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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\, November 28\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schoeck\, International Editor\, Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2916692236269%2FWN_Jnr-oQSMQPO4ClJCvXB9eg” css=”.vc_custom_1669223656117{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Anja Wehler-Schoeck is the International Editor at the German newspaper Tagesspiegel. Prior to that\, she served as Editor-in-Chief of IPG Journal\, a debate forum for international and European policy. Previously\, she worked as Political Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington\, DC\, and headed the Amman office of the German Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung as Country Director for Jordan and Iraq.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-54/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T120000
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought: How States Can Contribute to Achieving a Sustainable Agricultural Future
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue draws on this notion\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common transatlantic challenges. \nAgriculture is of crucial importance for the economy\, society\, the environment\, and the future of the planet. An environmentally\, economically\, and socially sustainable agriculture can contribute to protecting natural resources\, preserving biodiversity\, mitigating climate change\, and ensuring global food security. It also plays a significant role in promoting the future prosperity of rural areas and strengthening social cohesion. At the same time\, the sector faces significant challenges due to rising population growth\, declining biodiversity\, new training demands\, and the need to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have added stress to supply chains and led to rising investment costs\, price volatility\, and global trade conflicts. How can U.S. states and German Länder address these issues and shape the framework for a more sustainable agricultural future? \nTo discuss these issues\, the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany invite you to the next discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators including Representative Sydney Carlin (D)\, Kansas House of Representatives\, Senator Russ Goodman (R)\, Georgia State Senate\, and Elrid Pasbrig MdL (SPD)\, State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1716692220400%2FWN_z3IjeToSQUSWRXkECN66rg” css=”.vc_custom_1669222070404{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sydney Carlin has been a member of the Kansas House of Representatives\, representing the 66th district\, since 2003. She is the Ranking Minority Member of both the Kansas House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget. Ms. Carlin is a member of a number of community organizations\, including the American Cancer Society\, American Legion\, Fraternal Order of Police\, Habitat for Humanity\, the American Heart Association\, and the Manhattan Arts Center. Prior to being elected to the Kansas House\, she served on the Manhattan City Commission from 1993–97 and as mayor of Manhattan from 1996-97. \nRuss Goodman has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 2021\, representing the 8th district. He serves as the Secretary for the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. Mr. Goodman is a seventh-generation South Georgia farmer and entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture and rural Georgia. He is the co-owner of multiple businesses\, including the Great American Cobbler Company\, his family-operated fruit cobbler company\, and Cogdell Berry Farm\, his family’s farm where he is involved in every facet of the operation. He is also co-owner of EnviroSpec\, a pressure washer supply store\, and manager at Timberline Reforestation which does tree planting throughout the Southeast. \nElrid Pasbrig has been a member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt since 2021. She is Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee for Agriculture\, Food\, and Forestry and spokesperson for agriculture\, animal welfare\, and petitions for the SPD parliamentary group. Born in 1974 in the Former German Democratic Republic in Zerbst/Anhalt\, Elrid Pasbrig was raised on a farm in a rural area. This upbringing shaped her interest in agriculture at a very young age. Ms. Pasbrig got her Master’s Degree in politics\, sociology\, and English and American Studies after studying in Germany\, Great Britain\, and Norway. She is member of the Social Democrats since 2000 and held different offices from community to state levels since then. Before the election\, she worked at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and at the Ministry of Economy and Science in Saxony-Anhalt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/food-for-thought-how-states-can-contribute-to-achieving-a-sustainable-agricultural-future/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183517
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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\, December 5\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melissa Eddy\, New York Times Correspondent based in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1516700020945%2FWN_v02HgAVqQUOOQjwV09zGaw” css=”.vc_custom_1670002125412{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melissa Eddy is a correspondent based in Berlin who covers German politics\, social issues\, and culture for The New York Times. Her most recent work has delved into the challenges of integrating one million refugees\, the spate of Islamist terror attacks\, and the legacy of a trove of Nazi-looted art. \nShe has covered Germany’s green energy transformation and Chancellor Angela Merkel since she entered office in 2005. A Minnesota native fluent in German and French\, she came to Germany as a Fulbright scholar in 1996. Before joining The International Herald Tribune\, now the international edition of The New York Times\, in 2015\, she was a correspondent for The Associated Press in Frankfurt\, Vienna\, and the Balkans[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-55/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T110000
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SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the War’s New Phase
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the American Council on Germany launched the “In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” series in January with a conversation with Ambassador John Kornblum as storm clouds gathered. The series has followed the twists and turns of the unprovoked war over the last nine months. \nNow\, Ukrainian forces have successfully pushed back Russian forces in the east while Russia continues to brutalize the civilian population with missile and drone strikes aimed at crippling infrastructure and energy supplies\, turning out lights and turning off the heat\, and weaponizing winter. Questions remain about the resilience of the West’s commitment to Ukraine — military\, humanitarian\, and other financial aid — and the endgame — what it will take to end the war. \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. Join us for a discussion about the evolving crisis with 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%2FWN_658tK86AS_6vpL8IRR5Vig” css=”.vc_custom_1669748316425{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador 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\, in particular 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-understanding-the-wars-new-phase/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T120000
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SUMMARY:Finding Common Ground: German and U.S. Policies Toward China
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February recalibrated the attention of the transatlantic community toward Europe while pushing the longer-term challenges posed by China to the backburner. Yet\, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “pro-Russia” neutrality in the Ukraine conflict and joint efforts by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to weaken the liberal rules-based order have not gone unnoticed in European capitals and Washington DC. In addition\, persistent concerns about Chinese human rights abuses\, influence operations in Europe\, unfair trade practices\, economic coercion\, and military pressure on Taiwan make it likely that China will remain high on the transatlantic agenda. \nXi has officially secured another five years as the head of the Chinese Communist Party and emerged from the 20th Party Congress in a strong position to advance his agenda\, which includes reshaping international politics and global governance so it is more favorable to China’s interests. Strengthened\, he will be even more confident in exerting Chinese influence regionally and globally\, less risk averse\, and likely even less willing to listen to alternative views from within the party system. \nIn light of this\, transatlantic coordination and cooperation will be even more critical. Join ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies under Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by Sinologists Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Yun Sun for German and American perspectives on the complex relationship with China.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9616698401337%2FWN_CSTx8bt0SZuCBAWxlsp8Kg” css=”.vc_custom_1669840280016{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer is a Professor of Sinology at the University of Trier and a Senior Associate Fellow at MERICS. She is an expert on China’s digital politics\, media policy\, civil society\, and human rights. \nFrom 2013 until September 2020\, Dr. Shi-Kupfer headed MERICS’ research area on Public Policy and Society. She previously worked as a research associate at the University of Freiburg’s Institute for Sinology. She earned her Ph.D. from Ruhr University Bochum with a thesis on spiritual and religious groups in China after 1978. From 2007 to 2011\, she was based in Beijing\, covering China for various German-speaking media like the Austrian magazine Profil\, the German Protestant Press Agency EPD\, and the public radio station Deutsche Welle. Since 2019 she has been a member of the Sino-German Working Group on Digital Business Models initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. \nYun Sun is a Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center. Her expertise is in Chinese foreign policy\, U.S.-China relations\, and China’s relations with neighboring countries and authoritarian regimes. \nFrom 2011 to early 2014\, she was a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, jointly appointed by the Foreign Policy Program and the Global Development Program\, where she focused on Chinese national security decision-making processes and China-Africa relations. From 2008 to 2011\, Yun was the China Analyst for the International Crisis Group based in Beijing\, specializing in China’s foreign policy towards conflict countries and the developing world. Before ICG\, she worked on U.S.-Asia relations in Washington\, DC for five years. Yun earned her master’s degree in international policy and practice from George Washington University\, as well as an MA in Asia Pacific studies and a BA in international relations from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/finding-common-ground-german-and-u-s-policies-toward-china/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T103000
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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\, December 12\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Marina Kormbaki\, Journalist for Der Spiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_YLoWpFgVSTyMG4NHI_9uOw”][vc_column_text]Marina Kormbaki has been with the weekly Der Spiegel since August 2022. She is in the Berlin bureau and covers German politics – with a special focus on the Green Party and foreign policy. She has been reporting on people\, politics\, and power in Berlin since 2015. Previously\, she worked for The Pioneer and\, before that the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). Earlier in her career\, she wrote for the Hannoverschen Allgemeinen Zeitung. She was born in Hannover and studied Social Sciences there.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-56/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T120000
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SUMMARY:After COP27: The G7 and the Global South
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under the Climate and Environment Track during Germany’s G7 Presidency\, environment\, climate and energy ministers from G7 countries have pursued several goals including the accelerated global phase-out of coal; the forced decarbonization of certain sectors; the systematic transtition toward environmental sustainability in all areas of life; and initiatives to protect the ocean. This work builds on the previous G7 agenda\, which includes the sustainable use of resources\, adapting to the impact of the climate crisis\, and the development of environmentally sustainable supply chains. \nAfter COP27 and as Germany’s G7 Presidency draws to a close\, join the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington\, DC for the final event in their series of online discussions highlighting Germany’s G7 Presidency. \nOn Monday\, December 12\, climate experts Jennifer Lee Morgan\, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action in the German Federal Foreign Office\, and Dr. Jonathan Pershing\, the Program Director of Environment at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, will discuss new initiatives to tackle the climate crisis and how the G7 countries can work with the Global South to address common challenges.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_ZnI8v7uIQUSoitQuE-7vfw”][vc_column_text]Jennifer Lee Morgan is a German-American environmental and climate expert who has worked extensively on both sides of the Atlantic. She has been State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action in the German Federal Foreign Office since March 2022. Before that\, she served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace International. From 2013 to 2016\, she was a Member of the German Council for Sustainable Development\, and from 2009 to 2016\, she was the Global Director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute in Washington\, DC. She served as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and has worked at the WWF International\, the U.S. Climate Action Network\, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Earlier in her career\, she served as Coordinator of the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign at ICLEI in Freiburg. \nMs. Morgan earned her BA at Indiana University in Bloomington and a MA in International Affairs at the School of International Service at American University. She had a Robert Bosch Fellowship and served at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment \nDr. Jonathan Pershing is the Program Director of Environment at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. He leads a team of grantmakers focused on climate change in the United States\, China\, India\, Europe\, and Latin America\, and conserving the North American West. He served as Hewlett’s Environment Program director from 2017 to 2021 and returned to lead the program in 2022. \nFrom 2021 to 2022\, Dr. Pershing supported Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in advancing various international commitments over the past year. Previously\, he served as Special Envoy for Climate Change at the U.S. Department of State and lead U.S. negotiator to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this capacity – as well as in his earlier capacity as Deputy Special Envoy – he was instrumental in securing the 2015 Paris climate agreement\, and subsequently\, as senior international climate advisor to the White House and Secretary of State\, was charged with overseeing its early implementation. \nHe holds a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from the University of Minnesota. A scientist by training\, he served as a lead author\, review editor\, and contributor for reports of the Nobel-prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has taught at the University of Minnesota and American University\, and he has published and lectured widely on climate and energy issues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/after-cop27-the-g7-and-the-global-south/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T113000
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SUMMARY:Covid\, War\, and Energy:  The Economic and Social Impact of Simultaneous Crises
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine have created huge disruptions – with lasting implications at the global\, national\, and local levels. Although some concerns about the pandemic have subsided\, the medical community is talking about a “tripledemic” as the year draws to a close. The enduring public health crisis and the war have led to supply chain disruptions\, food shortages\, and rising prices for commodities like energy and food. What are the economic and social impacts of the myriad crises we are facing? And how can they be addressed? By government? Business? Civil society? \nJoin ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies under Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger\, President of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center\, and Dr. Adam Tooze\, Shelby Cullom Davis Chair of History and Director of the European Institute at Columbia University\, to look at the economic and social impact of the simultaneous crises we are facing. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Ines Pohl\, Washington bureau chief for Deutsche Welle.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_QNNegpZ7T3SSH0yhLdlPzQ”][vc_column_text]Dr. Jutta Allmendinger is President of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Professor of educational sociology and labor market research at Humboldt University. She is also a senior fellow at CES. Her research interests focus on gender inequality in the workplace\, sociology of the labor market\, rising inequality in Europe\, and educational reform in Germany. \nDr. Allmendinger earned her doctorate in social studies from Harvard. Before joining the WZB in 2007\, she was a Professor of Sociology at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich from 1992 to 2007 and director of the Institute of Employment Research in Nuremberg from 2003 to 2007. She was a fellow at Harvard Business School from 1991 to 1992. \nDr. Allmendinger serves on numerous advisory boards in Germany and abroad. She is a member of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities\, the German Academy of Engineering Science acatech\, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. \nDr. Adam Tooze has held the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Chair of History at Columbia University since 2015 and also serves as Director of the European Institute. \nHaving received his BA in Economics from King’s College Cambridge in 1989\, he had the good fortune to witness the end of the Cold War in Berlin\, where he began his postgraduate studies. He received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. From 1996 to 2009\, Dr. Tooze taught at the University of Cambridge\, where he was a Reader in Modern History and Gurnee Hart fellow in History at Jesus College. After Cambridge\, Dr. Tooze was appointed to the Barton M. Biggs Professorship at Yale University\, where he succeeded Paul Kennedy as the Director of International Security Studies. \nIn February 2011\, he served as Thomas Hawkins Johnson Visiting Professor in Military History at West Point. Dr. Tooze’s first book\, Statistics and the German State: The Making of Modern Economic Knowledge\, appeared in 2001; Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy was published in 2006; Deluge: The Great War and the Remaking of the Global Order 1916-1931 in 2014; Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World in 2018; and Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy in 2021. He has written and reviewed for the Financial Times\, the Guardian\, the Sunday Telegraph\, the Times Literary Supplement\, the London Review of Books\, the New Left Review\, the New Statesman\, the Wall Street Journal\, the New York Times\, the New York Review of Books\, Dissent\, Die Zeit\, Spiegel\, Tageszeitung\, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung. \nModerator: Ines Pohl is the Washington bureau chief for Deutsche Welle. She served as the Editor in Chief of Deutsche Welle from 2017-2020. During her three-year tenure\, she focused on increasing DW’s social media presence and the exclusive content of all 30 language services. She joined DW in 2015 as a correspondent in the Washington bureau. As a journalist\, she is particularly interested in questions of democratic legitimacy and transition and is passionate about human rights and the role of democratic structures in developing countries. Ms. Pohl strongly advocates using social media to enhance the connection between audiences and journalists in the digital age. \nShe was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 2005\, where she spent the year focused on immigration and the impact of religion and leadership. She currently serves on the board of trustees for “Reporters without Borders” and “Youth Against AIDS”. From 2009-2015\, Ms. Pohl was the editor-in-chief of Die Tageszeitung “taz\,” a national daily German newspaper\, where she launched a new weekend edition and restructured www.taz.de\, now one of Germany’s popular news sites.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/covid-war-and-energy-the-economic-and-social-impact-of-simultaneous-crises/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T110000
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SUMMARY:A Constant State of Crisis: Olaf Scholz’s Ampelkoalition One Year In
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the three-party coalition under the leadership of Social Democrats assumed office a year ago\, no one could have anticipated the number – or severity – of the crises it would face. The Ampelkoalition of Social Democrats\, Greens\, and Free Democrats would have faced a steep learning curve under the best of circumstances. Lingering concerns over Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have overshadowed the first year of this fledgling coalition. While it has met some of its campaign promises and had some other achievements\, two recent public opinion polls indicate that two-thirds of the population is dissatisfied with the Ampel. \nJoin us for a conversation with Stefan Kornelius\, the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung\, assessing the first year of the new government.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_0fHjUWw5TAaB1r3nNpfMLQ”][vc_column_text]Stefan Kornelius is the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Previously he served as the Foreign Editor of the paper for nearly 20 years. In his reporting career\, he has covered Germany’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU)\, the chancellorship of Helmut Kohl\, and defense issues in Europe. He served as Berlin Bureau Chief\, and from 1996 to 1999\, he was the paper’s Washington correspondent. Before that\, he was a correspondent in Bonn. \nHis biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel\, entitled Angela Merkel\, the Chancellor and her World\, has been translated into 13 languages. Mr. Kornelius is a graduate of the Henri-Nannen-Journalistenschule and studied in Bonn and at the London School of Economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/a-constant-state-of-crisis-olaf-scholzs-ampelkoalition-one-year-in/
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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\, December 19\, at 9:00 am ET for the last Kaffeepause of the year with ACG Young Leader alumnus  Matthias Deiß\, Deputy Director of ARD’s television studio in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7716710545007%2FWN_MDMaB2XhRbWzYPUSqiqeaQ” css=”.vc_custom_1671054533349{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthias Deiß is the Deputy Director of ARD’s Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin and deputy editor-in-chief of television. From 2018 to 2021\, he served as the editorial director for ARD’s political magazine Kontraste. Before this\, he worked from 2012 to 2017 as a TV correspondent with ARD. He studied communications and political science at the University of Munich and at the German School of Journalism in Munich.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-57/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230109T090000
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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\, January 9\, at 9:00 am ET for the first Kaffeepause of the year with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7616727675223%2FWN_d0Shpa1ARXuF9tFefNqelw” css=”.vc_custom_1672767664830{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Andreas Kluth is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Between March 2017 and February 2019\, he was editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Global\, the English-language edition of Germany’s leading business newspaper. For the two decades before that\, he wrote for The Economist — in London\, Hong Kong\, Silicon Valley\, Los Angeles\, and Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-58/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T090000
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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 for a Kaffeepause with Sonja Gillert\, Head of Audio and Podcaster for Die Welt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016740647215%2FWN_4bVVV7JfSGePk6T-ivJ17A” css=”.vc_custom_1674064808908{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-59/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T110000
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SUMMARY:Global Challenges 60 Years after the Élysée Treaty
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following centuries of rivalry and conflict\, France and Germany sent a strong signal of post-war reconciliation and laid the foundation for close cooperation to support European integration when President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signed the Élysée Treaty on January 22\, 1963. Six decades later\, the six-member European Economic Community has grown to a European Union with 27 member states\, East and West Germany have unified\, the United Kingdom has joined (1973) and left (2020) the European club\, the Soviet Union has dissolved\, and Russia has invaded Ukraine. In this transformed world\, the Franco-German alliance remains important\, but it faces new challenges. \nThis weekend\, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet before the pair lead a joint cabinet meeting to mark the anniversary of the Elysée Treaty. How can the Franco-German alliance navigate the changing global order – and what lessons can be drawn 60 years after signing the