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SUMMARY:A Russian Plot to Build an Antiwar Coalition in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany’s far-left Die Linke and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could not be further apart on the political spectrum. But\, they share some common ground: For months\, figures in both parties have been described as Russlandversteher who are sympathetic to Moscow. At demonstrations across Germany\, these political opposites have come together under the banner of peace in their opposition to providing heavy weapons to Ukraine. According to sensitive Russian documents obtained by European intelligence services and reviewed by The Washington Post\, it is a goal of the Kremlin to build an antiwar coalition in Germany by uniting these political extremes. \nJoin the ACG for a virtual discussion about Moscow’s efforts to bring Die Linke and the AfD together with Washington Post reporter Catherine Belton.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3716828966346%2FWN_7fbiUgAtTySgVk7kVTUXPQ” css=”.vc_custom_1682896694837{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Catherine Belton reports on Russia for The Washington Post. She is the author of “Putin’s People\,” a New York Times Critics’ Book of 2020 and a book of the year for the Times\, the Economist\, and the Financial Times. Ms. Belton previously was an investigations correspondent for Reuters and a Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/a-russian-plot-to-build-an-antiwar-coalition-in-germany/
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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\, May 8 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Alfred Schmit.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7716832084440%2FWN_1YbKwed_RZq_y5JYy2ZOMA” css=”.vc_custom_1683208476695{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Alfred Schmit works as a journalist in Berlin. Since December 2018\, he has been a radio correspondent in ARD’s capital studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as London correspondent for ARD radio\, for SWR Radio in the Economics department in Stuttgart and as newswriter for the German national TV news\, tagesschau\, in Hamburg. Mr. Schmit’s topics primarily include economics\, finance\, and consumer issues. Previously\, the radio journalist worked at DEUTSCHE WELLE as presenter for the English-language section and a correspondent’s deputy in Bonn. A political scientist by training\, he graduated from the Universität Heidelberg and completed journalism training at the Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists in Munich (ifp). Mr. Schmit also spent a year studying in the United States at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-67/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T090000
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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\, May 15 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski\, Germany Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9516836659088%2FWN_qD4pIWYzTz-XDBln4sU2gg” css=”.vc_custom_1683665943390{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s Germany correspondent\, covering all aspects of Europe’s largest economy and its influence on the rest of the continent and beyond. He also covers Europe at large across significant themes. \nBefore joining the WSJ\, he covered Europe for the Times and the Sunday Times of London from Brussels and Vienna\, focusing on a broad range of subjects\, including the war in eastern Ukraine\, the 2015 migration crisis\, the rise of the Islamic State in Europe\, Russian meddling in Europe\, and Britain’s departure from the European Union.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-68/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T100000
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SUMMARY:Germany: Not Such a Reluctant Ally After All?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This past weekend marked a major step in Germany’s commitment to supporting Kyiv in its battle against the Russian invasion. On Saturday\, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced an arms package to provide more tanks\, armored vehicles\, and air defense systems to Ukraine\, totaling 2.7 billion euros – or nearly $3 billion. The announcement came just before talks between Chancellor Scholz and President Volodymir Zelinsky – and is seen as an attempt to “reset” the relationship between the two countries after Germany’s hesitancy to provide weapons. On Sunday\, President Zelinsky was presented the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in the City of Aachen. The award is bestowed on someone who has promoted German unity\, and past honorees have included Winston Churchill\, Angela Merkel\, and Bill Clinton. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, May 17\, at 10 am ET for a virtual discussion about Germany’s support of Ukraine with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger\, former Foreign Editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3016841634411%2FWN_-9VWus1uTnqyhu2VLyQYuw” css=”.vc_custom_1684163542910{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow) is a German journalist and political scientist. He is the former Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, where he wrote about international politics. Before joining the newspaper’s editorial staff in 1986\, Mr. Frankenberger gained deep insight into the U.S. political decision-making process when he worked as an assistant to a U.S. member of Congress. He was a Bosch Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington\, DC\, in 2011 and a Marshall Fellow at Harvard University in 1990. He serves on the Board of various institutions dealing with foreign and defense policy issues. Mr. Frankenberger earned a Master’s Degree in Political Science\, Economics\, and American Studies from Frankfurt University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-not-such-a-reluctant-ally-after-all/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T090000
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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\, May 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann\, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4316843388569%2FWN_wPr3Yv7ZR9mnlX21Bl2OzQ” css=”.vc_custom_1684338917981{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper\, Der Spiegel\, and heads the publication’s Berlin office. She was born in Bonn and raised in Siegburg. She studied law at the University of Trier\, Aix-Marseille III\, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-69/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T110000
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SUMMARY:Addressing Educator Shortages and Pandemic-Related Learning Loss
