Rainer Rudolph
Rainer Rudolph
Ambassador
Munich Security Conference, Germany
Ambassador Rainer Rudolph is Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).
He is a German diplomat and was Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Vienna until 2023. Earlier, he was posted at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union in Brussels and at the German Embassies in Warsaw and Washington, DC. In Berlin, he worked at the Federal Chancellery twice, including as Head of division responsible for EU external relations, EU enlargement, Relations with EU Member states and the Brexit negotiations.
Rudolph graduated from Tübingen University with a degree in History and German literature. He is an Associate fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
Thursday 11
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16.55 - 17.25
The World According to Germany: From Reunification to Reassessment
Artemis Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Liberal stability and political optimism that followed German unification and the end of European division in 1989 is now replaced by a status quo plagued by populism, unorthodox third powers and geopolitical hostility that has undermined peace even in Europe’s very territory. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany launched a major policy shift regarding defense spending. How should German foreign policy’s pillars, aims and instruments be further reassessed in a world in conflict?