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Matthew Karnitschnig

Chief Europe correspondent

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Chief Europe correspondent

POLITICO Europe

He is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe.

Matthew Karnitschnig on the Schedule 2023

All times in CEST

Friday, 01 September

Starting times

Morning

Time for a „Zeitenwende“ in Austria?

English 180

The war in Ukraine has caused many European countries to fundamentally rethink their security and defence policies. Finland and Sweden have decided to abandon their decades-long policy of non-alignment and to join NATO. Germany has announced a “Zeitenwende”, a historic turning point, for German defence policy and a special fund of 100 billion euros for the German Armed Forces. Austria has also decided to increase defence spending and to develop a new security strategy. What should the cornerstones of this new strategy look like and how should Austria adjust its security policy in light of the changed geopolitical framework? To kick-off the debate, the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) will present the findings of their new study on Austrian security policy.

Session objective: Imagining new possibilities – Get inspired and foster new ideas by imagining bold solutions to complex challenges and imagine disruptively new ways of thinking.

//INFO: Circular hiking trail Alpbacher Heimatweg.
Bring hiking shoes and water. In case of heavy rain, the session is going to take place in the gym of the Mittelschule Alpbach.

Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Terrasse

09:00 - 12:00 Time for a „Zeitenwende“ in Austria?

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