US Midterms – Trump's defeat: The aftermath – Panel Discussion on Nov. 11 – 18:00

The 2026 midterm elections in the United States are over and the verdict seems clear. The Democratic party has flipped multiple states and gained control of the Senate and the House while President Trump’s Republican party has suffered great losses.

What led to this result and what are future implications of it for the US, Germany and the EU? 

In a panel discussion organized by Initiative für Sicherheits- und Außen­politik Universität Mannheim (ISA) e. V., Prof. Marc Ratkovic will discuss with S. Mukherjee, PhD (Education & Course Coordination Officer at DAI Heidelberg) and Lt. Col. Thorsten Ritter (German Army, Deputy Branch Head Innovation Branch, working at the Headquaters SACT of NATO in Norfolk, Virginia, USA).

This event will be held entirely in English.

This event will take place in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Chair of Professor Marc Ratkovic, Ph.D..

Time:    Wed., November 11, 2026 – 6 p.m.
Venue: lecture hall A3 001 
               (A 3 library and lecture hall building of the University of Mannheim, 
               ground floor)