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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Monday\, October 9 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the day after state elections in Bavaria and Hesse with Michael Watzke\, Bavarian Correspondent for Deutschlandradio. He’ll talk about the impact of the elections at the state and national level.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4916965321275%2FWN_QFcbOjZyRy2GOuO43VyhsQ” css=”.vc_custom_1696532187525{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Michael Watzke has been the Bavarian Correspondent for Deutschlandradio since 2010. He first embarked on a career in journalism by working on the school paper (Die Waage) in Remscheid and later worked as a free-lancer for the Rheinischen Post and at WDR’s regional studio in Wuppertal. He studied Journalism at the German Journalist School in Munich and Political Science and Communications at the LMU Munich and at American University in Washington DC. After completing his studies\, Mr. Watzke worked as a journalist\, editor\, and moderator and\, from 2002 until 2010\, as Lead Reporter for Antenne Bayern. He was awarded an Arthur F. Burns Fellowship in 2014 and worked at WNYC.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-76/
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: How Is Disinformation Shifting Democratic Processes and International Relations?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disinformation is a cause for tremendous concern to countries around the world – including democracies. Information manipulation has become more common – and far more sophisticated – in recent years. There are domestic and foreign actors who engage in disinformation campaigns to disrupt democratic processes or otherwise make money by intentionally spreading false or misleading information. How resilient are nation-states and the international order? What can be done to address disinformation at the national and multilateral levels? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York for the second installment of the series on “Dealing with Disinformation.” German diplomat and former journalist Ralf Beste and Melissa Fleming\, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations\, will discuss the impact of disinformation on international relations during a webinar on Thursday\, October 12\, at 11:00 am ET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2516964545872%2FWN_Ixk5tyIPR_u65YqlhWXDpw” css=”.vc_custom_1696454617802{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ralf Beste is a German diplomat and former journalist. He currently serves as the Director-General for Culture and Society at the German Federal Foreign Office. From September 2019 until March 2022\, he was Germany’s Ambassador to Austria. Prior to that\, he was Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff in the Foreign Office\, where he was responsible for the 2014 “Review of German Foreign Policy.” He became the Director of the Policy Planning staff in 2017. \nFrom 1996 until 2000\, he was the Parliamentary Correspondent for the Berliner Zeitung – first in Bonn and then in Berlin. In 2001\, he moved to the Berlin Bureau of Der Spiegel\, where he reported on foreign and security policy and the Greens. \nMr. Beste studied History in Bochum\, Bielefeld\, and Baltimore and holds Master’s degrees from Bielefeld University and The Johns Hopkins University. \nMelissa Fleming is Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations\, having taken up her post in September 2019. \nMs. Fleming leads the UN’s Department of Global Communications\, which is responsible for informing global audiences about the state of the world and engaging them to build support for the Organization’s work and goals. \nIn this role\, Ms. Fleming oversees the UN’s strategic communications operations\, including its multilingual news and digital media services\, public outreach programmes\, and global campaigns. \nUnder her leadership\, the UN Department of Global Communications engages in far-reaching efforts to address misinformation\, disinformation\, and hate speech. She is leading on the development of a Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms. \nPreviously\, Ms. Fleming served 10 years at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as Head of Global Communications. Prior to that\, she was the Spokesperson and Head of Media and Outreach at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). She also headed the Press and Public Information team at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). \nMs. Fleming is a TED speaker\, the author of the book  A Hope More Powerful than the Sea\, and the host of the award-winning UN podcast Awake at Night. \nMs. Fleming holds a Master of Science in Journalism from the College of Communication\, Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies from Oberlin College.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-how-is-disinformation-shifting-democratic-processes-and-international-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Monday\, October 16 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Alfred Schmit.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9716972074397%2FWN_3pIJyxl0SKmf1Sq_SPASQw” css=”.vc_custom_1697207478505{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Alfred Schmit works as a journalist in Berlin. Since December 2018\, he has been a radio correspondent in ARD’s capital studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as London correspondent for ARD radio\, for SWR Radio in the Economics department in Stuttgart and as newswriter for the German national TV news\, tagesschau\, in Hamburg. Mr. Schmit’s topics primarily include economics\, finance\, and consumer issues. Previously\, the radio journalist worked at DEUTSCHE WELLE as presenter for the English-language section and a correspondent’s deputy in Bonn. A political scientist by training\, he graduated from the Universität Heidelberg and completed journalism training at the Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists in Munich (ifp). Mr. Schmit also spent a year studying in the United States at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-77/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: Special Edition - The Polish Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us on Monday\, October 23\, for a special edition of the regular Kaffeepause. We’ll discuss the results of Poland’s election and the future of German-Polish relations with former German Ambassador to Poland Rolf Nikel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8416976372954%2FWN_ndOm6mFbTkKdj46Qsd1r4A” css=”.vc_custom_1697637356483{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Rolf Nikel has served as the Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) since September 2020\, when he was elected to this office by DGAP’s general assembly. \nBefore joining DGAP\, Amb. Nikel spent more than 40 years working for the German Foreign Office. From July 2014 until the end of June 2020\, he was Germany’s ambassador to Poland. From 2011 to 2014\, he was the Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control. Prior to that\, he served in the Federal Chancellery – as deputy head of its foreign and security policy division (2006 to 2011) and head of its United Nations and Global Issues Group (2005 to 2006). During his diplomatic career\, he also worked at German embassies in Moscow\, Nairobi\, Paris\, and Washington\, DC\, where he headed the political department. \nRolf Nikel studied political science\, economics\, and international law in Frankfurt; Durham\, North Carolina; and Paris. He was also a fellow at Harvard University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-special-edition-the-polish-election/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T171226
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Zeitenwende and Nuclear Deterrence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Russia’s war in Ukraine\, we have seen a fundamental shift in Germany’s foreign\, security\, and energy policy. Putin’s nuclear threats and saber-rattling has also led to a reexamination of Germany’s approach to nuclear defense. Prior to the current conflict\, there was little discussion about nuclear defense. \nIn a new book titled “Deutschlands nukleare Interessen” (Germany’s Nuclear Interests)\, security expert Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp reexamines Germany’s nuclear defense policy and highlights the need for German parliamentarians and policymakers to have a nuanced understanding about nuclear matters and the role of deterrence. Join us on October 24 at 11 am ET for a virtual discussion with Dr. Kamp.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8716976627053%2FWN_-3zj-p0YSkqpJZvz3O4iVA” css=”.vc_custom_1697662734818{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp is a Lecturer at the University “Roma Tre” in Rome and an Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Berlin. Previously\, he served as Special Envoy of the Political Director in the German Ministry of Defense. From 2013 to 2015\, he was the Academic Director at the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) in Berlin and then served as the Academy’s President until 2019. \nHe started his career in 1986 at the German Council of Foreign Affairs (DGAP) in Bonn. In 1988\, he was a Research Fellow at the Center for Science and International Affairs (CSIA) at Harvard‘s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In September 1988\, he joined the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bonn\, where he became Head of the Foreign- and Security Policy Research Section in 1992 and later the Director of its International Planning Staff. From 2003 to 2007\, he was the Security Policy Coordinator of the Foundation in Berlin. From 1997 to 1998\, Dr. Kamp was on a temporary assignment with the Planning Staff of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From November 2007 to October 2013\, he served as the Research Director of the NATO Defense College (NDC) in Rome to build up NATO’s Research Division. \nDr. Kamp is a member of numerous international institutions and academic bodies. In 2009\, Secretary Madeleine Albright selected him as one of the Advisors for the NATO Expert Group on the New Strategic Concept. Since 2016\, he is also the co-editor of the strategic journal “Sirius\,” and he has published more than 400 articles on security policy issues in books and journals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-zeitenwende-and-nuclear-deterrence/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T130000
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SUMMARY:The Israel-Hamas Conflict and its Broader Implications: A View from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 7\, in a series of coordinated attacks\, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel\, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. More than 1\,400 Israelis were killed and more than 200 people – including civilians – were taken to Gaza as hostages. In response\, Israel has carried out air and artillery strikes\, begun a counter-offensive\, and cut off electricity and most water supplies. The fighting is causing death and destruction in the region – and causing reverberations around the world. On Monday\, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting regarding the situation. This comes after a meeting on Friday when 120 countries voted in favor of a UN resolution calling for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The United States voted against the resolution. Germany – and 14 other EU member states – abstained\, showing that the EU countries cannot find a common position. \nMore than three weeks into the conflict\, join the American Council on Germany on November 1 for a virtual discussion about the broader implications of the conflict with Middle East expert Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz\, Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Professor for Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2516986709152%2FWN_tflEW-ayTM6Zy-0ojaU9sA” css=”.vc_custom_1698670946041{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz has been the Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Professor of Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg since October 2019. Prior to that\, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). Earlier in his career\, he served as Director of Economic Studies at the Gulf Research Center (GRC) in Dubai. He began his career in finance\, working for banks in Frankfurt\, Mainz\, and Dubai. He has also held positions with the Barcelona Institute of International Studies\, the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po\, and at Princeton University. \nProf. Dr. Woertz studied Economics\, Political Science\, and Islamic Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg\, the Free University of Berlin\, the Institut Français d’Études Arabes de Damas\,  and the University of Damascus.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-israel-hamas-conflict-and-its-broader-implications-a-view-from-germany/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231106T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, November 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski\, Germany Correspondent\, The Wall Street Journal.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016988511318%2FWN_jhlvJUi4RJyiuXD3NNnJZg” css=”.vc_custom_1698851179200{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s Germany correspondent\, covering all aspects of Europe’s largest economy and its influence on the rest of the continent and beyond. He also covers Europe at large across major themes. \nBefore joining the WSJ\, he covered Europe for the Times and the Sunday Times of London from Brussels and Vienna\, focusing on a broad range of subjects including the war in eastern Ukraine\, the 2015 migration crisis\, the rise of the Islamic State in Europe\, Russian meddling in Europe and Britain’s departure from the European Union.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-78/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T120000
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SUMMARY:Supporting Israel\, Understanding Palestinians:  How the War in Gaza has Sparked Dark Reminders of the Past in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the end of World War II\, one term has shaped German politics more than any other: “Never again.” Yet\, once again\, Jews fear for their lives. \nThe October 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas have evoked agonizing memories. World leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden have drawn parallels between the assault and the Holocaust. Biden even described the attacks on a dance party and farming communities\, which left more than 1\,400 people dead\, as “the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.” \nSince the attacks\, Jews in Germany have faced violence on German streets and authorities say antisemitic crimes have increased. Homes and businesses have been marked with the Star of David\, a dark reminder of the 1930s. The conflict in Gaza has polarized communities. There have been pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have gotten violent. \nOn November 9\, we will talk with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer about the mood in Germany following the violence in Gaza.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016990301351%2FWN_ZCxXsJ3xRIiCNZhvVbAIDw” css=”.vc_custom_1699030173481{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He studied abroad in Italy and the United States. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/supporting-israel-understanding-palestinians-how-the-war-in-gaza-has-sparked-dark-reminders-of-the-past-in-germany/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, November 13 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Berlin Correspondent for Die Zeit\, Petra Pinzler (2010 Kellen Fellow). \nPetra Pinzler is a journalist with the German weekly DIE ZEIT based in the Berlin office. She writes on the EU and foreign policy as well as economic affairs and development. She has been with DIE ZEIT since 1994\, first as an economics editor based in Hamburg\, then from 1998 to 2002 as a US correspondent based in Washington\, DC. In 2001\, she was a Bucerius Fellow at the de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. From 2002 to 2007\, she was the paper’s European Correspondent based in Brussels. \nShe studied economics and politics at the University of Cologne and journalism at the Cologne Journalism School. Ms. Pinzler has won a number of awards for her work including the Robert Bosch Foundation Journalism Prize in 1999\, the Karl Klasen Prize in 2003\, and the Journalism Prize for Development Policy in 2006. In 2010\, she was awarded a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-80/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T171226
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, November 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schöck\, Head of International Politics for Der Tagesspiegel. \nAnja Wehler-Schöck has been Head of International Politics at der Tagesspiegel since August 2022. Prior to that\, she worked as editor-in-chief of the IPG Journal\, a debate platform for issues of international and European politics. She previously worked as a social affairs officer at the German Embassy in Washington and headed the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office for Jordan and Iraq in Amman from 2012 to 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-79/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, November 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6817004963795%2FWN_6C3LhMNjSsCy9_DRkQpoyA” css=”.vc_custom_1700496431748{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and an American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-81/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T110000
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SUMMARY:Global Labor Movements and the Role of Trade Unions in the Green Transition
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world of work is undergoing an unprecedented period of change and transformation driven by technological advancements as well as external factors. Globalization\, demographic trends\, technology\, and the environment are all having an impact on today’s labor markets and are likely to shape those of the future. Although membership has been on the decline\, trade unions are on the front line in efforts to find innovative responses to the myriad challenges of structural change. \nMany have spoken out in support of the transition to a green economy\, but very few have focused on the development of a “just transition” strategy proposed by global labor unions – which fight for fundamental rights and more just social interactions. How do trade unions respond to global trends and geopolitical developments? Is there a new global labor movement? What is the scope of “just transition” today\, and how have labor unions developed and refined it to make the move toward a green economy both environmentally and socially sustainable? Is the road to net zero paved with jobs? \nOn Tuesday\, November 28\, the American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a second virtual discussion on the future of work with Thorben Albrecht\, Policy Director of IG Metall and former State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs\, and Dr. Annelise Orleck\, Professor of History at Dartmouth College.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1217004948177%2FWN_dtNfYeT8RAiNrrm_X8B4-w” css=”.vc_custom_1700494854894{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Thorben Albrecht currently serves as Policy Director of IG Metall\, the German metalworkers’ trade union. He is an internationally recognized expert on the future of work. His fields of expertise include automation and artificial intelligence\, new forms of work\, and managing transitions\, including skills development\, flexibility arrangements\, and social dialogue. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Mr. Albrecht was a member of the Global Commission on the Future of Work established by the International Labor Organization (ILO). He also served as Permanent State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2014-2018). From 2008 to 2013\, he was Head of Office for Andrea Nahles and of the policy department of the Executive Board of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Prior to that he worked for the National Executive Board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) as Head of Division responsible for the coordination of European affairs. \nDr. Annelise Orleck is a professor at Dartmouth College where she focuses on history\, politics\, activism\, American radicalism\, race studies and women’s\, gender\, and sexuality studies. She is the author of several books\, including Rethinking American Women’s Activism; Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty; and Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working Class Politics in the U.S. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/global-labor-movements-and-the-role-of-trade-unions-in-the-green-transition/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T110000
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SUMMARY:Building Digital Infrastructure for Government Services and Administration
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 progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue draws on this notion\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common transatlantic challenges. \nIn recent years\, the digitalization of government services and administration has become increasingly crucial for the state-level to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. This is particularly relevant in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic\, which has further accelerated the need for remote and digital access to government services\, from filing tax returns to renewing a driver’s license or applying for social welfare benefits. In this discussion as part of the series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue\, we will explore the benefits of digitalization and what steps state legislators in Germany and the United States have taken to promote the digitalization of government services and administration. Alternatively\, in order for these efforts to be well-received\, what measures are being taken to ensure that citizens are willing and able to embrace a shift to e-government? What steps are being taken towards digital literacy and equitable\, broad access? State legislators on both sides of the Atlantic will also explore the challenges and concerns that accompany the digitalization of government services\, including how to protect citizens’ privacy and data and address cybersecurity concerns. This event aims to share insights on digital transformation strategies and focus on how best practices from the state level in one country may be implemented or mirrored in another. \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 Eva Botzenhart (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)\, Bürgerschaft Hamburg; Ellen Demuth (CDU)\, State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate; Representative Parenti (D)\, Colorado General Assembly; Senator Bo Watson (R)\, Tennessee General Assembly.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9617004919144%2FWN_BQ-Ba5NASF-1a5QT3u4pVg” css=”.vc_custom_1700491957946{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Eva Botzenhart (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) is a member of the Green parliamentary group in the Bürgerschaft Hamburg\, Germany\, the parliament of Hamburg State. She is the spokesperson for transport\, digitalization\, and data protection. For over 20 years\, she was professionally responsible for IT and the network of the Green parliamentary group. Ms. Botzenhart sees the German Online Access Act (OZG) as the first step towards advancing the digitalization of the administration\, but: “The upcoming new edition of the OZG is urgently needed. After all\, the OZG 1.0 only stipulated that citizens can apply for administrative services digitally. However\, the processes behind this must also be digitalized!” In addition to the great importance of data protection\, she is enthusiastic about the EfA principle (One for All)\, in which federal states build digital applications for use by all other states. \nEllen Demuth (CDU) has been a Member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2011\, currently serving as the Deputy Chairwoman of the local CDU State Parliamentary Group\, where she is responsible for health and social policy. Directly elected three times to the State Parliament\, she is a Member of the Committee for Media\, Internet\, and Digitalization and of the Committee of Female Empowerment and Gender Equality. Since 2022\, she has acted as one of three deputies on the CDU State Executive Board. Ms. Demuth holds a Double Degree in Business and Business Administration from the International University of Applied Sciences\, having previously obtained a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology in Melbourne\, Australia. \nRepresentative Jennifer Parenti (D) is the State Representative for Colorado House District 19\, representing the communities of Dacono\, Erie\, Frederick\, Firestone\, East Longmont\, and surrounding areas. She was elected to the Colorado State House in 2022 and serves on the Joint Technology Committee and Transportation\, Housing\, & Local Government and Agriculture\, Water & Natural Resources committees. Representative Parenti retired from the US Air Force in August 2014 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after a successful career as an information systems program manager\, instructor\, and international affairs advisor. After retirement\, she joined the International Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a strategic planner and Joint Fires facilitator in the Defense Investment Division\, advising Allies on opportunities to fulfill NATO investment obligations through cooperative development.  After returning to her native Colorado in 2019\, she became active in community and political organizing\, supporting veterans\, voting rights\, and open and accountable government\, promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, and championing other progressive causes. She lives in Erie (Weld County)\, CO with the younger of her two children and is a proud alumnus of the 2011 American Council on Germany Young Leader program. \nSenator Bo Watson (R) is a Tennessee State Senator and has represented part of Hamilton County in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2004. Since 2017\, Senator Watson has served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance\, Ways and Means Committee.  It is a top priority of Senator Watson’s that the state of Tennessee is a good steward of taxpayer dollars. Under his leadership\, Tennessee has ranked #1 in the nation for fiscal stability\, maintained a AAA bond rating\, and developed a $1.8 billion rainy day fund – all with no state income tax. From 2011 – 2016\, Senator Watson served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee Senate and from 2009 – 2010 was Chairman of the Senate Government Operations Committee. In addition to his public service\, Senator Watson is a licensed physical therapist and market director for therapy services at HCA Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/building-digital-infrastructure-for-government-services-and-administration/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T100000
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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 4 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann\, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_u21pxbiXTSOoZLImjeZOfg” css=”.vc_custom_1701278898177{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-82/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T110000
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SUMMARY:Different Times\, Different Rules? Germany’s Constitutional Court and the Budget Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In mid-November\, Germany’s Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled against the Ampelkoalition’s efforts to get around the country’s “debt brake” to use “special funds” to finance its ambitious legislative agenda. At issue was a budgeting maneuver to move 60 billion euros of unused pandemic aid to a fund for Germany’s green transition. But the ruling raises questions about the government’s ability to access a total of €869 billion\, which is not included in the federal budget but in 29 different “special funds.” It also forced the government to freeze new spending and put approval of the 2024 budget on hold. \nIn 2009\, Germany introduced the Schuldenbremse – limiting the government’s structural budget deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product – following the global financial crisis. However\, the government had to suspend the debt brake in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\, which it is allowed to do in “exceptional emergencies.” On Tuesday\, Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged lawmakers to override Germany’s borrowing limits for a fourth consecutive year. \nJoin the ACG for a discussion about the foreign policy\, national security\, energy policy\, and domestic implications of Germany’s budget crisis with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD) on Wednesday\, December 6.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5117014452940%2FWN_33x_GIGWSrKhstfD-Paiog” css=”.vc_custom_1701445377939{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).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/different-times-different-rules-germanys-constitutional-court-and-the-budget-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T120000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: Are Societies Defenseless Against Disinformation?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a complex and uncertain environment\, disinformation poses a real danger to our societies. Consumers of information can intentionally or unintentionally create news bubbles that shape how they see the world. Even when fact-checkers and journalists work to debunk false narratives and inform the public about the facts – there are a host of issues where information is manipulated. With the war in Ukraine\, open conflict in the Middle East\, concerns about climate change and public health\, and now a surge in antisemitism\, disinformation is thriving. But\, are we defenseless against disinformation? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York for the third installment of the virtual series titled “Dealing with Disinformation.” Award-winning New York Times journalist Tiffany Hsu and Correctiv Co-Founder and Publisher David Schraven will join us for an online event on Tuesday\, December 12\, at 11 am ET to discuss ways in which we can meet the challenges of disinformation.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9717016953774%2FWN_jo8Ayp87RCmCI4AqCD5lgA” css=”.vc_custom_1701695408841{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tiffany Hsu is an award-winning reporter focusing on dis/misinformation for The New York Times. She previously covered media and marketing. Earlier in her career\, she covered the California economy at The Los Angeles Times. She has also covered retail\, restaurants\, and alternative energy. Ms. Hsu is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and holds an MBA and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University. \nDavid Schraven is a Co-Founder of Correctiv\, where he now leads the investigative newsroom as its publisher. Earlier in his career\, he wrote for well-known German media outlets\, such as the taz\, the Süddeutsche Zeitung\, the Welt-Group\, and the Blog Ruhrbarone\, where he was also a co-founder. When the Funke-Group was still the WAZ-Group\, he was responsible for the investigative department there. He has received multiple awards for his work.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-are-societies-defenseless-against-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T171226
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SUMMARY:Compounding Crises and their Collective Impact on Global Food Security
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Covid-19 pandemic was a major setback for the path toward eradicating world hunger. Now\, climate change\, water scarcity\, population growth\, and multiple conflicts around the globe\, such as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East\, are making it difficult for the global community to get back on track. Availability and access to nutritious food are in jeopardy. Although Africa remains the worst affected region\, many families in Europe and the United States struggle to afford a nutritious diet faced with high inflation and continued supply chain disruptions. \nOn December 13\, 1014 and the American Council on Germany will revisit the topic of food security in their virtual series Resilience & Adaptation 2.0. Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin\, CEO and Managing Director of Food Systems for the Future and former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program\, and Alexander Müller\, Managing Director of TMG Think Tank for Sustainability.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7017018114210%2FWN_RF5F0BVSQ42cZax2IDhIyA” css=”.vc_custom_1701811457387{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 the 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 at the Philipps-University in Marburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/compounding-crises-and-their-collective-impact-on-global-food-security/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231218T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231218T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us for the 100th Kaffeepause – and last of the year – on Monday\, December 18\, at 9:00 am ET with ACG Young Leader alumnus Matthias Deiß\, Deputy Director of ARD’s television studio in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1017024230555%2FWN_1X99ddIqRTCPeid3EN6s6g” css=”.vc_custom_1702423106169{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthias Deiß is the Deputy Director of ARD’s Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin and deputy editor-in-chief of television. From 2018 to 2021\, he served as the editorial director for ARD’s political magazine Kontraste. Before this\, he worked from 2012 to 2017 as a TV correspondent with ARD. He studied communications and political science at the University of Munich and at the German School of Journalism in Munich. In 2008\, he participated in the ACG’s Young Leaders Conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-83/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240108T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240108T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, January 8\, at 9:00 am ET for the first Kaffeepause of the year with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and an American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-84/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T171226
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: What to Watch in Taiwan’s Upcoming Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 13\, 2024\, Taiwan’s voters will go to the polls to elect a successor to President Tsai Ing-wen\, who is term-limited. Who will succeed her as three parties jockey for support? Some analysts believe the election will be a referendum on relations with China\, but others think domestic issues (like housing and wages) will be top of mind. What issues will inform Taiwan’s political debate? \nThe election is being watched closely as it will likely impact relations between Taiwan and China as well as Taiwan’s broader role in the world. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion with ACG Board member and Young Leader alumna Tara Hariharan\, who just returned from a two-week study tour to Taiwan and serves as Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP\, and Dr. Gudrun Wacker\, Senior Fellow in the Asia Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP). \nThis will be the first in a series of events organized by the ACG under the heading Superwahljahr 2024. Starting with Taiwan in January and running through the U.S. presidential election in November\, national elections will be held in more than 50 countries and some 3.9 billion people (or 49% of the world population) will be eligible to vote.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4517047332203%2FWN_a81uPSAPS_-KNSrH5T-hCA” css=”.vc_custom_1704733263871{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tara Hariharan (ACG Board Member and 2016 Young Leader) is Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP\, a New York-based global macro hedge fund with an emphasis on emerging markets. As head of macro research for the firm since 2012\, Tara focuses on economic activity\, macro-political trends\, and policy in the U.S. and China and is a keen student of European political economy. She directs top-down analysis of macroeconomic data\, monetary and fiscal policy\, and political trends for countries and regions worldwide\, and well as maintenance and constant evolution of NWI’s “macro dashboard” with a strategic focus on potential investment opportunities in fixed income\, equities\, foreign exchange\, and commodities. Her analysis is notably informed by sustained dialogue with a diverse group of high-level global policymakers in both developed and emerging markets. \nMs. Hariharan earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology summa cum laude from Princeton University in 2007. She was awarded a 2014 American Marshall Memorial Fellowship by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is closely involved with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. \nDr. Gudrun Wacker is a Senior Fellow in the Asia Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP)\, a Berlin-based thinktank. Her research focuses on Chinese foreign and security policy (especially EU-China relations)\, Taiwan\, and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific. She joined SWP in 2001. Prior to that\, she served as a Researcher at the Federal Institute for Russian\, East European\, and International Studies in Cologne. Since 2018\, she has been an EU representative at the ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Persons[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-what-to-watch-in-taiwans-upcoming-election/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T171226
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SUMMARY:Almost Three Years into Germany’s Geopolitical Zeitenwende: What to Expect in 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In February 2021 Russia launched its war of aggression in Ukraine. Just days later the newly-minted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held his historic Zeitenwende speech. In it\, he said that things would not be the same as they were before Russia’s attack\, and he outlined some fundamental changes in Germany’s foreign\, security\, and energy policy. Almost three years later\, the war in Ukraine drags on\, and new crises have arisen\, such as the open conflict in Gaza and concerns over migration. Chancellor Scholz and his Ampelkoalition are struggling in the polls. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about Germany’s role in the world in uncertain and volatile times and what to watch in the year ahead with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich\, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3017050069478%2FWN_suL1xPw5RP2JZMlYFuNGqw” css=”.vc_custom_1705006978737{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Stefan Fröhlich is Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is also currently a guest professor at the College of Europe (in Brugge and Natolin) at Oxford University and at the Universities of Bonn and Zurich. His fields of research include EU foreign\, economic\, and security policy; transatlantic relations; German foreign\, economic\, and security policy; and international political economy. He is a frequent commentator on international affairs for German and international media. \nDr. Fröhlich was Director of the postgraduate European Studies Program at the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn from 1998 to 2002 and spent time in Washington\, DC\, as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins (2002-03); the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); and the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy (2016-17). \nHe is a board member of the German Atlantic Council (Berlin)\, Center for European Integration Studies (Bonn)\, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)\, German Society for Political Science\, Association for European Integration (Berlin)\, and the Institute for European Politics (Berlin). He is the author of numerous books and more than 200 articles on German and European foreign policy and transatlantic relations. \nHe studied Political Science\, Economics\, as well as American and Spanish Literature in Bonn\, Paris\, and Washington (MA 1985; Ph.D. 1989; “Habilitation” (Dr.phil.habil.) 1996).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/almost-three-years-into-germanys-geopolitical-zeitenwende-what-to-expect-in-2024/
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SUMMARY:The AfD and a Secret Plan to Change Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In late November\, senior representatives from Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) gathered for a secret meeting with neo-Nazis and other like-minded individuals to discuss Germany’s migration policy and who should count as being German. They developed a plan to expel millions of people from Germany. Critics have compared the meeting to the Wannsee Conference. \nThe story broke on January 10\, when journalists from CORRECTIV released a report on the meeting and its attendees. Since then\, many German cities have seen anti-fascist protests. Government leaders – including the Chancellor – have spoken out against the meeting\, and some have called for the expulsion of the AfD from the Bundestag. \nJoin us on January 24  at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with CORRECTIV Editor-in-Chief Justus von Daniels\, who was a member of the investigative team behind the story.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8817059327278%2FWN_kgddaYYMQPyD00o-UGGU4w” css=”.vc_custom_1705932844149{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Justus von Daniels (2016 Kellen Fellow) serves as Editor-in-Chief for the news organization CORRECTIV. In 2015\, he joined CORRECTIV as an investigative reporter. He has contributed to multiple award-winning projects. \nIn 2015 and 2016\, he was the only journalist who sat in front of the door during secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. He would get kicked out of the building only to come back again\, until finally\, the negotiators talked to him. \nSince 2019\, he has been Editor-in-Chief of CORRECTIV\, alongside Olaya Argüeso. In addition to investigating the secret channels of lobbyists and illegal party donations\, he developed the idea of citizen research\, which led to the development of the crowdsourcing tool CrowdNewsroom. \nDr. von Daniels studied law and completed a legal traineeship. He received the Humboldt Prize for his dissertation about Jewish Law at Humboldt University in Berlin. He spent two years as a postdoc at Princeton University and in New York as a German research community scholar. In 2016\, he was awarded a Kellen Fellowship by the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-afd-and-a-secret-plan-to-change-germany/
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SUMMARY:Road to Election: The Pulse of the Nation after Iowa and New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2024 U.S. election will significantly shape the transatlantic political environment and policy landscape. The results of this monumental election will have serious implications for the future of the United States\, but also for the transatlantic relationship. Transatlantic organizations play an integral role in convening thought leaders\, bringing a transatlantic perspective to U.S. and European domestic policy discussions\, and influencing public discourse on both sides of the Atlantic. This will be particularly important in 2024\, which is why the American Council on Germany is pleased to partner with over 20 other transatlantic organizations and political foundations on the “Road to Election 2024” virtual event series. \nRunning from January 2024 to January 2025\, the virtual event series will host in-depth discussions and foster a vibrant exchange of ideas in the lead-up to the pivotal 2024 U.S. election. The aim of the series is multifold: to inform\, to engage in dynamic dialogues\, and to champion democratic values by presenting diverse perspectives. The initiative’s events will feature prominent researchers\, policymakers\, commentators\, and civil society representatives\, exploring diverse formats and a wide array of topics. From public polling and media impact to electoral demographics\, the future of U.S. democracy\, and pressing policy issues like trade and immigration\, the “Road to Election” series aims to offer comprehensive insights for audiences in both the United States and Germany. \nJoin us on January 25 at 11:00 am ET as we kick off this series with a virtual discussion featuring two expert political advisors\, Matt Gorman\, Vice President of Target Victory\, and Margie Omero\, Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO\, and moderated by Juliane Schäuble\, U.S. Correspondent for der Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4717059329289%2FWN_F_WzoI2SRSaa0rYTHnRc4A” css=”.vc_custom_1705932992141{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matt Gorman has advised presidential candidates\, members of Congress\, and Fortune 50 companies on communications and messaging. He is currently a Vice President at Targeted Victory\, a Washington D.C.-based public affairs and digital marketing firm. \nA veteran of three presidential campaigns\, he most recently served as a senior advisor to Tim Scott for America. Before that\, he was the Communications Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)\, rapid response director and national spokesman for Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign\, and an aide to Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign. \nMr. Gorman regularly appears as an analyst on network and cable news programs. A native of Torrington\, Connecticut\, he is a graduate of Stonehill College and resides in Washington\, DC. \nMargie Omero is a Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO with over 25 years of experience providing strategic advice and qualitative and quantitative research to candidates\, organizations\, and brands. In 2022\, she worked on the two most competitive gubernatorial races in the country—Governors Tony Evers (WI) and Laura Kelly (KS)—and with the only Democratic Senate pickup\, Senator John Fetterman (PA). She also worked with the DSCC to help re-elect Senators Patty Murray (WA) and Michael Bennet (CO). \nHer other clients have included AARP\, AFL-CIO\, The Center for American Progress\, Third Way\, Groundwork Collaborative\, DCCC\, DLCC\, DNC\, EMILY’s List\, Planned Parenthood\, NARAL\, Everytown for Gun Safety\, and Brady PAC. Her work has explored some of the country’s most challenging public opinion questions\, such as race\, abortion rights\, immigration\, economic policy\, climate change\, corporate accountability\, voting and participation\, guns\, aid in dying\, and the January 6th riots. \nMs. Omero graduated from the University of Texas at Austin\, with High Honors and Special Honors in the University honors program\, writing her honors thesis using longitudinal survey data. She is professionally and academically trained in statistics and sampling and has led over a thousand qualitative sessions and focus groups. \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/road-to-election-the-pulse-of-the-nation-after-iowa-and-new-hampshire/
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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\, February 5 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%2F2617066455644%2FWN_H_TzswrzSS28mz5iHiR7ew” css=”.vc_custom_1706645600572{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Malte Lehming works as a writer for the Tagesspiegel\, where he heads the opinion page. From late 2000 to 2005\, he was the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the Tagesspiegel in 1991 as foreign policy editor — focusing on security policy\, transatlantic relations\, and the Middle East. From 1989 to 1991\, he worked as a personal assistant and speechwriter for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mr. Lehming studied philosophy\, German literature\, and European history in Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-85/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Two Years Into Germany’s Geopolitical Zeitenwende: Policy Recommendations For 2024 And Beyond
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 18\, the American Council on Germany hosted a wide-ranging discussion about Germany’s Zeitenwende and the evolving geopolitical landscape with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich\, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He highlighted the historical significance of the Zeitenwende speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – and talked about where the redefinition and implementation of German foreign\, security\, and energy policy stands. He shared the numerous sticking points in Germany’s ability to address today’s complex global challenges and the challenges Berlin faces as it tries to take on a greater role on the world’s stage. (Please watch the event here.) \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a follow-up discussion with Dr. Fröhlich about the policy solutions that the German government might consider as it navigates the uncertain and volatile global environment. \nDr. Stefan Fröhlich is Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is currently also a guest professor at the College of Europe (in Brugge and Natolin) at Oxford University\, and at the Universities of Bonn and Zurich. His fields of research include EU foreign\, economic\, and security policy; transatlantic relations; German foreign\, economic\, and security policy; and international political economy. He is a frequent commentator on international affairs for German and international media. \nDr. Fröhlich was Director of the postgraduate European Studies Program at the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn from 1998 to 2002 and spent time in Washington\, DC\, as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins (2002-03); the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); and the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy (2016-17). \nHe is a board member of the German Atlantic Council (Berlin)\, Center for European Integration Studies (Bonn)\, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)\, German Society for Political Science\, Association for European Integration (Berlin)\, and the Institute for European Politics (Berlin). He is the author of numerous books and more than 200 articles on German and European foreign policy and transatlantic relations. \nHe studied Political Science\, Economics\, as well as American and Spanish Literature in Bonn\, Paris\, and Washington (MA 1985; Ph.D. 1989; “Habilitation” (Dr.phil.habil.) 1996).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/two-years-into-germanys-geopolitical-zeitenwende-policy-recommendations-for-2024-and-beyond/
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Navigating Immigration Challenges in the U.S. and Germany
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 not been able to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlock. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue will take on the challenge of immigration\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common concerns when it comes to migration. \nImmigration has deeply influenced the development of both the United States and Germany historically and today. Recent crises\, such as the wave of refugees after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the migration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border\, have posed multifaceted challenges in providing immediate necessities and integrating migrants in the long term. Challenges to economic integration and social inclusion persist\, including language barriers and recognition of foreign qualifications. Though immigration policy falls under federal jurisdiction\, the role of U.S. states and German Länder in successful integration is crucial. State governments can aid integration by providing accessible resources for housing\, language education\, vocational training\, and cultural programs. Recent public debates between the federal government and the Bundesländer over how to limit the influx of migrants and distribute costs for refugees have dominated the headlines. Many U.S. states have outlined the need for additional support to manage a surge of asylum seekers as some states are subject to a greater influx of migrants than others. In this discussion with state legislators on both sides of the Atlantic\, we examine the impacts of immigration challenges at the state level and how collaborative efforts across different levels of government and stakeholders can best address these hurdles in light of current affairs. \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 Franziska Baum (FDP)\, State Parliament of the Free State of Thuringia; Senator Eva Diaz (D)\, Arizona State Senate; and Orkan Özdemir (SPD)\, State Parliament of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_t5Pt-R3USBe56PdXXblhoQ%23%2Fregistration”][vc_column_text]Franziska Baum (FDP) was born 1982 in Erfurt/Thuringia and graduated from the Landesschule Pforta in 2000. After studying information and communication management in Berlin\, she worked several years in marketing roles in the public sector in Oranienburg/Brandenburg. From 2008 to 2013\, Ms. Baum lived in London (UK)\, where she worked first for the Diocese of Westminster and later for the European Medicines Agency in financial management. Back in her home state of Thuringia\, she supervised various projects on a part-time\, freelance\, or voluntary basis\, as there was a start-up fair and a mentoring project that focused on connecting founders with experienced entrepreneurs. \nIn 2019\, she accepted the mandate as a member of the parliamentary group of the Liberals (FDP). Her main topics are education\, youth\, sports\, migration\, justice\, and accessibility. Promoting the youth\, a sustainable education system\, sensible digitization concepts\, and modern mobility are particularly close to her heart. She is deputy district chairwoman of the Free Democrats in Erfurt\, a member of the board of the Thuringian Youth Hostel Association\, a member of the board of the Bürgerstifung Erfurt\, and a member of the board of trustees of the school foundation of the Erfurt diocese. \nAs an Arizona native\, Dr. Evangeline (Eva) Diaz has called Tolleson her home for over three decades and is now proud to represent Legislative District 22 as a member of the State Senate. Education has been both a passion and profession for her\, culminating in a Doctorate Degree from Arizona State University in Curriculum and Instruction\, and Educational Leadership. She has served in a variety of roles including as teacher and principal in Arizona public schools. \nBeyond her professional endeavors\, Dr. Diaz engagement in community service is extensive. She has been an active member of the City of Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission since 2013\, currently holding the position of Chair. Additionally\, her involvement with organizations like the Arizona Educators Association/Red for Ed\, Chicanos Por La Causa Community Center\, and the Children’s Ministry at her church highlights her commitment to the community. Dr. Diaz is married with two children. She and her husband own a preschool in Avondale\, a testament to their dedication to providing quality education to young learners. \nOrkan Özdemir (SPD) is a German politician who has been a member of the State Parliament of Berlin since 2021\, representing Tempelhof-Schöneberg. Previously\, he was the chair of the local SPD working group on migration and diversity. From 2012 to 2017\, he led the policy team at the non-profit BQN Berlin\, an educational advocacy organization for disadvantaged youth. He then worked in the Berlin government. Mr. Özdemir studied Political Science at the Free University Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/navigating-immigration-challenges-in-the-u-s-and-germany/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, February 12 at 12:00 pm ET for a Kaffeepause with Stephan Detjen\, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and Director of the Berlin Studio.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3117077462873%2FWN_q_MqsgKWTc-as524HLlwKg” css=”.vc_custom_1707746652453{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Stephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and heads the station’s capital city studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as Deutschlandfunk’s Editor-in-Chief in Cologne and as a legal policy correspondent in Karlsruhe\, among other positions. Mr. Detjen is a member of the board of the Bundespressekonferenz and was a member of the foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade from 2013 to 2018. He studied Law and History in Munich\, Aix-en-Provence\, and Speyer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-86/
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SUMMARY:Election Season and U.S. Foreign Policy: Implications for Ukraine Support
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the U.S. election campaign heats up\, the future of U.S. support for Ukraine has become a hot-button issue. With a critical legislative bill that includes foreign policy assistance alongside border security and asylum policy measures still under negotiation in Congress\,  the likelihood of its passage dwindles. This scenario poses significant risks for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion and places additional pressure on European allies to swiftly expand their assistance to Ukraine\, especially in military aid. \nIn a virtual discussion moderated by Dr. Dominik Tolksdorf\, Research Fellow of U.S. Politics and Transatlantic Relations at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, with U.S. foreign policy experts\, we will discuss the factors shaping U.S. policy on Ukraine during the election year\, the geopolitical ramifications of conflicts such as those expanding in the Middle East\, the options for the Biden administration to continue the support\, and the implications for Ukraine and European allies. The discussion speakers include Scott Cullinane\, Director of Government Affairs\, Razom for Ukraine; Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor\, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program\, Center for a New American Security (CNAS); and Hannah Thoburn\, Senior Professional Staff Member for Europe and Eurasia\, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (tbc).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdgap-org.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZ0qduitrzMvGte3GLpqV0aIUzlnvTr__R_O%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1707406391514{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Scott Cullinane is the Director of Government Affairs at Razom for Ukraine\, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of Ukraine and building U.S.-Ukrainian ties. Before this\, he was the founding Executive Director of the U.S.-Europe Alliance\, a bipartisan\, not-for-profit foundation dedicated to mobilizing Americans to advocate for the enduring strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Europe. Prior to this\, he served in various positions with the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, including as Professional Staff Member for the Europe Subcommittee\, where he was responsible for a jurisdiction including the European Union\, Russia\, Ukraine\, and Central Asia. Prior to this\, he worked as a Staff Associate for the Foreign Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. In those capacities\, he played an integral role in managing subcommittee hearings\, planning numerous congressional delegations\, and coordinating legislative texts. From 2013 to 2014\, he worked as the Director of Government Relations for Aeros\, a California-based aviation and defense company. \nMr. Cullinane was the recipient of the 2021 Helmut Schmidt Fellowship hosted by the German Marshall Fund in Berlin\, Germany. This prestigious position commemorates the life\, service\, and legacy of Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. \nHe is currently a Fellow at the National Security Institute\, part of George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School\, and in the past has worked as an instructor for the American University of Central Asia. He has been selected to participate in numerous fellowships\, including as a Penn Kemble Fellow with the National Endowment for Democracy\, the Congressional Foreign Policy Fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson Center\, and the Young Leaders Forum with GLOBSEC. He is currently a member of the “Friends of the European Humanities University\,” a Belarusian university operating in Lithuania. \nMr. Cullinane holds a B.A. in history from Saint Mary’s College of California and an M.A. in national security affairs from the Institute of World Politics.\nDr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS. She works on national security challenges facing the United States and Europe\, focusing on Russia\, authoritarianism\, and threats to democracy\, and the state of the transatlantic alliance. \nPrior to joining CNAS\, Dr. Kendall-Taylor served for eight years as a senior intelligence officer. From 2015 to 2018\, she was deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). In this role\, she led the U.S. intelligence community’s (IC) strategic analysis on Russia\, represented the IC in interagency policy meetings\, provided analysis to the National Security Council\, and briefed the DNI and other senior staff for White House and international meetings. Prior to joining the NIC\, Dr. Kendall-Taylor was a senior analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency where she worked on Russia and Eurasia\, the political dynamics of autocracies\, and democratic decline. \nOutside CNAS\, Dr. Kendall-Taylor has been a CNN national security analyst. She is also a Distinguished Practitioner in Grand Strategy at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Her work has been published in numerous political science and policy journals\, including the Journal of Peace Research\, Democratization\, Journal of Democracy\, Foreign Affairs\, The Washington Post\, The Washington Quarterly\, and Foreign Policy. \nDr. Kendall-Taylor received her BA in politics from Princeton University and her PhD in political science from the University of California\, Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright scholar in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan\, where she conducted dissertation research on oil and autocracy. \nHannah Thoburn is a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute specializing in Russian and Ukrainian politics\, civil society in Eurasia\, and the U.S. relationship with Eastern Europe. Her work has examined the manipulation of historical memory for political purposes\, disinformation tactics and campaigns\, Vladimir Putin’s foreign and domestic policy goals\, as well as Russian influence in Latin America. Ms. Thoburn has also served as an election monitor in Ukraine and a poll worker in Washington\, DC. Before joining Hudson\, she was a Senior Research Assistant at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution as well as a Eurasia Analyst at the Foreign Policy Initiative. She spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Ukraine. \nMs. Thoburn holds an M.A. in International Relations from Yale University\, and a B.A. in International Affairs from Florida State University.\nDr. Dominik Tolksdorf (moderator) joined DGAP in June 2022. He works as a research fellow in the area of US/transatlantic relations at the Alfred von Oppenheim Center for the Future of Europe. Previously\, he had worked as a program director for foreign and security policy at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington\, DC since 2016. There\, he focused on current developments in transatlantic relations and US and EU policies toward the EU neighborhood\, especially Ukraine\, Russia\, Turkey\, and the Balkans. Together with partners in the United States and Europe\, he organized visitor programs\, international study tours\, workshops\, and media fellowships. \nBefore that\, Dr. Tolksdorf worked as a researcher\, visiting fellow\, and lecturer in Washington at the US Institute of Peace and SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations\, in Paris at the Institut français des relations internationales\, in Brussels at the Institute for European Studies and Vesalius College\, and in Munich at the Center for Applied Policy Research. \nTolksdorf holds a PhD from LMU Munich. In 2012\, his book on the European Union’s policy toward Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Die EU und Bosnien-Herzegowina: Außenpolitik auf der Suche nach Kohärenz\, was published by Nomos.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/election-season-and-u-s-foreign-policy-implications-for-ukraine-support/
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Election Upset in Pakistan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8\, some 60 million Pakistanis – out of nearly 129 million registered voters – took to the polls in the country’s general election. The party of Imran Khan\, the imprisoned former Prime Minister\, won the most seats – but no party won a simple majority. This unexpected result is a rebuke of the country’s military leaders and has thrown the political system into disarray as Pakistan struggles to recover from an economic crisis and address militant violence. \nIn a deeply polarized political landscape\, Pakistan’s military leaders had hoped that the election would bring an end to the political chaos that has existed since Khan was ousted in 2022. Instead\, it appears that the crisis has deepened. The New York Times reported that never in the “country’s history has a politician seen such success in an election without the backing of the generals.” The election has stirred greater instability. \nBoth Khan and his main rival\, three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif\, declared victory on Friday\, increasing uncertainty over who will form the next government at a time when swift policy action is needed to address multiple challenges. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the election in Pakistan and how things might unfold with Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter\, Director of the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1917077477088%2FWN_ht60jgwJSy-j0fXYdBB-eQ” css=”.vc_custom_1707747740556{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter has been the Director of the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies since 2013. From 1999 until 2013\, he worked at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn\, where he held the position of Acting Director. \nProf. Dr. Schetter studied geography\, history\, education\, Persian and Indonesian at the University of Bonn. He began his academic career researching the impact of ethnicity on violent conflicts. Then\, his research focused on themes such as politics of interventions\, spaces of violence (e.g.\, ungoverned spaces\, frontiers)\, development\, humanitarian aid\, conflict\, Jihadi movements (e.g.\, Taliban)\, and forced migration. \nHe has advised German ministries as well as government organizations and NGOs. Prof. Dr. Schetter serves on several boards. He is a member of the presidency of Welthungerhilfe and of the Board of Trustees of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)\, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden (SEF).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-election-upset-in-pakistan/
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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 Tuesday\, February 20 at 9:00 am ET for a special edition of the Kaffeepause following the Munich Security Conference 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%2F4017080214886%2FWN_bUiu7V2-Re27GZ0DT8k8nw” css=”.vc_custom_1708021550638{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]
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