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SUMMARY:Moving Towards NATO 2030
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After France’s President Emmanuel Macron said NATO was suffering “brain death” in November 2019\, Alliance leaders asked the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to engage a forward-looking assessment of how to strengthen the political dimension of the NATO Alliance – in an effort to keep the organization relevant and vibrant as it faces new challenges from China and Russia. To this end\, in April 2020\, Secretary General Stoltenberg appointed an independent Reflection Group co-chaired by Thomas de Maizière and A. Wess Mitchell. Over the course of nine months\, the group met virtually and consulted with government representatives from around the world. The findings of the group were released last month. \nJoin us for a presentation of the report and discussion with Bundestag member and former Defense Minister\, Dr. Thomas de Maizière\, and Dr. A. Wess Mitchell\, Vice Chairman of the Center for European Policy Analysis and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9416106360300%2FWN_vTGUalamThyyTcwVFuzX-A” css=”.vc_custom_1610636091296{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Thomas de Maizière (1989 ACG Young Leader) has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009. In addition\, he has served in various roles at both the state and federal levels including Federal Minister and Head of Federal Chancellery of Germany (2005-2009); Federal Minister of the Interior (2009-2011; 2013-2018); and Federal Minister of Defense (2011-2013); as well as Minister of State of Justice of Saxony (2002-2004) and Minister of State of the Interior of Saxony (2004-2005). He currently serves as a member of the County Executive Committee of CDU Meißen\, a member of the National Executive Committee of CDU Germany; a member of the Executive Committee of CDU Germany; Chairman of the National Committee Saxony of the CDU/CSU- Parliamentary Group; and a  member at Finance Committee of the German Bundestag. He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union since 1971. \nAfter completing his schooling and compulsory military service\, he studied law and history from 1974 to 1979 in Münster and Freiburg. After passing the first state examination in law and completing the required period of practical in-service training\, he completed his law degree with the second state examination\, which he then followed with a doctorate in 1986. From 1985 to 1989\, he worked in der Berlin Senate Chancellery as a speechwriter and head of the basic policy matters section\, and later on as press spokesman for the Christian Democratic parliamentary group in the Berlin Chamber of Deputies. In 1990\, he was invited by his cousin\, Lothar de Maizière\, to work as an adviser on the staff of the last government of East Germany. \nDr. A. Wess Mitchell  (2008-2010 ACG Multilateral Young Leader) served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from 2017 to 2019. In this role\, he was responsible for diplomatic relations with the 50 countries of Europe and Eurasia\, as well as the institutions of NATO\, the EU\, and OSCE. At the State Department\, he played a principal role in formulating Europe strategy in support of the 2017 National Security Strategy\, led the Interagency in building instruments to counter Russian and Chinese influence in Europe\, and spearheaded new diplomatic initiatives for Central Europe\, the Eastern Mediterranean\, and Western Balkans. \nPrior to joining the State Department\, Dr. Mitchell cofounded and served as President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He is the author of numerous articles and reports that have been translated into a dozen languages and appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, American Interest\, National Interest\, Orbis\, and Internationale Politik. He is the author of three books\, including most recently Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals\, Vulnerable Allies and the Crisis of American Power (with Jakub J. Grygiel) and The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire (Princeton University Press\, 2018). \nDr. Mitchell holds a doctorate in political science from the Otto Suhr Institut für Politikwissenschaft at Freie Universität in Berlin\, a master’s degree from the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service\, where he was awarded the 2004 Hopper Award\, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Texas Tech University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/moving-towards-nato-2030/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T103000
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SUMMARY:Inauguration Day in America: Linking Washington and Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]America has voted. On January 20\, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Rarely has a U.S. presidential transition sparked as much attention – and concern – as the current one. Themed “America United\,” Biden’s inauguration ceremony is intended to mark a new chapter in bringing the country together. \nTo conclude our Road to Election Night & Beyond series\, representatives from the transatlantic community will convene to help you make sense of the inaugural process and its implications on both sides of the Atlantic. Join us for two virtual panel discussions on Inauguration Day and listen in as representatives from key transatlantic institutions and political foundations share their expectations regarding the Biden-Harris administration and the future of the transatlantic bond. \n10:40 – 10:45 a.m.: Welcoming Remarks\n10:45 – 11:45 a.m.: Panel Discussion on “The New Presidency: What to Expect”\n12:00 p.m.: Livestream of the Inaugural Address by President Joe Biden\n12:45 – 1:45 p.m.: Panel Discussion on “The Biden-Harris Administration: Priorities and Challenges” \nThe discussion will be live-streamed here. \nSpeakers will include: \nMartin-Sebastian Abel\nBoard Member\, Freundeskreis AmerikaHaus NRW e.V.\nDirector\, MSL Germany\n(2019 ACG Fellow) \nDaniel Benjamin\nPresident\, American Academy in Berlin\nAmbassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism\, U.S. Department of State (2009-2012) \nKnut Dethlefsen\nRepresentative to the U.S. and Canada\, Friedrich Ebert Foundation \nJohn B. Emerson\nChairman\, American Council on Germany\nAmbassador of the United States to Germany (2013-2017) \nMarkus Ferber\nChairman\, Hanns Seidel Foundation\nMember of the European Parliament (CSU) \nProf. Dr. Stefan Fröhlich\nBoard Member\, German Atlantic Association\nChairman\, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Institute of Political Science \nTina Hassel\nHead and TV Editor-in-Chief\, ARD-Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin \nBastian Hermisson\nExecutive Director North America\, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation \nMichael Link\nBoard Member\, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom\nMember of the German Bundestag (FDP) \nWarren Marine\nTreasurer\, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V.\nPartner\, KPMG \nMareike Ohlberg\nSenior Fellow\, Asia Program\, German Marshall Fund of the United States \nAnahita Thoms\, LL.M.\nBoard Member\, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.\nPartner\, Baker McKenzie \nDr. Meike Zwingenberger\nExecutive Director\, Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations \nBoth panel discussions will be moderated by\nTerry Martin\nSenior Anchor\, Deutsche Welle News[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/inauguration-day-in-america-linking-washington-and-berlin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T110000
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SUMMARY:The Covid Crisis\, Economic Insecurity\, and the Impact on Women in Germany and the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The corona virus crisis disrupted the lives of millions of people in Europe and the U.S. Beginning in March\, non-essential businesses were closed\, workers were furloughed or laid off – or in Germany subject to Kurzarbeit. In the U.S. schools and daycare centers were shuttered. In Germany and the U.S.\, families struggle to come to terms with home schooling. In short\, COVID-19 has disrupted the labor market and education – and this has had disastrous consequences for working women and their families. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Heidelberg University Association for an online discussion regarding the economic impact of the COVID crisis on women in the United States and Germany. Prof. Dr. Christiane Schwieren\, Professor of Economics at the Alfred Weber Institute at Heidelberg University\, and Julie Kashen\, Senior Fellow and Director for Women’s Economic Justice at The Century Foundation\, will join German television journalist Birte Meier (2009 ACG Kellen Fellow) to discuss the challenges facing women in the pandemic.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016113367327%2FWN_bzrfPlGESx6n7f18CN6q9g” css=”.vc_custom_1611336773511{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Julie Kashen is a Senior Fellow and Director for Women’s Economic Justice at The Century Foundation\, with expertise in work and family\, caregiving\, economic mobility\, and labor. She has more than two decades of experience forwarding these issues in federal and state government and through the nonprofit sector\, including helping to draft three major pieces of national legislation. As a labor policy advisor to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)\, she helped draft and build momentum for the first paid sick days bill in Congress\, the Healthy Families Act. As policy director of the three-year Make It Work campaign\, she drafted a visionary childcare proposal\, whose principles were incorporated into the Child Care for Working Families Act. And as a senior advisor to the National Domestic Workers Alliance\, she led the work to create and introduce the first ever national Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. In addition\, as deputy director of policy for Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ)\, she helped New Jersey become the second state in the nation to adopt paid family and medical leave. She is an active member of many childcare\, paid leave\, and equal pay coalitions and tables. \n  \nMs. Kashen holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s with highest honors in political science from the University of Michigan. She was an adjunct lecturer on work and family issues and poverty in the United States at Rutgers\, the state university of New Jersey. \nBirte Meier (moderator) is an award-winning investigative journalist and a seniorproducer/director with German national public tv broadcaster ZDF. Currently\, she produces feature-length documentaries on current affairs. Her work covers topics around digitalization and globalization. She has been awarded the Environmental Media Award (2019)\, the Friedrich Vogel Award for economic reporting (2018) and the German Economic Film Award (2015). Before 2007\, she worked for Spiegel-TV and various ARD and ARTE programs. \nIn 2020\, she was a Thomas Mann Fellow in Los Angeles to do research on what Germany can learn from California with regard to equal pay. She has also received journalist’s grants from the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin for research on education\, from the Robert Bosch Stiftung for a stay of several months in China\, and from the American Council on Germany to conduct research on the crisis of journalism in the US. \nShe studied at the FU Berlin\, the University of Chicago and the University of the Arts Berlin. She received her master’s degree in North American Studies\, Modern History and Journalism in 1998. \nProf. Dr. Christiane Schwieren is Professor of Economics at the Alfred Weber Institute at Heidelberg University\, and also serves as the University’s Gleichstellungsbeauftragte (or gender equity or equal opportunity officer). She does research in neuroeconomics\, experimental economics and behavioral economics. Her current research focuses on two broad areas: decision making and self-regulation under stress\, and uncertainty and individual differences in mostly labor market settings. She also works on public good games\, identity framing\, and trust. As Heidelberg University’s gender equity officer\, Prof. Schwieren works to ensure that gender equity is a core value for the university as an employer and that available services address the ever-changing needs that women face as students\, researchers\, and faculty. \nProf. Schwieren holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maastricht\, where her thesis research focused on discrimination in the labor market. She also completed a Diploma in in psychology at and a master’s in political science and history Heidelberg University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-covid-crisis-economic-insecurity-and-the-impact-on-women-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210129T110000
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SUMMARY:What Can Europe Expect from the Biden Administration?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Europe has high hopes for President-elect Joe Biden. But\, what can Europeans realistically expect from a Biden administration? As a minimum\, there will be a change in tone\, greater civility\, and predictability in an increasingly uncertain environment. For many Europeans\, Joe Biden is a known quantity. Foreign policy is part of his DNA. He understands how diplomacy functions\, knows how to work across ideological lines\, and recognizes that security and economic growth are more easily achieved through international collaboration. \nUpon taking office\, Joe Biden has a long to-do list at home and abroad. He will renew America’s commitment to multilateralism – specifically through NATO and the UN – and he will seek to bring the United States back into the Paris Climate Agreement and the Iranian nuclear deal. However\, much of his attention will be focused on bringing together a divided country and addressing the simultaneous public health\, economic\, and social justice crises. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung for a virtual discussion about how the Biden Administration’s domestic agenda might impact its foreign policy priorities – and what Europe can expect from the new government. After welcoming remarks from Paul Linnarz\, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s U.S. office\, the following panelists will speak: \nDr. Charles Kupchan\, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University \nProf. Dr. Norbert Lammert\, Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and former President of the German Bundestag \nRobin Wright\, Columnist at The New Yorker\, Distinguished Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center\, and Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace \n  \nModerator: Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President of the American Council on Germany[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8416112420003%2FWN_7LiQF_opSPiUHiiFqIGQjg” css=”.vc_custom_1611242039863{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/what-can-europe-expect-from-the-biden-administration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T150000
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SUMMARY:What’s Behind Germany’s Querdenker Movement?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The intensity and scope of protests against the government measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Germany has surprised many observers. Self-stylized “lateral thinkers” have forged a coalition that encompasses far-right extremists but also anti-vaxxers who historically have aligned with the left. At both ends of the political spectrum\, protesters seem to share a deep-seated distrust in government. \nJoin the American Council on Germany\, Deutsches Haus at NYU\, and NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies for a panel discussion about the Querdenker\, their origins\, and the likely future developments in an historic election year. This event will feature Pia Lamberty\, Natascha Strobl\, and Konstantin von Notz\, and be moderated by Christian Martin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fquerdenker-a-conversation-among-lamberty-strobl-von-notz-martin-tickets-134005438875″ css=”.vc_custom_1611592119684{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Pia Lamberty is a psychologist and expert in the field of conspiracy ideologies. Her research took her to the universities of Cologne\, Mainz and Beer Sheva (Israel). In May 2020\, together with Katharina Nocun\, she published “Fake Facts – Wie Verschwörungstheorien unser Denken bestimmen.” \nDr. Christian Martin (moderator) is a professor of political science at the University of Kiel\, Germany. He currently holds the Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at New York University. Christian Martin studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). He was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Konstanz and at the Max-Planck-Institute in Jena (2003–2004). He was an assistant professor at the University of Hamburg (2004–2008) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern University (2008–2011). Christian Martin’s research interests focus on the political conditions and consequences of globalization and regional integration. He has published\, inter alia\, on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and on the incentive to adopt more proportional voting systems in a highly globalized environment. His current research project is on backlashes against globalization and EU integration\, including the electoral success of the far right AfD and the demise of social democracy. \nNatascha Strobl is co-author of the books „Die Identitären. Handbuch zur Jugendbewegung der Neuen Rechten in Europa“ and „Rechte Kulturrevolution. Wer und was ist die Neue Rechte von heute?“. She has also written numerous journal articles\, book articles\, and commentaries. She has given over 100 lectures on the topics of right-wing extremism\, fascism\, the New Right\, and identitarians in Europe. Since 2018\, she has been writing (ad hoc) analyses and classifications on Twitter under the hashtag #NatsAnalyse\, in order to disseminate knowledge and information more quickly and immediately. \nDr. Konstantin von Notz is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Bundestag\, where he has served since 2009. Since the 19th term of the Bundestag\, he has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Alliance 90/the Greens Parliamentary Group. He is a member of the Committee of Inquiry on the 2016 Christmas Market Attack (“Breitscheidplatz”) and Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Control Panel. During his time in the Bundestag\, Dr. von Notz has held a number of committee assignments with central importance for issues involving technology\, the internet\, and privacy.  He has been his party’s spokesman for the Committee on Political Strategy for the Internet\, and during the 18 term of the Bundestag\, he was spokesman of the Committee of Inquiry on NSA Surveillance. During the 17th term of the Bundestag\, Dr. von Notz served as spokesman of the Study Commission on the Internet and Digital Society. Prior to entering the German Parliament\, he studied law\, earning his Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg. He then practiced law as an attorney in Mölln\, Schleswig-Holstein.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/whats-behind-germanys-querdenker-movement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210205T110000
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SUMMARY:Brexit: What Does the Deal Mean for Europe and the United States?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please join us for a discussion on the consequences of the Brexit deal and what this means for the United Kingdom’s relations with the European Union and the United States. American Council on Germany’s Young Leaders Program is pleased to be hosting this event with the Council on Foreign Relations’ Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program. \nSpeakers:\nMarisa K. Bellack\, Europe Editor\, Washington Post\nBjörn Finke\, EU Correspondent\, Süddeutsche Zeitung; 2009 ACG Young Leader\nMegan E. Greene\, Senior Fellow\, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government\, Harvard Kennedy School; Dame Deanne Senior Fellow in International Economics\, Chatham House; Columnist\, Financial Times; CFR Member \nModerator:\nSteven E. Sokol\, President\, The American Council on Germany; CFR Member \nRegister\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/brexit-what-does-the-deal-mean-for-europe-and-the-united-states/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T110000
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation: International Relations after COVID
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As countries around the world struggle to roll out vaccines to combat the coronavirus crisis\, the pandemic is not the only global challenge on the international agenda. The common issues facing Europe and the United States are daunting. They include climate change\, migration\, democracy and multilateralism\, international trade\, as well as security and defense. How will we address a host of complex global issues and common threats in the months and years to come? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and 1014 for a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on international affairs with Sharon Burke\, Senior Advisor to the International Security Program and Resource Security Program at New America\, and Dr. Stefan Mair\, Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP)\, on Tuesday\, February 9\, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7416122861148%2FWN_9bInX0ERS1mMXSHkGzP_Ug” css=”.vc_custom_1612286180267{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]The Honorable Sharon E. Burke directs the Resource Security group at New America\, which looks at the intersection of security\, prosperity\, and natural resources. She also serves as a senior advisor to the organization and the Future of War project. \nBefore joining New America\, she served in the Obama administration as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for operational energy\, a new office that worked to improve the energy security of U.S. military operations. Prior to her service at DoD\, she held a number of senior U.S. government positions\, including at the Department of State in the George W. Bush administration\, and was a Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She attended Williams College and Columbia University\, where she was a Zuckerman and International fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs. She publishes widely and is on a number of boards\, including for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \nDr. rer. pol. Stefan Mair has served as Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and Executive Chairman of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) since October 1\, 2020. Dr. Mair began his career at SWP in 1992\, after gaining his Ph.D. at the ifo Institute in Munich. He worked at SWP for 18 years\, first as a researcher on Sub-Saharan Africa and later as a member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2010\, he was a member of the management of the SWP and from 2007 to 2009\, he was the Director of Research. For the past ten years\, Dr. Mair served on the Executive Board of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)\, with particular responsibility for international issues[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-international-relations-after-covid/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T120000
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SUMMARY:Will Central Bank Digital Currencies Become a Reality? A View from the Bundesbank
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as it has prompted millions of people to turn to cashless payments. But\, efforts to create CBDCs is nothing new. Central banks have been exploring how CBDCs could become a reality since Facebook’s efforts to launch its own cryptocurrency Libra raised the prospect of a private company competing with traditional currencies. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion with Burkhard Balz\, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank\, about CBDC trends in Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016124517477%2FWN_MqKp9RYWTQmgiv5wy1gnHg” css=”.vc_custom_1612451794687{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Burkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. Prior to this\, he was a member of the European Parliament (CDU) and served as the EPP Group’s Coordinator on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs starting in 2014. Before his time in the European Parliament\, Mr. Balz was Head of the Department for Institutional Clients at Commerzbank AG from 2004 to 2009. He has also held the positions of Corporate Customer Advisor at Commerzbank AG (2002-2004) and Desk Officer at the Commerzbank AG Liaison Office to the European Union in Brussels (2001-2002). Mr. Balz graduated from the University of Göttingen with a degree in law and political science.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/will-central-bank-digital-currencies-become-a-reality-a-view-from-the-bundesbank/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T120000
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SUMMARY:The Arab Spring: Unfinished Business Ten Years Later
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Starting with a street vendor in Tunisia\, the “Arab Spring” protests took over much of the Middle East and Northern Africa ten years ago as people fought against oppressive governments. Although many observers and analysts believed that this would be a turning point for the region\, high hopes turned to despair. A decade after citizens throughout the region rose up against its dictators\, authoritarianism still has a tight grip and people are exhausted and drained. Poverty has deepened\, and the pandemic and falling oil prices have exacerbated the situation. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the legacy of the “Arab Spring” and its impact across the region today with former U.S. diplomat Ambassador James F. Jeffrey and award-winning journalist Souad Mekhennet. She was on the ground during the uprisings and has spent the past decade researching the long-term strategies of terrorist organizations after the “Arab Spring.”[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516134929886%2FWN_ffr0D4fxTQmW3cYVw94M_w” css=”.vc_custom_1613493028180{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/the-arab-spring-unfinished-business-ten-years-later/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T110000
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SUMMARY:Hanging in the Balance: Europe\, the United States\, and the Iran Nuclear Deal
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Secretary of State and the Foreign Ministers of France\, Germany\, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement indicating that they are willing to hold direct talks with Tehran over how to bring the United States and Iran into compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (or JCPOA\, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal) – and then strengthen the agreement and address broader security concerns. \nFor the United States\, this is a major step toward restoring the Iran nuclear deal – which was abandoned by the Trump administration – but the clock is ticking. Tehran may only be months away from amassing enough fissile material to build an atomic bomb. Join us for a virtual discussion with Iran expert Dr. Cornelius Adebahr and nuclear proliferation expert Kelsey Davenport about the U.S.\, Europe\, and Iran at this critical juncture.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9016140055884%2FWN_k-g-7CXlS7ixK8wOGIFcmA” css=”.vc_custom_1614005702025{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Cornelius Adebahr is a Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on foreign and security policy\, in particular regarding Iran and the Persian Gulf\, on European and transatlantic affairs\, and on citizens’ engagement. He has run his own political consultancy in Berlin since 2000. Among his clients are government institutions and foundations as well as not-for-profit associations and companies. In addition\, he is an Associate Fellow at the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, a Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin\, and a member of Team Europe\, an experts’ network of the European Commission in Brussels. \nSince 2005\, Dr. Adebahr has taught at various international universities\, including the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt\, Tehran University in Iran\, and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond (Routledge 2017) and Learning and Change in European Foreign Policy: The Case of the EU Special Representatives (Nomos 2009). He is a frequent commentator for major German and international print\, radio\, and television media outlets\, including the BBC\, NPR\, and POLITICO. \nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert newsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Ms. Davenport is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. She joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nMs. Davenport has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published op-eds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hanging-in-the-balance-europe-the-united-states-and-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T090000
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SUMMARY:Gender Equity As A National Security Priority In Germany And The United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It has been said that when women do better\, countries do better. However\, globally gender equity is lagging. In late 2020\, the European Union adapted a Feminist Foreign Policy\, in which the principle of equality between women and men became core value of the EU. It also requires increased female presentation in leadership roles and increased development assistance to programs promoting gender equity. Likewise\, the Biden-Harris Administration has put gender equity in the forefront of decision-making by creating the Gender Policy Council. These new policies and priorities will reshape how foreign policy and national security are conducted. \nJoin us on March 8 – International Women’s Day – at 9:00 am ET for a discussion about how gender equity is a priority for foreign policy and national security with Member of the European Parliament Hannah Neumann (Greens)\, who spearheaded the Feminist Foreign Policy; Dr. Armgard von Reden\, Chairwoman of Women in International Security Germany; and Julia Santucci\, former Senior Advisor in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues during the Obama Administration.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7116146197533%2FWN_VboTHoLbT3mVuAxkM4nSDw” css=”.vc_custom_1614619814326{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament where she serves as the Peace and Human Rights Coordinator for the Greens / EFA Group\, Vice-Chair of the Human Rights Committee (DROI)\, Member of the committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Security and Defense Policy (SEDE)\, as well as Chair of the Delegation for Relations to the Arabian Peninsula (DARP). \nMs. Neumann studied media sciences and peace and conflict studies\, which is also the subject she chose for her PhD. Her academic career brought her to Ilmenau\, Berlin\, Manila and Monrovia. Before joining the European Parliament\, she was a self-employed expert and consultant for peace projects\, i.a. in projects for the United Nations\, the Society for International Cooperation\, the European Commission\, the DGAP\, GPPi and aid organizations. She advised ministries and non-governmental organizations on campaigns on anti-discrimination\, promotion of democracy\, climate protection on the local level and human rights. From 2013 until 2016\, she worked as policy advisor in the German Bundestag. \nDr. Armgard von Reden is the Chairwoman of WIIS.de (Women in International Security Germany) and a strategy consultant based in Berlin\, advising companies on diversity and data protection issues. She also teaches international\, data protection\, and security management at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Leibniz University in Hanover. \nShe joined IBM in 1987 and from 2002 to 2011 she held the position of Director of Government Programs for Germany\, Russia and the CIS countries. From 2001 until 2010 she was the Chief Privacy Officer for IBM in Europe\, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Before that\, she held various international management positions at IBM in Paris\, Brussels\, and elsewhere. In the 1990s\, she took a leave of absence to serve as the head of the communications department of the President of the Bundestag\, Rita Süßmuth\, for three years. Before joining IBM\, she worked as a legislative assistant at the U.S. Congress (House and Senate)\, and was a freelance journalist in the U.S. for German newspapers and The Economist\nJulia Santucci is Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies and Director of the Hesselbein Forum Leadership Program in International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Ms. Santucci has over a decade of experience in national security and foreign policy positions. She served as a senior advisor in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues from 2015 to 2017\, where she worked to advance gender equality as a core U.S. foreign policy priority. This included work to integrate women’s issues into U.S. efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism globally. From 2012 to 2014\, she served as director for Egypt at the National Security Council\, providing advice to the President of the United States and the national security advisor on coordinating U.S. policy toward Egypt across the interagency. She worked for 10 years as a leadership analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency\, where she provided written assessments and oral briefings to the president\, Cabinet members\, and other senior officials to help inform their decision making around developments in the Middle East.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/gender-equity-as-a-national-security-priority-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
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SUMMARY:Political Free Speech or Hate Speech? The Role and Responsibility of the State and Social Media Companies
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The debate over differences in U.S. and European speech rights is a perennial issue. But\, the emergence of private social media platforms – and their dominance – has given the issue a new dimension and a new sense of urgency. What is the role and responsibility of the state and private companies in terms of monitoring and preventing hate speech? Where is the dividing line between free speech and censorship? \nJoin the American Council on Germany\, the Max Planck Law Network\, and the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association for a discussion with Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher\, Dir­ect­or at the Max Planck In­sti­tute for the Study of Crime\, Se­cur­ity and Law\, in Freiburg\, Germany\, and Nadine Strossen\, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School. The discussion will be moderated by Russell Miller\, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Max Planck Law Network and J.B. Stombock Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3116147075851%2FWN_r8xwnLvWTw6LlT57YTgcrA” css=”.vc_custom_1614707618732{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher has been the Dir­ect­or of the Max Planck In­sti­tute for the Study of Crime\, Se­cur­ity\, and Law\, in Freiburg\, Germany since 2019. He has been a Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Freiburg since 2009\, serving as the Dir­ect­or of the Center for Se­cur­ity and So­ci­ety from 2013 to 2018 and as Dean of the Law Faculty from 2018 to 2019. His fields of expertise include: German constitutional rights\, the right to education and inclusion\, freedom of religion\, the right to human dignity\, German constitutional history\, legal cultures\, legal theory\, and legal philosophy. In 2007-2008 he was a member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. \nProf. Dr. Poscher is (co-)author of Der Verfassungskompromiß zum Religionsunterricht [The German constitutional compromise on religious instruction in schools] (2000)\, Grundrechte als Abwehrrechte [Fundamental rights as negative rights] (2003)\, Menschenwürde im Staatsnotstand [Human dignity in a state of emergency] (2006)\, Das Recht auf Bildung [The right to education] (2009)\, and Grundrechte. Staatsrecht II [Fundamental rights. Constitutional law II] (2014). Prof. Dr. Poscher studied law at the Uni­versity of Bonn\, the Uni­versité de Bour­gone (Di­jon)\, the Lon­don School of Eco­nom­ics and Polit­ic­al Sci­ence\, and Hum­boldt Uni­versity Ber­lin. \nNadine Strossen\, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor Emerita at New York Law School and the past President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008)\, is a leading expert and frequent speaker/ commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties\, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. She serves on the advisory boards of the ACLU\, Electronic Privacy Information Center\, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)\, Heterodox Academy\, and National Coalition Against Censorship. The National Law Journal has named Professor Strossen one of America’s “100 Most Influential Lawyers\,” and several other national publications have named her one of the country’s most influential women. \nProfessor Strossen’s 2018 book HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech\, Not Censorship has earned praise from ideologically diverse experts\, including Harvard Professor Cornel West and Princeton Professor Robert George. Washington University selected HATE as its 2019 “Common Read.” Her earlier book\, Defending Pornography: Free Speech\, Sex\, and the Fight for Women’s Rights\, was named a New York Times “notable book” of 1995. Strossen graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. Before becoming a law professor\, she practiced law in Minneapolis (her hometown) and New York City. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/political-free-speech-or-hate-speech-the-role-and-responsibility-of-the-state-and-social-media-companies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T120000
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SUMMARY:The Digital Economy And “Flexwork”: Stop Gaps Or Models For The Future?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2020 was an inflection point for the gig economy and the digital fabric of commerce and business. Companies had to adapt to new ways of working in order to stay afloat during the pandemic. Using artificial intelligence\, diversifying employment models from full-time jobs to gigworkers and crowdsourcing\, and moving to flexwork and hybrid workplaces are all part of the toolbox. But what will happen after the pandemic? Will we see a shift back to traditional work models and the physical economy? Or will we continue on the path toward increased digital demand and supply structures and flexwork models? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and 1014 for a discussion on the future of work with Thorben Albrecht\, Policy Director of IG Metall and former Permanent State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs\, and Jeff Schwartz\, Principal and U.S. Leader for the Future of Work at Deloitte Consulting LLP\, and author of Work Disrupted: Opportunity\, Resilience\, and Growth in the Accelerated Future of Work (2021).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5916147848359%2FWN_I4XsvxFVT1Kih4N18KirAw” css=”.vc_custom_1614784882863{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 responsible for developing policies and strategies for the union and also represents IG Metall’s more than two million members vis-á-vis political institutions in Berlin and Brussels. He is an internationally recognized expert on the future of work. His fields of expertise include 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) and chaired by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. He also served as Permanent State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2014-2018). One of his most important legislative projects was the introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany. He also launched the “Work 4.0” dialogue – a public dialogue of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on the future of work. As State Secretary he was a member of the German Government’s IT Council and of the “digital agenda” steering group. \nFrom 2008 to 2013 Mr. Albrecht 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 Division responsible for the coordination of European affairs. In 2008\, he was a Marshall Memorial Fellow through the German Marshall Fund of the United States. \nJeff Schwartz\, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP\, is the U.S. leader for the Future of Work and the U.S. leader of Deloitte Catalyst\, Tel Aviv\, linking the Israeli startup ecosystem with global clients. Mr. Schwartz advises senior business leaders at global companies on workforce transformation\, organization\, HR\, talent\, and leadership. He has been the global editor of Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report since its launch in 2011. He is also the author of Work Disrupted: Opportunity\, Resilience\, and Growth in the Accelerated Future of Work (2021). \nMr. Schwartz has lived and worked in India\, Russia\, Kenya\, Nepal\, Belgium\, and the United States. He holds graduate degrees in management from Yale University and public policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He was one of the first associate directors of the U.S. Peace Corps in the Russian Federation from 1992-1993 and a Fellow at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation from 1980-1981.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-digital-economy-and-flexwork-stop-gaps-or-models-for-the-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T110000
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SUMMARY:Digital Democracy: The Impact of Digitalization on Politics and Governance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]National governments are increasingly dominated by political polarization\, crisis management\, and partisan gridlock\, often rendering them unable to join forces to address common global challenges. In view of inaction at the federal level\, subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have often stepped up to fill this void left by traditional nation-states. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. \nTo explore collaboration at the state-level\, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany have launched the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue. Together\, it is our goal to provide a platform for subnational exchange and in-depth discussions amongst German and American state legislators on common transatlantic challenges with Assemblymember Marc Berman (D)\, California State Assembly; Daniel Karrais\, MdL (FDP)\, State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg; and Katharina Schulze\, MdL (Alliance 90/The Greens)\, State Parliament of Bavaria. \nThe coronavirus pandemic has forced politics to go virtual\, accelerating the development of new digital formats in political communication\, campaigning\, party organization\, legislative processes\, and political participation. But even before COVID-19\, digitalization efforts played a major role in the debate on how to strengthen democracy and the political discourse. The three state legislators will address both opportunities and challenges that come with an increasingly digitized democracy and share their own experiences and visions for a digital future.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Faspeninstitute-de.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZAufumpqj8vGNPLebVAUxflQzVOImZOB91l” css=”.vc_custom_1614784994946{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nMarc Berman was first elected to the California State Assembly in November 2016 to represent the 24th District\, which includes southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley. Marc serves as chair of the Committee on Elections and Redistricting\, where he has become a leading voice on protecting voters from deceptive elections practices\, making election information more accessible to voters\, and improving election cybersecurity and campaign finance disclosure. In addition\, for the past two legislative sessions\, he has chaired two select committees\, the Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California and the Select Committee on the Census. \nDaniel Karrais has been a member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg since November 2018. He represents the FDP/DVP parliamentary group in the Committee for Domestic Affairs\, Digitalization and Migration\, the Committee for Environment\, Climate and Energy\, and the Committee for European and International Affairs. Prior\, he worked as an advisor to another member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg and as a manager at NetCom BW amongst other positions. Since May 2019\, Mr. Karrais has been a municipal council in Rottweil. From 2013 to 2019\, he was deputy district chairman of the Free Democrats Rottweil and has been their district chairman since April 2019. \nKatharina Schulze is among the youngest parliamentarians in Bavaria and the face of the Bavarian Greens. She wants to transform Bavaria into the first federal state with a gender balance in political offices and develop it into a state of ecological sustainability\, digital opportunities and cosmopolitanism. She is Member of the State Parliament since October 2013 and Chairwoman of the Green Party Parliamentary Group since 2017. At the 2018 elections\, while she was front-runner for the Greens\, they received 17\,6% of the votes. She is the Green Spokeswoman for Domestic Affairs and a Member of the Committee for Community Affairs\, Domestic Security and Sport. Since November 2019 she is a member of the party executive committee on the federal level of Alliance 90/The Greens. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/digital-democracy-the-impact-of-digitalization-on-politics-and-governance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T210000
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Renewal? A New Era for German-American Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A virtual discussion with Ricklef Beutin\, Deputy Chief of Mission at the German Embassy\, and moderated by Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President of the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6816146126379%2FWN_EHdDDoBEQnqN8fiZTm9ixA” css=”.vc_custom_1614785760943{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ricklef Beutin assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Mission at the German Embassy in Washington\, DC\, in July 2019. \nPrior to this\, he was a Visiting Fellow in the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. Before coming to the United States in 2018\, Mr. Beutin served as Chief of Staff to German Federal Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. Between 2011 and 2017\, he was Chief of Staff to several State Secretaries of the German Federal Foreign Office. \nFrom 2015 to 2016\, Mr. Beutin headed the division for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and served as deputy head of the Task Force for the German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016. Previous positions in the German Foreign Office include Head of the Division for Parliamentary and Cabinet Affairs and Deputy Spokesman of the German Permanent Representation to the EU. Between 2005 and 2007\, Mr. Beutin was seconded to the EU Commission’s policy planning division Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) as foreign policy analyst. \nMr. Beutin holds an M.A. in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a degree in law from the University of Bonn\, Germany. \nSteven E. Sokol (moderator) has been the President of the American Council on Germany since May 2015. He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from July 2010 until April 2015. Prior to that\, he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany for nearly eight years. \nEarlier in his career\, Dr. Sokol served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and was a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/transatlantic-renewal-a-new-era-for-german-american-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
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SUMMARY:State Elections Kick off Germany’s Superwahljahr
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Sunday\, 14 March 2021\, Germany will hold state elections in the western Länder of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. Although the states are relatively small – with roughly 7.7 million and 3.1 eligible voters\, respectively – these elections mark the beginning of Germany’s Superwahljahr\, which will culminate with federal elections in late September and the formation of a new government with a new Chancellor for the first time in 16 years. \nImportant in their own right because state governments are responsible for issues such as education policy\, justice\, and policing\, state elections often serve as a test of the public mood toward the federal government and the political parties. \nJoin us on the day after the state elections for an assessment of the results and Germany’s party landscape in an election year from Politics Editor for ZEIT ONLINE Katharina Schuler and Florian Naumann of Merkur.de.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2616154007434%2FWN_657Yh5T1RU-nKDd9PKqh_g” css=”.vc_custom_1615400774070{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Florian Naumann is Team Leader and Editor in the Politics Department of Merkur.de – the online branch of Münchner Merkur\, one of Munich’s traditional newspapers. Before joining Merkur.de in 2016\, he worked as a freelance journalist for German newswires such as epd and dapd in Munich\, Berlin\, and Erfurt. Having studied Politics in Munich and Lund (Sweden) and finished his M.A. with a thesis on Political Theory and Philosophy\, his journalistic focus is on German domestic politics including democratic practice and standards\, social issues\, and developments within the CDU/CSU\, SPD and Greens. Besides his work in journalism\, Florian Naumann engages in the promotion of culture and music as a member of the board of the non-profit association innen.aussen.raum in Munich. \n  \nKatharina Schuler is an Editor in the Politics\, Economics\, and Society Department for ZEIT ONLINE. An early adaptor to online news production\, she has been with ZEIT ONLINE since 2005. Prior to that\, she worked for a regional newspaper in Thuringia and as a freelance journalist for the Netzeitung (the first newspaper in Germany to be published only on the internet) and for other German newspapers such as Der Tagesspiegel and taz. \nMs. Schuler has focused on German domestic politics – including in-depth work on the CDU/CSU\, the Greens\, and the Left Party – as well as topical issues such as the refugee crisis and its consequences for German politics. Born and raised in southern Germany\, she studied History\, Philosophy\, and Literature in Freiburg\, Bielefeld\, and Berlin – and later Journalism in Mainz.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/state-elections-kick-off-germanys-superwahljahr/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
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SUMMARY:Economic Recovery\, Trade Unions\, and the Future of Work
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pandemic has forced companies around the globe to adapt their business models. Due to public health concerns and lockdowns\, many companies had to lay off or furlough workers. In Germany\, Kurzarbeit policies softened the economic blow. With the rollout of vaccines and the passage of economic recovery bills\, what does the future hold for organized labor\, trade unions\, and the workers they represent? Has the pandemic accelerated digitalization trends in manufacturing? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and 1014 for a discussion about how trade unions are coping with the impact of Covid-19 with Reiner Hoffmann\, the Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund or DGB)\, and John E. Shinn\, International Secretary and Treasurer of the United Steelworkers.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7716154009398%2FWN_Z8BnlYVCQmKvET08htKetw” css=”.vc_custom_1615400975084{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Reiner Hoffmann was elected Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund)\, one of the biggest national confederations of trade unions worldwide\, in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. He became a member of the Executive Board of the DGB in 2014. Prior to this\, he was a Regional Director of IG BCE – Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau\, Chemie\, Energie (the Industrial Mining\, Chemistry\, and Energy Union) of North Rhine. \nMr. Hoffmann served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 2003 to 2009 and Director of the European Trade Union Institute (EGI) in Brussels from 1994 to 2003. Prior to that\, he worked at the Hans Böckler Foundation in Düsseldorf from 1983 to 1994. Mr. Hoffmann started his career as a trainee at Hoechst and continued his education studying at the Bergische Universität-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal. He completed his studies in 1982 as a graduate economist and worked for a limited time as an assistant to the Economic and Social Committee of the European Community in Brussels. Mr. Hoffmann has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 1972. He serves on numerous Boards\, including those of Bayer AG and Atlantik-Brücke. \nJohn E. Shinn is the International Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers\, and has served as the union’s chief financial officer since July 15\, 2019. Prior to this appointment\, he was Director of District 4\, which includes Connecticut\, Delaware\, Massachusetts\, Maine\, New Hampshire\, New Jersey\, New York\, Rhode Island\, Vermont and Puerto Rico. As Director\, Mr. Shinn aggressively promoted the USW\, its members and job creation in the District. Shortly after taking office\, he coordinated the USW’s response to Hurricane Sandy\, which tore through the Mid-Atlantic region in October 2012. \nMr. Shinn has been a union activist throughout his career\, which began in 1974 at CE Glass Co.\, now AFG Industries\, in Cinnaminson\, N.J. Shortly after joining CE Glass\, he voted for representation by the United Glass and Ceramic Workers Union\, which later merged with the Aluminum\, Brick & Glass Workers International Union (ABG) and then the USW in 1997. Over the years\, Mr. Shinn has served on many labor councils and community and safety organizations. He currently serves on the New York AFL-CIO Executive Council.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/economic-recovery-trade-unions-and-the-future-of-work/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20210309T145150Z
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SUMMARY:Socio-Economic Impact of the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect lives around the world\, it is becoming clear that the pandemic and its economic fallout are having a regressive effect on gender equality. Sociologist Jutta Allmendinger recently claimed the pandemic will set Germany back 30 years in terms of the equality achieved between men and women. Mothers in particular are disadvantaged by existing containment strategies. But\, was the situation really much better to start with or is the pandemic only exacerbating inequities that long predated the virus\, as economist Richard V. Reeves recently suggested? \nThis panel discussion will feature Jutta Allmendinger (President of WZB Berlin Social Science Center) and Richard V. Reeves (Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution). The discussion will be moderated by Birte Meier (Journalist\, ZDF) whose residency at the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles to work on “Equal Pay in California and what Germany can learn from it” was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. \nAn online panel discussion hosted by Thomas Mann House\, WZB Berlin Social Science Center and the American Council on Germany. \nWatch the discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_QujdOlpY[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/socio-economic-impact-of-the-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20210319T161658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T161658Z
UID:10000590-1616756400-1616760000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Sustainable Finance in Germany and the United States: ESG Partners or Rivals?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Late last month the Sustainable Finance Committee\, which advises the German federal government on the development and implementation of its Sustainable Finance Strategy\, released a report outlining more than 30 policy recommendations to be taken to establish a sustainable financial system. Digitalization\, globalization\, climate concerns\, and more recently the coronavirus pandemic are driving change around the world. In order to address these trends\, companies must innovate and adapt to survive. The finance sector can play a role in facilitating this transformative process by doing more to address sustainability and the social impact of investing. \nJoin us for a discussion about Germany’s model for sustainable finance with one of the members of the Sustainable Finance Committee\, Dr. Gerald Podobnik\, the CFO of the Corporate Bank division of Deutsche Bank.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4016161705319%2FWN_3zd1fnICQkqqzshY4q4_Tg” css=”.vc_custom_1616170576579{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Gerald Podobnik has been the CFO of the Corporate Bank division of Deutsche Bank since 2019. In this role\, he is responsible for all financial matters of the division including financial reporting\, performance management as well as resource allocation. In addition\, Gerald has various sustainable finance responsibilities within Deutsche Bank\, such as co-chairing the group-wide sustainability council and heading the ESG business of the Corporate Bank division. He has been with Deutsche Bank for more than 15 years. \nSince its creation in 2019\, Gerald has been a member of the Sustainable Finance Committee. He holds a doctorate degree in law and a master’s degree in business administration from Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz\, Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/sustainable-finance-in-germany-and-the-united-states-esg-partners-or-rivals/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T093000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20210326T162211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T162211Z
UID:10000592-1617008400-1617010200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG hosts a hybrid event on both Zoom and Clubhouse with journalist Andreas Kluth\, Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former Editor-in-Chief of Handelsblatt Global and a writer for The Economist.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9316167755707%2FWN_68HYhnSCRfmSFYVdos7vAw” css=”.vc_custom_1616775722772{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/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20210326T212559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T212559Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Foreign Policy - Employing a People-Centered Approach to Transatlantic Security and Peace
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nWith a new U.S. administration and a more assertive and capable European Union\, there is now a once-in-a-generation opportunity to design a new transatlantic agenda for global cooperation based on our common values\, interests\, and global influence. Against the backdrop of a new geopolitical and economic reality\, a strong transatlantic relationship to sustain peace and security is undeniably relevant. A Feminist Foreign Policy questions the traditional understanding of state security and calls for a people-centered approach to security and peace. How can this approach be integrated into transatlantic relations? What are the resources and policies needed to strengthen European and transatlantic defense\, as well as transatlantic security cooperation from a feminist perspective? \nJoin 1014 and CFFP\, in support from the ACG\, to discuss these questions with Pam Campos Palma\, political strategist\, former military intelligence analyst\, and Director of Peace and Security at the Working Families Party; and Verity Coyle\, Senior Advisor and Nonresident Fellow with Stimson’s Conventional Defense program. \nModerated by Kristina Lunz\, Executive Director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJckf-qspzojHdbXPCnuapAyVIS8YyUIGAHw” css=”.vc_custom_1616793928986{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/feminist-foreign-policy-employing-a-people-centered-approach-to-transatlantic-security-and-peace/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20210319T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T162106Z
UID:10000591-1617710400-1617714000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Economic Inequality After The Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A discussion of inequalities revealed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic\, the public policy tools available to ameliorate them\, and the likely paths economies will take in recovery.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgc-cuny.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_RJ-CFIWrQxe8IZeyKutOWQ” css=”.vc_custom_1616170814251{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Wolfgang Schmidt was appointed State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Finance in March 2018. Prior to that\, he served as State Secretary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg for seven years\, and he was a member of the European Committee of Regions (2015 to 2018). During his career\, Mr. Schmidt also served as Director of the Office of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Germany. From 2007 to 2009\, he was Chief of Staff of the German Federal Minister for Labor and Social Affairs and Head of the Policy and Planning Unit. He has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 1989 and also served as Chief of Staff to the SPD’s Secretary-General. He studied Law in Hamburg and Bilbao/Spain. \nAngella MacEwen is the Senior Economist at the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)\, and a Policy Fellow with the Broadbent Institute. Her primary research focus is understanding the Canadian labor market\, broader economic trends\, and the impacts of social policy on workers. Ms. MacEwen regularly represents the CUPE at parliamentary committees and in the national media. She has been a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives since 2006 and contributes to the annual Alternative Federal Budget. She is on the steering committee of the Progressive Economics Forum\, as well as the Trade Justice Network. Ms. MacEwen holds an MA in Economics (Dalhousie University) and a BA in International Development Studies (Saint Mary’s University). \nBranko Milanovic is a Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s Research Department for almost 20 years\, leaving to write his book on global income inequality\, Worlds Apart (2005). Prof. Milanovic was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington (2003-2005) and has held teaching appointments at the University of Maryland (2007-2013) and at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (1997-2007). He was a visiting scholar at All Souls College in Oxford\, and Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (2010-11). \nProfessor Milanovic’s main area of work is income inequality\, in individual countries and globally\, including in preindustrial societies. He has published articles in Economic Journal\, Review of Economics and Statistics\, Journal of Economic Literature\, Journal of Development Economics\, and Journal of Political Philosophy\, among others. His book The Haves and the Have-nots (2011) was selected by The Globalist as the 2011 Book of the Year. Global Inequality (2016) was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the best political book of 2016 and the Hans Matthöfer Prize in 2018\, and was translated into 16 languages. It addresses the economic and political effects of globalization and introduces the concept of successive “Kuznets waves” of inequality. In March 2018\, Prof. Milanovic was awarded (jointly with Mariana Mazzucato) the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Knowledge. His new book Capitalism\, Alone was published in September 2019. Professor Milanovic obtained his Ph.D. in economics (1987) from the University of Belgrade with a dissertation on income inequality in Yugoslavia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/economic-inequality-after-the-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20211110T195529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T195529Z
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday\, November 15 at 9:00 am ET\, for a discussion about German politics with opinion writer for Der Tagesspiegel Malte Lehming. .[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5016365739644%2FWN_-lq6n7sBTuaj3RQWJvil0A” css=”.vc_custom_1636574042700{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-23/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20211116T145520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T145520Z
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SUMMARY:Progress or Status Quo on Climate Change? Takeaways from COP26
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the past two weeks\, representatives from nearly 200 countries convened in Glasgow for COP26 to discuss new plans to tackle climate change. The conference was regarded as the best – and last – chance to save the earth from the catastrophic consequences of global warming. However\, many attendees\, analysts\, and observers believe it fell short. Although the countries agreed there is a problem\, few actionable solutions were hammered out. \nJoin us on November 18 at 9:00 am ET for a discussion with Bundestag Member Lisa Badum (The Greens)\, who attended COP26 as part of the German delegation. She will reflect on the climate deal which was reached and what it means for the future of climate change policy. This event is supported by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016370744426%2FWN_WsaCov_eQPWftl1TBwJRow” css=”.vc_custom_1637074475478{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Lisa Badum has been a Member of the German Bundestag since the autumn of 2017 for the constituency of Bamberg and for the whole of Upper Franconia. She is the spokeswoman for climate policy in the green parliamentary group. She is a member of the Environment Committee and Deputy Member of the Committee on Economic and Energy Affairs. From 2012 to 2017\, she worked in the civil energy department at NATURSTROM AG. She served as a research assistant and advisor to Bundestag Member Uwe Kekeritz (Alliance 90 / The Greens) from 2010-2013. She has a background in political science and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Bamberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/progress-or-status-quo-on-climate-change-takeaways-from-cop26/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20211116T145720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T145731Z
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SUMMARY:Plundered Treasure – And The Nazi Art Thief Who Stole It
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Between 1933 and 1945\, the Nazis developed and operated an elaborate procurement system for art which they had looted from Jews and other victims of persecution during the Third Reich. Works of art were confiscated\, and many art collectors were forced to sell below value. In 2000\, a report to the U.S. Congress by historian and Holocaust researcher Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos revealed the full extent of the theft: Some 600\,000 works of art were taken by the Nazis within the sphere of influence of the Germans – a third in Germany and Austria alone. Many still have not been recovered. \nIn his latest book\, Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World\, Dr. Petropoulos tells the story of Bruno Lohse\, one of the key art experts who helped the Nazis loot European Jews. Join the American Council on Germany for a conversation with Young Leader alumnus Jonathan Petropulos\, which will be led by Dr. Ronald J. Granieri\, Associate Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and Templeton Education Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute\, who is also a Young Leader alumnus.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016370745713%2FWN_mb56i3hcSDmcGTF–HsccA” css=”.vc_custom_1637074605643{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos is an American historian who writes about National Socialism and the fate of art looted during World War II. Dr. Petropoulos is John V. Croul Professor of European History at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont\, California. \nHe began working on the subject of Nazi art looting and restitution in 1983 when he started his graduate work in history and art history at Harvard as a student of the late Richard M. Hunt\, Vice Chairman of the ACG. He is the author of several books on the subject. His most recent book is Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World. \nFrom 1998 to 2000\, Dr. Petropoulos served as Research Director for Art and Cultural Property on the Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States\, where he helped draft the report\, Restitution and Plunder: The U.S. and Holocaust Victims’ Assets. In this capacity\, he supervised a staff of researchers who combed archives in the United States and Europe in order to understand better how representatives of the U.S. government (including the Armed Forces) handled the assets of Holocaust victims both during and after the war. As Research Director\, he provided expert testimony to the Select Committee on Culture\, Media and Sport in the U.K. House of Commons and to the Banking and Finance Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. \nDr. Ronald J. Granieri is Associate Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and Templeton Education Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). \nA graduate of Harvard and the University of Chicago and a former Federal Chancellor Scholar of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung\, Dr. Granieri is the author of The Ambivalent Alliance: Konrad Adenauer\, the CDU/CSU\, and the West\, 1949-1966 as well as articles on German history\, European-American relations\, the Cold War\, and contemporary politics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/plundered-treasure-and-the-nazi-art-thief-who-stole-it/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211122T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211122T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20211119T192145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T192145Z
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. \nJoin us on Monday\, November 22 at 9:00 am ET for a discussion on the latest developments in coalition negotiations\, the fight against COVID\, and more with Sumi Somoskanda\, Senior News Anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7016373495519%2FWN_GJiNOKtPQf2ZsmdrUYWXvg” css=”.vc_custom_1637349611490{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sumi Somoskanda is currently a senior news anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle)\, Germany’s international broadcaster. Sumi reports on Germany for various international publications\, including The Atlantic\, Foreign Policy\, Washington Post\, Al Jazeera\, Global Post\, Newsweek\, PRI\, and USA Today. She served as an editor at the Berlin Policy Journal\, Germany’s premiere English-language foreign affairs magazine. \nShe regularly moderates panels and conferences both in Germany and the US and lectures American university students at the CIEE Global Institute in Berlin. Sumi is an alumna of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship program and part of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network. In addition to her native English\, she speaks fluent German and Spanish\, and conversational Tamil.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-24/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T011855
CREATED:20211119T191252Z
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SUMMARY:The Evolving Humanitarian Crisis at Europe’s Door
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent months\, there has been an increase in the number of migrants trying to cross the border from Belarus into Poland – and with that the European Union. As the waves of people from Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Syria\, and other countries has spiked and winter weather has become more severe\, the situation is becoming more dire. European leaders have accused the government of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenko of facilitating illegal border crossing into Poland – as well as Latvia and Lithuania – in retaliation for EU sanctions. Although Lukashenko denies these accusations\, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding as the 3\,000 to 4\,000 migrants stranded at the border are creating the most dramatic challenge to the EU’s borders since 2015\, when hundreds of thousands of migrants gathered in Turkey to enter Europe. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the crisis on the border with Belarus and how the EU and the transatlantic community can best respond with Dr. Jörg Forbrig\, Senior Fellow and Director for Central and Eastern Europe at The German Marshall Fund of the United States\, and Katsiaryna Shmatsina\, Fellow at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9416373490367%2FWN_jHfrZXTAQCi2L8TpXXnyLg” css=”.vc_custom_1637349099278{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Jörg Forbrig is a Senior Fellow and the Director for Central and Eastern Europe in the German Marshall Fund’s Berlin office. His work focuses on Europe’s East broadly\, including the Eastern-most member countries of the European Union and NATO\, the EU’s Eastern neighborhood\, and Russia. In addition\, he leads GMF efforts to assist civil society in Belarus\, and he works closely with the Balkan Trust for Democracy and the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation to bolster democracy assistance to Central and Eastern Europe at large. Prior to joining GMF in 2002\, Dr. Forbrig worked as a Robert Bosch Foundation fellow at the Center for International Relations in Warsaw\, Poland. \nHe has been published widely on democracy\, civil society\, and Central and Eastern European affairs\, including the books Reclaiming Democracy (2007)\, Prospects for Democracy in Belarus (2006)\, and Revisiting Youth Political Participation (2005). He is also a regular contributor to major international media. Dr. Forbrig studied political science\, sociology\, and Eastern European affairs at universities in Germany\, Poland\, and Hungary. He holds a Ph.D. in social and political sciences from the European University Institute in Florence and a master’s in political science from Central European University in Budapest. He speaks English\, Russian\, Polish\, and Slovak in addition to his native German.\nKatsiaryna Shmatsina is a Fellow at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies\, where she focuses on foreign and security policy\, international risk\, Russia\, Eurasia\, and NATO. Previously\, she worked for the American Bar Association where she was involved with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)\, especially in projects on good governance and rule of law in UNDP in-country offices. She also served as a pro bono local expert on Belarus for the World Bank’s Doing Business and Women\, Business\, and the Law reports. \nIn the summer of 2019\, she was a research fellow at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw. In 2018\, she was awarded a fellowship at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security\, Washington DC. In 2016\, she received a Civil Society Leadership Award from the Open Society Foundations. Ms. Shmatsina holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Syracuse University\, New York (2016) and a degree in law from Belarusian State University (2013). Apart from mother-tongue Belarusian\, she commands Russian\, English\, German\, and French[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-evolving-humanitarian-crisis-at-europes-door/
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SUMMARY:China’s Influence in Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]China’s rapid global rise has created new challenges for the United States\, the European Union\, and individual European countries. As China’s economic and political footprint has expanded\, Beijing appears to provide an alternative to the West and offers opportunities for rapid economic development. But\, China also takes advantage of local vulnerabilities and weaknesses to exert influence. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is just one example of how Beijing is seeking greater economic\, political\, and soft power in Southeastern\, Central\, and Eastern Europe – where more favorable regulatory and economic conditions exist than in Western Europe. \nWhile China’s expanding footprint can bring socioeconomic opportunities\, it can also exacerbate governance shortfalls\, undermine political and economic stability\, and complicate the EU’s ability to reach consensus on key issues. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about China’s growing influence in Europe with independent journalist Melissa Chan and Dr. Mareike Ohlberg\, Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8416383716482%2FWN_FDsJiuzdT2OgEhOSM1F6Xw” css=”.vc_custom_1638371741911{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melissa Chan is an Emmy-nominated journalist based between Los Angeles and Berlin. She has reported everywhere from Cuba to Canada\, Mongolia to Moscow\, North and South Korea. These days she focuses on transnational issues\, often involving China’s influence beyond its borders. She has written for The New York Times where she was nominated for a Loeb Award — business journalism’s highest honor — and for The Atlantic\, The Washington Post\, Time\, The Guardian\, Foreign Policy\, and more. As a contributor to the Vancouver-based Global Reporting Centre\, she investigates the complexities of global trade and its costs on ordinary people. \nAs a television journalist\, Ms. Chan takes viewers on investigative journeys through long-format news documentaries\, including the award-winning Fault Lines series. She has reported from Europe as a correspondent for VICE News Tonight\, and also presents European broadcaster DW’s news program on Asia. With Al Jazeera English\, she served as China correspondent before her expulsion from the country for the channel’s reports. Her work there received awards\, including two Human Rights Press Awards from Amnesty International and a citation from the Overseas Press Club. She was listed in Foreign Policy’s Pacific Power Index\, a list of 25 people shaping the future of US-China relations. \nDr. Mareike Ohlberg is a senior fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and leads the Stockholm China Forum. Before joining GMF\, she worked as an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies\, where she focused on China’s media and digital policies as well as the Chinese Communist Party’s influence campaigns in Europe. Prior to that\, she was an An Wang postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and a postdoctoral fellow at Shih-Hsin University in Taipei. She spent several years living and working in Greater China. She is co-author of the book Hidden Hand: How the Communist Party of China is Reshaping the World (2020). Dr. Ohlberg has a doctoral degree in Chinese studies from the University of Heidelberg and a master’s degree in East Asian regional studies from Columbia University. She is a frequent commentator in the media on the global implications of China’s rise.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/chinas-influence-in-europe/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin.\nJoin us on Monday\, December 6 at 9:00 am ET for a discussion on the latest developments in Berlin with Tom Nuttall\, Berlin Bureau Chief for The Economist.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4116383794970%2FWN_cHWu_G8iS6ap6ACML5qzbg” css=”.vc_custom_1638379564002{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tom Nuttall has been The Economist‘s Berlin bureau chief since November 2018. Before that\, he spent four years based in Brussels writing the Charlemagne column. He has also worked as US west coast correspondent in Los Angeles\, and as an editor on the Europe desk in London. Before joining The Economist he worked as an editor at the European Council on Foreign Relations\, a think-tank\, and spent several years as a senior editor at Prospect magazine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-25/
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SUMMARY:Measuring the Pulse: German-American Relations on the Mend?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In late November\, a new survey on the German-American relationship conducted by the Pew Research Center and the Körber Stiftung was released. After elections in both countries and a transfer of power in the U.S. earlier this year\, the bilateral relationship appears to be on the mend. Large majorities in the U.S. and Germany believe that the relationship between their two countries is good. In a marked change from 2020\, Germans are now much more likely to name the U.S. as an important partner on a number of key issues – including the environment and trade. However\, despite an improvement in opinions about the relationship\, few Americans name Germany as their most important foreign policy partner. \nIn addition to focusing on the bilateral relationship\, the survey looks at German and American attitudes on how to best address the challenges posed by China\, Russia\, and Afghanistan; the impact of digitalization; and\, the use of military force. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion of the survey results with Julia Ganter\, the Editor of the Körber-Stiftung’s The Berlin Pulse\, and the Associate Director of Global Attitudes Research at the Pew Research Center Jacob Poushter – which will be moderated by ACG Board member Dr. Charles Kupchan\, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7616384550086%2FWN_TJUhToPGT9eaWZg3kCfjbQ” css=”.vc_custom_1638455072936{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Julia Ganter is Program Manager for International Affairs at the Körber-Stiftung\, and the Editor of The Berlin Pulse\, the foundation’s annual foreign policy publication. \nPrior to joining the Körber-Stiftung\, she coordinated the Task Force for Protecting Europe from Economic Coercion at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). She gained previous work experience in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin\, the GIZ in Brasília\, the German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa)\, from NGO-work in Brazil and as editor of the monthly magazine Lateinamerika Nachrichten. \nMs. Ganter holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Free University of Berlin\, Humboldt University Berlin\, and the University of Potsdam. \nJacob Poushter is an associate director at Pew Research Center. He is an expert in international survey research and writes about international public opinion on a variety of topics\, including the international image of the United States and perceptions of global threats. He is also responsible for designing survey questionnaires\, managing survey projects\, analyzing data\, and developing topics for the annual Global Attitudes Survey. \nMr. Poushter received a master’s degree in international affairs from American University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Williams College. He is also an author of studies on global attitudes of cultural change\, views of the American-German relationship\, and contrasting opinions among elites and the American public. He regularly talks about the Center’s findings in print and broadcast media and has been featured on Bloomberg TV and CTV\, as well as in other international media outlets. He has also traveled to Canada\, Europe\, and Asia to explain the Center’s work and has participated in numerous presentations and panels in Washington\, DC. \nModerator: ACG Board Member Dr. Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government. From 2014 to 2017\, he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for European affairs on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) in the Barack Obama administration. He was also the director for European affairs on the NSC during the first Bill Clinton administration.  Before joining the Clinton NSC\, he worked in the U.S. Department of State on the policy planning staff.  Previously\, he was an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. \nDr. Kupchan is the author of Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World (2020)\, No One’s World: The West\, the Rising Rest\, and the Coming Global Turn (2012)\, How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace (2010)\, The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century (2002)\, Power in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (2001)\, Civic Engagement in the Atlantic Community (1999)\, Atlantic Security: Contending Visions (1998)\, Nationalism and Nationalities in the New Europe (1995)\, The Vulnerability of Empire (1994)\, The Persian Gulf and the West (1987)\, and numerous articles on international and strategic affairs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/measuring-the-pulse-german-american-relations-on-the-mend/
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