Resilience and Adaptation: Challenges to Democracy during the Corona Crisis The pandemic is challenging democratic institutions and practices all around the world. Governments have an obligation to respect the basic rights of citizens in uncertain times – but are they? Join Stefan Kornelius and Kori Schake for a conversation about how democracies respond to this unprecedented crisis. Stefan Kornelius has...
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Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, far-right parties in Europe were dominating the headlines with provocations on government failures and anti-immigrant rhetoric and significantly influencing political debates in Germany and... |
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Resilience and Adaptation: The Future of Liberal Democracy and the Corona Crisis Are autocracies better positioned to fight pandemics than democracies? Join American political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama and Daniela Schwarzer, Director of the... |
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The American Council on Germany is delighted to partner with the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) to host the German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber in conversation with ACG Chairman... |
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While ridership on public transportation has dropped dramatically across the United States during the coronavirus outbreak, millions of Americans are still riding public buses and trains, putting themselves and anyone... |
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Resilience and Adaptation: Globalization and the Corona Crisis The current pandemic has slowed the global economy. It has exposed the interdependence inherent in global supply chains. Will things snap back... |
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As part of the 2020 Virtual German-American Conference, the American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke cordially invite you to join a video discussion on: "Global Order in Crisis Mode: Coping Strategies of the West" Thursday, May 14, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time with Omid Nouripour, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the Green Parliamentary... |
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As lockdown restrictions begin the lift, cities are faced with a new set of challenges. Join us for a discussion with William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, and Ullrich Sierau, Lord Mayor of Dortmund, on how their cities have coped with the pandemic – and how they are preparing for the future. This event is being held in cooperation with... |
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Resilience and Adaptation: Digitalization and the Corona Crisis In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, many businesses have closed. Many people are working from home – but not everyone is able to do so. An almost complete lock-down has magnified many existing social inequalities and the digital divide. Thought leaders in the fields... |
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As part of the virtual 2020 German-American Conference, the American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will host a video discussion on "Did we miss the warning signals? Global trends and new security threats," with Ambassador Boris Ruge, Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of the Practice of International Relations and Spatial... |
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Friday, May 22 at 11:00 am – "Transatlantic Perspectives: The Local Impact of COVID-19 and Education" with Susana O'Daniel, Director of Public Affairs for the Arkansas Education Association; Daniela Schneckenburger, Commissioner of the... |
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Resilience and Adaptation: Civil Society and the Corona Crisis The current pandemic has forced civil society to grapple with new challenges. The spread of COVID-19 has led some communities to... |
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Just over a week ago, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined forces in proposing a 500 billion euro EU recovery fund to help respond to the... |
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The coronavirus outbreak has demonstrated ways in which digitalization has helped communities by allowing many people to work from home and enabling students to continue their education via remote learning.... |
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