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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, March 6\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger\, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8116776824236%2FWN_zHq9YnPeTYCmTV1gqbzejQ” css=”.vc_custom_1677682472930{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Paul-Anton Krüger has been the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since the 2021 federal election. Previously he reported on political affairs and served as Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department\, focusing on the Middle East and international security for three years. Before that\, he spent four years in Cairo and was a correspondent covering large parts of the Arab world and Iran. \nAfter graduating from the Alte Landesschule in Korbach\, he studied journalism in Berlin and Munich. In August 2005\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a volunteer\, worked as an editor from 2008\, and as head of the foreign policy department from 2011. In the fall of 2007\, Mr. Krüger was a guest editor at the Chicago Tribune as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship\, the German-American journalism scholarship of the International Journalism Programs e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-62/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230307T110000
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SUMMARY:Streaming Boom and the Rise of German Talent
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Edward Berger’s German-­language feature film “All Quiet On The Western Front” has proven to be a run-away sensation for Netflix since it was launched on the streaming platform last fall. It ranks fourth on the list of the most popular non-English language films on Netflix and has been in the streamer’s own top 10 in over 91 countries – including Germany\, UK\, US\, Australia\, France\, Mexico\, and South Korea. The film won seven prizes – including best picture – at the British Academy Film Awards last month and has been nominated for nine Oscars. The film offers a visceral depiction of life and death in the World War I trenches based on Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel and comes at a time when much of the world is gripped by the war in Ukraine. \nWhat accounts for the success of this film? How has the entertainment industry changed with streaming services? And why do German films and series play such a major role on streaming services? To discuss these questions and the renaissance of German talent in front of and behind the camera\, join the American Council on Germany\, the German Film Office\, and the Goethe Institut for a discussion with Sasha Bühler\, the woman behind bringing “All Quiet” to Netflix. She serves as Director of International Films at Netflix.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016777016005%2FWN_GdNSJnfhS5qQ3TtPzTC0Kg” css=”.vc_custom_1677701697997{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sasha Bühler joined Netflix as the Director of International Films in December 2019. She started her career in production\, first in news\, then across documentaries\, animation\, and feature films. This was followed by positions as Head of Acquisitions at SquareOne Entertainment and the Munich Film Academy (HHF). Her most recent position was Head of Acquisitions and International Co-Productions at Constantin Film for eleven years. \nMs. Bühler grew up in the United States\, graduated from Vassar College\, and then lived in Germany for 30 years before moving to London for her current position. Recently she relocated to Berlin to spearhead the entire DACH film production for Netflix. She is active in several women’s networks and is a regular lecturer on women’s issues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/streaming-boom-and-the-evolution-of-german-talent/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T110000
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SUMMARY:What’s Feminist about Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On March 1\, the German Federal Foreign Office released its framework for a Feminist Foreign Policy. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Svenja Schulze gave a joint statement saying that more equal societies suffer less from hunger and poverty and are\, therefore\, more stable. The new guidelines state that Germany will lobby to ensure that basic human rights such as access to food\, healthcare\, education\, and security are more in focus globally\, that women are better represented\, and that Germany’s development funds are allocated to more projects that tackle gender inequality. \nComing from Germany\, this framework gives fresh momentum to the feminist foreign policy movement\, which was pioneered by a leftist Swedish government in 2014. But\, what does a Feminist Foreign Policy actually mean? How can it be implemented? And\, how does it differ from a values-oriented foreign policy? What does it look like in practice when addressing the war in Ukraine or the situation in Iran? \nTo address these questions\, join us on International Women’s Day for a virtual discussion with Barbara Mittelhammer. She is is a Berlin-based independent consultant and political analyst who focuses on feminist foreign policy\, human security\, as well as gender in peace and security.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2916777056093%2FWN_f-W2Ed9DQ7-WqYSOIFYS7Q” css=”.vc_custom_1677705638860{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Barbara Mittelhammer is an independent\, Berlin-based political analyst and consultant. Her research focuses on feminist foreign policy\, gender in peace and security\, human security\, and civil society’s role in foreign policy-making. She has published on applying feminist foreign policy toward Iran and Syria\, and has worked with think tanks\, foundations\, international organizations\, ministries\, parliamentarians\, and civil society organizations\, such as Carnegie Europe\, Heinrich-Böll Foundation\, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation\, the German Foreign Office\, and GIZ. In addition\, she is a certified mediator. \nAs director with the Agora Strategy Group\, a political consultancy\, Ms. Mittelhammer built up and managed the Agora Strategy Institute\, the consultancy’s think tank unit with a far-reaching global network of experts\, and led international client projects. She headed Agora Strategy’s Berlin office and was head of HR and team lead. Before that\, she was a press officer and project manager with the Munich Security Conference\, one of the world’s leading platforms for debating international security policy. Ms. Mittelhammer studied political science\, international law\, and cultural anthropology in Munich and Paris. She is fluent in English\, Spanish\, French\, and German\, and speaks Italian.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/whats-feminist-about-germanys-feminist-foreign-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T110000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s China Policy: Has it Learned any Lessons from its Dependence on Russia?