The USA and Europe: Between Alliance and Shared Responsibility
Panel discussion with John R. Bolton, Norbert Röttgen, Ethan Kapstein, and Majid Sattar.
Relations between the United States and Europe are undergoing profound change. For decades, the United States was regarded as the West’s reliable security guarantor and political leader. Today, however, Washington is redefining its foreign and security policy priorities, with far-reaching consequences for Europe.
This panel discussion examines the current state of the transatlantic alliance. At its heart lies the question of whether Europe and the United States are still united by a shared understanding of democracy—and how resilient that foundation remains today. How can transatlantic cooperation be shaped under changing political and security conditions? What does solidarity mean in times of growing crises? And what would be the consequences if political priorities and democratic convictions were to drift further apart?
Panel discussion with John R. Bolton, Former National Security Advisor of the United States, Norbert Röttgen, Member and Former Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the German Bundestag, Ethan Kapstein, Executive Director, Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, and Majid Sattar, North America Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
This discussion is part of the event series Freedom and Democracy: Between Aspiration and Reality and a cooperation with Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung and Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden.
Meet the speaker
Ethan Kapstein is Executive Director of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and Lecturer with Rank of Professor. Kapstein previously held endowed chairs at Arizona State University, University of Texas at Austin, and INSEAD. He has also served as a Principal Administrator at the Organization for…
