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SUMMARY:The U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court:  Do They Serve as Models or Are They in Need of Reform?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the oldest constitutional court\, the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a model for other democracies and countries have often relied on the constitutional jurisprudence of the Supreme Court. The German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)\, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year\, also adopted practices from the U.S. and has been seen as a model for constitutional review in the world. While separated in age by 162 years\, both courts today face significant challenges related to the increasing politicization of courts and judicial processes\, the legality of health restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic\, cases concerned with states’ (or Länder) rights versus the federal government\, how to align fast-moving technological developments with settled constitutional rights regimes\, and the perils populism poses to liberal democracies. \nIn light of these challenges\, some are questioning the power of these courts. In the U.S.\, this has led to calls for judicial reform. Yet\, even while facing a similar slate of issues\, there is little talk of reforming the Federal Constitutional Court. Are these courts still respected\, and do they serve as models for democracies? What do they have in common\, and what are their most significant differences? To discuss this\, please join us for a discussion with Caroline Fredrickson\, Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown Law School\, and Russell Miller\, 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%2F3716445933473%2FWN_KOcp9pgiQ_ewemRnH_KWsw” css=”.vc_custom_1644593380311{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Caroline Fredrickson (Bosch Fellow 1993-94) is a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown Law School. Last year\, she served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. From 2009 to 2019\, Ms. Fredrickson was the President of the American Constitution Society. Before joining ACS\, she served as the Director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office and as General Counsel and Legal Director of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In addition\, she served as the Chief of Staff to Senator Maria Cantwell\, of Washington\, and Deputy Chief of Staff to then-Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle\, of South Dakota. During the Clinton Administration\, she served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. \nMs. Fredrickson has published works on many legal and constitutional issues and is a frequent guest on television and radio. In addition\, she regularly contributes opinion pieces for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and other news outlets. She is also the author of Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over\, The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules\, Fair Courts\, and Fair Elections\, and most recently\, The AOC Way. Together with other Bosch Fellowship alumni\, Ms. Fredrickson has a contributed chapter\, “Employment Discrimination: Germany’s Lack of Legal Remedies” in Germany in Transition: A Unified Nation’s Search for Identity. \nRussell Miller (Bosch Fellow 1999-2000) is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Max Planck Law Network. He is the J.B. Stombock Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University (currently on leave). Since joining the Washington and Lee law faculty in 2008\, his teaching and scholarly research has focused on public law subjects (Constitutional Law\, Administrative Law\, International Law)\, Comparative Law Theory and Methods\, and German Law and Legal Culture. From 2002 to 2008\, Mr. Miller was a professor at the University of Idaho College of Law. He is a two-time recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship (Heidelberg Max Planck Institute in 2009–2010; University of Münster 2020-2021). He also has been a Max Planck Visiting Senior Research Fellow (Heidelberg Max Planck Institute in 2015–2016). During his Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship in 1999-2000\, Mr. Miller completed professional assignments at the Bundesverfassungsgericht and the European Court of Human Rights. \nA recognized expert in German Law and Legal Culture\, Mr. Miller is the author/editor of several books and articles in the fields of comparative law and international law\, including Privacy and Power: A Transatlantic Dialogue in the Shadow of the NSA-Affair and The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the Federal Republic of Germany. He publishes a monthly column in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; the most recent contribution was entitled “Karlsruhe Around the World: A Mid-Life Crisis?” reflecting on the 70th anniversary of the German Federal Constitutional Court. Mr. Miller is the Co-Founder and Co-Editor in Chief of the German Law Journal\, an online and open-access\, English-language journal reporting on developments in German\, European and International jurisprudence. In 2021\, he was awarded a Humboldt Senior Research Prize in recognition of his years of high-level research on German law.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-u-s-supreme-court-and-the-german-federal-constitutional-court-do-they-serve-as-models-or-are-they-in-need-of-reform/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Munich?
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. Join us on Tuesday\, February 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the Munich Security Conference and more with the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung\, Stefan Kornelius.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8516451117966%2FWN_cSlP2RD3Qh-nScO1eYuL6g” css=”.vc_custom_1645111834106{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Stefan Kornelius is the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Previously he served as Foreign Editor of the paper for nearly 20 years. In his reporting career\, he has covered Germany’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU)\, the chancellorship of Helmut Kohl\, and defense issues in Europe. He served as Berlin Bureau Chief\, and from 1996 to 1999 he was the paper’s Washington correspondent. Prior to that he was a correspondent in Bonn. \nHis biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel\, entitled Angela Merkel\, the Chancellor and her World\, has been translated into 13 languages. Mr. Kornelius is a graduate of the Henri-Nannen-Journalistenschule and studied in Bonn and at the London School of Economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-munich/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T100000
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SUMMARY:A Crisis in Eastern Europa and the Future of German-American Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Karen Donfried will share her thoughts on the current crisis in Eastern Europe and outline the Biden administration’s vision for the U.S.-German relationship. The conversation will focus on how the new German government and the United States in tandem with our NATO allies can ensure peace and prosperity for our transatlantic community. The discussion will be moderated by Hon. Charles Boustany\, President of the Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC). \nThis event is held in partnership with Atlantik-Brücke and the Former Members of Congress.