About the Event
From author and The Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer comes a gripping biography of Joe Biden, following his first term in office: The Last Politician. With unequaled access to inner circle advisors who have surrounded Biden for decades, Foer crafts a high-definition portrait of a presidency 50 years in the making at a critical moment in America’s history.
From the January 6th Capitol attack to Covid-19, Biden had his work cut out for him from the get-go. With a keen eye for the challenges ahead, he proposed the most ambitious domestic spending bills since the 1960s and reoriented the United States on the world stage toward the looming conflict with China.
Foer analyzes the triumphs and failures of Biden’s leadership from the 2022 “midterm miracle” to the power of the Inflation Reduction Act. He also examines the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan as well as the American response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all with an eye for what this will mean for the upcoming presidential elections in 2024, the outcome of which is far from being decided.
Moderation: Dr. Johannes Thimm
This event takes place as part of our Amerikahaus Book Talks series.
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About the Author and the Moderator
Melanie Dunea
Franklin Foer is the author of World Without Mind and How Soccer Explains the World. In addition to his work at The Atlantic, Foer was the editor of The New Republic for seven years.
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Dr. Johannes Thimm is senior fellow and deputy head of the Americas research division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). He works on issues at the intersection of U.S. domestic politics and foreign policy, including transatlantic relations. In his current role at SWP, he is a frequent contributor to German and international media. He is the author of The United States and Multilateral Treaties: A Policy Puzzle (FirstForumPress), an analysis of the U.S. reluctance to join many international agreements.
Penguin Press
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Organizers
A part of the Munich Dialogues on Democracy Speakers Series, a cooperation between The Yale Club of Germany e.V. (Munich Chapter) and the Amerikahaus - Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations.
This event is part of the virtual Road to Election and Beyond series, which the Aspen Institute Germany organizes in cooperation with several transatlantic institutions.
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