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. \nIn both Germany and the United States\, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges facing the education field. Teacher shortages\, which were already apparent before the pandemic\, have become an overwhelming challenge for educational systems. Extended school closures\, hybrid learning arrangements\, student disengagement\, and mental health challenges have contributed to historic learning loss. These challenges are closely interlinked and require urgent action. What approaches have state legislators in Germany and the United States taken to support\, train and retain educators? How might subnational governments identify innovative solutions to mitigate learning loss? How might effective policies on one side of the Atlantic be implemented or mirrored on the other? In this conversation with state legislators on both sides of the Atlantic\, we will discuss the impact of the pandemic on education and opportunities for ensuring that all students have access to quality education in the wake of COVID-19. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators\, including Senator Raumesh Akbari (D)\, Tennessee State Senate; Representative Edward DeLaney (D)\, Indiana House of Representatives; Jochen Ott (SPD)\, State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia; Andreas Sturm (CDU)\, State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg; and Representative Steven Ultrino (D)\, Massachusetts General Court.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4516845120292%2FWN_Ivvc_19JTv6SMpgFc68nqw” css=”.vc_custom_1684512060515{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Raumesh Akbari\, a proud Memphian and passionate advocate for justice and equality\, serves in the Tennessee State Senate representing downtown Memphis and parts of Shelby County. Akbari\, an attorney for her family’s small business\, was elected to the State Senate in 2018 after serving three terms in the State House of Representatives. Currently the Senate Democratic Leader\, Senator Akbari’s policy focus aims to improve student outcomes\, reform outdated criminal justice rules\, and expand middle-class security and opportunities to more Tennessee families while striving to represent the city of Memphis and her people with dignity and purpose. \nEdward DeLaney has been a member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2008. He currently serves as a member of the Education Committee as well as the Ways and Means Committee. He is also an alternate member of the Budget Committee and serves as the Assistant Democratic Caucus Chair. Representative DeLaney recently retired as a partner in the law firm of DeLaney and DeLaney. \nJochen Ott has been active in local politics for many years and previously served as Chairman of the Köln SPD before becoming a full-time politician as a member of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2010. Since then\, he has focused on education policy as a member of the Education Committee. As Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of Social Democrats\, he is in charge of all questions and political initiatives concerning equal opportunities in the area of education (early childcare\, school\, university\, lifelong learning)\, as well as child welfare. Ott worked previously as a teacher at a school near Cologne. \nAndreas Sturm has been a member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg\, representing the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2021. He serves on the Committee for Education\, Science\, and Art\, as well as the Committee on Social Affairs. Mr. Sturm previously worked as a secondary school teacher for English and religious education. \nSteven Ultrino became State Representative for the 33rd Middlesex District after being elected to the Massachusetts General Court in November of 2014. A committed educator\, he currently serves as Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Education. He previously served on the Malden School Committee and as Ward 2 Malden City Councilor. Representative Ultrino is currently an instructor at both Salem State University and his alma mater\, Suffolk University\, where he teaches courses on education and communication. His previous professional experience includes working as Director of Education for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office\, teaching at Malden Catholic High School\, and serving as a school principal and business manager at St. Mary’s Parish in Winchester.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/addressing-educator-shortages-and-pandemic-related-learning-loss/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T110000
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SUMMARY:The Biggest Science Scam Ever? Fake Scientific Papers Are More Prevalent Than You Might Think
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disinformation and fake news are a cause for serious concern. This is true for the natural sciences as well – despite the abundance of peer-reviewed publications. A recent study indicates that nearly a third of the scientific papers that are published by the scientific and research community each year are fake. That could mean that there are as many as half a million bogus papers in circulation. From engineering and construction to the biomedical sector and beyond this abundance of fakes can have significant consequences for the scientific community and policy-makers alike. \nHow can one discern what is fake and what is not in the sciences? Who benefits from the falsehoods? What are the implications of a prevalence of falsified scientific papers – for academics\, scientists\, policy-makers\, and the business community? For answers to these questions\, join the American Council on Germany and the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation on Tuesday\, June 6\, at 11 am ET for a virtual discussion about fake scientific papers with neuropsychologist Prof. Dr. Bernhard Sabel\, Director of the Institute for Medical Psychology at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg. We will also be joined by Dr. Elisabeth Malsch\, a leader in the forensics practice at Thornton Tomasetti in New York..[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016859746675%2FWN_WC9_c3wySMqfbVBFyBqZjA” css=”.vc_custom_1685974702570{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Elisabeth Malsch is a leader in the forensics practice at Thornton Tomasetti in New York. She has decades of experience in modeling the mechanical behavior of structures. For the past 13 years\, she has focused on structural analysis and design\, specializing in investigative projects and restoration and repair of a wide variety of structures. After completing her studies at Columbia University — where she earned a bachelor’s degree\, two master’s degrees\, and a doctorate in civil engineering and engineering mechanics — Dr. Malsch received a postdoctoral fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to conduct research at the Braunschweig University of Technology in Germany (2004-2005). She serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University in the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department and is the author of numerous technical papers and articles. In 2012\, Dr. Malsch was named to Building Design + Construction magazine’s 40 Under 40 list and Engineering News-Record New York’s New York Top 20 Under 40. In 2013\, she was included in Civil + Structural Engineer’s list of Rising Stars in Structural Engineering. \nProf. Dr. Bernard Sabel has been conducting research at the Institute for Medical Psychology at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg since 1992. His areas of research include neuroplasticity and the brain’s regenerative properties\, especially with regard to vision recovery after damage to the visual cortex or damage due to strokes or glaucoma. Dr. Sabel has been the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience since 1997\, and his works have appeared in over 200 publications. He is also the lead author of a new report about fake studies. Dr. Sabel has been a Member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. International Brain Injury Association since 2008. He holds a Master’s in Psychobiology from the University of Düsseldorf and a Ph.D. from Clark University (Worcester\, MA).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-biggest-science-scam-ever-fake-scientific-papers-are-more-prevalent-than-you-might-think/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T110000
