The Day After: A Transatlantic Assessment of Midterm Election Results
9:00am - 10:00am EST
3:00pm - 4:00pm CET
4:00pm - 5:00pm EET
About this event
GMF experts examined the impact of the US midterm election results on US domestic politics, Congress, and American foreign policy priorities and explored key issues such as transatlantic trade and cooperation, defense and security, and the Middle East.
They also assessed the new Congress' ability to influence policy and the issues on which the executive branch will continue to lead.
Speakers:
- Kristina Kausch, Deputy Managing Director and Senior Fellow, South and Wider Europe, GMF
- Carrie Lee, Managing Director and Senior Fellow, Democracy and Security Network, GMF
- Claudia Major, Senior Vice President, Transatlantic Security, GMF
- Penny Naas, Brussels Office Director, Transatlantic Foundation President, and Senior Vice President for Innovation and Competitiveness, GMF
Moderator:
- Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow, GMF
Event Speakers
Kristina Kausch
Deputy Managing Director and Senior Fellow, South and Wider EuropeKristina Kausch is deputy managing director of GMF’s South and Wider Europe program, dividing her time between Madrid and Brussels. An established voice on European foreign affairs and Europe’s relations with its neighborhood, ...
Carrie A. Lee
Managing Director and Senior Fellow, Democracy and Security NetworkCarrie A. Lee is a managing director and senior fellow with GMF's Democracy and Security Network. She works on the relationship among democracy, the military, and foreign policy and strategy, and is an expert on civil-military...
Dr. Claudia Major
Senior Vice President, Transatlantic SecurityDr. Claudia Major is GMF's senior vice president overseeing the organization’s transatlantic security and defense work, and an executive team member. Previously, Dr. Major was the director of the International Security Division...
Penny Naas
Brussels Office Director, Transatlantic Foundation President, and Senior Vice President for Innovation and CompetitivenessPenelope (Penny) Naas is a global public policy leader who designs strategies on international economic issues that sit at the nexus of geopolitics, trade, and climate. She is an adviser for TradeExperettes, a g...
Ian Lesser
Distinguished FellowDr. Ian O. Lesser is a Brussels-based distinguished fellow and adviser to the president at GMF. His expertise includes US foreign and security policy, transatlantic relations, and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern affairs. He al...