The Future of American European Relations
During the summer of 2008, we are podcasting events from our archive. This lecture – “The Future of American-European Relations” by Kurt Biedenkopf – took place at the Institute for Human Sciences at Boston University on April 15, 2003. Biedenkopf’s expertise in transatlantic issues has made him one of the foremost analysts of German-American relations in recent years. Responding is Professor Peter Hall of Harvard University’s Center for European Studies.
Kurt Biedenkopf is a leading CDU politician in Germany. From 1990 to 2002 he was Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony, where he played a crucial role in modernizing the eastern German state. A scholar of political science and law, Professor Biedenkopf is a visiting professor at the Universität Leipzig. He is an expert in transatlantic issues as well as in the effects of globalization. He studied political science at Davidson College and law and economics in Munich, Frankfurt and at Georgetown University. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1987 to 1990 and is now the Chairman of the Hertie School of Governance, Germany’s first Professional School for Public Policy.
The lecture aired on WBUR, New England’s largest public radio station on May 4, 2003. We are grateful to WBUR for making the recording available to EU for You.