treaty? Join the American Council on Germany and the French-American Foundation for a virtual discussion with Ambassador Antje Leendertse\, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations\, and Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière\, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9216742231256%2FWN_MHPCJk4wSACvQA3PGaWR3g” css=”.vc_custom_1674223162263{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Antje Leendertse has served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York since September 2021. Prior to this\, she was State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office starting in 2019\, after serving as Political Director in the Foreign Office from 2018 to 2019. She has served as a Permanent Representative before\, in her capacity as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Office of the United Nations and the other international organizations in Geneva from 2017 to 2018. Before that\, she was Ambassador and Head of the Task Force for the 2016 OSCE Chairmanship from 2015 to 2017; Ambassador and Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control in the Foreign Office from 2014 to 2015; and Ambassador and Director for Eastern Europe\, the Caucasus\, and Central Asia in the Foreign Office from 2012 to 2014. Before that\, Ambassador Leendertse served as Head of Division for the Western Balkans in the Foreign Office from 2009 to 2012. She entered the Foreign Service in the seminal year of 1990. She holds a master’s degree in medieval and modern history\, Romance languages\, economics\, and philosophy from the University of Cologne. \nAmbassador Nicolas de Rivière took office as Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York on 8th July 2019. A graduate of the “Condorcet” class of the Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA)\, he was previously Director General of Political and Security Affairs at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2014-2019). He also served as Assistant Secretary for the United Nations\, International Organizations\, Human Rights and Francophonie (2011-2014) and Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York (2009-2010). \nAmbassador de Rivière served in the offices of two Foreign Ministers: first\, as Counselor for Economic Affairs\, Asia and North America in the office of Dominique de Villepin (2002-2004)\, then as Counselor for International Economic issues\, Asia and Americas in the office of Michel Barnier (2004-2005). \nNicolas de Rivière was conferred the insignia of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in July 2015.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/global-challenges-60-years-after-the-elysee-treaty/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T090000
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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\, January 30\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516745717941%2FWN_YCgL3Fv4RAOHc2DdhIIM5g” css=”.vc_custom_1674571868581{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and an American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-60/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T130000
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SUMMARY:One Year On: Germany’s Foreign Policy Reckoning After Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 27 February 2022\, three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a set of transformative measures for Germany’s foreign and defense policy. One year on\, to what extent has the war in Ukraine changed not only German politics and public opinion but that of its allies? Looking ahead\, how will the “Zeitenwende” impact relations with actors like Russia and China? \nJoin the American Council on Germany\, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, Körber-Stiftung\, Pew Research Center\, and the German Embassy in Washington for an in-depth review of what we can expect from Germany’s implementation of the foreign and defense policy changes that Chancellor Scholz announced almost a year ago. Julia Ganter\, Editor of “The Berlin Pulse” for the Körber-Stiftung\, and Jacob Poushter\, Associate Director of the Pew Research CenterPew Research Center\, will briefly share insights on German and U.S. public opinion based on the survey results of the annual report The Berlin Pulse. A panel discussion will follow with Ambassador Emily Haber\, German Ambassador to the United States; Ambassador Oksana Markarova\, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States; Dan Baer\, Senior Vice President for Policy Research and Director of the Europe Program at Carnegie; and Sophia Besch\, Fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, and moderated by ACG President and CEO Dr. Steven E. Sokol. \nThis is a hybrid event and will be held in Washington\, DC.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.ceip.org%2Foneyearongermanysforeignpolicyshiftandthewarinukra” css=”.vc_custom_1674745159411{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\nDan Baer is Senior Vice President for Policy Research and Director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before\, he was the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). \nSophia Besch is a Fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on European foreign and defense policy. \nJulia Ganter is the Program Manager and Editor of The Berlin Pulse. She is also responsible for Asia activities in the International Affairs Department of the Körber-Stiftung. \nAmbassador Emily Haber has been the German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. Before her transfer to Washington\, DC\, she served in various leadership functions at the Foreign Office in Berlin. \nAmbassador Oksana Markarova is a Ukrainian politician and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States. Before being appointed Ambassador\, she was the Minister of Finance of Ukraine. \nJacob Poushter is an Associate Director at Pew Research Center. His focus is on international survey research\, including public opinion on the international image of the United States and perceptions of global threats. \nDr. Steven E. Sokol (moderator) is the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany. He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from July 2010 until April 2015. Before that\, he was Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/one-year-on-germanys-foreign-policy-reckoning-after-ukraine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T090000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - 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\, February 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_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 with a focus 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-61/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Munich?
