Panel Discussion

»From Messiah to Everyday Hero? Striking a Balance of Barack Obama's First Year In Office«

In his first year in office President Obama had to deal with different challenging projects. For instance the change in the military strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, the reform of the health care system in the US, new policy in climate protection ant the efforts to overcome the global financial and economic crisis. For his engagement for a world without nuclear weapons Obama will receive the Nobel Prize for peace on December 10th. However not all of his political decisions are popular. What is the balance after 12 months in office? Three leading experts on transatlantic relations discussed the first year of the Obama-Administration in a very lively and controversial panel talk. In their discussion, they put special emphasis on the economic crisis, health care reform and the war in Afghanistan.

Speakers:
Professor Dr. Thomas Jäger, Department of International Relations, University of Cologne
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, American Research Division, Berlin
Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, Tthe German Marshall Fund of the United States, Berlin.

Moderator:
Ulrich Reitz, Editor in Chief of the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung WAZ

In Cooperation with the Catholic Akademy "Die Wolfsburg" and Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung