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SUMMARY:What’s Behind Germany’s Querdenker Movement?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The intensity and scope of protests against the government measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Germany has surprised many observers. Self-stylized “lateral thinkers” have forged a coalition that encompasses far-right extremists but also anti-vaxxers who historically have aligned with the left. At both ends of the political spectrum\, protesters seem to share a deep-seated distrust in government. \nJoin the American Council on Germany\, Deutsches Haus at NYU\, and NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies for a panel discussion about the Querdenker\, their origins\, and the likely future developments in an historic election year. This event will feature Pia Lamberty\, Natascha Strobl\, and Konstantin von Notz\, and be moderated by Christian Martin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fquerdenker-a-conversation-among-lamberty-strobl-von-notz-martin-tickets-134005438875″ css=”.vc_custom_1611592119684{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Pia Lamberty is a psychologist and expert in the field of conspiracy ideologies. Her research took her to the universities of Cologne\, Mainz and Beer Sheva (Israel). In May 2020\, together with Katharina Nocun\, she published “Fake Facts – Wie Verschwörungstheorien unser Denken bestimmen.” \nDr. Christian Martin (moderator) 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. Christian Martin studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). He 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). Christian Martin’s research interests focus on the political conditions and consequences of globalization and regional integration. He has published\, inter alia\, on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and on the incentive to adopt more proportional voting systems in a highly globalized environment. His current research project is on backlashes against globalization and EU integration\, including the electoral success of the far right AfD and the demise of social democracy. \nNatascha Strobl is co-author of the books „Die Identitären. Handbuch zur Jugendbewegung der Neuen Rechten in Europa“ and „Rechte Kulturrevolution. Wer und was ist die Neue Rechte von heute?“. She has also written numerous journal articles\, book articles\, and commentaries. She has given over 100 lectures on the topics of right-wing extremism\, fascism\, the New Right\, and identitarians in Europe. Since 2018\, she has been writing (ad hoc) analyses and classifications on Twitter under the hashtag #NatsAnalyse\, in order to disseminate knowledge and information more quickly and immediately. \nDr. Konstantin von Notz is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Bundestag\, where he has served since 2009. Since the 19th term of the Bundestag\, he has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Alliance 90/the Greens Parliamentary Group. He is a member of the Committee of Inquiry on the 2016 Christmas Market Attack (“Breitscheidplatz”) and Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Control Panel. During his time in the Bundestag\, Dr. von Notz has held a number of committee assignments with central importance for issues involving technology\, the internet\, and privacy.  He has been his party’s spokesman for the Committee on Political Strategy for the Internet\, and during the 18 term of the Bundestag\, he was spokesman of the Committee of Inquiry on NSA Surveillance. During the 17th term of the Bundestag\, Dr. von Notz served as spokesman of the Study Commission on the Internet and Digital Society. Prior to entering the German Parliament\, he studied law\, earning his Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg. He then practiced law as an attorney in Mölln\, Schleswig-Holstein.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/whats-behind-germanys-querdenker-movement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210205T110000
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SUMMARY:Brexit: What Does the Deal Mean for Europe and the United States?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please join us for a discussion on the consequences of the Brexit deal and what this means for the United Kingdom’s relations with the European Union and the United States. American Council on Germany’s Young Leaders Program is pleased to be hosting this event with the Council on Foreign Relations’ Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program. \nSpeakers:\nMarisa K. Bellack\, Europe Editor\, Washington Post\nBjörn Finke\, EU Correspondent\, Süddeutsche Zeitung; 2009 ACG Young Leader\nMegan E. Greene\, Senior Fellow\, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government\, Harvard Kennedy School; Dame Deanne Senior Fellow in International Economics\, Chatham House; Columnist\, Financial Times; CFR Member \nModerator:\nSteven E. Sokol\, President\, The American Council on Germany; CFR Member \nRegister\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/brexit-what-does-the-deal-mean-for-europe-and-the-united-states/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T110000
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SUMMARY:Resilience and Adaptation: International Relations after COVID
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As countries around the world struggle to roll out vaccines to combat the coronavirus crisis\, the pandemic is not the only global challenge on the international agenda. The common issues facing Europe and the United States are daunting. They include climate change\, migration\, democracy and multilateralism\, international trade\, as well as security and defense. How will we address a host of complex global issues and common threats in the months and years to come? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and 1014 for a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on international affairs with Sharon Burke\, Senior Advisor to the International Security Program and Resource Security Program at New America\, and Dr. Stefan Mair\, Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP)\, on Tuesday\, February 9\, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7416122861148%2FWN_9bInX0ERS1mMXSHkGzP_Ug” css=”.vc_custom_1612286180267{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]The Honorable Sharon E. Burke directs the Resource Security group at New America\, which looks at the intersection of security\, prosperity\, and natural resources. She also serves as a senior advisor to the organization and the Future of War project. \nBefore joining New America\, she served in the Obama administration as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for operational energy\, a new office that worked to improve the energy security of U.S. military operations. Prior to her service at DoD\, she held a number of senior U.S. government positions\, including at the Department of State in the George W. Bush administration\, and was a Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She attended Williams College and Columbia University\, where she was a Zuckerman and International fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs. She publishes widely and is on a number of boards\, including for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \nDr. rer. pol. Stefan Mair has served as Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and Executive Chairman of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) since October 1\, 2020. Dr. Mair began his career at SWP in 1992\, after gaining his Ph.D. at the ifo Institute in Munich. He worked at SWP for 18 years\, first as a researcher on Sub-Saharan Africa and later as a member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2010\, he was a member of the management of the SWP and from 2007 to 2009\, he was the Director of Research. For the past ten years\, Dr. Mair served on the Executive Board of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)\, with particular responsibility for international issues[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/resilience-and-adaptation-international-relations-after-covid/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T110000
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SUMMARY:Will Central Bank Digital Currencies Become a Reality? A View from the Bundesbank
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as it has prompted millions of people to turn to cashless payments. But\, efforts to create CBDCs is nothing new. Central banks have been exploring how CBDCs could become a reality since Facebook’s efforts to launch its own cryptocurrency Libra raised the prospect of a private company competing with traditional currencies. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion with Burkhard Balz\, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank\, about CBDC trends in Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2016124517477%2FWN_MqKp9RYWTQmgiv5wy1gnHg” css=”.vc_custom_1612451794687{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Burkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. Prior to this\, he was a member of the European Parliament (CDU) and served as the EPP Group’s Coordinator on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs starting in 2014. Before his time in the European Parliament\, Mr. Balz was Head of the Department for Institutional Clients at Commerzbank AG from 2004 to 2009. He has also held the positions of Corporate Customer Advisor at Commerzbank AG (2002-2004) and Desk Officer at the Commerzbank AG Liaison Office to the European Union in Brussels (2001-2002). Mr. Balz graduated from the University of Göttingen with a degree in law and political science.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/will-central-bank-digital-currencies-become-a-reality-a-view-from-the-bundesbank/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T110000
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SUMMARY:The Arab Spring: Unfinished Business Ten Years Later
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Starting with a street vendor in Tunisia\, the “Arab Spring” protests took over much of the Middle East and Northern Africa ten years ago as people fought against oppressive governments. Although many observers and analysts believed that this would be a turning point for the region\, high hopes turned to despair. A decade after citizens throughout the region rose up against its dictators\, authoritarianism still has a tight grip and people are exhausted and drained. Poverty has deepened\, and the pandemic and falling oil prices have exacerbated the situation. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the legacy of the “Arab Spring” and its impact across the region today with former U.S. diplomat Ambassador James F. Jeffrey and award-winning journalist Souad Mekhennet. She was on the ground during the uprisings and has spent the past decade researching the long-term strategies of terrorist organizations after the “Arab Spring.”[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3516134929886%2FWN_ffr0D4fxTQmW3cYVw94M_w” css=”.vc_custom_1613493028180{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-arab-spring-unfinished-business-ten-years-later/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T110000
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SUMMARY:Hanging in the Balance: Europe\, the United States\, and the Iran Nuclear Deal
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Secretary of State and the Foreign Ministers of France\, Germany\, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement indicating that they are willing to hold direct talks with Tehran over how to bring the United States and Iran into compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (or JCPOA\, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal) – and then strengthen the agreement and address broader security concerns. \nFor the United States\, this is a major step toward restoring the Iran nuclear deal – which was abandoned by the Trump administration – but the clock is ticking. Tehran may only be months away from amassing enough fissile material to build an atomic bomb. Join us for a virtual discussion with Iran expert Dr. Cornelius Adebahr and nuclear proliferation expert Kelsey Davenport about the U.S.\, Europe\, and Iran at this critical juncture.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9016140055884%2FWN_k-g-7CXlS7ixK8wOGIFcmA” css=”.vc_custom_1614005702025{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Cornelius Adebahr is a Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on foreign and security policy\, in particular regarding Iran and the Persian Gulf\, on European and transatlantic affairs\, and on citizens’ engagement. He has run his own political consultancy in Berlin since 2000. Among his clients are government institutions and foundations as well as not-for-profit associations and companies. In addition\, he is an Associate Fellow at the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, a Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin\, and a member of Team Europe\, an experts’ network of the European Commission in Brussels. \nSince 2005\, Dr. Adebahr has taught at various international universities\, including the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt\, Tehran University in Iran\, and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond (Routledge 2017) and Learning and Change in European Foreign Policy: The Case of the EU Special Representatives (Nomos 2009). He is a frequent commentator for major German and international print\, radio\, and television media outlets\, including the BBC\, NPR\, and POLITICO. \nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert newsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Ms. Davenport is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. She joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nMs. Davenport has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published op-eds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hanging-in-the-balance-europe-the-united-states-and-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
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