These developments are not limited to the strategic and capability frameworks; they also raise fundamental questions for German society regarding its priorities, its relationship to collective security, and the engagement of its citizens.

How can security imperatives be reconciled with democratic debate? What future awaits the Bundeswehr in an unstable world, and what consequences will this have for the German population?

Introduction

Franziska Humphreys, director of Maison Heinrich Heine

Speakers

Paul Maurice, Secretary General, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri

Johanna Möhring, Associate Researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux stratégiques (CIENS) of ENS and Associate Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn

Moderator : Jeanette Süß, Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri

Breakfast debate series organized by the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri, in cooperation with the Maison Heinrich Heine, the SIRICE research laboratory (Sorbonne – Identities, International Relations and Civilizations of Europe), the journal Allemagne d’aujourd’hui, and Hub Culturel Européen.

This series aims to examine the major political challenges facing Germany, which is currently confronted with profound upheavals in geopolitical, security, economic, and domestic policy terms. These political developments have a strong impact on Franco-German relations, which are decisive for the future of Europe. The format seeks to foster a timely debate on German politics.

Conference organized outside Ifri, held in person at the Fondation de l’Allemagne - Maison Heinrich Heine, Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, 27 C, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris.