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SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAugust 25 at 1:00 pm ET – “In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” a virtual discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\, and Professor Marieta Velikova\, Director of the Belmont University Center for International Business. \nThis discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine\, organized by the ACG and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, which provides continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/in-focus-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Monday\, August 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Vladimir Balzer\, Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4616607656718%2FWN_C6SJdEcaQW6vDtxn7up-qg” css=”.vc_custom_1660765733624{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is a journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He spent study periods in Italy and the USA. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among others\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-49/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Tuesday\, September 6\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann\, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1716619615763%2FWN_Nc7VU7_UT1W6EjCdNu2xZA” css=”.vc_custom_1661961606569{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper\, Der Spiegel\, and heads the publication’s Berlin office. She was born in Bonn and raised in Siegburg. She studied law at the University of Trier\, Aix-Marseille III\, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-50/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T110000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, September 12\, at 11:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger\, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_2mEeQFEvSGCoG5X3nQGL_w” css=”.vc_custom_1662978373736{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Paul-Anton Krüger has been Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since the 2021 federal election. Previously he reported on political affairs and served as Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department with a focus on the Middle East and international security for three years. Prior to that\, he spent four years based in Cairo and was as a correspondent covering large parts of the Arab world and Iran. \nAfter graduating from the Alte Landesschule in Korbach\, he studied journalism in Berlin and Munich. In August 2005\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a volunteer\, worked as an editor from 2008 and as head of the foreign policy department from 2011. In the fall of 2007\, Mr. Krüger was a guest editor at the Chicago Tribune as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship\, the German-American journalism scholarship of the International Journalism Programs e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T100000
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SUMMARY:Winter of Discontent? Europe's Energy Challenge
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As temperatures fall and heating prices rise\, political leaders across Europe are bracing themselves for a fall and winter of discontent. But\, heating is just one of many aspects impacting Europe’s energy market. More broadly\, EU member states are struggling to rein in soaring gas prices – which are wreaking havoc across the Continent. Last week\, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a European intervention to control gas prices in the run-up to a meeting of Europe’s energy ministers in Brussels on Friday\, September 9. They discussed a collection of proposals by the European Commission to tackle rising energy prices – including the possibility of setting a new reference gas price that reflects the cost of LNG on the global market to avoid price spikes caused by disruptions in supply from Russia. This coming Wednesday the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will give her annual State of the European Union address and is expected to simultaneously unveil draft legislation on how to deal with high energy prices. \nJoin us on September 15 for a virtual discussion with POLITICO’s Energy Policy Correspondent America Hernandez about the meeting of Europe’s energy ministers and what the future holds for Europe’s energy market.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_1rQWfzicRBqUEL2TNmM4ZA” css=”.vc_custom_1662978558441{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]America Hernandez covers European energy issues in Europe for POLITICO. She is a third-generation newspaperman born and raised among the Mexican merchants of Olvera Street in El Pueblo de Los Angeles\, California. She got her start in local news\, covering crime\, business\, and color stories in six cities of Los Angeles County\, before becoming the arts and theater reporter of the Orange County Register. Ms. Hernandez then joined the staff of the Daily Journal\, California’s legal newspaper of record\, covering state and federal civil courts. Her stories ranged from entertainment industry disputes to white collar crime\, environmental toxic tort cases to litigation surrounding President Donald J. Trump’s immigration-related executive orders. \nMs. Hernandez studied political science at the University of Southern California\, and she is fluent in English\, Spanish\, and French\, with intermediate Italian.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/winter-of-discontent-europes-energy-challenge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T100000
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SUMMARY:Together but Apart: German (Dis)Unity 32 Years after Unification
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most people on both sides of the former border between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) consider unification a success. Living standards have risen in the East. The mass exodus from East to West has been halted and even reversed. But\, more than three decades after unification\, the project has not been completed\, and Germany is still a divided country in many ways. This can be seen in the economy and in the political landscape: Economic growth in the East still lags that of the West\, and many easterners are expressing their discontent by supporting the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. \nJoin us on September 30 for a virtual discussion with two award-winning journalists who grew up in the former GDR about the “parallel societies” that have developed in contemporary Germany. Both from the Free State of Saxony\, Vladimir Balzer grew up in Leipzig and is with Deutschlandfunk and Anja Heyde was born in Leisnig and is a well-known television host and journalist.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5016642262872%2FWN_i5nTfhnhSUCHZBWiuPmqLA” css=”.vc_custom_1664226318856{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is a journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He spent study periods in Italy and the USA. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among others\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. \nAnja Heyde is a well-known German television host and journalist. From 2008 to 2017\, she was the host of ZDF’s Morgenmagazin. She also hosted “Made in Germany” on Deutsche Welle’s television station and MDR’s “Fakt Ist!” Her reporting can be seen on Auslandsjournal\, ZDF’s Blickpunkt\, and election coverage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/together-but-apart-german-disunity-32-years-after-unification/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Tuesday\, October 4\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4016643861740%2FWN_ZwN2FuM_SK-uGKoDn8x4vw” css=”.vc_custom_1664386224805{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Andreas Kluth is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Between March of 2017 and February of 2019\, he was editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Global\, the English-language edition of Germany’s leading business newspaper. For the two decades before that\, he wrote for The Economist — in London\, Hong Kong\, Silicon Valley\, Los Angeles\, and Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T110000
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SUMMARY:State Leadership On Affordable Housing And Sustainable Urban Development
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue focuses on the role of state representatives from both countries in addressing common transatlantic challenges at the state and local level. \nIn recent years\, many cities in Germany and the United States have experienced dramatic increases in real estate values such that affordable housing is no longer available for both lower-income and many middle-class residents. The rise in prices is caused by a range of issues including housing shortages or high demand in regions with strong job markets. Coupled with rising energy prices\, affordable housing and sustainable urban development have become critical issues for communities in both countries. To ensure that urban areas remain vibrant and diverse\, policymakers need to explore new policy tools that address zoning\, taxes and subsidies\, and smart growth\, among other issues. How are U.S. states and German Länder helping their urban communities confront these challenges? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators including Dr. Anke Frieling (CDU)\, Hamburg Parliament; Mathias Schulz (SPD)\, Berlin House of Representatives; and Marvin E. Holmes\, Jr. (D)\, Maryland House of Delegates.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZEuceuurDstGdQqfoSBi2Yrp4LxmPRKBuDm” css=”.vc_custom_1664910549665{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Anke Frieling has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament since 2020 and is deputy chair of the CDU parliamentary group in Hamburg. As the spokesperson for urban development and science\, she is committed to ensuring that living\, working\, research\, and education remain attractive for Hamburg’s citizens today and in the future. Dr. Frieling studied business administration at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and earned her doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin. She has held leadership positions with various companies in Berlin\, Frankfurt\, and Hamburg. \nMarvin E. Holmes\, Jr. has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for almost 20 years and currently serves as Chair of the Housing and Real Property Subcommittee\, Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee within the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus\, and is a member of the Land Use & Ethics Subcommittee. Before his election to the General Assembly\, Delegate Holmes served on the Board of Directors\, Economic Development Corporation. He is a proud graduate of Tuskegee University with a degree in Engineering and Construction Management and an accomplished realtor and President & CEO of ME Holmes\, LLC where he enjoys helping people find the perfect home especially when affordability is an issue across the nation. \nMathias Schulz has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2021 and is the spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group for urban development\, for queer policy\, for federal affairs and for Brandenburg. Mr. Schulz\, who is a trained locomotive driver and attorney\, currently also works in the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/state-leadership-on-affordable-housing-and-sustainable-urban-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221010T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, October 10\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Gordon Repinski\, Deputy Editor-in-Chief at ThePioneer.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4616649789382%2FWN_Dm9FAjJZTOqXpPxZZHww9g” css=”.vc_custom_1664978971501{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Gordon Repinski serves as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief at ThePioneer. He is a graduate of the German School of Journalism. He worked for five years as a correspondent for Der Spiegel (including in Washington D.C. and Berlin). Most recently\, the award-winning journalist (Otto Brenner Prize 2010\, Arthur Burns Prize 2011) headed the main city bureau of the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). At ThePioneer\, he covers the SPD\, the Greens\, and global politics\, among other things.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221010T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221010T120000
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SUMMARY:Germany\, Russia\, and Ukraine: How does this Conflict End?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The West has shown unity and commitment to Ukraine that would not have been forecast a year ago. The post-Cold War institutions are proving resilient and Putin’s desire to divide the democratic Allies has paradoxically bolstered the unity and resolve within NATO\, the European Union\, and the international community writ large. But\, as temperatures drop and heating (and electricity) prices rise\, will this unity hold? The government in Berlin may come under renewed pressure following the decision by the Kremlin to halt natural gas exports. \nOn the battlefield\, Ukraine’s army is gaining momentum but much of the land it has recaptured in the east and the south of the country has been raised and abandoned. The Russian Defense Ministry says it has 200\,000 new recruits\, but they have yet to be seen. And\, the U.S. commitment to provide more military aid to Ukraine has heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow – with Russia’s Ambassador to the United States calling this an “immediate threat” to Moscow. \nThe American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council are continuing their series of virtual events titled In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine to provide continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order. Join us on Monday\, October 10 for a discussion with security experts Dr. Liana Fix and Lieutenant General Ben Hodges about the war in Ukraine.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7116649967547%2FWN_OmeKd4qQReG9UwnyoAkZlw” css=”.vc_custom_1664996787453{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Liana Fix is a CFR Fellow for Europe\, based in Washington\, DC. Previously\, she served in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, think tanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nLieutenant General Ben Hodges served as Commanding General\, United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017 before his retirement from the Army in early 2018. General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions including Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans\, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff\, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander\, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir\, Turkey).\n​\nAfter his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Garlstedt\, Germany\, he commanded Infantry units at the Company\, Battalion\, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division\, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and Director of Operations\, Regional Command South in Kandahar\, Afghanistan (2009-2010).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-russia-and-ukraine-how-does-this-conflict-end/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T120000
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SUMMARY:The ‘Democratic Fallout’ of the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With a forced referendum in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine and the proclaimed annexation of these four territories by Russia\, democracy and sovereignty of a former Soviet state are once again undercut by hegemonial aspirations and big power competition. At the same time\, Russians are fleeing their homeland in large numbers after the announced that he would draft 300\,000 reservists. These developments as well as the challenges posed to democratic institutions and practices in Central and Eastern Europe – and beyond – raise questions concerning the broader implications of the war in Ukraine. \nJoin ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies und Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by Dr. Alexander Cooley\, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science and Vice Provost for Academic Centers and Libraries at Barnard College and Academy Adjunct Faculty at Chatham House\, and Prof. Dr. Gwendolyn Sasse\, Director of the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) and Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3716650800253%2FWN_-npB6fl4TICcOjy006Q6Xw” css=”.vc_custom_1665080055550{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Alexander Cooley is the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College. From 2015-2021 he served as the 15th Director of Columbia University’s Harriman Institute for the Study of Russia\, Eurasia\, and Eastern Europe. Professor Cooley’s research examines how external actors—including emerging powers\, international organizations\, multinational companies\, NGOs\, and Western enablers of grand corruption—have influenced the development\, governance\, and sovereignty of the former Soviet states\, with a focus on Central Asia and the Caucasus. Cooley is the author and/or editor of eight academic books including\, Dictators without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia (Yale University Press 2017)\, co-authored with John Heathershaw\, and more recently\, Exit from Hegemony: the Unravelling of the American Global Order (Oxford University Press\, 2020)\, co-authored with Daniel Nexon. \nIn addition to his academic research\, Professor Cooley serves on several international advisory boards engaged with the region and has testified for the United States Congress and Helsinki Commission. Cooley’s opinion pieces have appeared in New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, and Foreign Affairs and his research has been supported by fellowships and grants from the Open Society Foundations\, Carnegie Corporation\, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, among others. Cooley earned both his MA and Ph.D. from Columbia University. \nGwendolyn Sasse has been the Director of ZOiS since October 2016. Since April 2021\, she has been Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism at the Department of Social Sciences of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Prior to that\, she was Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations and at the Oxford School for Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. She maintains her connection with Oxford as a Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College. She is also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the think tank Carnegie Europe. Her academic career began with the study of history\, Slavonic studies\, and political science at the University of Hamburg and led her to an MSc and Ph.D. in political science at the London School of Economics. After that\, she took up a post as Assistant Professor at the Central European University\, and then as Lecturer/Senior Lecturer at the London School of Economics before moving to Oxford in 2007 where she became a full professor in 2013.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-democratic-fallout-of-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Niedersaschen at the Polls: What do the Results Mean?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the weekend\, voters in Niedersachsen took to the polls. Initial results give the Social Democrats under the leadership of Minister President Stephan Weil a win\, even though they dropped nearly four percentage points since 2017. The Greens and the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) saw an upswing in support since the last state election. The Christian Democrats lost traction and the Free Democrats may not even clear the five percent hurdle. Given the results\, the Social Democrats may break with the Christian Democrats and form a government with the Greens. \nConsidered a litmus test for the national mood\, this state election sends mixed messages for Ampelkoalition at the federal level. Join the ACG for a discussion with journalist Claudia Wohlsperger about the election results – and what they mean for the State of Lower Saxony and at the federal level.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Claudia Wohlsperger is a journalist and reporter with Norddeutscher Rundfunk\, where she focuses on regional politics and economic issues. She has been with NDR for over eight years. She has also worked as a journalist and editor at ARD. \nShe holds a BA from Maastricht University and a MA in Journalism\, Media\, and Globalization from the University of Hamburg. She also studied at Aarhus University and in Budapest.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/niedersaschen-at-the-polls-what-do-the-results-mean/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. \nJoin us on Monday\, October 17\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming\, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_F0iUynqgQPqcPHlomQbvZg” css=”.vc_custom_1665676992337{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-germany-7/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T110000
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Trends 2022: Public Opinion in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The geopolitical turmoil of 2022 presents a multitude of challenges for the transatlantic community. How is public opinion responding to these challenges? \nTransatlantic Trends 2022 presents the results of surveys conducted in 14 countries throughout the transatlantic community: Canada\, France\, Germany\, Italy\, Lithuania\, the Netherlands\, Poland\, Portugal\, Romania\, Spain\, Sweden\, Turkey\, the United Kingdom\, and the United States. Divided into four sections\, Transatlantic Trends provides a detailed picture of public opinion on core and contemporary issues: global order\, transatlantic relations\, international security and defense\, and relations with China. The findings are meant to be a helpful tool for policymakers\, business leaders\, experts\, academia\, and the media. \nTransatlantic Trends is a project co-led by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (North America)\, Inc.\, with the generous support of the BBVA Foundation\, the Jean Monnet Centre Montréal\, the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD)\, the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Türkiye\, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in France. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a presentation of the key findings of this year’s survey on October 19th. We’ll be joined by Bruce Stokes\, Visiting Senior Fellow 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%2FWN_9SWbzD3GQgivrcEy4F6IXQ” css=”.vc_custom_1665676515594{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bruce Stokes is a visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and senior editor of the 2022 Transatlantic Trends public opinion survey. He also co-authored the recent GMF study Designing Ukraine’s Recovery in the Spirit of the Marshall Plan. \nFrom 2019-2021 he was the executive director of GMF’s Transatlantic Task Force: Together or Alone? Choices and Strategies for Transatlantic Relations for 2021 and Beyond. Previously\, he was the director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center in Washington\, DC\, where he created and helped author Pew’s annual global attitudes survey. He is a former international economics correspondent for the National Journal\, a Washington-based public policy magazine. He is also a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations\, where he is a member\, and is an associate fellow at Chatham House. \nHe is co-author of the book America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked (Times Books\, 2006)\, and author of numerous German Marshall Fund\, Council on Foreign Relations\, and Pew Research studies. \nMr. Stokes is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/transatlantic-trends-2022-public-opinion-in-times-of-geopolitical-turmoil/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T120000
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SUMMARY:Red Wave or Blue Triumph? German Views of the United States before the Midterms
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With less than a month until the mid-terms\, there are no clear indications which way the election will go. The Democrats are fighting to hold their narrow majority in Washington and the Republicans are hoping to win majorities in the House and Senate. Where does the U.S. democracy stand in times of a lingering pandemic\, inflation\, energy crisis\, culture wars\, and concerns over voting rights? How will a new generation of politicians and voters shape the midterms? \nJoin the ACG for a discussion with German journalists Annett Meiritz and Juliane Schäuble about the U.S. midterms – and how the election is being perceived in Europe. Both guests have been reporting from the U.S. for almost five years – not just from inside the Washington bubble but from all over the country. In September they published a book together: „Guns n’ Rosé: The Rise of Conservative Women in the U.S.” In it\, they explore the female conservative movement in the United States\, a highly relevant voting group that increasingly shapes politics and society.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_uYEw19UhQLKfBtFzMjwpJw” css=”.vc_custom_1665676745623{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Annett Meiritz is the U.S. Correspondent for Germany‘s leading business\, trade\, and finance daily Handelsblatt. She covers the U.S. Administration and Congress\, usually from an economic angle. Previously she worked as Parliamentary Correspondent for Germany‘s leading news portal Spiegel Online\, based in Berlin. She holds a B.A. degree in Modern History and Media Science and was educated to be a Journalist at Berlin Journalism School. \nJuliane Schäuble is the U.S. Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel\, Berlin’s biggest newspaper. Before she moved to Washington\, DC\, in June 2018 she was the head of the political department of the paper where she was responsible for the front page and the political section. She has more than twelve years of experience in the business and the political department of Der Tagesspiegel. \nMs. Schäuble earned her Master’s in Political Science at the University in Potsdam\, Germany. Her studies included one semester at American University in Washington\, DC\, where she took classes in American foreign policy and worked part-time for the “American Council of Young Political Leaders” (“Washington Semester Program”).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/red-wave-or-blue-triumph-german-views-of-the-united-states-before-the-midterms/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, October 24\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with radio journalist and podcast host Dr. Esme Nicholson.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2216663543641%2FWN_wALzFPSuRIG_CUE1wb-dWQ” css=”.vc_custom_1666354396058{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Esme Nicholson is a radio journalist and podcast host based in Berlin. She regularly reports on Germany for the U.S. broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR) and hosts a number of podcasts for the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and for the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP). She’s a published academic author on Michael Haneke and has a doctorate in Modern Languages. Dr. Nicholson’s book on Cold War radio history in Berlin is forthcoming.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-8/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
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SUMMARY:Building European Sovereignty in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent years\, Europe has faced major foreign policy challenges – including the 2008 global financial crisis\, the migration crisis of 2015\, the COVID-19 pandemic\, and now the war in Ukraine. At the same time\, Europe has had to grapple with issues such as China’s global ambitions and the rise of populism. \nIn a European context\, foreign policy is shaped at the national level\, but it is coordinated to some degree within the frameworks of the European Union\, NATO\, and to a certain degree\, other multilateral frameworks such as the G7 and the United Nations. How has the war in Ukraine impacted European foreign policy\, and what are the prospects for the future development of European foreign and security policy against the backdrop of this conflict? How do countries manage to balance national interests and policies with coordinated multilateral efforts? Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about European sovereignty with Dr. Jana Puglierin\, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and head of its Berlin office.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here ” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4316668874259%2FWN_2nTCoN0wTmCjWHltC1rdmA” css=”.vc_custom_1666887465127{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Jana Puglierin is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and has been Head of its Berlin office since January 2020. Her work focuses on German and European foreign\, security\, and defense policy\, as well as Germany’s role in Europe and transatlantic relations. She also directs ECFR’s Re:shape Global Europe project\, which seeks to develop new strategies for Europeans to understand and engage with the changing international order. \nShe headed the Alfred von Oppenheim Centre for European Policy Studies at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) from December 2015 to December 2019 and was a research fellow with its Berlin Future Forum from September 2013 to November 2015. Before joining DGAP\, she worked as an adviser for a member of the Bundestag on disarmament\, arms control\, and non-proliferation\, as well as German and European foreign and security policy. Between 2003 and 2010\, she was a researcher and lecturer to the chair of political science and contemporary history as well as in the program for North American studies at the University of Bonn. In the summer of 2010\, she held a lectureship at the Chemnitz University of Technology. \nAfter her Abitur in Siegen in 1997\, she spent a year in Paris – where she completed the Cours de civilization française de la Sorbonne. She then studied political science\, public law\, and sociology at the University of Bonn from 1998 to 2003\, as well as at Venice International University for a semester in 2002. In studying for her doctorate at the University of Bonn\, she focused on the life and thought of political scientist John Herz and conducted research in the United States. \nDr. Puglierin was an associate at Stiftung Neue Verantwortung in Berlin from October 2010 to October 2011. In November 2017\, she was a visiting fellow at the American-German Situation Room\, a joint initiative of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and the German Marshall Fund. She was part of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Working Group of Young Foreign Policy Experts between 2007 and 2016.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/building-european-sovereignty-in-times-of-geopolitical-turmoil/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, November 7\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Berlin Correspondent for Die Zeit\, Petra Pinzler (2010 Kellen Fellow).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9016674056557%2FWN_o5hOxuB2QqeBUFR-PhERmA” css=”.vc_custom_1667405692294{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Petra Pinzler is a journalist with the German weekly DIE ZEIT based in the Berlin office. She writes on the EU and foreign policy as well as economic affairs and development. She has been with DIE ZEIT since 1994\, first as an economics editor based in Hamburg\, then from 1998 – 2002 as a US correspondent based in Washington D. C. In 2001\, she was a Bucerius Fellow at the de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. From 2002 – 2007\, she was the paper’s European Correspondent based in Brussels. \nShe studied economics and politics at the University of Cologne and journalism at the Cologne Journalism School. Ms. Pinzler has won a number of awards for her work including the Robert Bosch Foundation Journalism Prize in 1999\, the Karl Klasen Prize in 2003\, and the Journalism Prize for Development Policy in 2006. In 2010\, she was awarded a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-51/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T120000
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SUMMARY:Watching China from Berlin: Does Germany’s Zeitenwende Extend to Relations with China?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Beijing today. He is the first European leader to visit China since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and his trip with a dozen German CEOs has sparked some controversy. This visit comes on the heels of Scholz’s decision to push through the approval of Chinese shipping giant COSCO’s bid for a stake in a Hamburg port terminal over the objections of cabinet members\, Germany’s intelligence services\, and international partners. And\, it comes in the run-up to the release of a new national security strategy and a China strategy\, both of which are slated to be released before the end of the year (or in January). \nJoin us for a virtual discussion with Noah Barkin\, Senior Visiting Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Managing Editor at Rhodium Group\, about Germany’s evolving position on China.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5216675836694%2FWN_ElvOk8qJQdKxIweLrjLLjw” css=”.vc_custom_1667583737543{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Noah Barkin is a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund based in Berlin. He specializes in Europe’s relationship with China and the implications of China’s rise in the transatlantic relationship. He is also the managing editor in the China practice at Rhodium Group. Prior to joining GMF\, he had a 25-year career as a journalist in Berlin\, Paris\, London\, and New York. His work has appeared on Reuters\, where he served as a bureau chief\, regional news editor\, and roving Europe correspondent. In 2019\, he was a visiting fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington (AICGS). He is also a host on KCRW\, an NPR-affiliated radio station in Berlin\, and the author of a book on the euro. A native Californian\, Noah has a bachelor’s degree in political science and French from UC Berkeley and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/watching-china-from-berlin-does-germanys-zeitenwende-extend-to-relations-with-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, November 14\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Miriam Hollstein\, (2008 ACG McCloy Fellow) Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5316680076774%2FWN_7Ob1mN0hRKuyKwFtds-RRQ” css=”.vc_custom_1668007705512{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin. Prior to this position\, she served as the Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion from November 2020 to December 2021. She wrote for the Berliner Zeitung while still a student and worked as an editor for Internationale Politik. She worked as a foreign reporter for the Welt am Sonntag\, and from 2006-2014 was a WELT-Gruppe’s domestic policy editor and reporter. From 2015-2020 she worked for the Bild am Sonntag\, first as domestic policy and then from 2018 as chief reporter of politics. Her reporting brought her into regular contact with the office of the German Chancellor. Since March 2020 she works as a freelance writer and moderator. \nIn 2009 she published the first graphic biography of Angela Merkel\, entitled “Miss Tschörmanie\,” together with illustrator Heiko Sakurai. She appears regularly on the German news program “Phoenix\,” where she speaks on political and societal issues. She regularly travels internationally for reporting assignments. In addition\, she was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow\, a 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow\, and was recognized in 2015 by the DEFA Stiftung (German Film Corporation Foundation) for her contribution to the preservation of German film heritage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-52/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T110000
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SUMMARY:What Makes Putin Tick? Putin and Russia’s War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is being reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Bali next week to participate in the G20 Summit. This was confirmed overnight by Moscow’s embassy in Indonesia. At the same time\, we are seeing reports that the Kremlin is withdrawing its troops from Kherson\, the only regional capital it managed to capture since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February. The retreat from Kherson is one of the most serious blows to Russia in Putin’s war. Just a month ago\, he declared that Kherson and three other regions in Ukraine are part of the Russian nation at an event in Moscow’s Red Square. \nJoin the ACG for a discussion with Putin biographers and Russia experts Katja Gloger and Andrew S. Weiss (ACG Young Leader) about the war in Ukraine. \nThis discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine\, organized by the ACG and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, which provides continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2216680905939%2FWN_tGdAgjf_SU2AqY8XccyQAQ” css=”.vc_custom_1668090648265{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Journalist and author Katja Gloger studied Eastern European History and Political Science in Hamburg and Moscow and has an MBA from Purdue University\, Indiana. She started her career as a news reporter for the German Television ARD. As Moscow Bureau Chief for Stern magazine\, she witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. She also worked as Foreign Editor for Stern magazine – with a focus on Russia\, international affairs\, and security policy. She also served as Stern’s Senior Political Correspondent in Washington\, DC\, from 2004 until the end of 2008. Since 2009\, she has served on the magazine’s editorial board. \nMs. Gloger won the prestigious German Henri Nannen Award for Best Documentary Reporting in 2010. She is a Board member of the German section of Reporters Without Borders\, a human rights organization defending the freedom of the press\, and a member of the Atlantik-Brücke. She has published several books on Russia\, including Putin’s World: The New Russia\, Ukraine\, and the West. \nAndrew S. Weiss (ACG Young Leader) is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin\, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin\, will be published by First Second/Macmillan in November 2022. \nPrior to joining Carnegie\, he was director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Russia and Eurasia and executive director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum. Mr. Weiss’s career has spanned both the public and private sectors. He previously served as director for Russian\, Ukrainian\, and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff\, as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff\, and as a policy assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. \nBefore joining RAND\, Mr. Weiss was a vice president and investment strategist at American International Group\, Inc. subsidiary companies\, where he worked primarily on global commodities\, energy\, and foreign exchange markets.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-makes-putin-tick-putin-and-russias-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T110000
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SUMMARY:Global Trends in Authoritarian Interference in Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Democratic backsliding has become a defining trend in global politics over the past two decades. This has caused authoritarianism and authoritarian regimes to gain more traction around the world. One of the many mechanisms for “antidemocratic” leaders is interference in elections\, be it in their own countries or in other countries. \nJoin ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies und Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by experts Dr. John Glenn and Sarah Pagung for a discussion about authoritarian influence through interference in elections ranging from resenting results to manipulating or pre-determine election outcomes.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7416679217274%2FWN_HNE0PiknRLCNVrSMwP0iNw” css=”.vc_custom_1667921865202{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. John K. Glenn is Senior Director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies\, where he oversees and develops the Forum’s cross-cutting analytic and research activity in areas including transnational kleptocracy\, the integrity of the information space\, emerging technology\, and modern authoritarian influence. \nDr. Glenn has over 20 years of international experience in the nonprofit\, foundation\, and academic sectors\, having previously served as policy director at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition\, director of foreign policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, and executive director of the Council for European Studies. \nHe serves as adjunct faculty at the Elliott School for International Relations at George Washington University where he teaches graduate seminars on transatlantic relations\, having previously taught at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.  He is also an HFX Fellow on the Agenda Working Group for the Halifax International Security Forum. \nHe holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and Ph.D. and A.M. from Harvard University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.  He is the author of numerous articles\, reports\, and books on international affairs and democratic development\, including Framing Democracy (Stanford University Press) and The Power and Limits of NGOs (Columbia University Press\, co-edited with Sarah Mendelson). \nSarah Pagung has been an Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) since February 2019. Her research focuses on Russian foreign and information policies and on Moldova. Until December 2018\, Ms. Pagung worked as a Program Officer for the Robert Bosch Center for Central and Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia\, where she managed the discussion group on Russia and the Eastern Partnership as well as the joint project “A New Western Ostpolitik” with Johns Hopkins University. From 2013 to 2015\, she worked in the project team of the Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Kolleg. \nMs. Pagung is currently working on a doctorate on the impact of Russian propaganda and information policy on Germany at the Freie Universität Berlin\, where she studied political science. She is also an adjunct lecturer there and serves as a seminar facilitator for various formats relating to European foreign policy and Eastern Europe. From 2012 to 2013\, she worked in youth and adult education in Saint Petersburg on behalf of the European Voluntary Service’s German-Russian exchange program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/global-trends-in-authoritarian-interference-in-elections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
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SUMMARY:Food Security and the Economic Implications of the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The war in Ukraine has implications that reach far beyond its borders. The conflict has exacerbated critical issues in many parts of the world – like food insecurity. During the war\, we have seen food prices increase as Ukraine (one of the world’s “bread baskets”) has come under attack. Grain prices have vacillated as shipping lanes through the Black Sea have opened and closed. \nJoin ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies und Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by experts Ambassador Ertharin Cousin and Alexander Müller for a discussion about global food insecurity and how it has been made worse through the war in Ukraine.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2916680186564%2FWN_RJhtfYJ9TBGkLkuvfgE7HA” css=”.vc_custom_1668018685157{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Ertharin Cousin currently serves as the CEO and Managing Director of Food Systems for the Future\, a nutrition impact investment fund; a Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; a Bosch Academy\, Robert Weizsäcker Fellow; and as a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University\, Center on Food Security and Environment. \nFrom 2012 until 2017\, she led the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). As Executive Director\, Ambassador Cousin guided the 14\,000-member WFP team feeding more than 80 million people each year; while she identified and championed longer-term\, more sustainable solutions for global food insecurity and hunger. \nIn 2009\, Ambassador Cousin was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. Prior to her global hunger work\, she helped lead the U.S. domestic fight to end hunger including service as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of America’s Second Harvest -now Feeding America. She is currently a member of the Bayer AG Supervisory Board\, the Mondelez International Board of Directors\, the Royal DSM Sustainability Board\, and a Trustee of the African agriculture thinktank Academia2063. \nShe is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago\, the University of Georgia Law School\, and the University of Chicago Executive Management Program-Finance for Non-Financial Executives. She has been listed numerous times on the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List\, as the Fortune Most Powerful Woman in Food and Drink\, on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list\, and as one of the 500 Most Powerful People on the Planet by Foreign Policy magazine. \nAlexander Müller is the Founder and Managing Director of TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability in Berlin and Study Leader of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood)” hosted by UN Environment. He is a Member of the German Council for Sustainability. \nPreviously he served as Assistant-Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 2006 to 2013\, as a member of the UN Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC)\, and as chair of the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). In Germany\, he served as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection\, Food\, and Agriculture\, from 2001 to 2005\, and as State Secretary in the Ministry of Youth\, Family Affairs\, and Health in the state of Hesse\, among others. \nMr. Müller received a diploma in sociology from Philipps University in Marburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/food-security-and-the-economic-implications-of-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Monday\, November 21\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming\, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][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-53/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, November 28\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schoeck\, International Editor\, Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2916692236269%2FWN_Jnr-oQSMQPO4ClJCvXB9eg” css=”.vc_custom_1669223656117{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Anja Wehler-Schoeck is the International Editor at the German newspaper Tagesspiegel. Prior to that\, she served as Editor-in-Chief of IPG Journal\, a debate forum for international and European policy. Previously\, she worked as Political Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington\, DC\, and headed the Amman office of the German Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung as Country Director for Jordan and Iraq.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-54/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T120000
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought: How States Can Contribute to Achieving a Sustainable Agricultural Future
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue draws on this notion\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common transatlantic challenges. \nAgriculture is of crucial importance for the economy\, society\, the environment\, and the future of the planet. An environmentally\, economically\, and socially sustainable agriculture can contribute to protecting natural resources\, preserving biodiversity\, mitigating climate change\, and ensuring global food security. It also plays a significant role in promoting the future prosperity of rural areas and strengthening social cohesion. At the same time\, the sector faces significant challenges due to rising population growth\, declining biodiversity\, new training demands\, and the need to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have added stress to supply chains and led to rising investment costs\, price volatility\, and global trade conflicts. How can U.S. states and German Länder address these issues and shape the framework for a more sustainable agricultural future? \nTo discuss these issues\, the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany invite you to the next discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators including Representative Sydney Carlin (D)\, Kansas House of Representatives\, Senator Russ Goodman (R)\, Georgia State Senate\, and Elrid Pasbrig MdL (SPD)\, State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1716692220400%2FWN_z3IjeToSQUSWRXkECN66rg” css=”.vc_custom_1669222070404{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sydney Carlin has been a member of the Kansas House of Representatives\, representing the 66th district\, since 2003. She is the Ranking Minority Member of both the Kansas House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget. Ms. Carlin is a member of a number of community organizations\, including the American Cancer Society\, American Legion\, Fraternal Order of Police\, Habitat for Humanity\, the American Heart Association\, and the Manhattan Arts Center. Prior to being elected to the Kansas House\, she served on the Manhattan City Commission from 1993–97 and as mayor of Manhattan from 1996-97. \nRuss Goodman has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 2021\, representing the 8th district. He serves as the Secretary for the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. Mr. Goodman is a seventh-generation South Georgia farmer and entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture and rural Georgia. He is the co-owner of multiple businesses\, including the Great American Cobbler Company\, his family-operated fruit cobbler company\, and Cogdell Berry Farm\, his family’s farm where he is involved in every facet of the operation. He is also co-owner of EnviroSpec\, a pressure washer supply store\, and manager at Timberline Reforestation which does tree planting throughout the Southeast. \nElrid Pasbrig has been a member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt since 2021. She is Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee for Agriculture\, Food\, and Forestry and spokesperson for agriculture\, animal welfare\, and petitions for the SPD parliamentary group. Born in 1974 in the Former German Democratic Republic in Zerbst/Anhalt\, Elrid Pasbrig was raised on a farm in a rural area. This upbringing shaped her interest in agriculture at a very young age. Ms. Pasbrig got her Master’s Degree in politics\, sociology\, and English and American Studies after studying in Germany\, Great Britain\, and Norway. She is member of the Social Democrats since 2000 and held different offices from community to state levels since then. Before the election\, she worked at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and at the Ministry of Economy and Science in Saxony-Anhalt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/food-for-thought-how-states-can-contribute-to-achieving-a-sustainable-agricultural-future/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, December 5\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melissa Eddy\, New York Times Correspondent based in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1516700020945%2FWN_v02HgAVqQUOOQjwV09zGaw” css=”.vc_custom_1670002125412{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melissa Eddy is a correspondent based in Berlin who covers German politics\, social issues\, and culture for The New York Times. Her most recent work has delved into the challenges of integrating one million refugees\, the spate of Islamist terror attacks\, and the legacy of a trove of Nazi-looted art. \nShe has covered Germany’s green energy transformation and Chancellor Angela Merkel since she entered office in 2005. A Minnesota native fluent in German and French\, she came to Germany as a Fulbright scholar in 1996. Before joining The International Herald Tribune\, now the international edition of The New York Times\, in 2015\, she was a correspondent for The Associated Press in Frankfurt\, Vienna\, and the Balkans[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-55/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T120000
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SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the War’s New Phase
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the American Council on Germany launched the “In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” series in January with a conversation with Ambassador John Kornblum as storm clouds gathered. The series has followed the twists and turns of the unprovoked war over the last nine months. \nNow\, Ukrainian forces have successfully pushed back Russian forces in the east while Russia continues to brutalize the civilian population with missile and drone strikes aimed at crippling infrastructure and energy supplies\, turning out lights and turning off the heat\, and weaponizing winter. Questions remain about the resilience of the West’s commitment to Ukraine — military\, humanitarian\, and other financial aid — and the endgame — what it will take to end the war. \nThe American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council are continuing their series of virtual events titled In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine. Join us for a discussion about the evolving crisis with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_658tK86AS_6vpL8IRR5Vig” css=”.vc_custom_1669748316425{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/in-focus-russias-war-in-ukraine-understanding-the-wars-new-phase/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T000343
CREATED:20221130T203211Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Common Ground: German and U.S. Policies Toward China
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February recalibrated the attention of the transatlantic community toward Europe while pushing the longer-term challenges posed by China to the backburner. Yet\, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “pro-Russia” neutrality in the Ukraine conflict and joint efforts by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to weaken the liberal rules-based order have not gone unnoticed in European capitals and Washington DC. In addition\, persistent concerns about Chinese human rights abuses\, influence operations in Europe\, unfair trade practices\, economic coercion\, and military pressure on Taiwan make it likely that China will remain high on the transatlantic agenda. \nXi has officially secured another five years as the head of the Chinese Communist Party and emerged from the 20th Party Congress in a strong position to advance his agenda\, which includes reshaping international politics and global governance so it is more favorable to China’s interests. Strengthened\, he will be even more confident in exerting Chinese influence regionally and globally\, less risk averse\, and likely even less willing to listen to alternative views from within the party system. \nIn light of this\, transatlantic coordination and cooperation will be even more critical. Join ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies under Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by Sinologists Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Yun Sun for German and American perspectives on the complex relationship with China.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9616698401337%2FWN_CSTx8bt0SZuCBAWxlsp8Kg” css=”.vc_custom_1669840280016{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer is a Professor of Sinology at the University of Trier and a Senior Associate Fellow at MERICS. She is an expert on China’s digital politics\, media policy\, civil society\, and human rights. \nFrom 2013 until September 2020\, Dr. Shi-Kupfer headed MERICS’ research area on Public Policy and Society. She previously worked as a research associate at the University of Freiburg’s Institute for Sinology. She earned her Ph.D. from Ruhr University Bochum with a thesis on spiritual and religious groups in China after 1978. From 2007 to 2011\, she was based in Beijing\, covering China for various German-speaking media like the Austrian magazine Profil\, the German Protestant Press Agency EPD\, and the public radio station Deutsche Welle. Since 2019 she has been a member of the Sino-German Working Group on Digital Business Models initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. \nYun Sun is a Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center. Her expertise is in Chinese foreign policy\, U.S.-China relations\, and China’s relations with neighboring countries and authoritarian regimes. \nFrom 2011 to early 2014\, she was a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, jointly appointed by the Foreign Policy Program and the Global Development Program\, where she focused on Chinese national security decision-making processes and China-Africa relations. From 2008 to 2011\, Yun was the China Analyst for the International Crisis Group based in Beijing\, specializing in China’s foreign policy towards conflict countries and the developing world. Before ICG\, she worked on U.S.-Asia relations in Washington\, DC for five years. Yun earned her master’s degree in international policy and practice from George Washington University\, as well as an MA in Asia Pacific studies and a BA in international relations from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/finding-common-ground-german-and-u-s-policies-toward-china/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T103000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, December 12\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Marina Kormbaki\, Journalist for Der Spiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_YLoWpFgVSTyMG4NHI_9uOw”][vc_column_text]Marina Kormbaki has been with the weekly Der Spiegel since August 2022. She is in the Berlin bureau and covers German politics – with a special focus on the Green Party and foreign policy. She has been reporting on people\, politics\, and power in Berlin since 2015. Previously\, she worked for The Pioneer and\, before that the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). Earlier in her career\, she wrote for the Hannoverschen Allgemeinen Zeitung. She was born in Hannover and studied Social Sciences there.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-56/
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