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SUMMARY:After Turkey’s Run-off Election: What Lies Ahead?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 28\, voters in Turkey returned to the polls to cast the deciding vote in the second round of presidential elections\, the first run-off election in the country’s history. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and stretched his rule into a third decade. Two weeks earlier\, on May 14\, tens of millions of Turkish voters delivered President Erdogan’s People’s Alliance a victory in parliament\, where they will continue to hold a majority\, albeit with a smaller margin. \nTurkey’s elections have been described as the most important elections of 2023 in recognition of Turkey’s growing influence in regional and global affairs\, from Ukraine to the Mediterranean and throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Join us on Friday\, June 9\, for a virtual discussion with Turkey expert Dr. Sinem Adar from the Center for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP). We’ll talk about the election results and what they mean domestically and for the future of Turkish foreign policy.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4016859740191%2FWN_6LwAjmC4Q2WLLkkT47B5HQ” css=”.vc_custom_1685974518634{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Sinem Adar is with the Center for Applied Turkey Studies of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). She focuses on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy\, and EU-Turkey relations. Before joining SWP\, Dr. Adar was an Einstein Fellow at Humboldt University. She holds a Doctorate degree in Sociology from Brown University and a Master of Science in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/after-turkeys-run-off-election-what-lies-ahead/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T090000
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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\, June 12 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Loveday Morris\, The Washington Post’s Berlin bureau chief.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3016861545398%2FWN_pd0EvQGsSQmfYxR1iqh-Rw” css=”.vc_custom_1686154607077{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Loveday Morris is The Washington Post’s Berlin bureau chief. Before moving to Germany in 2019\, she spent a decade reporting in the Middle East\, most recently in Jerusalem. She previously spent three years in Iraq as Baghdad bureau chief covering the country’s battles against the Islamic State\, from Fallujah to Ramadi and Mosul. She started with The Post as a Beirut correspondent in 2013\, largely covering Syria’s civil war. Before that\, she freelanced from the region for publications\, including the United Kingdom’s Independent newspaper. She began her career at Bloomberg News\, covering financial news in London\, before moving to the Middle East for the National newspaper in Abu Dhabi.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-70/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T110000
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SUMMARY:What to Expect from Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of planning\, Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive to reclaim wide swaths of land occupied by Russian forces is progressing “slower than desired\,” according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Intense battles are taking place in eastern and southern Ukraine\, and some Western analysts have observed that Ukraine’s efforts are “not meeting expectations” on the battlefield because of the fortification of Russian lines of defense. The West has provided substantial military assistance for Kyiv’s counteroffensive – and appears committed to providing support for the long haul. With the counteroffensive still in its early stages\, what can we expect? \nJoin us for a virtual discussion about the ongoing war in Ukraine on Tuesday\, June 27\, at 11:00 am ET with Lieutenant General Ben Hodges\, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First and Retired Commanding General of United States Army Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2316878207770%2FWN_7vpNdG8zQjinXmbUsxBiCA” css=”.vc_custom_1687820803904{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Lieutenant General Ben Hodges served as Commanding General of the United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017 before his retirement from the Army in early 2018. Based in Frankfurt\, he is currently a Senior Advisor to Human Rights First and a NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions\, including Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans\, 2nd Infantry Division\, in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff\, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir\, Turkey). \nAfter his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Garlstedt\, Germany\, General Hodges commanded Infantry units at the Company\, Battalion\, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division\, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps – Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2005-2006) and Director of Operations\, Regional Command South\, in Kandahar\, Afghanistan (2009-2010). General Hodges is co-author of the book Future War and the Defence of Europe\, published by Oxford University Press.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-to-expect-from-ukraines-counteroffensive/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230710T090000
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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\, July 10 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming\, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8116885712211%2FWN_rqFe2KqpTX6D-ZIBokZ3CQ” css=”.vc_custom_1688571286890{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Malte Lehming works as a writer for the Tagesspiegel\, where he heads the opinion page. From late 2000 to 2005\, he was the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the Tagesspiegel in 1991 as foreign policy editor — focusing on security policy\, transatlantic relations\, and the Middle East. From 1989 to 1991\, he worked as a personal assistant and speechwriter for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mr. Lehming studied philosophy\, German literature\, and European history in Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-71/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:R&A 2.0: Rethinking the Future of Work
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pandemic was an inflection point for commerce and business. Companies had to adapt to new ways of working to stay afloat during the economic slowdown. Using artificial intelligence\, diversifying employment models from full-time jobs to gig workers and crowd-sourcing\, and moving to flex-work and hybrid workplaces were all part of what has become the new normal. As we have emerged from the pandemic\, what are the lasting changes to how we work? How will AI continue to change the work environment? Do the current geopolitical changes and high inflation impact the way we work? How do unions react? Is there a new global labor movement? \nOn July 10\, the American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a virtual discussion on the future of work with Thorben Albrecht\, Policy Director of IG Metall and former State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs\, and Dr. Annelise Orleck\, Professor of History at Dartmouth College.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7016885715171%2FWN_KaAcPCMrTvClVkE8_myCpw” css=”.vc_custom_1688571551659{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Thorben Albrecht currently serves as Policy Director of IG Metall\, the German metalworkers’ trade union. He is an internationally recognized expert on the future of work. His expertise includes automation and artificial intelligence\, new forms of work\, and managing transitions\, including skills development\, flexibility arrangements\, and social dialogue. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Mr. Albrecht was a member of the Global Commission on the Future of Work established by the International Labor Organization (ILO). He also served as Permanent State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2014-2018). From 2008 to 2013\, he was Head of Office for Andrea Nahles and of the policy department of the Executive Board of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Prior to that\, he worked for the National Executive Board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) as Head of the Division responsible for the coordination of European affairs. \nDr. Annelise Orleck is a professor at Dartmouth College\, where she focuses on history\, politics\, activism\, American radicalism\, race studies\, and women’s\, gender\, and sexuality studies. She is the author of several books\, including Rethinking American Women’s Activism\, Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty\, and Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working Class Politics in the U.S.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/ra-2-0-rethinking-the-future-of-work/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230808T110000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s New China Strategy: De-Risking not Decoupling
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Last month\, Germany’s government presented a new strategy for dealing with China. This comes on the heels of the release of Germany’s first National Security Strategy in mid-June. The long-awaited China Strategy – a draft of which was leaked in November – takes into account that the relationship between China and Germany (and the European Union writ large) has changed\, and that Berlin’s economic and security policy vis-à-vis Beijing has to evolve accordingly. The China Strategy and comments from German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have indicated that Berlin believes that China is capable of infringing on Germany’s economic and security interests. While the strategy does not call for decoupling\, it suggests that Germany should diversify its trade and investment ties with China. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, August 8 at 11 am to learn about the debate within the German government to develop a China Strategy and the contours of Berlin’s new approach to China with Dr. Janka Oertel\, the Director of the Asia Program and a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4316909913358%2FWN_YQLm2_EIRKW1VPkHLmF6cQ” css=”.vc_custom_1690991373852{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Janka Oertel directs the Asia Program and is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Previously\, she was a Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States Berlin office\, where she focused on transatlantic China policy\, including on emerging technologies\, Chinese foreign policy\, and security in East Asia. Prior to joining the GMF\, she served as a Program Director at the Körber Foundation’s Berlin office. She was also a Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and worked at United Nations Headquarters\, New York\, as a Carlo-Schmid fellow. \nDr. Oertel has published widely on topics related to EU-China relations\, US-China relations\, security in the Asia-Pacific region\, Chinese foreign policy\, 5G and emerging technologies\, and climate cooperation. She has testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the German Bundestag and is frequently quoted in leading media outlets such as the Financial Times\, the New York Times\, The Economist\, Süddeutsche Zeitung\, El Confidencial\, Berlingske\, and many more. Her new book “Ende der China-Illusion. Wie wir mit Pekings Machtanspruch umgehen müssen” will be published in August 2023 with Piper in Germany. \nDr. Oertel holds a Ph.D. from the University of Jena. Her dissertation focused on Chinese policies within the United Nations. \n.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-new-china-strategy-de-risking-not-decoupling/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230821T090000
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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\, August 21 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Simon Book\, Editor for Der Spiegel and 2016 ACG Kellen Fellow.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8616921192584%2FWN_V04LcF6ISZu0JA_AKxsLLQ” css=”.vc_custom_1692119308383{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Simon Book serves as an Editor in the Economics Department for Der Spiegel. He joined Spiegel in July 2020 and is responsible for the topics of trade and consumer goods. Before that\, he was a reporter for Handelsblatt from 2013 to 2016 and WirtschaftsWoche from 2016 to 2020. He studied in Passau and was trained at the German School of Journalism. In 2016\, he received a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany\, during which time he researched transatlantic trade policy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-72/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T090000
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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\, September 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause 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%2F5416935577563%2FWN_69rdQZVZQjiLZCs2Rblp2A” css=”.vc_custom_1693557804379{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 Berlin. As of earlier this year\, he is based in Berlin. \nIn over 40 years of career as a journalist\, he has covered news in over 120 countries\, from the war in Kosovo to Brexit. In 2002\, Mr. Erlanger shared the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on his work on Al Qaeda and again received the prize in 2017 for a series on Russia. \nBetween 1975 and 1983\, he was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Beginning in 1976\, he also worked as an Editor and Correspondent at the Boston Globe. From 1983 through 1987\, he was the Globe’s European Correspondent in London. Beginning in 1988\, he served as Bureau Chief for the New York Times in London\, Paris\, Jerusalem\, Berlin\, Prague\, Moscow\, and Bangkok. \nIn addition to the Pulitzer Prize\, Mr. Erlanger has received numerous awards and recognitions\, including the Robert Livingston Award for international reporting for a series of articles about Eastern Europe in 1981\, the German Marshall Fund’s Peter Weitz Prize for excellence and originality in reporting and analyzing European and transatlantic affairs in 2000\, and the Karl Klasen Journalists Prize for coverage of Germany and Europe and promoting trans-Atlantic understanding in 2017. \nMr. Erlanger’s writing has been featured in many publications such as The Economist\, The Spectator\, The New Statesman\, The New Republic\, The Financial Times\, Foreign Policy\, The National Interest\, and the Columbia Journalism Review.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-73/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T110000