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 Tuesday\, February 21\, at 9:00 am ET for a special Kaffeepause following the Munich Security Conference with Steven Erlanger\, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5716764734200%2FWN_nUJeoOpCQHKbBRcVidvR7A” css=”.vc_custom_1676473475553{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times\, a position he assumed in 2017. He is based in Brussels. \nMr. Erlanger was previously the Bureau Chief in London from 2013 to 2017; in Paris from 2008 to 2013; in Jerusalem from 2004 to 2008; in Berlin from 2001 to 2002; in Prague from 1999 to 2001; in Moscow from 1994 to 1996; and in Bangkok\, Thailand\, from 1988 to 1991. \nMr. Erlanger has also served as the newspaper’s Editor of cultural news from 2002 to 2004\, as the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Washington from 1996 to 1999\, and as a Moscow Correspondent from 1992 to 1994. He joined The Times in 1987 as a metro reporter. \nBefore coming to The Times\, Mr. Erlanger worked for The Boston Globe for 11 years. At The Globe\, he was a European Correspondent\, based in London from 1983 to 1987\, and the Deputy National and Foreign Editor for three years before that. He also served as Assistant National Editor and Assistant Foreign Editor and reported from Eastern Europe\, Canada\, and revolutionary Iran. \nFrom 1975 to 1983\, Mr. Erlanger was a teaching fellow at Harvard University\, first in the College and then at the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He also was the assistant editor of the Nieman Reports\, the journal of Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism\, in 1975. \nMr. Erlanger shared the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series about Russia\, and was part of a team awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his work on Al Qaeda.  In 2016\, Mr. Erlanger was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur by the French government for his long career in journalism. He shared and received the American Society of News Editors’ Jesse Laventhol Prize for deadline reporting in 2001 for his work in the former Yugoslavia. He received the German Marshall Fund’s Peter Weitz Prize in 2000 for excellence and originality in reporting and analyzing European and transatlantic affairs and the Robert Livingston Award for International Reporting in 1981 for a series of articles about Eastern Europe. \nMr. Erlanger graduated from the Taft School in Watertown\, Conn.\, and received an A.B. degree\, magna cum laude\, Phi Beta Kappa\, from Harvard College in 1974. He majored in political philosophy in the government department. He also studied Russian as a senior fellow at St. Antony’s College\, Oxford. \nMr. Erlanger has published articles in The Economist\, The Spectator\, The New Statesman\, The New Republic\, The Financial Times\, Foreign Policy\, The National Interest\, the Columbia Journalism Review\, and other publications. He wrote a monograph\, “The Colonial Worker in Boston\, 1775\,” for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1975.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-munich-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T110000
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SUMMARY:Understanding Germany: One Year After the Zeitenwende
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nThree days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February\, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed a special session of the Bundestag on Sunday\, February 27. In his Zeitenwende speech\, he laid out a set of transformative – and ambitious – measures for Germany’s foreign\, security\, and energy policies. The speech was perceived as a major turning point for Germany – and for the security architecture of Europe. One year later\, the demand for German leadership is more significant than ever. \nAs we mark the anniversary of the speech\, there are a host of open questions\, including: To what degree has the war in Ukraine changed not only German politics and public opinion\, but that of its allies? How should European stakeholders be involved in Russia’s aggression in Ukraine? What is the future security architecture of Europe? How will the Zeitenwende impact relations with actors like Russia and China? \nTo address these questions\, join us for a virtual discussion with ACG Young Leader alumna Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller. She is an expert on German\, European\, and transatlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6316770757223%2FWN_HlsLoIN2RVGSXx3Ch4Ntmg” css=”.vc_custom_1677077737781{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller (1993 ACG Young Leader) is the director of the Center on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at the Brookings Institution. She held the Kissinger Chair on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress from October 2019 to March 2020 and served as the inaugural Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at Brookings from 2014 to 2019. \nPrior to working at Brookings\, she was a senior transatlantic fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)\, where she directed the influential Transatlantic Trends survey program. She also managed the “New Power\, New Responsibility” project. Her areas of expertise include: trans-Atlantic relations; German foreign policy; NATO; the European Union’s foreign\, security\, and defense policy; international law; and human rights. \nDr. Stelzenmüller is the former director of GMF’s Berlin office. From 1994 to 2005\, she was defense and international security editor in the political section of the German weekly DIE ZEIT; previously\, she had covered human rights issues\, war crimes tribunals\, and humanitarian crises. From 1988 to 1989\, she was a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School. She has also been a GMF campus fellow at Grinnell College in Iowa\, a Woodrow Wilson Center public policy scholar in Washington\, D.C.\, and a member of the Remarque Forum — a conference series of the Remarque Institute at New York University. \nDr. Stelzenmüller’s essays and articles\, in both German and English\, have appeared in a wide range of publications\, including Foreign Affairs\, Internationale Politik\, the Washington Post and Süddeutsche Zeitung. She writes a monthly column in the Financial Times. Her dissertation\, “Direkte Demokratie in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika\,” was published in 1994 by Nomos. She is also a frequent commentator on American and European radio and television\, including PBS Newshour\, National Public Radio\, and the BBC. Stelzenmüller is an honorary governor of the Ditchley Foundation and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Society for War Sciences. Dr. Stelzenmüller holds a doctorate in law from the University of Bonn (1992)\, a master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1988)\, and a law degree from the University of Bonn (1985).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/understanding-germany-one-year-after-the-zeitenwende/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T090000
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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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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/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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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/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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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/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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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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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]he 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\, April 3\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Journalist Miriam Hollstein\, Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin and 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7816800134125%2FWN_BayXuLBLTrmQI-a9xaPM_Q” css=”.vc_custom_1680013453737{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin. Prior to this position\, she served as the Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion from November 2020 to December 2021. She wrote for the Berliner Zeitung while still a student and worked as an editor for Internationale Politik. She worked as a foreign reporter for the Welt am Sonntag\, and from 2006-2014 was a WELT-Gruppe’s domestic policy editor and reporter. From 2015-2020 she worked for the Bild am Sonntag\, first as domestic policy and then from 2018 as chief reporter of politics. Her reporting brought her into regular contact with the office of the German Chancellor. Since March 2020 she works as a freelance writer and moderator. \nIn 2009 she published the first graphic biography of Angela Merkel\, entitled “Miss Tschörmanie\,” together with illustrator Heiko Sakurai. She appears regularly on the German news program “Phoenix\,” where she speaks on political and societal issues. She regularly travels internationally for reporting assignments. In addition\, she was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow\, a 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow\, and was recognized in 2015 by the DEFA Stiftung (German Film Corporation Foundation) for her contribution to the preservation of German film heritage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-64/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T110000
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SUMMARY:Iran in a Revolutionary Process and the Role of the West
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent years\, there have been numerous waves of protests in Iran against the country’s corrupt theocracy. The death of Mahsa Amini on September 16\, 2022\, while in police custody for wearing an “improper” hijab\, has triggered what has become the most severe and sustained political upheaval ever faced by the Islamist regime in Tehran. Waves of protests\, led primarily by women\, broke out immediately\, sending some two-million people into the streets of 160 cities and small towns across the country. Hundreds of people have died\, and thousands are in prison. The regime’s suppression and the opponents’ exhaustion have slowed the protests\, but some analysts believe Iran has embarked on an uncharted and irreversible course. \nHow do we make sense of this extraordinary political happening? How close are the protesters to really dethroning Iran’s leaders? Is Iran on the verge of another revolution? To answer these questions\, join the ACG for a virtual discussion with 2022 McCloy Global Trends Fellow Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad\, Founder & Director\, Center for Middle East and Global Order (CMEG).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9616795861141%2FWN_3HHCmboJSyujzOSiOBTxhw” css=”.vc_custom_1679586160005{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad is a German–Iranian political scientist focusing on Iran\, the Middle East\, and the post-unipolar world order. He is a 2022 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends\, exploring how transatlantic foreign policy toward authoritarian states could reconcile interests and values. Also\, he is an Associate Fellow with the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (AUB-IFI)\, where he publishes a monthly brief entitled »Iran in Focus« (previously published as »Iran 1400 Brief«). He is the author of the much-acclaimed book Iran in an Emerging New World Order: From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani (2021)\, as well as initiator and co-host of the Berlin Mideast Podcast (Konrad Adenauer Foundation). He is also an affiliated researcher with the Centre d’Études de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement (CECID) at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Freie Universität (FU) Berlin’s Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics. \nDr. Fathollah Nejad has taught globalization and development in the Middle East\, contemporary Iran\, the Arab Revolts\, and great-power politics at the University of Tübingen (as Senior Lecturer in Middle East and Comparative Politics)\, in the Ph.D. program of Qatar University’s Gulf Studies Center\, at FU Berlin’s Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics\, the University of Westminster\, SOAS\, etc. Due to COVID-19\, his Visiting Professorship at the Centre for International Studies of the University of Economics in Prague is postponed. \nDr. Fathollah Nejad is the former Iran expert at the Brookings Institution in Doha (BDC\, 2017–20) and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP\, 2015–18). In 2020\, he published two monographs: The Islamic Republic of Iran Four Decades On: The 2017/18 Protests Amid a Triple Crisis\, where he suggested the start of a long-term revolutionary process in Iran\, and The Politics of Culture in Times of Rapprochement: European Cultural and Academic Exchange with Iran (2015–16). \nHe holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies\, University of London) and was the winner of 2016/17 post-doctoral fellowship of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Iran Project. His about 300 analytical pieces in English\, German\, and French have been translated into a dozen languages. A frequent speaker at academic conferences and political forums\, he regularly contributes to leading international media outlets in English\, German\, and French – and is fluent in German\, French\, English\, and Persian.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/iran-in-a-revolutionary-process-and-the-role-of-the-west/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T110000
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation 2.0: The Future of Globalization
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of our virtual transatlantic discussion series “Resilience and Adaptation” with 24 episodes covering a range of social\, political\, and economic implications\, 1014 and the American Council on Germany are launching a new virtual discussion series to revisit some of the same themes and examine how much has (or has not) changed as the result of the pandemic. Which lessons have been learned? Have any changes proven to be sustainable? \nGlobal supply chains suffered a major disruption as a result of the pandemic – which has been exacerbated with the war in Ukraine. Economic interdependence (in areas such as semi-conductors and more recently energy) has been called into question as there are calls for on-shoring and “friend-shoring” for critical sectors. With most factories and production back on-line at pre-pandemic levels\, is global manufacturing back on track? What are the implications of the disruptions of recent years on trade? To answer these questions\, join 1014 and the American Council on Germany for a virtual discussion with globalization experts Thorsten Benner and Dr. Shannon O’Neil.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7916804698617%2FWN_68s6rDXyRAWsFPi0de5GOg” css=”.vc_custom_1680469928803{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Thorsten Benner is Co-Founder and Director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. His areas of interest include the interplay of the US\, Europe and non-Western powers in the making of global (dis)order\, German and European policy vis-à-vis China and Asia-Pacific\, peace and security as well as data and technology politics. Prior to co-founding GPPi in 2003\, he worked with the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin\, the UNDevelopment Programme in New York\, and the Global Public Policy Project in Washington\, DC. \nHis commentary has appeared in DIE ZEIT\, International New York Times\, Financial Times\, Foreign Affairs\, Handelsblatt\, Süddeutsche Zeitung\, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, among others. His publications include The New World of UN Peace Operations: Learning to Build Peace? (Oxford University Press\, 2011) and Critical Choices. The United Nations\, Networks\, and the Future of Global Governance (Ottawa\, 2000). \nMr. Thorsten is an adjunct faculty member at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin\, where he has been involved since its founding in 2003. From 2011 to 2015\, he worked with the founding team of the School of Public Policy at Central European University. He is a member of the Global Board of Directors of More in Common. \nHe studied political science\, history\, and sociology at the University of Siegen (Germany)\, the University of York (UK)\, and the University of California at Berkeley. \nFrom 2001 to 2003\, he was a McCloy Scholar at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government\, where he received a master’s degree in public administration. He received scholarships from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation\, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)\, and the German National Academic Foundation. \nDr. Shannon K. O’Neil is the Vice President\, Deputy Director of Studies\, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is an expert on global trade\, supply chains\, Mexico\, Latin America\, and democracy. \nDr. O’Neil is the author of The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter (Yale University Press\, October 2022)\, which chronicles the rise of three main global manufacturing and supply chain hubs and what they mean for U.S. economic competitiveness. She also wrote Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico\, the United States\, and the Road Ahead (Oxford University Press\, 2013)\, which analyzes the political\, economic\, and social transformations Mexico has undergone over the last three decades and why they matter for the United States. She is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion\, and a frequent guest on national broadcast news and radio programs. Dr. O’Neil has often testified before Congress\, and regularly speaks at global academic\, business\, and policy conferences. \nDr. O’Neil has lived and worked in Mexico and Argentina. She was a Fulbright scholar and a Justice\, Welfare\, and Economics fellow at Harvard University\, and has taught Latin American politics at Columbia University. \nBefore turning to policy\, Dr. O’Neil worked in the private sector as an equity analyst at Indosuez Capital and Credit Lyonnais Securities. She holds a BA from Yale University\, an MA in international relations from Yale University\, and a PhD in government from Harvard University. She is a member of the board of directors of the Tinker Foundation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-2-0-the-future-of-globalization/
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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\, April 17 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Karina Mößbauer\, Chief Reporter of the Politics Department/ Parliament Office for BILD[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9316814012942%2FWN_ED7oHvN6R6qHRnzVxOhpXA” css=”.vc_custom_1681401325957{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Karina Mößbauer has been the Chief Reporter for the Politics Department and Parliament Office for BILD since 2015. In this role\, she reports on the  CDU/CSU and FDP and is also responsible for defense and security policy. In 2020\, she produced and hosted BILD’s flagship weekly political debate show\, “Die richtigen Fragen” (The Right Questions). In 2017 and 2018\, she developed\, produced\, and hosted BILD’s “Fahrt ins Wochenende” (Driving into the Weekend)\, during which she would interview politicians on their last commute before the weekend. In 2017\, she served as the U.S. Correspondent. She holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from Westminster University in London and a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Politics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-65/
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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.\nJoin us on Monday\, April 24 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Henrike Roßbach\, Deputy Head and Correspondent for the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4516819923037%2FWN_D_Vnh9BARZeyTRIDV79p-Q” css=”.vc_custom_1681992344100{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Henrike Roßbach is the Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She has been a correspondent in the parliamentary office since the beginning of 2018. She reports on the FDP and the federal government’s financial and tax policies\, and (together with her colleagues) observes and describes the political landscape. Prior to this\, she was an economics correspondent in the parliamentary editorial department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for eight years\, as well as the economics editor of the FAZ in Frankfurt. She studied economics at the University of Cologne and is also a graduate of the Cologne School of Journalism. During her studies\, she spent a year in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Colorado in Boulder\, CO.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-66/
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