We are pleased to invite you to the third lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2023/2024 Spring semester!
Michał Kuź
(Uczelnia Łazarskiego)
American-German Relations: From Partnership in Leadership to War in Ukraine
Thursday, March 21, 2024
at 4:45 p.m.
You can get 3 OZN points for participating in this event.
Where?
Dobra 55, room 3.014
(the building features some mobility accommodations: ramp and lift)
Who?
Political scientist educated at Louisiana State University, former Fulbright Scholar. Assistant professor at Lazarski University. Analysts and columnist for several outlets. Author of publications in the field of foreign relations and political thought. In the years 2018 – 2021 served as the first secretary in the Polish embassy in Berlin and a project manager for Stiftung Genshagen (a foundation dealing with Weimar cooperation).
What?
The relations between the two largest economies of the West are crucial for global security and stability. Nevertheless, this relationship is fraught with distrust and dissenting voices on both sides. From the American point of view, Germany’s Russian policies have undermined the former model of “partnership in leadership”. From the German point view Donald Trump’s rhetoric and politics have largely undermined USA’s credibility. The lecture will try to outline the historical roots of the complicated relations between the two countries as well as focus on the recent debates surrounding the war in Ukraine. In the final part I will strive to project several likely scenarios for further development of those relations.
