19 – MunichsideOut: The Munich Security Conference and Germany’s Foreign Policy Agenda

BerlinsideOut

BerlinsideOut, the podcast that takes an expert look at international politics from Berlin (and Munich!). Hosted by Dr. Benjamin Tallis, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Action Group Zeitenwende at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), and Aaron Gasch Burnett, a journalist specialising in German politics, we look at how Germany sees the world and the world sees Germany.

In this special episode of BerlinsideOut, Ben and Aaron head to the Munich Security Conference and talk about how Germany uses the world’s most well-known international security gathering to influence global foreign policy agendas. Ben, Aaron, and guests also chat about the themes influencing the hundreds of meetings happening in Munich – from the need for Europeans to have a backup to the US security guarantee to who is all in on Ukrainian victory over Russia, who isn’t - and how that goal is being pursued in the Bavarian capital’s conference rooms and beer halls.

Guests:

• Britta Jacob, Senior Manager Global Government Affairs, Bayer (@JacobBritta)
• Carsten Berger, Advisor to CSU MP Wolfgang Stefinger & Junge DGAP
• Joseph Verbovszky, Head of Security Section, Junge DGAP Berlin

Resources:

• Munich Security Report 2024
• All Eyes on Munich and Zelensky, Suzanne Lynch, Politico
• 2023 has shown us the misery big-power politics creates. Here’s how we can do things differently, Margus Tsahkna, The Guardian

This podcast is an original production of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It was created as part of DGAP's Action Group Zeitenwende.

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