The Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies cordially
invites you to the University Seminar on "Europe Since COVID-19":
Germany and the Impact of the War in Ukraine
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

Virtual Event
Germany occupies a key role in the EU and has been involved in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine since 2014. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two months ago, Germany has made an about-face from its previous policy of not supplying weapons to countries at war in order to help Ukraine, has pledged 1 billion euros for the German army, and has accepted Ukrainian refugees. Yet Germany is reliant on Russia for roughly 34% of its oil and 55% of its natural gas, and has thus far resisted an embargo on these. To discuss these and other issues, please join us for a moderated discussion with the second-ranked official at the German Foreign Office, Minister of State Dr. Tobias Lindner. 

Speaker:
Dr. Tobias Lindner earned his doctorate in economics and has been a member of the Bundestag for the Greens since 2011. From 2017-2021, he was the Security Policy Spokesperson for the Alliance 90/Greens parliamentary group. In December 2021, he was appointed Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office. He is a member of the newly-formed taskforce of the Greens to examine the impact of the war in Ukraine on German politics and society.
Moderator:
Professor Hope M. Harrison is Professor of History and International Affairs and a specialist on Germany and on Russia. For the 2021 German elections, she was the U.S. representative on the DAAD’s election observation delegation. She served as Director of European and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council from 2000-2001 and as Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Affairs from 2005-2009.
Europe Since COVID-19
University Seminar

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