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International Centre for Defence and Security
LMC 2011

Lostpolitik: Can Germany Rise to Its Leadership Challenge?

Europe, European Union, Germany

Speakers

Thomas Bagger
Thomas Bagger

Diplomatic Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany

Michael Haltzel

Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC

Peter Semneby

Special Representative

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Fritz Stern Chair, Brookings Institution

Moderator

Tuomas Forsberg

Professor, University of Tampere

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