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SUMMARY:Munich: Der veränderte Nachrichtenkonsum als Herausforderung für  den Journalismus und die Demokratie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Freunde des ACG will host a discussion and reception with Peter Kropsch\, CEO of Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA)\, in conversation with Dr. Steven E. Sokol.  \nDie Teilnahme ist kostenlos\, erfordert aber eine Anmeldung. Einen Link zur Anmeldung finden Sie unter https://acgde.org/events/. Sollten Sie trotz Ihrer Anmeldung verhindert sein\, bitten wir um kurzfristige Information an events@acgde.org \nDer Digital News Report 2019 des Reuters Institute zeigt\, dass sich der Nachrichtenkonsum der Menschen weltweit verändert. Die Bereitschaft für Qualitätsjournalismus zu bezahlen\, ist nachhaltig niedrig. Mehr und mehr Nachrichten werden auf Social Media Plattformen konsumiert. Doch der nächste Paradigmenwechsel ist bereits am Horizont: In vielen Ländern sind geschlossene Onlinegruppen und Messenger Apps wie WhatsApp zwischenzeitlich der Hauptkanal\, auf dem Nachrichten geteilt und diskutiert werden. Gleichzeitig vertrauen Menschen in vielen Ländern den Medien nicht mehr. \nDeuten diese Trends auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks darauf hin\, dass Menschen nicht mehr die Wahrheit\, sondern ihre ganz eigenen Wahrheiten lesen wollen? Ist es den Menschen heute nicht mehr zuzumuten\, sich außerhalb der eigenen „Echokammern“ mit fremden Meinungen auseinanderzusetzen? Ist der immer schneller werdende News Cycle verantwortlich für das Gefühl\, die Welt gerate aus den Fugen weil negative Ereignisse meist zu einem Zeitpunkt geschehen während positive Entwicklungen sich über einen Zeitraum erstrecken? Diese und andere Fragen stehen im Zentrum der Diskussion zwischen Peter Kropsch und Dr. Steven E. Sokol. \nPeter Kropsch ist Geschäftsführer der Deutschen Presse-Agentur dpa\, wo er im Januar 2017 den Vorsitz der Geschäftsführung übernahm. Davor war er CEO der österreichischen Nachrichtenagentur APA – Austria Presse Agentur. Peter Kropsch hat an der Universität Wien Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaften sowie Psychologie\, Soziologie und Geschichte studiert. Er ist Präsident der Europäischen Allianz der Nachrichtenagenturen (EANA). \nDr. Steven E. Sokol ist seit Mai 2015 Präsident des American Council on Germany (ACG). Er war von Juli 2010 bis April 2015 Präsident und CEO des World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Davor war er Vizepräsident und Programmdirektor beim ACG. Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit gemeinnützigen Organisationen in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/munich-der-veranderte-nachrichtenkonsum-als-herausforderung-fur-den-journalismus-und-die-demokratie/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:Munich: What Has Changed in World Politics Since 1989?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Freunde des American Council on Germany will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Francis Fukuyama\, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow and Mosbacher Director\, Center on Democracy\, Development\, and the Rule of Law Director\, Ford Dorsey Masters in International Policy Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at events@acgusa.org. \nFrancis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)\, Director of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy\, and the Mosbacher Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy\, Development\, and the Rule of Law.  He is Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. \nDr. Fukuyama has written widely on issues in development and international politics. His book\, The End of History and the Last Man\, was published by Free Press in 1992 and has appeared in over twenty foreign editions. Other books include America at the Crossroads: Democracy\, Power\, and the Neoconservative Legacy\, Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution\, Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity\, and Political Order and Political Decay. His most recent book is Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment\, which was published in German by Hoffmann and Campe last year as Identität: Wie der Verlust der Würde unsere Demokratie gefährdet. \nHe received his B.A. from Cornell University in classics\, and his Ph.D. from Harvard in Political Science. He was a member of the Political Science Department of the RAND Corporation\, and of the Policy Planning Staff of the US Department of State. He previously taught at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University and at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy. He served as a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics from 2001-2004. He participated in ACG’s American-German Young Leaders Conference in 1985.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/munich-what-has-changed-in-world-politics-since-1989/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200215T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200215T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:Munich: Partner\, Competitor\, or Rival? The China Conundrum in Transatlantic Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the American Institute for Contemporary Germany Studies will host an official side event at the 2020 Munich Security Conference.  \nChina’s growing international presence has far-ranging effects on both the United States and Germany in areas such as economics and trade\, technology policy\, human rights\, the regional power balance\, and international security. German and American wariness about these issues is growing and common concerns could serve as a foundation for greater transatlantic cooperation vis-à-vis China\, but policies on these issues often have diverged. At a time when the United States considers further trade measures against Europe following the first phase of an agreement between Washington and Beijing\, our discussion will seek to identify shared American and German interests and assess the appropriate level of ambition and priorities for a transatlantic approach to Chinese influence. \nSpeakers include: \nRobert Blair\, Special Representative for Telecommunications Policy in the White House \nCongresswoman Susan Brooks (R-IN) \nReinhard Bütikofer\, Deputy Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, European Parliament\, Brussels \nElizabeth Economy\, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies\, Council on Foreign Relations\, New York \nSenator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) \nSenator Rob Portman (R-OH) \nDr. Norbert Röttgen\, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group\, German Bundestag\, Berlin \nSenator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) \nSenator Roger Wicker (R-MS)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/munich-partner-competitor-or-rival-the-china-conundrum-in-transatlantic-relations/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200216T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200216T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:Munich: Shaping Foreign Policy in Uncertain Times: Views from Washington and Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and Aspen Institute Germany will host a Breakfast Briefing with Peter Berkowitz\, Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. Department of State\, and Sebastian Groth\, Director of Policy Planning at the German Federal Foreign Office.  \nOn the periphery of the Munich Security Conference\, we look forward to convening a small high-level group to discuss the foreign policy challenges facing Washington and Berlin. Participants will include representatives from politics\, think tanks\, and the corporate sector. After brief opening statements from our two guest speakers\, there will be ample opportunity for a frank and open discussion. The Chatham House Rule applies. \nIt is not necessary to leave the security perimeter surrounding the Bayerischer Hof to reach the location for this event. It is just around the corner from the hotel’s main entrance. \nSince the number of participants is limited\, we kindly ask you to RSVP (acceptances only) to the Aspen Institute Germany at nowak@aspeninstitute.de. Please note that prior registration is required.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/munich-shaping-foreign-policy-in-uncertain-times-views-from-washington-and-berlin/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200217T180000