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SUMMARY:Structural Change and Revitalization in Post-Industrial Regions
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 was initiated to focus on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common challenges. \nThe decline of certain industrial sectors poses particular challenges at the state level in both Germany and the United States. The effects of structural transformation – brought on by geopolitical and geo-economic developments\, digitalization\, and the increasing focus on decarbonization – are notable in regions such as the Ruhr area (Ruhrgebiet) in Germany and the Rust Belt in the United States. As entire industries have folded\, a lack of labor opportunities has led to an exodus of skilled workers and young people. This has accelerated an overall decline in public infrastructure and threatens social cohesion. Policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic have taken varied approaches to an overarching economic restructuring\, offering an instructive comparative learning opportunity. In this panel discussion with state legislators from both countries\, we will discuss the myriad consequences for affected regions\, highlight various measures being taken to sustain regions hit hard by post-industrialization\, and explore ways to ensure that such transformations can be successfully managed in the future. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators\, including Senator Dave Argall (R)\, Pennsylvania State Senate; Wibke Brems (Alliance 90/Die Grünen)\, Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia; and Romina Plonsker (CDU)\, Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516923023245%2FWN_nsNYyyEjTUSkSksPYJuzQQ” css=”.vc_custom_1692303168149{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Senator Dave Argall represents the 29th District\, which includes 102 municipalities in northeastern Pennsylvania. As a member of the Senate’s majority leadership team and the proud grandson of Cornish\, Welsh\, and German farmers\, coal miners\, and factory workers\, Senator Argall’s top legislative priority is revitalizing our downtowns and older industrial neighborhoods. In the Senate\, he chairs the Education Committee\, one of the most active legislative committees at the Capitol. Senator Argall earned a bachelor’s degree from Lycoming College and a Ph.D. in public administration from Penn State. His studies included an Eisenhower Fellowship to review the economic and political transformations in Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. His doctoral dissertation reviewed the benefits and drawbacks of Pennsylvania’s tax-free “Keystone Opportunity Zones” for economic development. Senator Argall has served as a part-time public policy instructor for more than 30 years at Lycoming College\, Penn State\, and at Lehigh Carbon Community College. \nWibke Brems is the Chair of the Green Party in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. She is a qualified electrical engineer specializing in renewable energies. She has been a Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010 and was the Spokesperson for Energy Policy and Climate Protection\, Mining Safety\, and Anti-nuclear Policy of the parliamentary group until her election as Chair of the Green Party. Wibke Brems has been a member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen since 1998. Between 1999 and 2021\, she was active in various functions at the municipal level\, for example\, as a council member in Gütersloh. As an engineer\, she worked in the photovoltaic industry until her entry into the state parliament\, first independently and later as head of technical support at a medium-sized solar company. Wibke Brems was born in Bremerhaven in 1981 and has lived in Gütersloh since the age of 7. \nRomina Plonsker has been a Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017 and has been the CDU Spokesperson for Europe and International Affairs since 2022. Additionally\, she has been a member of the State Executive Committee of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia since 2016 and the district Chairwoman of the CDU Rhein-Erft since 2021. In 2020\, she was elected to the council of the Rhein-Erft district as well as Deputy Chairwoman of the CDU distict council faction. Romina Plonsker’s work on the Committee for Economic Affairs\, Industry\, Climate Protection and Energy is shaped by the guiding principle of making North Rhine-Westphalia a climate and environmentally-friendly industrial location. Additionally\, she serves on the Supervisory Boards of RWE Power AG\, Wirtschaftsförderung Rhein-Erft GmbH\, and the Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier GmbH. Romina Plonsker completed both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Cologne.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/structural-change-and-revitalization-in-post-industrial-regions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T090000
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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\, September 25 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause 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%2F9616953038759%2FWN_EoNhZuoaQCGpkGsjrwvQPw” css=”.vc_custom_1695303912662{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-74/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T090000
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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\, October 2 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Brent Goff\, Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff.”[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6016958333813%2FWN_3HPS9X5yQDKJsw2X23rhiw” css=”.vc_custom_1695833422994{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Brent Goff is the Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff.” He joined DW in 2000 and has become one of the most recognized on-air personalities. Prior to joining DW\, Brent worked as a producer for CNN. He was both a Fulbright Scholar and a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Germany.  Brent grew up in rural North Carolina\, and his first job in TV journalism was at a small TV station in Missouri. He holds an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-75/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T120000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: Current Forms of Disinformation\, Actors\, and Spheres of Influence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the last decade\, widespread disinformation – distributed through the internet\, over social media\, and especially through messengers – has influenced our political systems and societies in an unprecedented way. When it comes to disinformation\, what is the current state of affairs? What have we learned about the resiliency of our institutions? Are we ready for the impact AI will have on already fragile systems? The American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General of New York are launching a new online series to discuss these questions titled “Dealing with Disinformation.” \nOn October 4\, at 11:00 am ET\, the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General of New York will kick off the series with a virtual discussion on how actors use disinformation campaigns to influence public opinion\, divide societies\, and disrupt democratic processes. We will be joined by Lutz Güllner\, Head of Strategic Communications and Information Analysis at the European External Action Service\, and Nina Jankowicz\, Vice President at the Centre for Information Resilience and former Head of the Disinformation Governance Board of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8616954075359%2FWN_UGqWCUHxT2uG7lEparBZiA” css=”.vc_custom_1695407625039{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Lutz Güllner is the Head of the Division for Strategic Communications and Information Analysis in the European External Action Service. He leads a team of about 40 persons dealing with issues related to disinformation and foreign manipulative interference. In his work\, he focuses on addressing disinformation threats for the EU and for the EU’s neighborhood region. Prior to his current position\, he served as Head of the EEAS’s foreign and security policy communication team (2017-2019) and as Head of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Trade’s communication team (2013-17). He was also Deputy Head of the Trade Strategy Unit and responsible for the coordination of EU-US trade and economic relations. In 2009 and 2010\, Mr. Güllner was spokesperson for the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy\, Catherine Ashton. He was also the Commission’s spokesperson for trade policy. In previous positions\, he was in charge of economic relations between the EU and Russia. Prior to joining the European Commission\, he worked as a public affairs consultant in Brussels. \nNina Jankowicz is an internationally recognized expert on disinformation and democratization and the author of two books: How to Lose the Information War (Bloomsbury 2020) and How to Be A Woman Online (Bloomsbury 2022)\, an examination of online abuse and disinformation and tips for fighting back. She currently serves as the Vice President at the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience\, a non-profit focused on countering disinformation. Ms. Jankowicz has advised governments\, international organizations\, and tech companies\, and testified before the U.S. Congress\, UK Parliament\, and European Parliament. \nIn 2022\, Ms. Jankowicz was appointed to lead the Disinformation Governance Board\, an intra-agency best practices and coordination entity at the Department of Homeland Security; she resigned from the position after a sustained disinformation campaign caused the Biden Administration to abandon the project. From 2017-2022\, she held fellowships at the Wilson Center\, where she was affiliated with the Kennan Institute and the Science and Technology Innovation Program and led accessible\, actionable research about the effects of disinformation on women\, minorities\, democratic activists\, and freedom of expression around the world. In 2016-17\, she advised the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on disinformation and strategic communications under the auspices of a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellowship. Early in her career\, she managed democracy assistance programs to Russia and Belarus at the National Democratic Institute.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-current-forms-of-disinformation-actors-and-spheres-of-influence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T100000
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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\, October 9 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the day after state elections in Bavaria and Hesse with Michael Watzke\, Bavarian Correspondent for Deutschlandradio. He’ll talk about the impact of the elections at the state and national level.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4916965321275%2FWN_QFcbOjZyRy2GOuO43VyhsQ” css=”.vc_custom_1696532187525{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Michael Watzke has been the Bavarian Correspondent for Deutschlandradio since 2010. He first embarked on a career in journalism by working on the school paper (Die Waage) in Remscheid and later worked as a free-lancer for the Rheinischen Post and at WDR’s regional studio in Wuppertal. He studied Journalism at the German Journalist School in Munich and Political Science and Communications at the LMU Munich and at American University in Washington DC. After completing his studies\, Mr. Watzke worked as a journalist\, editor\, and moderator and\, from 2002 until 2010\, as Lead Reporter for Antenne Bayern. He was awarded an Arthur F. Burns Fellowship in 2014 and worked at WNYC.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-76/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T120000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: How Is Disinformation Shifting Democratic Processes and International Relations?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disinformation is a cause for tremendous concern to countries around the world – including democracies. Information manipulation has become more common – and far more sophisticated – in recent years. There are domestic and foreign actors who engage in disinformation campaigns to disrupt democratic processes or otherwise make money by intentionally spreading false or misleading information. How resilient are nation-states and the international order? What can be done to address disinformation at the national and multilateral levels? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York for the second installment of the series on “Dealing with Disinformation.” German diplomat and former journalist Ralf Beste and Melissa Fleming\, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations\, will discuss the impact of disinformation on international relations during a webinar on Thursday\, October 12\, at 11:00 am ET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2516964545872%2FWN_Ixk5tyIPR_u65YqlhWXDpw” css=”.vc_custom_1696454617802{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ralf Beste is a German diplomat and former journalist. He currently serves as the Director-General for Culture and Society at the German Federal Foreign Office. From September 2019 until March 2022\, he was Germany’s Ambassador to Austria. Prior to that\, he was Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff in the Foreign Office\, where he was responsible for the 2014 “Review of German Foreign Policy.” He became the Director of the Policy Planning staff in 2017. \nFrom 1996 until 2000\, he was the Parliamentary Correspondent for the Berliner Zeitung – first in Bonn and then in Berlin. In 2001\, he moved to the Berlin Bureau of Der Spiegel\, where he reported on foreign and security policy and the Greens. \nMr. Beste studied History in Bochum\, Bielefeld\, and Baltimore and holds Master’s degrees from Bielefeld University and The Johns Hopkins University. \nMelissa Fleming is Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations\, having taken up her post in September 2019. \nMs. Fleming leads the UN’s Department of Global Communications\, which is responsible for informing global audiences about the state of the world and engaging them to build support for the Organization’s work and goals. \nIn this role\, Ms. Fleming oversees the UN’s strategic communications operations\, including its multilingual news and digital media services\, public outreach programmes\, and global campaigns. \nUnder her leadership\, the UN Department of Global Communications engages in far-reaching efforts to address misinformation\, disinformation\, and hate speech. She is leading on the development of a Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms. \nPreviously\, Ms. Fleming served 10 years at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as Head of Global Communications. Prior to that\, she was the Spokesperson and Head of Media and Outreach at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). She also headed the Press and Public Information team at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). \nMs. Fleming is a TED speaker\, the author of the book  A Hope More Powerful than the Sea\, and the host of the award-winning UN podcast Awake at Night. \nMs. Fleming holds a Master of Science in Journalism from the College of Communication\, Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies from Oberlin College.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-how-is-disinformation-shifting-democratic-processes-and-international-relations/
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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\, October 16 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Alfred Schmit.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9716972074397%2FWN_3pIJyxl0SKmf1Sq_SPASQw” css=”.vc_custom_1697207478505{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Alfred Schmit works as a journalist in Berlin. Since December 2018\, he has been a radio correspondent in ARD’s capital studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as London correspondent for ARD radio\, for SWR Radio in the Economics department in Stuttgart and as newswriter for the German national TV news\, tagesschau\, in Hamburg. Mr. Schmit’s topics primarily include economics\, finance\, and consumer issues. Previously\, the radio journalist worked at DEUTSCHE WELLE as presenter for the English-language section and a correspondent’s deputy in Bonn. A political scientist by training\, he graduated from the Universität Heidelberg and completed journalism training at the Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists in Munich (ifp). Mr. Schmit also spent a year studying in the United States at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-77/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: Special Edition - The Polish Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us on Monday\, October 23\, for a special edition of the regular Kaffeepause. We’ll discuss the results of Poland’s election and the future of German-Polish relations with former German Ambassador to Poland Rolf Nikel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8416976372954%2FWN_ndOm6mFbTkKdj46Qsd1r4A” css=”.vc_custom_1697637356483{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Rolf Nikel has served as the Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) since September 2020\, when he was elected to this office by DGAP’s general assembly. \nBefore joining DGAP\, Amb. Nikel spent more than 40 years working for the German Foreign Office. From July 2014 until the end of June 2020\, he was Germany’s ambassador to Poland. From 2011 to 2014\, he was the Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control. Prior to that\, he served in the Federal Chancellery – as deputy head of its foreign and security policy division (2006 to 2011) and head of its United Nations and Global Issues Group (2005 to 2006). During his diplomatic career\, he also worked at German embassies in Moscow\, Nairobi\, Paris\, and Washington\, DC\, where he headed the political department. \nRolf Nikel studied political science\, economics\, and international law in Frankfurt; Durham\, North Carolina; and Paris. He was also a fellow at Harvard University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-special-edition-the-polish-election/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T100000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Zeitenwende and Nuclear Deterrence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Russia’s war in Ukraine\, we have seen a fundamental shift in Germany’s foreign\, security\, and energy policy. Putin’s nuclear threats and saber-rattling has also led to a reexamination of Germany’s approach to nuclear defense. Prior to the current conflict\, there was little discussion about nuclear defense. \nIn a new book titled “Deutschlands nukleare Interessen” (Germany’s Nuclear Interests)\, security expert Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp reexamines Germany’s nuclear defense policy and highlights the need for German parliamentarians and policymakers to have a nuanced understanding about nuclear matters and the role of deterrence. Join us on October 24 at 11 am ET for a virtual discussion with Dr. Kamp.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8716976627053%2FWN_-3zj-p0YSkqpJZvz3O4iVA” css=”.vc_custom_1697662734818{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp is a Lecturer at the University “Roma Tre” in Rome and an Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Berlin. Previously\, he served as Special Envoy of the Political Director in the German Ministry of Defense. From 2013 to 2015\, he was the Academic Director at the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) in Berlin and then served as the Academy’s President until 2019. \nHe started his career in 1986 at the German Council of Foreign Affairs (DGAP) in Bonn. In 1988\, he was a Research Fellow at the Center for Science and International Affairs (CSIA) at Harvard‘s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In September 1988\, he joined the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bonn\, where he became Head of the Foreign- and Security Policy Research Section in 1992 and later the Director of its International Planning Staff. From 2003 to 2007\, he was the Security Policy Coordinator of the Foundation in Berlin. From 1997 to 1998\, Dr. Kamp was on a temporary assignment with the Planning Staff of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From November 2007 to October 2013\, he served as the Research Director of the NATO Defense College (NDC) in Rome to build up NATO’s Research Division. \nDr. Kamp is a member of numerous international institutions and academic bodies. In 2009\, Secretary Madeleine Albright selected him as one of the Advisors for the NATO Expert Group on the New Strategic Concept. Since 2016\, he is also the co-editor of the strategic journal “Sirius\,” and he has published more than 400 articles on security policy issues in books and journals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-zeitenwende-and-nuclear-deterrence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T130000
