Fmr. German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on NATO, nuclear energy, and how to disagree without blood
About this episode
Auren Hoffman interviews Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg about NATO, nuclear energy, and the art of disagreement.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg became Germany's youngest Minister of Defense in history, and previously served as Minister of Economics and Technology. He is the chairman and founder of Spitzberg Partners, an investment and advisory firm, a bestselling author, and co-founder of Open Minds Media, where he produces films and podcasts. He co-hosts one of Germany's most popular podcasts. In this episode of Summation, KT and Auren discuss: Why Germany's defense spending hovered at 1% of GDP for decade...
People in this episode
Host: Auren Hoffman
Guest: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Topics covered
- defense spending
- NATO
- nuclear energy
- disagreement
- Germany
- politics
Keywords
- defense
- Germany
- NATO
- nuclear energy
- politics
- disagreement
- Auren Hoffman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spitzberg Partners, Open Minds Media
Products: nuclear energy
Places: Germany
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