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SUMMARY:Germany’s New China Strategy: De-Risking not Decoupling
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Last month\, Germany’s government presented a new strategy for dealing with China. This comes on the heels of the release of Germany’s first National Security Strategy in mid-June. The long-awaited China Strategy – a draft of which was leaked in November – takes into account that the relationship between China and Germany (and the European Union writ large) has changed\, and that Berlin’s economic and security policy vis-à-vis Beijing has to evolve accordingly. The China Strategy and comments from German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have indicated that Berlin believes that China is capable of infringing on Germany’s economic and security interests. While the strategy does not call for decoupling\, it suggests that Germany should diversify its trade and investment ties with China. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, August 8 at 11 am to learn about the debate within the German government to develop a China Strategy and the contours of Berlin’s new approach to China with Dr. Janka Oertel\, the Director of the Asia Program and a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4316909913358%2FWN_YQLm2_EIRKW1VPkHLmF6cQ” css=”.vc_custom_1690991373852{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Janka Oertel directs the Asia Program and is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Previously\, she was a Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States Berlin office\, where she focused on transatlantic China policy\, including on emerging technologies\, Chinese foreign policy\, and security in East Asia. Prior to joining the GMF\, she served as a Program Director at the Körber Foundation’s Berlin office. She was also a Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and worked at United Nations Headquarters\, New York\, as a Carlo-Schmid fellow. \nDr. Oertel has published widely on topics related to EU-China relations\, US-China relations\, security in the Asia-Pacific region\, Chinese foreign policy\, 5G and emerging technologies\, and climate cooperation. She has testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the German Bundestag and is frequently quoted in leading media outlets such as the Financial Times\, the New York Times\, The Economist\, Süddeutsche Zeitung\, El Confidencial\, Berlingske\, and many more. Her new book “Ende der China-Illusion. Wie wir mit Pekings Machtanspruch umgehen müssen” will be published in August 2023 with Piper in Germany. \nDr. Oertel holds a Ph.D. from the University of Jena. Her dissertation focused on Chinese policies within the United Nations. \n.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-new-china-strategy-de-risking-not-decoupling/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, August 21 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Simon Book\, Editor for Der Spiegel and 2016 ACG Kellen Fellow.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8616921192584%2FWN_V04LcF6ISZu0JA_AKxsLLQ” css=”.vc_custom_1692119308383{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Simon Book serves as an Editor in the Economics Department for Der Spiegel. He joined Spiegel in July 2020 and is responsible for the topics of trade and consumer goods. Before that\, he was a reporter for Handelsblatt from 2013 to 2016 and WirtschaftsWoche from 2016 to 2020. He studied in Passau and was trained at the German School of Journalism. In 2016\, he received a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany\, during which time he researched transatlantic trade policy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-72/
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SUMMARY:Education and Workforce Preparedness:  Keys to Strengthening Transatlantic Relations and  Meeting 21st Century Challenges
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 23\, the ACG will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Jens Brandenburg\, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP). \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Jens Brandenburg (2019 ACG Young Leader) has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research since December 2021. He has been a Member of the German Bundestag representing the constituency of Rhein-Neckar since 2017. In the 19th legislative term\, he was spokesperson of the Free Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group for vocational training\, lifelong learning\, and LGBTI rights. He also served as spokesperson of his parliamentary group on the Committee on Education\, Research and Technology Assessment and on the Study Commission “Vocational Training in the Digital Work Environment.” \n  \nDr. Brandenburg has volunteered for better educational opportunities and diversity in society\, including on the Board of Trustees of the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung (since 2019)\, on the Board of Trustees of the Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld (since 2018)\, as chairman of the Baden-Württemberg branch of the Young Liberals (2010-2013)\, in the Free Democratic Party (since 2006)\, with the Liberal Students Groups from 2005 to 2009\, and in the SchLAu information campaign on gender diversity and identity issues at schools in North-Rhine Westphalia (2001-2005). He also spent a year in Little Rock\, AR as a high school student. \n  \nDr. Brandenburg has a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Mannheim and an M.A. in Political Science. He finished his Doctorate in 2015 at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Mannheim. During his studies he worked at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) and in various departments at the University of Mannheim. Prior to becoming a member of the German Bundestag\, he worked for a global management consulting firm (2014-2017). \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/education-and-workforce-preparedness-keys-to-strengthening-transatlantic-relations-and-meeting-21st-century-challenges/
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Zeitenwende and Defense Spending
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 25\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Thomas Hitschler\, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense and Member of the German Bundestag (SPD). \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nThomas Hitschler has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense since December 2021. He has been a Member of the German Bundestag (SPD) since 2013\, representing the Südpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate.  \n  \nIn the run up to the 2021 election\, Mr. Hitschler was elected to lead the SPD’s campaign in Rhineland-Palatinate. During the negotiations to form the “traffic light” coalition of Social Democrats\, Greens\, and Free Democrats\, he was a member of his party’s delegation in the working group on homeland security\, civil rights\, and consumer protection.  \n  \nFrom 2014 to 2021\, Mr. Hitschler served on the Bundestag’s Defense Committee\, where he was the SPD parliamentary groups rapporteur on the infrastructure of the Bundeswehr. From 2018 to 2021\, he was also a member of the Committee on Home Affairs. In 2020\, he joined the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr)\, which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany’s intelligence services BND\, BvF\, and MAD. In addition to his committee assignments\, Mr. Hitschler has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019.  \n  \nMr. Hitschler began his career in local politics\, serving as a senior staff member to the Mayor of Landau. He studied Political Science\, Public Law\, and History in Mannheim and Würzburg. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-zeitenwende-and-defense-spending/
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