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_J-jnq-JNRTa8K2lfyBEpXA%3F” css=”.vc_custom_1645626629120{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Karen Donfried is the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Prior to her current position\, she served as President of the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States from April 2014 to September 2021. \nPreviously\, Dr. Donfried was the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council at the White House. Prior to the White House\, she served as the National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for Europe on the National Intelligence Council\, the intelligence community’s center for strategic thinking. From 2003 to 2005\, she worked for the U.S. Department of State’s Policy Planning staff\, handling the Europe portfolio. She has written extensively on German foreign and defense policy\, European integration\, and transatlantic relations. \nDr. Donfried joined GMF in 2001 after having served for ten years as a European specialist at the Congressional Research Service. Her second term of service at GMF was 2005 to 2010\, first as Senior Director of Policy Programs and then as Executive Vice President. \nShe became an officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2018\, received the Cross of the Order of Merit from the German Government in 2011\, became an officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in 2010\, and received a Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State in 2005 for her contribution to revitalizing the transatlantic partnership. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \nDr. Donfried has a Ph.D and MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a Magister from the University of Munich\, Germany. She holds a bachelor’s degree in government and German from Wesleyan University. Dr. Donfried is fluent in German.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/a-crisis-in-eastern-europa-and-the-future-of-german-american-relations/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T120000
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SUMMARY:Black Lives in Germany and the U.S. from 1933 to Today
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nIn 2021\, two Black victims of the Nazi regime were finally honored with so-called STOLPERSTEINE  — (lit. “stumbling stones or blocks”) – pioneered by German artist Gunter Demnig in Berlin. With concrete cubes bearing the names of persecuted residents in front of their homes\, victims are being remembered in Berlin and other German cities. \nWhat was life like as a Black woman or man in Nazi Germany? Why did it take more than 75 years to honor Black victims of the Nazi regime? What are the many forms of racism in today’s Western societies\, triggering a renewed global Black Lives Matter movement in 2020? \nPlease join us for a virtual conversation with Prof. Robbie Aitken\, historian of Black Europe\, Sheffield Hallam University\, who led the effort to place the Stolpersteine for Martha Ndumbe and Ferdinand James Allen; Dr. Tiffany Florvil (2015 ACG Hunt Fellow)\, Associate Professor of 20th Century European Women’s and Gender History at the University of New Mexico; and Ms. Alice Hasters\, journalist\, blogger\, and author who identifies as a Black German and publishes about her experience in today’s society. Moderated by Dr. Nicholas Boston (2006 ACG McCloy Fellow)\, sociologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the City University of New York\, Lehman College. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_iGyvdNUCRWmghCt5QPk0ig” css=”.vc_custom_1645035910262{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]This event is presented by 1014\, the German General Consulate New York\, the School of Arts and Humanities\, Lehman College (CUNY)\, the Goethe Institut Los Angeles\, Deutsches Haus at New York University\, and The Belle Zeller Scholarship Fund.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/black-lives-in-germany-and-the-u-s-from-1933-to-today/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T100000
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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\, February 28 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the developments in Ukraine and Germany’s response former NPR international correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson\, who now hosts the podcast “Common Ground.”[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5416457293385%2FWN_iAEgfcggQx6Jy6lSK4Z7KQ” css=”.vc_custom_1645729371720{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is the host of the podcast Common Ground and is based in Berlin. Prior to this\, she served as Special Correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard on NPR’s award-winning programs\, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered\, and read at NPR.org. From 2012 until 2018\, she was NPR’s bureau chief in Berlin. She won the ICFJ 2017 Excellence in International Reporting Award for her work in Central and Eastern Europe\, North Africa\, the Middle East\, and Afghanistan. \nShe was also based in Cairo for NPR and covered the Arab World from the Middle East to North Africa during the Arab Spring. In 2006\, she opened NPR’s first bureau in Kabul\, from where she provided listeners with an in-depth sense of life inside Afghanistan\, from the increase in suicide among women in a country that treats them as second-class citizens to the growing interference of Iran and Pakistan in Afghan affairs. For her coverage of Afghanistan\, she won a Peabody Award\, Overseas Press Club Award\, and the Gracie in 2010. She received the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award from Colby College in 2011 for her coverage in the Middle East and Afghanistan. \nMs. Nelson spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter\, including as Knight Ridder’s Middle East Bureau Chief. While at the Los Angeles Times\, she was sent on extended assignment to Iran and Afghanistan following the Sept. 11\, 2001\, terrorist attacks. She spent three years as an editor and reporter for Newsday and was part of the team that won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for covering the crash of TWA Flight 800. \nA graduate of the University of Maryland\, Nelson speaks Farsi\, Dari\, and German.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-34/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T120000
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SUMMARY:Russia’s Full-Scale Attack on Ukraine: A View from Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Earlier this week\, President Vladimir V. Putin recognized two Russia-backed separatist territories in Ukraine – the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics – and ordered the Russian military into those regions to carry out “peacekeeping functions.” After months of amassing troops along the border with Ukraine\, in the early hours of Thursday\, February 24\, Russia launched simultaneous attacks from the north\, east\, and south on major cities\, airports\, and ports in Ukraine. \nWith a full-scale attack underway\, major western countries have reacted with outrage at Russia’s invasion. U.S. President Joe Biden said that “President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Mr. Putin was “responsible for bringing war back to Europe.” And\, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called this “Putin’s war” and said the Russian leader would pay a “bitter price” for his “serious error.” \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a conversation with Dr. Claudia Major\, Head of the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin\, about the unfolding conflict.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8116457297313%2FWN_kWmnPsWDRa2fm1_B-I0Myg” css=”.vc_custom_1645729762355{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Claudia Major is Head of the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Her research\, advisory work\, publications\, and media contributions focus on security and defense policy in Europe and in a transatlantic context (NATO\, EU\, Germany\, UK\, France). Recent publications deal with Germany’s security and defense policy\, NATO’s strategic adaptation and future development\, developments in EU defense\, strategic autonomy\, and Franco-German relations in defense. Previously she held positions at the Center for Security Studies at the ETH Zurich\, the German Council on Foreign Relations\, the EU Institute for Security Studies (Paris)\, the German Foreign Office\, and Sciences Po Paris. She is a member of various boards\, including the Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention at the Federal Foreign Office. She holds a diploma from Sciences Po Paris and the Free University Berlin and a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham\, UK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russias-full-scale-attack-on-ukraine-a-view-from-berlin/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T110000
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SUMMARY:Zeitenwende: A New Foreign and Security Policy for Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This past weekend marked a major shift in Germany’s foreign and defense policy. On Saturday\, the German government announced it would send arms to Ukraine. Then on Sunday\, Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined a new blueprint for German foreign policy at a special session of the Bundestag. In a significant shift\, he committed to delivering weapons to Ukraine\, increasing Germany’s defense spending\, and also reducing Germany’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 2\, at 10:00 am ET for a discussion with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger\, former Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, about Scholz’s speech and what it means for Germany and Europe more broadly.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2716460711054%2FWN_gQjw9vZ8Trq4KlaM84R6gw” css=”.vc_custom_1646071142813{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow) is a German journalist and political scientist. He is the former Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, where he wrote about international politics. Before joining the newspaper’s editorial staff in 1986\, Mr. Frankenberger gained deep insight into the U.S. political decision-making process when he worked as an assistant to a U.S. member of Congress. He was a Bosch Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington\, DC\, in 2011 and a Marshall Fellow at Harvard University in 1990. He serves on the Board of various institutions dealing with foreign and defense policy issues. Mr. Frankenberger holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science\, Economics\, and American Studies from Frankfurt University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/zeitenwende-a-new-foreign-and-security-policy-for-germany/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
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SUMMARY:Immigration and Integration – Between Federal Policy and State Legislators
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for a discussion with Kerstin Celina\, Member of the State Parliament of Bavaria (Alliance 90/The Greens)\, State Senator John S. McCollister of Nebraska (R)\, and Jan Marcus Rossa\, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein (Alliance 90/The Greens). This discussion is held in partnership with Aspen Institute Germany as part of the State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue. \nWhile 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 gridlock. 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. \nA common phenomenon that has marked the history of both the United States and Germany is that of immigration. The United States is often labeled as a nation of immigrants and the German Wirtschaftswunder would not have been possible without workers immigrating from abroad. Since then\, immigration policy has moved into the center of public debate in both countries. In 2021\, the United States has recorded some of the highest numbers of immigrants coming from South and Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border. In Germany\, migration flows have slowed down after 2015 when large numbers of refugees fled the war in Syria\, Afghanistan\, and Iraq. Nevertheless\, a large number of refugees take on the dangerous and often deadly journey towards the EU\, fueling debates on how to address this issue on a policy level. Immigration policy is mostly a federal issue and yet it is the states and Länder that are tasked with ensuring successful integration. How can state governments help and encourage migrants to fully integrate into German and American society? What are the biggest hurdles in this effort for successful economic integration and social inclusion? What does migration mean for businesses and the economy? How important are collaborative efforts across the different levels of government and with different stakeholders? Understanding a local perspective on this big topic is the goal of this State-to-State-Dialogue.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Faspeninstitute-de.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZ0tc-usqDkuHd0bhnoSCqrVJIfZCxzZQc0Z” css=”.vc_custom_1646050919284{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/immigration-and-integration-between-federal-policy-and-state-legislators/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220307T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220307T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
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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\, March 7 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the developments between Russia and Ukraine and Germany’s response with Matthias Naß\, International Correspondent for Die ZEIT.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3416462636698%2FWN_OHe5GoktQUaJMWu3_oQXsA” css=”.vc_custom_1646263710271{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthias Naß has been the international correspondent for the weekly newspaper Die ZEIT since January 2011. He began his career as an editor in the politics department. In 1990\, he became deputy head of the political department. From 1994 to 1997\, he was editor-in-chief\, and from 1998 to 2010 deputy editor-in-chief. He is also co-founder and scientific director of the Zeit Akademie.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-35/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T120000
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SUMMARY:New Leadership and New Priorities for the Greens - Canceled
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In December\, the Green Party joined a three-party coalition government led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. It will be interesting to see how the Greens under new leadership shape German domestic and foreign policy moving forward. In late January\, Ricarda Lang became the youngest Co-Chair of Germany’s Green Party. Focused on feminism and ethical politics\, she brings a passion for equity to the party platform. Her counterpart\, Omid Nouripour\, brings experience and pragmatism. Together\, the two hope to strengthen the image of the Green party as the moral compass of the German government. \nJoin us on March 8\, International Women’s Day\, for a conversation with Ricarda Lang\, Co-Chair of the Grüne and party spokesperson for Women’s Policy\, on the equality goals of the party.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ricarda Lang is a German politician who is serving as co-leader of the Alliance 90/Die Grüne since January 2022\, alongside Omid Nouripour. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021. Previously\, she was the co-deputy leader of the party from 2019 to 2021 and spokeswoman for women’s policy\, and co-leader of the Green Youth from 2017 to 2019. In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the SPD\, Greens\, and FDP following the 2021 election\, Ms. Lang led her party’s delegation in the working group on equality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-leadership-and-new-priorities-for-the-greens/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T103000
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SUMMARY:Media Reporting of Russia’s War in Ukraine: What’s Being Covered and How to Avoid Fake News?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24\, the war has dominated news coverage across Europe\, in Germany\, and the United States. The conflict in Ukraine is not just being fought militarily\, but it is also very much an information war as Ukraine and Russia attempt to control the narrative about what is happening on the ground in Ukraine. What have news organizations been focusing on in their coverage of the conflict? How do they ensure the accuracy of the information they are presenting and avoid fake news? In this kind of crisis\, do news organizations struggle to provide “balanced coverage” with differing viewpoints? \nJoin us on March 10 for a conversation with Christina Brause\, Managing Editor Investigative Team at WELT & WELT AM SONNTAG\, and ACG Young Leader alumna Cristina Gonzalez\, POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for Audio\, for a discussion about media coverage during conflict – and specifically the war in Ukraine.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3216466703404%2FWN_5sn5VViCSTK6kxUY3zZwBA” css=”.vc_custom_1646670371019{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Christina Brause is Managing Editor Investigative Team at WELT & WELT AM SONNTAG\, where she has worked since 2016. From 2009 to 2015\, she was a freelance journalist with Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in Leipzig. She has also worked at ZDF Heute. Much of Ms. Brause’s reporting focuses on influence and fake news in social media. In 2021\, she won a German Journalist Award for her research and article on China’s secret propagandists in Germany. Ms. Brause completed her Master’s studies at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and her Bachelor’s studies at the University of Leipzig. \nCristina Gonzalez (2014 ACG Young Leader) is POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for Audio. In this role\, she produces POLITICO’s podcasts and develops and oversees new audio products. She is also a guest professor of journalism practice at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Ms. Gonzalez previously worked for Cox Media Group as a Senior Producer for local and nationally-syndicated radio in the US. She was a visiting Robert Bosch Fellow (2015-2016) at SPIEGEL Online and ZDF Morgenmagazin in Berlin. Her reporting\, analysis\, and production have appeared on/been published in POLITICO Europe\, SPIEGEL Online\, Deutsche Welle\, ZDF\, NPR Berlin\, WSB Radio\, Rare.us. Ms. Gonzalez holds an MSc degree in Communication Studies: Journalism and Media in Europe from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from New York University (NYU).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/media-reporting-of-russias-war-in-ukraine-whats-being-covered-and-how-to-avoid-fake-news/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220309T212624Z
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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\, March 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest developments in Ukraine\, among other topics\, 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%2F3316468611301%2FWN_B7syLNXORzSBkBPAOEwqrg” css=”.vc_custom_1646861163253{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-36/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220309T164526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T165011Z
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SUMMARY:The Implications and Consequences of Russia’s War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nEach day\, the reports from Ukraine are getting worse as the fighting continues and people try to evacuate their homes. Join the American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council for a discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, and Dr. Liana Fix\, Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (invited). They will talk about the latest developments of the conflict in Europe and put it in perspective by discussing the lasting consequences.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7516468442008%2FWN_G-IywA-sTEmf5waErpAUyw” css=”.vc_custom_1646844231202{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. \nDr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office\, while on sabbatical from 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 focus 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 from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-implications-and-consequences-of-russias-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220317T140245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T124114Z
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SUMMARY:The First 100 Days For Germany’s New Government: A Steep Learning Curve And A Historic Shift
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Barely 100 days into office\, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his three-party Ampelkoalition have already made history. After 16 years of government led by Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats\, in December a new government took over led by Olaf Scholz and the Social Democrats together with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats. Initially\, Germany’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic\, the country’s economic recovery\, and energy policy and climate change were at the top of the political agenda. While the new government was taking form\, tensions were building with Russia over Ukraine. By the end of February\, there was a full-scale war on Europe’s doorstep. Chancellor Scholz responded by holding a historic speech at a special session of the Bundestag where he outlined a new blueprint for German foreign and security policy. But\, how has the new government fared during its first 100 days? \nJoin us on March 18 for an assessment of the new government 100 days into office with journalists Johannes Leithäuser\, Political Correspondent in Berlin for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, and Dr. Anna Sauerbrey\, Foreign Editor\, DIE ZEIT.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2516475256980%2FWN_vdsmi2vbTOWFmmsEH_iaOQ|target:_blank” css=”.vc_custom_1647525739615{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Johannes Leithäuser is Berlin Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, where he covers politics. \nAfter graduating from high school\, he wanted to become a captain in the navy\, but he left after his mandatory service. A newspaper internship turned him on to journalism. He studied History\, Economics\, and Political Science in Heidelberg and Hamburg. Mr. Leithäuser joined the political section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 1988 and moved to Berlin in the summer of 1990. He reported on the end of the GDR\, the transition in the eastern states of Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania\, the move of the federal government to Berlin. Later he covered German domestic and foreign policy – except when he was correspondent in London from 2007 to 2012. \nDr. Anna Sauerbrey is the Foreign Editor at the weekly DIE ZEIT. Previously\, she headed the opinion pages of Der Tagesspiegel and Tagesspiegel Causa\, the paper’s online magazine. \nShe studied History\, Political Science\, and Journalism in Mainz and Bordeaux. From 2005 to 2009\, she was a research assistant in the History Department at the University of Mainz. She worked as an intern at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and ZDF\, among others\, and as a freelancer for the Mainzer Rhein-Zeitung for several years. In 2009\, Dr. Sauerbrey completed a traineeship at Der Tagesspiegel and became a staff member of its opinion/editorial department. In 2013\, she was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2018\, she was awarded an Anna-Marie and Stephen M. Kellen Fellowship for Berlin-based journalists by the ACG to conduct research on the role religion plays in American politics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-first-100-days-for-germanys-new-government-a-steep-learning-curve-and-a-historic-shift/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220321T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220321T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220317T175836Z
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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\, March 21 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest in German politics as well as developments in Ukraine with Rob Schmitz\, International Correspondent for NPR\, Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8916475397890%2FWN_HA23ZwCxTt-Iy8rSVgAmdQ” css=”.vc_custom_1647539864243{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Rob Schmitz is NPR’s international correspondent based in Berlin\, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future. From his base in the heart of Europe\, he has covered Germany’s levelheaded management of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland\, and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic. \nPrior to covering Europe\, Schmitz provided award-winning coverage of China for a decade\, reporting on the country’s economic rise and increasing global influence. His reporting on China’s impact beyond its borders took him to countries such as Kazakhstan\, Mongolia\, Vietnam\, Thailand\, Australia\, and New Zealand. Inside China\, he’s interviewed elderly revolutionaries\, young rappers\, and live-streaming celebrity farmers who make up the diverse tapestry of one of the most fascinating countries on the planet. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road (Crown/Random House 2016)\, a profile of individuals who live\, work\, and dream along a single street that runs through the heart of China’s largest city. The book won several awards and has been translated into half a dozen languages. In 2018\, China’s government banned the Chinese version of the book after its fifth printing. The following year it was selected as a finalist for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award\, Poland’s most prestigious literary prize. \nMr. Schmitz has won numerous awards for his reporting on China\, including two national Edward R. Murrow Awards and an Education Writers Association Award. His work was also a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award. His reporting in Japan — from the hardest-hit areas near the failing Fukushima nuclear power plant following the earthquake and tsunami — was included in the publication 100 Great Stories\, celebrating the centennial of Columbia University’s Journalism School. In 2012\, he exposed the fabrications in Mike Daisey’s account of Apple’s supply chain on This American Life. His report was featured in the show’s “Retraction” episode. In 2011\, New York’s Rubin Museum of Art screened a documentary Schmitz shot in Tibetan regions of China about one of the last living Tibetans who had memorized “Gesar of Ling\,” an epic poem that tells of Tibet’s ancient past. \nFrom 2010 to 2016\, Mr. Schmitz was the China correspondent for American Public Media’s Marketplace. He’s also worked as a reporter for NPR Member stations KQED\, KPCC\, and MPR. Prior to his radio career\, he lived and worked in China — first as a teacher for the Peace Corps in the 1990s\, and later as a freelance print and video journalist. He also lived in Spain for two years. He speaks Mandarin and Spanish. He has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature from the University of Minnesota\, Duluth\, and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-37/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220322T155827Z
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SUMMARY:What’s at Stake When Saarland Goes to the Polls?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following last year’s general election\, voters in four German states will take to the polls this year. The first election is in Saarland on March 27 – followed by elections in Schleswig-Holstein and North-Rhine Westphalia in May and Lower Saxony in October. While the Social Democrats (SPD) are looking to consolidate their power at the state level (and in the upper house\, Bundesrat)\, the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) will have four opportunities to try to win back support after major losses at the federal level. \nThe situation in each state is different – but these elections are likely to serve as both a referendum on the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Ampelkoalition and a litmus test for the new leader of the CDU\, Friedrich Merz. Saarland is a small state on the border of France and Luxembourg\, but it carries symbolic importance: The CDU has governed the state since 1999 but it is trailing the SPD in polls by nearly ten percent in some polls. A loss there could upset Merz’s momentum to rebuild the party. \nJoin us for a discussion about what’s at stake in Saarland with journalist Dr. Daniel Kirch\, Chief Correspondent for State Politics at the Saarbrücker Zeitung\, on March 25 at 11 am ET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7816479646536%2FWN_A-T2sTexT4-xT08W98Jzlg” css=”.vc_custom_1647964687406{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Daniel Kirch has been the Chief Correspondent for State Politics at the Saarbrücker Zeitung since 2016. He joined the paper in 2010 after studying Political Science and Journalism at the University of Trier and American University in Washington\, DC\, and working with the Deutsche Presse Agentur in Berlin\, Brussels\, Frankfurt\, and Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/whats-at-stake-when-saarland-goes-to-the-polls/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220323T130458Z
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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\, March 28 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Gabor Steingart\, founder and publisher of Media Pioneer Publishing and head of the management board of Handelsblatt Media Group.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8116480406049%2FWN_tQEPoCYSQh2hNCDf31JGOA” css=”.vc_custom_1648040646142{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Gabor Steingart is one of Germany’s best-known journalists\, authors\, and media managers. He is the founder and publisher of Media Pioneer Publishing\, which also publishes the political and business newsletter ThePioneer Briefing. Previously\, he was chairman of the management board of Handelsblatt Media Group and bureau chief at Der Spiegel in Berlin and Washington\, DC. Mr. Steingart has received numerous honors for his analyses of the current world and economic events\, such as the Helmut Schmidt Journalism Prize and the Business Journalist of the Year award.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-38/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220325T152737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T152737Z
UID:10000737-1648468800-1648472400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Social Cohesion in Uncertain Times: The Green Party’s Impact on Germany’s New Government
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In one month\, Germany has received nearly 300\,000 refugees from Ukraine and has hit a new record daily number of COVID cases. Coupled with growing concerns over energy diversity and rising costs\, Germany is facing simultaneous crises\, all of which put human rights front and center. As a member of the three-party Ampelkoalition\, the Greens – which head both the Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Economics and Energy – have taken on an important role in shaping the social priorities of the new German government. \nJoin us on March 28 at 12:00 pm ET\, for a conversation with the Co-Chair of the Green Party\, Ricarda Lang.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6716482219682%2FWN_0kKe0JlpSOGB9_TfhZY3Xw” css=”.vc_custom_1648222017024{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ricarda Lang is a German politician who is serving as co-leader of the Alliance 90/Die Grüne since January 2022\, alongside Omid Nouripour. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021. Previously\, she was the co-deputy leader of the party from 2019 to 2021 and spokeswoman for women’s policy\, and co-leader of the Green Youth from 2017 to 2019. In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the SPD\, Greens\, and FDP following the 2021 election\, Ms. Lang led her party’s delegation in the working group on equality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/social-cohesion-in-uncertain-times-the-green-partys-impact-on-germanys-new-government/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220325T173915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T173933Z
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Response to the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany’s dramatic change in foreign and defense policy is a direct result of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. Berlin quickly imposed sanctions on Russia in conjunction with its EU partners and the United States. It also took bilateral steps such as freezing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Further measures remain on the table as Germany seeks to reduce its dependency on imports of Russian gas\, oil\, and coal and accelerate its transition to renewable energy sources. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his coalition government have pledged to establish a €100 billion defense fund and stated that German defense spending will rise to at least 2 percent of GDP (up from 1.53 percent in 2021\, according to NATO data). \nGerman actions to implement these commitments will play a crucial role in the Western response to Moscow’s aggression\, strengthening NATO’s defense and helping meet the threat Russia poses to European security. Join the ACG and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) for a hybrid event with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD) on Friday\, April 1.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6816482298763%2FWN_PHsrkEqTR_ifMgqlbA23PA” css=”.vc_custom_1648229933933{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Metin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget Committee. He is the Chairman of the USA/North America Working Group within the SPD Parliamentary Group and a member of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group in the German Bundestag. Before being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Hakverdi was a member of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 2008 to 2013\, where he was on the Budget Committee and the Committee of Public Companies and Assets. \nMr. Hakverdi attended high school in Simi Valley\, California\, in 1985/86 and studied law at the Christian-Albrecht University in Kiel and at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. He was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES). He is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-response-to-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events,Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071447
CREATED:20220331T163121Z
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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\, April 4 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause which will take a deep dive into how the Ukraine war has changed Germany’s energy and climate policy plans with ACG Kellen Fellowship alumnus Julian Wettengel\, Correspondent for Clean Energy Wire.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516487442081%2FWN_4FitGHoCRrCuM0iTDDNXHA” css=”.vc_custom_1648744244023{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Julian Wettengel is a staff Correspondent for Clean Energy Wire. Before joining the team\, he served as a parliamentary assistant to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the European Parliament. In this role\, he was responsible for the preparation of speeches\, articles\, and briefings for the chairman. Prior to his time in Brussels\, he supported a professor at George Washington University as a research assistant. Julian has also worked for a number of TV productions as a camera assistant\, sound operator\, and researcher. He holds a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Kiel. In 2019\, he was awarded an Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany\, during which he researched natural gas in the U.S.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-39/
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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\, April 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause which will discuss how the war in Ukraine is impacting German politics and the ongoing Covid-19 debates taking place with Brent Goff\, Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff”.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2616496744652%2FWN_VbfXr4RDQkKEMmWA7Yt8fA” css=”.vc_custom_1649674594370{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Brent Goff is the Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff”. He joined DW in 2000 and has become one of the most recognized on-air personalities. Prior to joining DW\, Brent worked as a producer for CNN. He was both a Fulbright Scholar and a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Germany.  Brent grew up in rural North Carolina\, and his first job in TV journalism was at a small TV station in Missouri. He holds an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-40/
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SUMMARY:The War in Ukraine: How Will This End?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although there has been a withdrawal of Russian troops in the north of Ukraine\, the images of death and destruction from places like Bucha mark a grim turning point in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Join the American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council for a discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, and Dr. Liana Fix\, Program Director in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin\, about the latest developments of the conflict in Europe and its lasting consequences.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4216494015225%2FWN_ZYBojHojTQyEG-yVskbvRw” css=”.vc_custom_1649401606995{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. \nDr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office\, while on sabbatical from 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 focus 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 from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-war-in-ukraine-how-will-this-end/
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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\, April 25 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause following the elections in France and what it means for Europe 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%2F2916503987576%2FWN_69efdEubSm6srtHWuzjRHw” css=”.vc_custom_1650400248133{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-berlin-41/
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SUMMARY:What to Expect from the Next French President: A View from Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Sunday\, April 24\, French voters will take to the polls in the second round of France’s presidential election. They will decide between a second term for President Emmanuel Macron or a new start with his right-wing challenger Marine Le Pen. The two candidates have very different views on foreign policy and France’s role in the world. While President Macron pushes for a more sovereign Europe and sees the European Union as the best vehicle to defend French national interests at the global level\, Ms. Le Pen promotes a radically nationalist vision of sovereignty that includes leaving NATO and challenging EU treaties in order to regain independence. The results of the French presidential election will define the course of French—and European—politics for the next few years. \nThe race is a repeat of the 2017 election\, in which Macron decisively defeated Le Pen with 66 percent of the vote. The latest polling points to a far narrower outcome in this election. Join us for a discussion with Jacob Ross about France’s election – and what it means for Germany and Europe. He is a Research Fellow in the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Franco-German Relations Program.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016505759253%2FWN_uDlK2RBBS82rfb1ZF_flCQ” css=”.vc_custom_1650575959188{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jacob Ross has been a research fellow in the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Franco-German Relations Program since January 2022. He had initially joined the program as a research assistant in June 2021. Previously\, he worked as a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels. He had already gained experience within the Franco-German context while working at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and during his work as a parliamentary assistant to Sabine Thillaye\, Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly. \nMr. Ross also received the majority of his academic training in France: first\, within a Franco-German double-degree program at the Institute of Political Science (IEP) in Lille and\, later\, at the IEP in Paris and at the Ecole nationale d’administration (Ena) in Strasbourg. He also studied at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna while earning a master’s degree in international relations and economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-to-expect-from-the-next-french-president-a-view-from-berlin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T110000
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SUMMARY:Russia’s Renewed Offensive in Ukraine: Where Do We Go from Here?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russian troops have withdrawn from Kyiv\, but Moscow has launched a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine with the aim of securing control over Ukraine’s Donbas region. Russia increased air and missile strikes against several targets across Ukraine in the run-up to the renewed offensive – particularly around the line of contact in the east and southeast. Intense fighting is likely to continue throughout this region. Heavy fighting also continues in the strategic port city of Mariupol\, and the city will likely fall in the coming days. \nAgainst this backdrop\, President Zelenskyy continues to plead for more military aid. Join us for a virtual discussion about the ongoing war in Ukraine and the western response on Thursday\, April 28\, at 11:00 am ET with Lieutenant General Ben Hodges\, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis and former Commanding General\, United States Army Europe\, and Dr. Claudia Major\, Head of the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7016504730980%2FWN_cGNApChCQKudDuTfDfzWyg” css=”.vc_custom_1650473140013{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Lieutenant General Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis which he joined in 2018. From 2014 to 2017\, General Hodges served as Commanding General\, United States Army Europe 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). \nDr. Claudia Major is Head of the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Her research\, advisory work\, publications\, and media contributions focus on security and defense policy in Europe and in a transatlantic context (NATO\, EU\, Germany\, UK\, France). Recent publications deal with Germany’s security and defense policy\, NATO’s strategic adaptation and future development\, developments in EU defense\, strategic autonomy\, and Franco-German relations in defense. Previously she held positions at the Center for Security Studies at the ETH Zurich\, the German Council on Foreign Relations\, the EU Institute for Security Studies (Paris)\, the German Foreign Office\, and Sciences Po Paris. She is a member of various boards\, including the Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention at the Federal Foreign Office. She holds a diploma from Sciences Po Paris and the Free University Berlin and a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham\, UK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russias-renewed-offensive-in-ukraine-where-do-we-go-from-here/
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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\, May 2 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest developments in Berlin including Germany’s renewed commitment to sending weapons to Ukraine with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief European Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4516510663179%2FWN_WyA0ZNUgRe-sp8XSj7XEuQ” css=”.vc_custom_1651066380923{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s Chief Europe Correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb Award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for Business Week\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-42/
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SUMMARY:Priorities for Germany's G7 Presidency
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany has an ambitious agenda for its G7 Presidency in 2022 – and faces unexpected challenges. When Germany assumed the Presidency on January 1st\, it sought to achieve “progress towards an equitable world” through a focus on sustainability\, economic stability\, public health\, and investment in a better future. And\, it recognized the importance of a multilateral approach to addressing common global challenges. In late February\, however\, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine put the global economic and security order at risk. \nHow will Germany take the lead in developing global solutions in the face of open conflict in Europe? Join the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington\, DC for the first of several events on Germany’s G7 Presidency. On Thursday\, May 5\, Dr. Jörg Kukies\, State Secretary for Economic\, Finance\, and European Affairs – and one of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s closes advisors – will provide an overview of the G7 Presidency prior to the G7 Leaders’ Summit in late June.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9816511544282%2FWN_lP5kxI84Sgmb7Zz09JPpiw” css=”.vc_custom_1651154463476{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Jörg Kukies is the State Secretary for Economic\, Finance\, and European Affairs\, and G7/G20 Sherpa in the German Federal Chancellery. Previously\, he served as State Secretary for financial market policy and European policy at the Federal Ministry of Finance from April 2018. Before that\, he was co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs AG and managing director of the Frankfurt branch of Goldman Sachs International from 2014 to 2018. He has previously held positions in the product development team of Goldman Sachs International in London\, in the equities division for Germany and Austria in Frankfurt\, and as head of equity derivatives for Europe\, the Middle East\, and Africa at Goldman Sachs International from 2011 to 2014. \nDr. Kukies studied economics at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris. He has a master’s in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago\, Graduate School of Business.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/priorities-for-germanys-g7-presidency/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T110000
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SUMMARY:The Cyber and Tech Dimension of Russia’s War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Russia launched a full-on invasion of Ukraine in late February\, many expected Moscow to undertake heavy cyber and information attacks as well as kinetic military action. More than two months into the war\, Kyiv has not only managed to keep the country online – despite a number of hacking attempts by Russia – but it has gone on the offensive. \nCyber attacks\, targeted disinformation campaigns\, and the threat of massive disruption as tools for modern warfare are nothing new. As a matter of fact\, over the past decade\, Russia has engaged in cyberattacks as a means to disrupt the global economy and to keep western countries off-balance. The cyber dimension of the “hot war” in Ukraine is an important reminder of the need to defend cyberspace. Join us for a virtual discussion with Berlin-based cybersecurity experts Tyson Barker and Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar on Friday\, May 6\, 2022\, at 11 am ET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3116515846035%2FWN_2cP_XmQ5Qqav3LW8WN_gkA” css=”.vc_custom_1651584649324{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tyson Barker joined DGAP in October 2020 as head of its Technology and Global Affairs Program. He previously worked at Aspen Germany where\, as deputy executive director and fellow\, he was responsible for the institute’s digital and transatlantic programs. Prior to that\, Mr. Barker served in numerous positions including as senior advisor in the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department and director for transatlantic relations at the Bertelsmann Foundation. He has written for numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic including Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, Politico\, The Atlantic\, The National Interest\, and Der Spiegel. \nMr. Barker was a Fulbright scholar in Austria and a Truman National Security Project Fellow. He was a recipient of the Taiwan Cultural Exchange Fellowship and received a grant from the Starr Foundation to conduct research on Sino-European relations. Mr. Barker holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In addition to his native English\, he speaks fluent German and Spanish. \nHeli Tiirmaa-Klaar has been the Director of the Digital Society Institute at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin since January 2022. From 2018 to 2021\, she served as Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy and Director General for the Cyber Diplomacy Department at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, where she led the efforts to promote international law and cyber norms during the Estonian tenure at the United Nations Security Council. From 2012 to 2018\, she was working as a Head of Cyber Policy Coordination at the European External Action Service where she coordinated EU external relations on cyber issues and co-led preparations of European Cyber Security Strategies since 2012. She set up EU strategic level cyber dialogues with the US\, India\, Brazil\, Japan\, South Korea\, China as well as other international organizations. She also kicked off EU global cyber capacity building programs and steered the development of the EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox to bolster European response to malicious cyber activities. In 2011\, she was assigned to the NATO International Staff to prepare the NATO Cyber Defense Policy. \nShe has been working on cyber and tech policies since 2007 when she led the development of the first whole-of-government Estonian Cyber Security Strategy. From 2008 to 2010\, she coordinated the implementation of the strategy\, managed the National Cyber Security Council\, and led the establishment of national cyber resilience structures as well as public-private partnerships. She has held various managerial and academic positions at the Estonian Ministry of Defense and the Tallinn University since 1995. She was a Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University and has published in several academic journals throughout her career.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-cyber-and-tech-dimension-of-russias-war-in-ukraine/
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SUMMARY:War and Conflict from a Female Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The war in Ukraine is displacing millions of people. Many women and children are leaving the country. But\, there are also women who have stayed behind and been on the frontline of the war in Ukraine – as fighters and as medics. They are tenacious in defending their homes and their country from Russian attacks. Who stays? Who leaves? And\, what motivates the women who stay to fight? \nThe role of women fighting against Russian forces is not unique. In the Congo\, they push back against warlords. In Afghanistan\, they counter the Taliban. In conflict zones around the world\, who are the women who fight back? And\, who are the women who don’t? Journalist Cosima Gill and war reporter Julia Leeb are co-hosts of a German-language podcast on the female perspective on war and conflict called “Women in War.” Join us for a virtual discussion with them on Thursday\, May 12 at 11 am ET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5616521216585%2FWN_qWfWtv7OR4OwjmK7fLX2Qg” css=”.vc_custom_1652121689697{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cosima Gill is a television journalist\, reporter\, and social media expert. Since 2018\, she has contributed to ARD’s program “Kontraste” and she has been an on-air reporter for the current affairs news program “Aktuelle Stunde” since 2017. \nPrior to this\, she was a reporter and journalist for n-tv and RTL where she also reported from many European countries. In 2014 and 2016\, she lived and reported from India for several months – for ARD and Deutsche Welle\, respectively. \nMs. Gill began her career as a journalist working as a free-lancer in Bonn before going to university in Geneva where she studied international relations. She also holds a Master’s Degree from King’s College in London\, where she focused on security studies and south Asia. \nJulia Leeb is a photojournalist and filmmaker. The emphasis of her work is on regions in political upheaval. She has done long-term projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)\, Egypt\, Syria\, Libya\, Afghanistan\, and Sudan. Her report on women living under the rule of a warlord in the jungle of the DRC was nominated for the Peter Scholl-Latour award. \nMs. Leeb studied International Relations and Diplomacy in Madrid. After graduation\, she worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy in Rome. In order to deepen her knowledge of the Middle East\, she moved to Egypt to study Arabic and conduct at the Institute for Peace Studies. \nMs. Leeb returned to Germany where she graduated from the media academy BAF in Munich. Since then she has worked as a war reporter focusing on the revolutions and wars in the Arab world. Later she extended her geographical reach and published the book “North Korea: Anonymous Country“ which was featured on National Public Radio\, The Wall Street Journal\, and other renowned international publications. In Germany\, the book was nominated for the national Photo Book Award.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/war-and-conflict-from-a-female-perspective/
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SUMMARY:The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine: A Crisis Or An Opportunity For German Foreign Policy?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany has made a dramatic shift in its foreign\, defense\, and energy policy as a direct result of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. After decades of Ostpolitik (a foreign policy of détente toward the Soviet Union and then Russia) and Wandel durch Handel (or “change through trade”)\, we have seen a major pivot in German policy toward Russia. But\, is it here to stay? And\, to what degree to Germany’s stance toward Moscow help Putin launch the current conflict? \nJoin us for a hybrid event with senior German diplomat Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger\, who served as the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) from 2008 until 2022 and is now President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516523566599%2FWN_qQthtrZOQsStVbVZrkKb6g” css=”.vc_custom_1652356696682{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger was the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) from 2008 until 2022 and is now President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation. Additionally\, he teaches at the Hertie School in Berlin as Senior Professor for Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice. He advises the private sector\, governments\, and international organizations on strategic issues. \nAmbassador Ischinger began his career in 1973 in the cabinet of the UN Secretary-General in New York. In 1975\, he joined the Federal Republic of Germany’s Foreign Service. In 1993\, he was named Director of Policy Planning\, and in 1995 Political Director. In this role\, he led the German delegations during the Bosnian Peace negotiations in Dayton/Ohio in 1995\, the negotiations on the NATO-Russia Founding Act in 1996/1997\, and during the Kosovo crisis in 1998/99. In October 1998\, he was appointed State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) of the German Federal Foreign Office. From 2001 to 2006\, he served as German Ambassador in Washington\, DC\, and\, from 2006 to 2008\, in London. In 2007\, he also represented the EU in the Troika negotiations on the future of Kosovo. \nIn 2014\, Ambassador Ischinger served as the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-In-Office in the Ukraine crisis. In 2015\, he chaired the OSCE-mandated “Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project” tasked with providing advice on how to build a more resilient European security architecture. \nAmbassador Ischinger serves as a member of a number of non-profit boards\, including the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, the American Academy Berlin\, and Dialogue Europe Russia (DER) as well as the Atlantik-Brücke\, the Yalta European Strategy Group (YES) as well as the Atlantic Council\, Washington D.C. He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission\, and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). He also serves on the Supervisory Board of Hensoldt AG and on the International Advisory Board of Investcorp\, London. \nWolfgang Ischinger studied law at the universities of Bonn and Geneva and obtained his law degree in 1972.  He earned a MA degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and did postgraduate work at Harvard Law School. He is married to author and journalist Jutta Falke-Ischinger\, and has three children. He is a licensed skiing instructor and loves mountaineering and hunting.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-a-crisis-or-an-opportunity-for-german-foreign-policy/
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