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SUMMARY:Berlin: Takeaways from the 2020 Munich Security Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Freunde des American Council on Germany and the ACG will host a discussion and reception with Matthew Kartnitschnig\, Chef Correspondent for Politico Europe\, in conversation with Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President of the ACG. \nMore information can be found here: https://acgde.org/events/ \nMatthew Karnitschnig ist der Chefkorrespondent für Europa bei POLITICO. Er war bis 2015 beim Wall Street Journal\, wo er 15 Jahre lang in verschiedenen Positionen als Reporter und Redakteur in den USA und Europa tätig war. In seiner zwei Jahrzehnte währenden Karriere berichtete er von der vordersten Front von einigen der prägenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Geschichten unserer Zeit. Im Jahr 2008 berichtete er über den Zusammenbruch von Lehman Brothers und die darauffolgende Finanzkrise. Er gehörte zu einem Team von Reportern des Journals\, das gemeinsam den Gerald-Loeb-Preis gewann und 2009 zum Pulitzer-Finalisten für die nationale Berichterstattung ernannt wurde. Anschließend leitete er als Chefredakteur des deutschen Büros und der europäischen Wirtschaft die Berichterstattung des WSJ über die Schuldenkrise der Eurozone. Matthew Karnitschnig leitete ein Team von Journalisten\, das 2011 zum Finalisten für den Pulitzer-Preis für internationale Berichterstattung ernannt wurde und 2012 eine Auszeichnung des Overseas Press Club gewann. Herr Karnitschnig arbeitete zuvor als Journalist für Business Week\, Reuters und Bloomberg. Als Sohn eines österreichischen Vaters und einer amerikanischen Mutter wuchs er in Arizona auf\, wo er während der High School als Stringer für die Phoenix Gazette zu berichten begann. \nDr. Steven E. Sokol ist seit Mai 2015 Präsident des American Council on Germany (ACG). Er war von Juli 2010 bis April 2015 Präsident und CEO des World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Davor war er Vizepräsident und Programmdirektor beim ACG. Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit gemeinnützigen Organisationen in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/berlin-takeaways-from-the-2020-munich-security-conference/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200224T140000
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SUMMARY:Boston: The Impact of AI and Digitalization on Social Cohesion
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG’s Boston Warburg Chapter\, Northeastern University\, and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Gesche Joost\, Professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts. \nDr. Gesche Joost is a Professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts and has headed the Design Research Lab since 2005. She conducts research and development projects with international partners in the areas of human-computer interaction\, wearable computing\, as well as user-centered design and participation. Dr. Joost is Germany’s Digital Champion on the European Commission’s Digital Agenda initiative. She advises the Commission on implementing the Digital Agenda for Europe\, focusing on digital skills\, the digitalization of work\, and support for startups. \nUp until 2010\, she was a junior professor for Interaction Design & Media at the Technical University of Berlin in cooperation with Telekom Innovation Laboratories. As a visiting professor\, she taught Gender and Design at the HAWK Hildesheim. In 2009\, she received the Young Talent Award for Science from the Mayor of Berlin. She is the Chairwoman of DGTF e.V. (German Society for Design Theory and Research) and a Board member of the Technologiestiftung Berlin. She is also a Board member of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)\, an appointed member of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)\, as well as a full member of the Goethe Institute. \nThis event is part of series of events being held across the country in 2019 and 2020 by the American Council on Germany and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius on social cohesion\, the polarization of politics\, and the rise of populism in the United States and Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/boston-the-impact-of-ai-and-digitalization-on-social-cohesion/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:NYC: The Impact of AI and Digitalization on Social Cohesion
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG\, the Hasso Plattner Institute\, and the ZEIT-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Gesche Joost\, Professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts. \nDr. Gesche Joost is a Professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts and has headed the Design Research Lab since 2005. She conducts research and development projects with international partners in the areas of human-computer interaction\, wearable computing\, as well as user-centered design and participation. Dr. Joost is Germany’s Digital Champion on the European Commission’s Digital Agenda initiative. She advises the Commission on implementing the Digital Agenda for Europe\, focusing on digital skills\, the digitalization of work\, and support for startups. \nUp until 2010\, she was a junior professor for Interaction Design & Media at the Technical University of Berlin in cooperation with Telekom Innovation Laboratories. As a visiting professor\, she taught Gender and Design at the HAWK Hildesheim. In 2009\, she received the Young Talent Award for Science from the Mayor of Berlin. She is the Chairwoman of DGTF e.V. (German Society for Design Theory and Research) and a Board member of the Technologiestiftung Berlin. She is also a Board member of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)\, an appointed member of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)\, as well as a full member of the Goethe Institute. \nThis event is part of series of events being held across the country in 2019 and 2020 by the American Council on Germany and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius on social cohesion\, the polarization of politics\, and the rise of populism in the United States and Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-impact-of-ai-and-digitalization-on-social-cohesion/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T143000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Trade in Uncertain Times:  Unpacking Trade Disputes between Europe\,  the United States\, and China
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Christian Forwick\, Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, America; and Lena Knecht\, Policy Officer for Transatlantic Economic Relations in the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, America at the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.  \nThis event is open to ACG members only. \nDr. Christian Forwick is Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy\, having been appointed in July 2018. Previously\, he was Head of the Ministry’s budget division. Dr. Forwick has been working in the field of international trade since 1994 and spent several years in Geneva\, Switzerland\, at the German Mission to the WTO and in the department of Foreign Economic Relations in the German Federal Chancellery. His Ph.D. is from the University of Münster. \nLena Knecht is a Policy Officer for Transatlantic Economic Relations in the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, America of the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. She oversees analysis of the bilateral trade relationship and covers EU-U.S. trade talks as well as the U.S.-China trade dispute. Ms. Knecht joined the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in 2014 to work in the Directorate-General for Digital and Innovation Policy. She studied law in Heidelberg\, Berlin and Seattle. Ms. Knecht holds a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law & Policy degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-trade-in-uncertain-times-unpacking-trade-disputes-between-europe-the-united-states-and-china/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T093000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
CREATED:20200225T155930Z
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: Political Stability in Changing Societies: The German Case from an International Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter\, Hanns Seidel Stiftung\, and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a breakfast briefing with Oliver Jörg\, Secretary General of the Hanns Seidel Stiftung.  \nThere will be no charge to attend\, however you must register to attend. RSVP here by March 2. \nOliver Jörg is the Secretary General of the Hanns Seidel Stiftung. Before being appointed to his current posiiton in \n2019\, he spent 10 years as a member of the Bavarian State Parliament. During this time\, he served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Higher Education\, Research\, and Culture. In addition\, he chaired the working group Active Civil Society / Voluntary Work of the CSU Parliamentary Group. Mr. Jörg had a lasting influence on the Bavarian science and research landscape\, particularly in decentralizing higher education and strengthening the cooperation between universities of applied sciences and the private sector. While in Parliament\, he was particularly focused on the social development of Bavaria regarding its civil society\, culture and the preservation of monuments. \nMr. Jörg studied law at the Universities of Passau\, Würzburg\, and Linz (Austria). He was admitted to the German Bar in 2004 and practiced as a lawyer full time for four years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-political-stability-in-changing-societies-the-german-case-from-an-international-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T093000
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SUMMARY:Dallas: Germany\, Europe\, and the United States: Economic Development and Challenges in a World of Political Uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Dallas Warburg Chapter will host a Breakfast Briefing with Dr. Johannes Beermann\, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank.  \nThis event is invitation only. \nDr. Johannes Beermann has been a Member of the Executive Board of the German Bundesbank currently responsible for cash management\, administration\, construction management\, controlling\, accounting and organisation\, and the procurement center since January 2015. Prior to that\, from September 2009 to November 2014\, he was Minister of the State and Chief of the State Chancellery of the Free State of Saxony. From June 2008 to September 2009\, he was Chief of the State Chancellery and Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs of the Free State of Saxony. Dr. Beermann served as Secretary of State for Federal and European Affairs at the Hessian State Chancellery and Commissioner (Bevollmächtigter) of the State of Hesse to the Federation from 1999 to 2003 and as State Councillor to the Senator of Finance of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen from 1995 to 1999. Before that\, he held miscellaneous functions in the public sector. He holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Münster and has spent time as an associate partner of a law firm and a practicing lawyer when not in the public sector\, especially between 2003 and 2008.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dallas-germany-europe-and-the-united-states-economic-development-and-challenges-in-a-world-of-political-uncertainty/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
CREATED:20200312T151705Z
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: The Future of the CDU and the Evolving Political Landscape in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2018\, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced she would not run for reelection in 2021. This set the stage for the selection of a new Chairperson of the CDU. In a contested race between three candidates\, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as party Chair in December of 2018 and presumptive candidate for Chancellor. However\, last month she decided to step down as party Chair\, reopening the question of who will become the successor to Merkel.  \n Join us for a Hot Topics Call on Wednesday\, March 11 at 11:00am (EST) with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger\, Foreign Editor for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, who will discuss the future of the CDU and the evolving political landscape in Germany. \nKlaus-Dieter Frankenberger is Foreign Editor at the FAZ\, where he writes 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/hot-topics-call-the-future-of-the-cdu-and-the-evolving-political-landscape-in-germany/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: How New Social and Economic Cleavages are Shaping German Politics
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the drop in support of the center-right and center-left Volksparteien (catch-all parties) it seems as though Germany’s political middle is hollowing out. Different forces and trends are at play. Join us for a Hot Topics Call on Friday\, March 13\, at 10:00 am (EST) with Thomas Krüger\, Director of the Federal Agency for Civic Education\, who will discuss how new social and economic cleavages are shaping German politics.  \nTo register for this call\, please click here. \nThomas Krüger has been Director of the Federal Agency for Civic Education since 2000\, President of the Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk since 1995\, and Second Deputy Chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) since 2012. His career began in 1976 in the then-German Democratic Republic (GDR) with an apprenticeship as a plastics processing worker. Mr. Krüger studied theology in Berlin and Eisenach before becoming a pastor. He started his political career in 1989 as one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the GDR and served as the party’s Secretary and as a member of the East German Parliament until 1990. Mr. Krüger was then appointed the first Acting Representative of the Lord Mayor of East Berlin in addition to his function as a City Council member for internal affairs in the joint Berlin city and state government between 1990 and 1991. From 1990 to 1992\, he was Deputy State Chairman of the Berlin SPD for the entire city. From 1991 to 1994\, Mr. Krüger also served as Senator for Youth and Family in Berlin\, after which he was elected to the German Bundestag for four years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-how-new-social-and-economic-cleavages-are-shaping-german-politics/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200324T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085822
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: The Economic Implications of the Coronavirus
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nIn late February\, William Boston and Tom Fairless published the attached article in the Wall Street Journal. The article focuses on the economic implications of the spread of the coronavirus on the German economy. Since then\, markets have dropped\, borders have closed\, and factories have suspended production. Just days ago\, Volkswagen\, the world’s biggest car maker by sales\, announced it will temporarily shut down most of its European and German plants in the face of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 24\, at 10 am ET for a Hot Topics Call with William Boston\, Senior Reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He will provide an update on the economic implications of the coronavirus. \nTo register for the call\, please click here. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-the-economic-implications-of-the-coronavirus/
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: Spread and Management of Coronavirus in Europe and Asia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe spread of COVID-19 has been stealing news headlines for weeks – if not months. With over 300\,000 confirmed cases worldwide\, it is still to hard to tell how many people will contract the virus. Although Italy is one of the hardest hit countries\, Germany’s rate of infection remains relatively low. \n\n\nJoin us for a Hot Topics Call on Thursday\, March 26\, at 11:00 am (ET) with German journalist Martina Merten (and 2013 ACG Kellen Fellow) who will discuss the impact of the coronavirus in Asia and Europe. \n\n\nTo register for this call\, please click here. \n\n\nMartina Merten has been working as an international consultant and journalist focusing on healthcare in developing countries and emerging nations since 2004. She also teaches courses on global health and comparative healthcare systems at various national and international universities. \nFrom 2005 until 2009\, she was with the German Medical Journal – the largest specialized medical journal in Germany – as an editor for social and health policy in Berlin. She still publishes for trade and consumer publications\, including the British Medical Journal\, the German Medical Journal\, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In 2013\, she was awarded an Anna-Marie and Stephen Kellen Fellowship by the ACG to conduct research on the U.S. healthcare system. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-spread-and-management-of-coronavirus-in-europe-and-asia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T100000
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: How Germany Is Combatting Coronavirus
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nMore than 160 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: \n\nChina 81\,591 (+0.04%)\nItaly 69\,176 (+8.21%)\nUS 55\,225 (+18.89%)\nSpain 42\,058 (+19.44%)\nGermany 32\,991 (+13.54%)\nIran 24\,811 (+7.64%)\nFrance 22\,635 (+12.38%)\nSwitzerland 9\,877  (+12.30%)\nSouth Korea 9\,137 (+1.11%)\nUK 8\,164 (+21.38%)\n\nSource: Johns Hopkins University \n*Percentages change over 24 hours \nDespite the number of cases in Germany\, only 0.4 percent of those have been tested have died from COVID-19. According to infectious disease experts\, the reason for the low death rate is Germany’s work in the early days of the outbreak to track\, test\, and contain infection clusters. That means Germany has a truer picture of the size of its outbreak than places that test only the obviously symptomatic\, most seriously ill or highest-risk patients. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 31\, at 10 am ET for a Hot Topics Call with NPR’s Rob Schmitz to learn more about the measures Germany has introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus. \nTo register for this call\, please click here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-how-germany-is-combatting-coronavirus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T090000
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Economy 2020
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The strong economic ties between Europe and the United States are essential for promoting shared prosperity and competitiveness. Each year\, the Foreign Policy Institute of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University\, the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU\, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce release U.S.-European economic connections – including jobs\, trade\, services\, and investment. \nJoin us for a webinar on April 2 at 9:00 am (ET) with one of the authors of the report\, Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton\, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor at SAIS. He will discuss the findings of the Transatlantic Economy 2020 Survey which was released on March 20. The study can be read online here. \nTo register for this call\, please click here. \nDr. Hamilton is a true transatlantictist\, previously holding positions as Richard von Weizsäcker Professor at SAIS\, fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin\, senior diplomatic fellow in the German Foreign Office\, executive director of the American Consortium on European Union Studies\, US deputy assistant secretary of State for European Affairs\, US special coordinator for Southeast European stabilization and associate director of the Policy Planning Staff for two secretaries of State\, senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and deputy director of the Aspen Institute Berlin; consultant to Microsoft\, RAND\, National Geographic Society\, Business Roundtable and Transatlantic Business Dialogue. \n\nDr. Hamilton is a member and former chair of the selection committee for the Robert Bosch Foundation fellows program bringing young American professionals to Germany. He has been a member of the academic and advisory boards for a variety of US and European foundations\, research institutes and business associations. He testifies regularly before the US Congress and European parliaments\, and is a regular commentator for US and international media. Dr. Hamilton has also taught graduate courses in US foreign policy and US-European relations at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin\, the University of Innsbruck and the Free University of Berlin. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-transatlantic-economy-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200406T110000
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: Germany's Response to Coronavirus and its Political Implications
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nIn recent weeks\, Germany has been praised for its quick and aggressive response to the spread of COVID-19. Although Italy has a death rate of 11% of those who tested positive for the virus\, Germany has had a rate of just under 1%. This has been credited to early testing of a large portion of the population\, but as numbers of cases increase\, the worst may be yet to come. Fatality numbers always have a lag-time. \n\n\nJoin us for a Hot Topics Call on Monday\, April 6 at 11:00 am (ET) with Bundestag Member Prof. Dr. Andrew Ullmann (FDP). A physician by training who specialized in infective diseases\, he will discuss Germany’s response to COVID-19 – and the political implications of the current crisis.  \n\n\nTo register for this call\, please click here. \n\n\nProf. Dr. Andrew Ullmann was born in 1963 in Los Angeles\, CA\, and is a Member of the German Bundestag. He attended medical school at the Ruhr University in Bochum\, and completed medical school in 1987. During his residency at the University Hospital\, St. Josef Hospital in Bochum\, he was a visiting physician at St. Clare’s Hospital/Spellman Center in New York City\, where he specialized in HIV/AIDS. He was later qualified as a specialist in infectious diseases after participating in the combined clinical fellowship program at the Harvard Medical School. He completed his habilitation and was qualified as an assistant professor in 2008 at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. In 2012 he became a full professor at the University Hospital in Würzburg. \nAndrew Ullmann joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in 2003 and was a board member of the FDP`s district organization in Mainz-Bingen from 2003 to 20012. From 2004 until 2012\, he was a member of the municipal council of Ober-Olm and from 2009 until 2011 a member of the municipal council in Nieder-Olm. Since 2013\, he is member of the Bavarian FDP Committee on Research and Culture\, the Bavarian FDP Committee on Health\, as well as the FDP federal Health Committee. Prof. Dr. Ullmann was deputy chairman of the FDP in Würzburg from 2013 until 2015 and has served as its chairman since 2015. In the German federal elections of 2017\, he was the FDP’s direct candidate in the Würzburg district and was elected to the German Bundestag through the national list of the FDP. He is a member of the Committee on Health and serves there as the chairman of the FDP. He is deputy chairman of the Subcommittee on Global Health\, deputy member of the Committee on Education\, Research and Technology Assessment and deputy chairman of the German-US Parliamentary Friendship Group. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-germanys-response-to-coronavirus-and-its-political-implications/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T110000
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Ambassador John B. Emerson and Sigmar Gabriel
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will host a video discussion with the Chairmen of the two organizations – Ambassador John B. Emerson and Sigmar Gabriel. In conversation\, they will discuss the national and international responses to COVID-19\, the future of multilateralism and globalization\, as well as domestic politics in this unprecedented and uncertain time. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/in-conversation-ambassador-john-b-emerson-and-sigmar-gabriel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T110000
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SUMMARY:Russia's Involvement in the Spread of Disinformation During the Coronavirus Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In late March\, a report from the European Union stated that Pro-Kremlin media has been purposely spreading disinformation about COVID-19 with the aim of disrupting western health care during the pandemic. Although Russia has denied the allegations\, this is not the first time Russian media has been accused of this tactic. \nPlease join us for a Hot Topics Call on April 14 at 10:00 am (ET) with Dr. Evelyn Farkas\, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia\, Ukraine\, and Eurasia\, and Sarah Pagung\, Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Robert Bosch Center for Central and Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia\, who will discuss Russia’s involvement of the spread of disinformation during the coronavirus crisis. (See their bios below) \nTo register for the call\, please click here.  \nDr. Evelyn N. Farkas served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia from 2012 to 2015 where she was responsible for U.S. policy toward Russia\, Ukraine\, and Eurasia. She began her tenure working with the fragile democracies of Eastern Europe to bolster the rule of law and following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014\, she helped develop a strategy for President Obama to defend Ukrainian democracy against Russian attacks. She served previously as Senior Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe/Commander\, U.S. European Command\, and as Special Advisor for the Secretary of Defense for the NATO Summit. Prior to that\, she was a Senior Fellow at the American Security Project. In 2008-2009\, she served as Executive Director of the congressionally-mandated bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. \nFrom April 2001 to April 2008\, she served as a Professional Staff Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee\, conducting policy and budget oversight of the Department of Defense policy office and military commands including the U.S. Pacific Command\, Special Operations Command\, Southern Command\, Northern Command\, and U.S. Forces Korea. Prior to assuming that position\, for four years she was a professor of international relations at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, Marine Corps University. She served in Bosnia as a Human Rights Officer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1996\, and as an Election Supervisor in 1997. In 2009\, she was an election observer in Afghanistan. \nDr. Farkas earned her Bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College and her Master’s and Ph.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, a Trustee of Franklin & Marshall College\, and until recently\, a Resident Senior Fellow at The German Marshall Fund and a National Security Contributor for NBC/MSNBC. She speaks fluent Hungarian and German and has studied five other languages\, including Spanish and Hindi. Dr. Farkas is currently a candidate to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District in The U.S. House of Representatives. \nSarah Pagung is a Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Robert Bosch Center for Central and Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia. Her research focuses on Russian foreign and information policies and on Moldova. Until December 2018\, she was a Program Officer at the Robert Bosch Center\, and managed the Discussion Group on Russian and the Eastern Partnership and the joint project “A New Western Ostpolitik” with the Johns Hopkins University. From 2013 to 2015 she worked at the Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg. \nMs. Pagung is currently completing her doctorate on the impact of Russian propaganda and information policy in Germany at the Freie Universität Berlin\, where she studied political science. She is also an adjunct teacher at the Freie Universität Berlin and serves as a seminar facilitator for various formats relating to European foreign policy and Eastern Europe. In 2012–13 she was active on behalf of the European Voluntary Service’s German-Russian exchange program in Saint Petersburg\, working in youth and adult education.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russias-involvement-in-the-spread-of-disinformation-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T100000
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Partnership During – and After – the Coronavirus.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe spread of COVID-19 is dominating the headlines in the United States and Europe\, and everyone wonders what the world will look like after the pandemic. \n\n\nJoin us for a Hot Topics Call (video edition) on April 16 at 10:00 am (ET) with Bundestag Member Peter Beyer (CDU)\, who also serves as Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation in the German Federal Foreign Office\, who will discuss the transatlantic partnership during – and after – the coronavirus. \n\n\nTo register for this call\, please click here. \n\n\nMr. Beyer is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, where he serves as Special Rapporteur on Transatlantic Relations. He is Executive Vice President of the Southeast Europe Association. Prior to his current roles\, he served as Managing Chairman of the Heiligenhaus town branch of the CDU and a member of the Heiligenhaus town council from 2008 to 2009. In addition\, he was an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Mettmann county branch of the CDU. Before joining the public sector\, he worked as an attorney specializing in industrial property law in the Cologne office of Mayer Brown LLP\, the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming LLP\, and the Chicago office of Brinks\, Hofer\, Gilson & Lione LLP. Mr. Beyer completed his undergraduate studies at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bonn\, and received his Master in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-transatlantic-partnership-during-and-after-the-coronavirus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T113000
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SUMMARY:Video Discussion: COVID-19 and the Mess It Creates for the Global Economy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and Atlantik-Brücke will host a digital discussion as part of the 2020 German-American Conference on COVID-19 and the Mess it Creates for the Global Economy.  \nSpeakers:\nDr. John Lipsky\, Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Scholar\, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies; former First Managing Director\, International Monetary Fund.\nProfessor Dr. Andreas Dombret\, Global Senior Advisor\, Oliver Wyman; Former Board Member\, Deutsche Bundesbank.\nSigmar Gabriel\, former Vice-Chancellor and former Federal Minister; Chairman\, Atlantik-Bruecke e.V. \nModerated by:\nSteve Sokol\, President\, American Council on Germany \nRegistration for this event has ended.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/video-discussion-covid-19-and-the-mess-it-creates-for-the-global-economy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200424T100000
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SUMMARY:The Impact of COVID-19 on Cities in Germany and the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nAs COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe\, cities are faced with unprecedented challenges. The ACG will host a series of conversations with ACG program alumni and other experts\, who work at the local level\, on how local communities are confronting the myriad challenges posed by the pandemic. \n\n\nJoin us for the first conversation on Friday\, April 24\, at 10:00 am ET with representatives from Cleveland\, Heidelberg\, Knoxville\, and Leipzig on the impact of COVID-19 on cities in Germany and the United States. Speakers include Tobias David\, Chief of Staff for the Lord Mayor\, City of Leipzig; Blaine Griffin\, City Council Member\, City of Cleveland; Irmintraud Jost\, Head of Science and Communication Division of the Office of Economic Development\, City of Heidelberg; and Stephanie Welch\, Deputy to the Mayor and Chief of Economic and Community Development\, City of Knoxville. \n\n\nTo register for this discussion\, please click here. \nTobias David grew up in Leipzig (in the former GDR/East Germany) and spent most of his school years under the conditions of the GDR dictatorship. Even as a teenager he was involved in opposition groups under the protection of the Catholic Church and became politically active early on. The Peaceful Revolution of 1989\, driven by the peace and civil rights movement\, had a lasting impact on his life. After studying political science and communications\, he worked for many years as Managing Director of a communications agency. In 2004\, he moved to the Saxon State Parliament as Advisor to the Vice-President. Since 2008\, Mr. David has been the closest strategic advisor to the Mayor of the City of Leipzig. He was a participant in the ACG’s McCloy Leadership Mission on Urban Affairs and Sustainability in 2016. The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 — which ultimately led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany — began in Leipzig. Today Leipzig is not only one of the largest cities in Germany but also the fastest-growing German city. \nBlaine A. Griffin is a Cleveland City Council Member for the racially and economically diverse Ward 6 area of the City of Cleveland. He serves as the Majority Whip on the Council Leadership Team and he is the Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. He serves on the Finance\, Safety\, Operations and Workforce and Community Benefits Agreement Committees. Mr. Griffin is the former Executive Director of the Community Relations Board for the City of Cleveland\, a cabinet role for the Mayor of the City of Cleveland. He serves on many boards and committees including the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Association (NOACA) focused on roads and infrastructure\, Doan Brook Watershed Committee and the United Way of Greater Cleveland Equity and Inclusion Committee. Mr. Griffin received a B.A. in Communications from Malone College in Canton\, Ohio. \nIrmintraud Jost is the Head of Science and Communication Division of the Office of Economic Development for the City of Heidelberg. Prior to joining the city administration in September 2019\, Ms. Jost worked in the field of international higher education and research for more than a decade. After studying at the Free University of Berlin and holding journalistic and editorial positions in Hamburg\, Berlin and London\, Jost moved to New York City and served as the New York Bureau Chief and U.S. Correspondent for Axel Springer Foreign News Service. The founding of her own communications firm and her consulting work for companies and organizations in the U.S. and Europe led to joint projects with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and many other academic and cultural institutions. In order to strengthen the cooperation and exchange between German universities and colleges with partners in the United States\, Ms. Jost established several foreign offices of German institutions. From 2008 until 2019\, she headed the New York liaison office of the University of Heidelberg. \nStephanie Welch serves as the Deputy to the Mayor and Chief of Economic and Community Development for the City of Knoxville. For more than two decades\, Ms. Welch has worked to build strong\, healthy and educated communities in Knoxville and East Tennessee. Her career began in public health\, with a focus on community engagement and strategic planning to promote healthy eating\, active living and health equity. From 2013 to 2019\, she worked as a VP and then President of Great Schools Partnership\, a non-profit that works closely in support of Knox County Schools. Ms. Welch has served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 19 years and holds the rank of Major and is the Executive Officer for a medical unit in Chattanooga\, Tennessee. In 2017\, she was elected to serve Knoxville’s First District for a term of four years on city council. As a first-time elected official\, she worked to continue the positive momentum underway in Knoxville to ensure strong neighborhoods\, healthy investment and value for diversity. In February 2020\, she assumed her current role. Originally from New Hampshire\, Ms. Welch moved to Knoxville in 1995 to attend the University of Tennessee to earn a dual master’s degree in Public Health and Nutrition. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-cities-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T110000
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation:  Challenges to Democracy During the Corona Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Resilience and Adaptation: Challenges to Democracy during the Corona Crisis \nThe pandemic is challenging democratic institutions and practices all around the world. Governments have an obligation to respect the basic rights of citizens in uncertain times – but are they? Join Stefan Kornelius and Kori Schake for a conversation about how democracies respond to this unprecedented crisis. \nStefan Kornelius has been Foreign Editor of the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung since 2000. In his reporting career\, he has covered Germany’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU)\, the chancellorship of Helmut Kohl\, and defense issues in Europe. From 1996 to 1999\, he served as the paper’s Washington correspondent. His biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel\, entitled Angela Merkel\, the Chancellor and her World\, has been translated into 13 languages. \nDr. Kori Schake (1999 ACG Young Leader) is the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Before joining AEI\, she was the Deputy Director-General of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. She has had a distinguished career in government\, working at the U.S. State Department\, the U.S. Department of Defense\, and the National Security Council at the White House. She has also taught at Stanford\, West Point\, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies\, National Defense University\, and the University of Maryland. \nPlease register here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-challenges-to-democracy-during-the-corona-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T110000
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SUMMARY:The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Europe's Far Right
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19\, far-right parties in Europe were dominating the headlines with provocations on government failures and anti-immigrant rhetoric and significantly influencing political debates in Germany and other European countries. The pandemic has changed the political dynamic\, in some cases weakening the far-right’s popularity\, and in other cases\, like Hungary\, enabling far-right politicians to consolidate more political power. \nPlease join us for a Hot Topics Call (video edition) on April 30 at 11:00 am (ET) with Emily Schultheis\, an American freelance journalist based in Berlin\, to discuss the effects of the outbreak on Europe’s far right\, and on German politics in particular. \nTo register for the call\, please click here. \n  \nEmily Schultheis is a freelance journalist based in Berlin focusing on the rise of right-wing populism. Her research focuses primarily on Germany\, but also explores parallels with populist parties in neighboring countries including Austria\, Hungary and Poland. During the last two years\, she held a fellowship with the Institute of Current World Affairs and was a Robert Bosch Foundation fellow. Her reporting has appeared in The Atlantic\, Foreign Policy\, Politico Europe\, CBS News\, The Los Angeles Times\, NBC News\, World Politics Review\, BBC Online\, Spiegel Online International\, Deutsche Welle\, and Der Tagesspiegel\, among other outlets. Emily is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and received her B.A. in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-the-effects-of-the-covid-19-outbreak-on-europes-far-right/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T100000
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation: The Future of Liberal Democracy and the Corona Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Resilience and Adaptation: The Future of Liberal Democracy and the Corona Crisis \nAre autocracies better positioned to fight pandemics than democracies? Join American political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama and Daniela Schwarzer\, Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations\, for a discussion about how the current crisis is handled by different regimes. \nPlease register here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-the-future-of-liberal-democracy-and-the-corona-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T100000
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SUMMARY:Video Discussion with Ambassador Emily Haber and Ambassador John B. Emerson
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany is delighted to partner with the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) to host the German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber in conversation with ACG Chairman Ambassador John B. Emerson\, Vice Chairman at Capital Group International\, on Thursday\, May 7\, at 10 am ET. (Bios for both speakers are included below.) \nThis webinar builds on the successful partnership between ACG and WACA during the German government’s Deutschlandjahr USA initiative in 2018 and 2019. Our event will take place as part of a series of events hosted by World Affairs Councils across the country under the auspices of a special\, inclusive “ideas summit\,” titled Putting the World Back Together and branded as CxC: Amplified. \nCxC: Amplified is a full week of activities designed to amplify voices on foreign and security policy across the country. Open to the public\, these events will bring together thought leaders\, experts\, and citizens to discuss one central question: How will the world be put back together as we chart our way through this unprecedented period? \nTo register for the call\, please click here. We hope you can join us for this timely discussion. \nEmily Margarethe Haber has been German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. \nPrior to her transfer to Washington\, DC\, she served in various leadership functions at the Foreign Office in Berlin. In 2009\, she was appointed Political Director and\, in 2011\, State Secretary\, the first woman to hold either post. Thereafter\, she was deployed to the Federal Ministry of the Interior\, serving as State Secretary in charge of homeland security and migration policy from 2014 until 2018. \nEmily Haber has many years of experience with Russia and the former Soviet Union. She held various posts at the German Embassy in Moscow\, including Head of the Political Department. At the Foreign Office in Berlin\, she served as Head of the OSCE Division and as Deputy Director-General for the Western Balkans\, among other positions. \nEmily Haber holds a PhD in history and is married to former diplomat Hansjörg Haber. The couple has two sons. \nAmbassador John B. Emerson was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany on January 17\, 2018. He is vice chairman of Capital Group International\, Inc. and has 19 years of industry experience\, all with Capital Group. \nHe most recently served as the United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2015\, Ambassador Emerson was awarded the State Department’s Susan M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service\, which is given annually to one non-career ambassador\, and in 2017 he was awarded the CIA Medal and the U.S. Navy’s Distinguished Public Service award. \nPrior to accepting the ambassadorial posting\, John Emerson was president of Private Client Services for the Capital Group Companies. Before joining Capital\, he was deputy assistant to President Clinton where he coordinated his economic conferences\, served as the president’s liaison to the nation’s governors\, and led the administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement and the extension of China s MFN trading status. Additionally\, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Before working in the Clinton White House\, John Emerson served as Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney\, and was a partner in the law firm of Manatt\, Phelps\, Rothenberg\, and Phillips. \nAmbassador Emerson holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from Hamilton College\, a juris doctorate degree from the University of Chicago and a bachelors degree in philosophy from Hamilton College. He is based in Los Angeles.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/video-discussion-with-ambassador-emily-haber-and-ambassador-john-b-emerson/
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SUMMARY:Local Impact of COVID-19 and Transportation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While ridership on public transportation has dropped dramatically across the United States during the coronavirus outbreak\, millions of Americans are still riding public buses and trains\, putting themselves and anyone they encounter at risk as they commute to work\, go to the grocery store\, or visit the doctor. At the same time\, since the start of the pandemic\, the use of motor vehicles has fallen dramatically in the United States and Europe – and air pollution and congestion with it. In cities in the U.S. and Europe\, as residents begin to return to work and try to avoid busy public transit systems\, local governments are considering reallocating streets for cycling and walking. \nJoin us for on Friday\, May 8\, at 11:00 am ET for a conversation about the future of mobility and transportation in cities – during and after the pandemic. Drawing on alumni from ACG programs\, speakers include Laurin Sepoetro\, Public Policy Planner for Uber Germany; Jana Kugoth\, Mobility and Transportation Reporter for Der Tagesspiegel; Brandie Lockhart\, Director of Urban Design for Houston Metro; and Jesse Mintz-Roth\, the Vision Zero Program Manager for the Department Transportation in San Jose\, CA. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CgbrTF4mS3C6geXDsaggBw \n\nLaurin Sepoetro is the Manager of Public Policy Germany for Uber and leads on public transit partnerships\, Future of Work and inclusive mobility. Before joining Uber\, he worked as a policy adviser in the European Parliament and at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He holds an MSc degree in Public Policy and Human Development from Maastricht University. In 2019\, he participated in the ACG’s Sustainable Urban Development Study Tour. \nJana Kugoth works as an editor for Tagesspiegel Background\, an exclusive briefing for decision makers in the mobility and energy sector. Previously\, she wrote for the online magazine Gründerszene.de\, especially about start-ups and new business models in the mobility and logistics sector. After studying media science\, German language and literature\, and library and information science in Berlin\, she first trained as a journalist with the Berlin based business and energy magazine Bizz Energy\, for which she also reported on the world climate conferences in Paris and Marrakesh. In 2019\, she was a participant in the ACG’s Sustainable Urban Development Study Tour. \nBrandie Lockett is currently spearheading the research and design of Houston METROs Urban Transit Design Guideline Manuals. A collaborative effort that will aim to guide transit design consultants to develop transportation infrastructure as public space. With a Bachelors of Architecture from Tuskegee University\, a Masters in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University – Graduate School of Architecture\, Planning and Preservation\, and a Certificate in Real Estate Development from University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate; her enthusiasm for urbanism inspires communities to use urban design strategies in planning and development projects; whether rural\, suburban or urban\, to help bring out vibrant opportunities in unlikely places. Brandie has been a part of international design forums and workshops discussing social\, ecological\, and infrastructural issues and solutions globally. In 2018\, she participated in the ACG’s Sustainable Urban Development Study Tour. \n\nJesse Mintz-Roth is Vision Zero Program Manager at the San Jose Department of Transportation. In this role he oversees a staff of 10 including crash data analysis\, street redesign engineering\, traffic safety education\, and safe routes to schools. Vision Zero is the city’s initiative to reduce traffic fatalities. In February 2020\, the city committed $6.8 million to the first year of a five year Action Plan which will redesign arterial streets to reduce speeds with a particular focus on lowering pedestrian fatalities which have risen in recent years. Before moving to California from New York City in December 2018\, he worked for 2 years as Senior Advisor for Transportation Improvements at the New York City Department of City Planning\, and for 7 years at the New York City Department of Transportation\, where he was a Senior Project Manager working on Vision Zero street redesign projects. In 2018\, he was a participant in the Sustainable Urban Development Study Tour. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/local-impact-of-covid-19-and-transportation/
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation: Globalization and the Corona Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Resilience and Adaptation: Globalization and the Corona Crisis \nThe current pandemic has slowed the global economy. It has exposed the interdependence inherent in global supply chains. Will things snap back when the concerns over the virus subside? Join us for a discussion with Thorsten Benner\, co-founder and director of the Global Public Policy Institute\, and Shannon O’Neil\, the Vice President\, Deputy Director of Studies\, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations\, about globalization in volatile times. \nPlease register here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-globalization-and-the-corona-crisis/
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SUMMARY:Global Order in Crisis Mode: Coping Strategies of the West
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of the 2020 Virtual German-American Conference\, the American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke cordially invite you to join a video discussion on: “Global Order in Crisis Mode: Coping Strategies of the West” \nThursday\, May 14\, 2020\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time \nwith \nOmid Nouripour\, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the Green Parliamentary Group\, German Bundestag; Member of the Board\, Atlantik-Brücke\nAmbassador Victoria Nuland\, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs\, U.S. State Department; Senior Counselor\, Albright Stonebridge Group \nModerated by: Dr. David Deißner\, Executive Director\, Atlantik-Brücke \nThe international community has been faced with an unprecedented health and economic crisis in recent months. While global leadership seems to be divided by political differences and is struggling to find common ground\, restrictions due to COVID-19 are still in place. In light of these challenges\, our guests will explore possible coping strategies for the Western alliance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/global-order-in-crisis-mode-coping-strategies-of-the-west/
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SUMMARY:Emerging from the Lockdown: How Cities are Coming Back to Life During a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As lockdown restrictions begin the lift\, cities are faced with a new set of challenges. Join us for a discussion with William Peduto\, Mayor of Pittsburgh\, and Ullrich Sierau\, Lord Mayor of Dortmund\, on how their cities have coped with the pandemic – and how they are preparing for the future. \nThis event is being held in cooperation with the Office of International Relations and Sustainable Development of the City of Dortmund and the Office of the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. \nClick here to register.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/emerging-from-the-lockdown-how-cities-are-coming-back-to-life-during-a-pandemic/
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