Panel Discussion Reviews Prospects for Afghanistan
January 29, 2008.
"Afghanistan’s Difficult Road to Peace" was the topic of a public discussion at Cologne University on January 29, jointly arranged by the Consulate, the B90/Greens Party and the university’s Political Science Department. Panelists were Christopher Blanchard, Congressional Research Service, Bill Moeller, U.S. Embassy Berlin, Bundestag members Dr. Rolf Muetzenich (SPD) and Winfried Nachtwei (Greens) as well as Conrad Schetter, Center for Development Research in Bonn. The panel discussion was moderated by WDR foreign editor Tibet Sinha and proved a well-timed opportunity to assess the next steps of U.S. and German engagement in Afghanistan.

(from left) Conrad Schetter, Winfried Nachtwei, Dr. Rolf Muetzenich, Tibet Sinha, Bill Moeller, Christopher Blanchard