Lecture & Discussion

»The Open Door. NATO, Russia and the US in the 21st Century«

featuring Volker Rühe, former Minister of Defense

With his plea for Russia to join NATO, the former Defense Minister, Volker Rühe, delivers in "Spiegel“ magazine, a provacative debate for the future of transatlantic relations.

Russia joining NATO is necessary and consequent, argues Rühe, in the face of the growing ability of Asian powers to arm themselves. Only when they understand how important Russia is as a strategic partner can NATO move forward. Russia's entry into NATO would give the organization a new and important dimension. In times when many challenges in reform and security policy remain unchanged, a thought provoking discussion on this topic is visionary and very constructive.

As former German Defense Minister, Volker Rühe is a top analyst and strategist who knows: he was the first Defense Minister in post-war Germany to send troops on a mission other than a peace keeping operation and in doing so he changed the profile of the German military and the security policy of Germany.


In cooperation with The Boston Consulting Group GmbH.