Wednesday, April 19, 2023

7:00 pm

Hybrid Event

Gain an in-depth perspective on German and European responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from German Consul-General David Gill, as the war enters its second year. Learn more about German popular responses to the first major land war in post-1945 Europe, as well as about the implications of Chancellor Scholz’s pivotal “Zeitenwende” speech. How has the German posture toward military conflict changed, and how long will German, American, and European support for Ukraine continue? Gill discusses these important questions with Presidential Professor John Torpey, director of the European Union Studies Center and the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. This event is the 2023 Otto and Fran Walter Memorial Lecture. Presented with the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. Co-sponsored by the DAAD Alumni Association of the USA. Weekday visitors to the Graduate Center’s 365 Fifth Avenue campus no longer have to show proof of vaccination or negative PCR tests at the lobby desk. They just need to show a government-issued picture ID and sign in at the security desk. To enter the Graduate Center, CUNY students, faculty, and staff are required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination through the Cleared4 platform. Please see Building Entry Policy for more information. A video of this event will be posted a few days later on our YouTube Channel. Please contact Jimmy Cok at jcok@gc.cuny.edu in advance for CART services or any additional accessibility requests or concerns for in-person events.​ This event will be livestreamed, and closed captions will be provided.