European Breakfast with Ali Aslan, journalist and TV host: “The German dilemma: Merkel, refugees and the rise of the far right”

CIDOB, with the support of the Europe for Citizens programme, is pleased to invite you to a European Breakfast-Jaime Arias on September 20, with the participation of Ali Aslan, TV host and journalist,as a special guest. 

Chancellor Merkel’s refugee policy has left Germany increasingly isolated in Europe, emboldened the far right at home and led to questions about her own political future. Is her “We can do this” approach failing? Aslan will focus on Germany’s reluctant, yet increasing leadership role in the EU. With Brexit now a reality, Germany’s importance and influence in Europe has grown even further. Will Germany be able to hold the Union together in the coming years?  

Ali Aslan is a seasoned television presenter and journalist. He has worked for global news networks such as CNN, ABC News, Channel News Asia and Deutsche Welle TV, where he hosted the international talk show “Quadriga”. A frequent conference moderator and public speaker, Aslan has also served as a Policy and Media Advisor to the German government, including the Foreign Office.  

Aslan has been named a Young Leader by the American Council on Germany, the BMW Foundation, the German Marshall Fund, the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Munich Security Conference and the Atlantik-Bruecke. He is the first German recipient of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations International Fellowship and an alumnus of the Koerber Network Foreign Policy. Aslan holds an M.A. in Journalism and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. He received his B.A. in International Politics from Georgetown University.

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