Andre Hartel
Andre Hartel
Head of Office
SWP Berlin, Belgium
Dr. André Härtel is currently Head of the Brussels Office of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP). He previously worked as an Associate Fellow of the SWP’s research group on Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Guest Researcher at the Centre for OSCE Research at IFSH, DAAD Lecturer in European Studies at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Political Advisor at the Council of Europe, and as Lecturer in International Relations at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. His main research topics are Ukraine’s domestic and foreign policy, EU foreign policy and the future of international organizations.
Thursday 11
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10.30 - 11.20
Us and European Perspectives on Ukraine’s Post War Reconstruction
Artemis Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Programming Partner: RAND Corporation
Recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine might be the largest post-war rebuilding effort in modern history. If implemented successfully, it will take its place as the next step in the multigenerational effort to reconstruct and reintegrate Europe, from Western Europe after WWII, Central and Eastern Europe after the Cold War, and the Western Balkans after the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. While Ukraine can and should set the priorities, success will require joint U.S. and European leadership. This panel will explore the many dimensions of the Ukraine reconstruction challenge from the U.S. and the European perspective, including factors that have led to success in past efforts; financing; coordination among donors, international financial institutions, and Ukraine; ensuring the integrity of reconstruction spending; the need for Ukraine to engage in internal reforms; the security dimension of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction; and the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024, to be hosted in Berlin this June.