Affari Internazionali), Thu Nguyen (Jacques Delors Centre), Charles Landow (Harvard University), and Sylvie Goulard (former French Defense Minister)

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Disarming Apartheid: The End of South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Programme and Accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968–1991

Monday, 06.05.2024 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Dive into the unique history of South Africa's nuclear disarmament with Robin Möser (University of Potsdam), Betty Suh (SWP), and Oliver Meier (European Leadership Network), moderated by Julian Wucherpfennig (Hertie School). This event is hosted by the Centre for International Security.

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