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What was once seen as a mutually beneficial bilateral relationship between China and Germany is being put under the microscope as Berlin considers its complex economic relationship with the People’s Republic. Germany’s coalition government is working on a new national security strategy – and also a strategy for relations with China. Berlin’s re-evaluation of its economic and foreign policy regarding Beijing comes just as China’s parliament — the National People’s Congress — will meet for the first time since China’s “Covid Zero” policy was lifted. \nOn March 5th\, some 3\,000 deputies will gather to review the government’s performance over the past year and hear how the country’s top leaders plan to jumpstart the economy and aid recovery from the pandemic and the economic slowdown. The legislature will also formally name new officials to government posts\, and over the course of the week China watchers will be able to gain some insights on some of the country’s new leaders – like Li Qiang\, who’s poised to become the Premier\, and the new foreign minister\, Qin Gang. \nOne of the people watching the developments in Berlin and Beijing closely is ACG Young Leader alumna Dana Heide\, who served as Handelsblatt’s China correspondent for three years before moving to Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7116781169677%2FWN_HUImiFkwS320T-e6KIUb9Q” css=”.vc_custom_1678117000896{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dana Heide (2018 ACG Young Leader) has been the Handelsblatt’s capital correspondent in Berlin since the summer of 2022. Before that\, she was Handelsblatt’s China correspondent in Beijing for three years. After studying Economics in Bremen\, she joined Handelsblatt in 2011 – and already reported from Berlin from 2015 to 2019. She covers the German Foreign Office and focuses on international relations\, especially German-Chinese relations\, as well as the German government’s China policy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-china-policy-has-it-learned-any-lessons-from-its-dependence-on-russia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T110000
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SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year Later
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24\, 2022\, President Vladimir Putin thought his forces would take Kyiv and bring down the government within days. A year later\, the war rages on. Ukraine has courageously defended itself against the Russian onslaught\, but there is no end in sight. \nThe American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council are continuing their series of virtual events titled In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine to provide continued updates on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 14 for a discussion with Dr. Liana Fix\, a Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations\, and Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3716782900103%2FWN_Xm7JWS6hQA2JWwmgc784Yg” css=”.vc_custom_1678290049471{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Liana Fix is a Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations\, based in Washington\, DC. Previously\, she served in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has been published widely in academia\, think tanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/in-focus-russias-war-in-ukraine-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-one-year-later/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230320T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, March 20\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Dr. Anna Sauerbrey\, Foreign Editor for the weekly DIE ZEIT and 2018 ACG Kellen Fellow.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016788179875%2FWN_O6Dp67NVQ9eHmxarap2y8w” css=”.vc_custom_1678818021692{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Anna Sauerbrey is the Foreign Editor at the weekly DIE ZEIT. Previously\, she headed the opinion pages of Der Tagesspiegel and Tagesspiegel Causa\, the paper’s online magazine. \nShe studied History\, Political Science\, and Journalism in Mainz and Bordeaux. From 2005 to 2009\, she was a research assistant in the History Department at the University of Mainz. She worked as an intern at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and ZDF\, among others\, and as a freelancer for the Mainzer Rhein-Zeitung for several years. In 2009\, Dr. Sauerbrey completed a traineeship at Der Tagesspiegel and became a staff member of its opinion/editorial department. In 2013\, she was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2018\, she was awarded an Anna-Marie and Stephen M. Kellen Fellowship for Berlin-based journalists by the ACG to research religion’s role in American politics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-63/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T110000
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SUMMARY:The EU-China Investment Agreement: A Window Into The German Debate On China
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In December 2020\, at the end of her tenure as German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed through the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) – which had been negotiated in 35 meetings over a seven year period and was intended to replace individual bilateral treaties between EU member states and China. This move caused some consternation to the incoming Biden Administration\, which signaled its desire to work with Europe to address common concerns regarding China’s economic practices even before entering office. However\, due to actions taken by Beijing in the spring of 2021\, there was a sudden spike in mistrust of China in Brussels and EU member states – and in May 2021 the European Parliament voted to freeze the ratification of the agreement. \nAlthough CAI was short-lived\, it offers an interesting window into the debate in Germany about German and European economic relations with China. Join the ACG for a discussion about the evolving debate in Germany about China with 2021 ACG DZ Bank Fellow Dr. Lily McElwee\, who currently is a Fellow at the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington\, D.C.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5816800126987%2FWN_ax4nkBS6TPCRtISVqSNIvg” css=”.vc_custom_1680012735762{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Lily McElwee serves as a fellow in the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Her research interests include U.S.-China relations\, EU-China relations\, and global governance. She is also a DZ bank fellow in transatlantic business and finance with the American Council on Germany and a CSIS-USC U.S.-Korea NextGen scholar. Her work has appeared in International Affairs\, The Diplomat\, St Antony’s International Review\, and E-International Relations. She holds a DPhil in China studies and an MSc from the University of Oxford and a BA with honors in political science from Stanford University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-eu-china-investment-agreement-a-window-into-the-german-debate-on-china/
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