Transatlantic Round Table

»One Year Later: The Global Economy and the Prospects of Recovery for the United States and Europe«

One year after the collapse of the bank Lehman Brothers, David A. Singer, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, took stock of the international financial and economic crisis and analyses prospects of how to find a way out of the crisis. Specialized in the subject international political economy with a focus on international capital market regulations, the influence of the global capital flow on political decision processes of governments or international institutions, Singer primarily looked on political effects which are connected to the financial crisis.

How differ the USA and Europe in handling the collapse of the financial market and how are the chances of recovery on both sides of the atlantic? David Singer looked into these questions and then engaged in a lively discussion with the audience.

Moderation: Dr. Thomas Gutschker, editor on foreign politics, Rheinischer Merkur

In cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik Forum NRW, the US Consulate General Duesseldorf and Deutsche Telekom AG.