Biography
Christoph von Marschall is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of “Der Tagesspiegel”, the leading daily in Berlin, and an internationally recognised expert on the US and its President Donald Trump. From 2005 to 2013 and in 2017/ 2018 he was based in Washington and a member of the White House Press Corps. Besides his work for “Der Tagesspiegel” von Marschall is a regular guest in TV shows.
“An expert on the intricacies of the US election system and on the changing mood of the electorate”
Christoph von Marschall holds a Ph.D. in Eastern European History from the University in Freiburg. His journalistic career began at Süddeutsche Zeitung in 1989. Christoph von Marschall has won several awards including the German-American Commentary Prize for an editorial on the attacks of 9/11 and its consequences for US Foreign Policy, furthermore he won the German-Polish journalism award. He was also awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for his contribution to German-Polish reconciliation. In 2010 he received the Steuben Media Prize for his books about the US, 2019 the Lucius D. Clay Medal and 2020 the Duchesse Hedwig of Silesia Award of the University of Wroclaw (Breslau).
A frequent guest and observer in the White House under Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the award winning journalist talks about his unique experiences behind closed doors in Washington D.C. Christoph von Marschall analyzes how questions of race and religion and the Corona recession dominate US politics. He offers valuable insights into the political landscape of the United States and the consequences for the world.
Christoph von Marschall provides his audiences with a vivid and insightful analysis of power relations and the political climate in the US.
Topics
- What to expect from the Biden Presidency
- American Global Power and its Implications for the Rest of the World
- Green America? Opportunities and Limits of Energy and Climate Policy in the US
- World Power Europe? How the EU can benefit from the political decline of the US
- Stress Test for Germany as Role Model. How Shifts in the International Order undermine Europe’s Power House
Languages
Publications
- Wir verstehen die Welt nicht mehr. Deutschlands Entfremdung von seinen Freunden (2018)
- Was ist mit den Amis los? Über unser zwiespältiges Verhältnis zu den USA (2016)
- Der neue Obama. Was von der zweiten Amtszeit zu erwarten ist (2012)
- Michelle Obama: Ein Amerikanischer Traum (2009)
- and more
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