May 6, 2026 | 8:00–9:30 p.m. | Room 4.001, Lennéstraße 6, 53113 Bonn

This panel discussion will examine how domestic political dynamics—particularly the upcoming election cycle—influence decisions and public messaging in Trump’s foreign policy. The focus is particularly on the security policy dimension: If foreign policy decisions increasingly follow domestic political calculations, what impact does this have on the reliability of the U.S. within NATO? Does this open up new strategic room for maneuver for European states—or does their structural dependence on U.S. security policy become more clearly visible? The discussion offers an analytical assessment of how Europe should respond to a U.S. foreign policy that is heavily driven by domestic politics, and what long-term consequences this will have for the transatlantic security architecture.

The event is organized by the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) in collaboration with the Junge Deutsche Atlantischen Gesellschaft (Junge DAG) and the Bonn Hochschulgruppe für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (BHAS).

Panel discussion with:

Former Ambassador Emily Haber
Former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States

Former NATO Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy

PD Dr. Hendrik W. Ohnesorge
Director of the Center for Global Studies and expert on transatlantic policy

Moderator:

Dr. Shushanik Minasyan-Ostermann
Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS)