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SUMMARY:NYC: Burden Sharing\, NATO\, and Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Europe and the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Stefan Liebich\, Member of the Bundestag (Die Linke).  \nThis event is open to members of the ACG only. \nStefan Liebich has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009\, representing the Berlin district Pankow/Prenzlauer Berg/Weißensee. He serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and is the spokesperson for foreign affairs for The Left. Mr. Liebich began his political career in 1990 when he became a member of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) at age 18. In 1995\, he was first elected to the Berlin House of Representatives. After being re-elected in 1999 and 2001\, he became chairman of the PDS Berlin. He led the PDS Berlin to its first coalition with the Social Democrats\, which governed successfully for ten years. Between 2002 and 2006 Liebich was the Group Chairman of the PDS in the House of Representatives and was re-elected in 2006. He became a member of The Left following the merger of the PDS and the Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice (WASG) in 2007. Born in Wismar in the GDR in 1972\, Mr. Liebich studied business economics with a focus on information systems at the Technical University in Applied Sciences in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-burden-sharing-nato-and-foreign-policy-challenges-facing-europe-and-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T100000
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: Developments in Thuringia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week the German political landscape has been roiled by dramatic developments in the small eastern state of Thuringia. \nAlthough Bodo Ramelow\, Thuringia’s Minister President\, had enough votes to continue as the head of a minority coalition made up of the Left Party\, the Social Democrats\, and the Greens\, after three months of gridlock he was ousted from the position by FDP politician Thomas Kemmerich. In a vote on Wednesday\, Kemmerich beat Ramelow by one vote\, with support of the Christian Democrats – and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). The CDU – and its Bavarian sister party the CSU – have ruled out all forms of cooperation with the AfD and party leaders have demanded new elections. Within the FDP\, many are reeling from Kemmerich’s decision to accept support from the AfD. These events triggered a national outcry. In the meantime\, Kemmerich has stepped down\, paving the way for new state elections. But\, German party politics are in chaos. \nJoin us for a Hot Topics Call on February 10 at 10:00 am (EST) with Dr. Christian Martin\, Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies at NYU\, who will reflect on what these developments mean for Thuringia – and for German politics writ large.  \nDr. Martin is a professor of political science at the University of Kiel\, Germany. He currently holds the Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at New York University. He has studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). Martin was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Konstanz and at the Max-Planck-Institute in Jena (2003-2004). He was an assistant professor at the University of Hamburg (2004-2008) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern University (2008-2011). \nTo register for this call\, please click here[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-developments-in-thuringia/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T210000
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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
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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
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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
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200217T200000
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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
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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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