Together with our partners, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Australia and the Pacific, the ANU Centre for European Studies hosted a roundtable discussion entitled 'Liberal democracy: staying the course amidst changing political tides' with Dr Klaus Schüler, Federal Managing Director of the Christian Democratic Union, and Mr Frank Priess, Deputy Head of the Department for European and International Cooperation. German Ambassador to Australia Her Excellency Dr Anna Prinz was in attendance, along with representatives from the French Embassy, the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and The Australian National University.