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SUMMARY:The Israel-Hamas Conflict and its Broader Implications: A View from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 7\, in a series of coordinated attacks\, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel\, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. More than 1\,400 Israelis were killed and more than 200 people – including civilians – were taken to Gaza as hostages. In response\, Israel has carried out air and artillery strikes\, begun a counter-offensive\, and cut off electricity and most water supplies. The fighting is causing death and destruction in the region – and causing reverberations around the world. On Monday\, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting regarding the situation. This comes after a meeting on Friday when 120 countries voted in favor of a UN resolution calling for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The United States voted against the resolution. Germany – and 14 other EU member states – abstained\, showing that the EU countries cannot find a common position. \nMore than three weeks into the conflict\, join the American Council on Germany on November 1 for a virtual discussion about the broader implications of the conflict with Middle East expert Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz\, Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Professor for Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2516986709152%2FWN_tflEW-ayTM6Zy-0ojaU9sA” css=”.vc_custom_1698670946041{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz has been the Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Professor of Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg since October 2019. Prior to that\, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). Earlier in his career\, he served as Director of Economic Studies at the Gulf Research Center (GRC) in Dubai. He began his career in finance\, working for banks in Frankfurt\, Mainz\, and Dubai. He has also held positions with the Barcelona Institute of International Studies\, the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po\, and at Princeton University. \nProf. Dr. Woertz studied Economics\, Political Science\, and Islamic Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg\, the Free University of Berlin\, the Institut Français d’Études Arabes de Damas\,  and the University of Damascus.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-israel-hamas-conflict-and-its-broader-implications-a-view-from-germany/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231106T090000
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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 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski\, Germany Correspondent\, The Wall Street Journal.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016988511318%2FWN_jhlvJUi4RJyiuXD3NNnJZg” css=”.vc_custom_1698851179200{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s Germany correspondent\, covering all aspects of Europe’s largest economy and its influence on the rest of the continent and beyond. He also covers Europe at large across major themes. \nBefore joining the WSJ\, he covered Europe for the Times and the Sunday Times of London from Brussels and Vienna\, focusing on a broad range of subjects including the war in eastern Ukraine\, the 2015 migration crisis\, the rise of the Islamic State in Europe\, Russian meddling in Europe and Britain’s departure from the European Union.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-78/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T110000
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SUMMARY:Supporting Israel\, Understanding Palestinians:  How the War in Gaza has Sparked Dark Reminders of the Past in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the end of World War II\, one term has shaped German politics more than any other: “Never again.” Yet\, once again\, Jews fear for their lives. \nThe October 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas have evoked agonizing memories. World leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden have drawn parallels between the assault and the Holocaust. Biden even described the attacks on a dance party and farming communities\, which left more than 1\,400 people dead\, as “the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.” \nSince the attacks\, Jews in Germany have faced violence on German streets and authorities say antisemitic crimes have increased. Homes and businesses have been marked with the Star of David\, a dark reminder of the 1930s. The conflict in Gaza has polarized communities. There have been pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have gotten violent. \nOn November 9\, we will talk with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer about the mood in Germany following the violence in Gaza.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016990301351%2FWN_ZCxXsJ3xRIiCNZhvVbAIDw” css=”.vc_custom_1699030173481{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He studied abroad in Italy and the United States. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/supporting-israel-understanding-palestinians-how-the-war-in-gaza-has-sparked-dark-reminders-of-the-past-in-germany/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T090000
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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 13 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Berlin Correspondent for Die Zeit\, Petra Pinzler (2010 Kellen Fellow). \nPetra Pinzler is a journalist with the German weekly DIE ZEIT based in the Berlin office. She writes on the EU and foreign policy as well as economic affairs and development. She has been with DIE ZEIT since 1994\, first as an economics editor based in Hamburg\, then from 1998 to 2002 as a US correspondent based in Washington\, DC. In 2001\, she was a Bucerius Fellow at the de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. From 2002 to 2007\, she was the paper’s European Correspondent based in Brussels. \nShe studied economics and politics at the University of Cologne and journalism at the Cologne Journalism School. Ms. Pinzler has won a number of awards for her work including the Robert Bosch Foundation Journalism Prize in 1999\, the Karl Klasen Prize in 2003\, and the Journalism Prize for Development Policy in 2006. In 2010\, she was awarded a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-80/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T090000
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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 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schöck\, Head of International Politics for Der Tagesspiegel. \nAnja Wehler-Schöck has been Head of International Politics at der Tagesspiegel since August 2022. Prior to that\, she worked as editor-in-chief of the IPG Journal\, a debate platform for issues of international and European politics. She previously worked as a social affairs officer at the German Embassy in Washington and headed the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office for Jordan and Iraq in Amman from 2012 to 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-79/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T090000
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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 27 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%2F6817004963795%2FWN_6C3LhMNjSsCy9_DRkQpoyA” css=”.vc_custom_1700496431748{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-81/
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