War on Terrorism – Different Perceptions in Transatlantic Relations

I am pleased to have the opportunity this evening to talk to you about some aspects of transatlantic relations. In this context, two issues are of major importance and have led to significant irritation in the German-US relationship. It is my political aim to define this conflict as narrowly as possible to prevent the emergence of a generalised anti-Americanism in public German debate. In the wake of 9/11…