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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Tuesday\, April 2 at 11:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger\, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1517116375324%2FWN_chljbRDmTNOKap8cQGOVsQ” css=”.vc_custom_1711637669993{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Paul-Anton Krüger has been the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since the 2021 federal election. Previously he reported on political affairs and served as Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department\, focusing on the Middle East and international security for three years. Before that\, he spent four years in Cairo and was a correspondent covering large parts of the Arab world and Iran. \nAfter graduating from the Alte Landesschule in Korbach\, he studied journalism in Berlin and Munich. In August 2005\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a volunteer\, worked as an editor from 2008\, and as head of the foreign policy department from 2011. In the fall of 2007\, Mr. Krüger was a guest editor at the Chicago Tribune as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship\, the German-American journalism scholarship of the International Journalism Programs e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-91/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T082005
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SUMMARY:Out of the Darkness: The Germans\, 1942-2022 WorldNow Discussion with Frank Trentmann
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How can a nation reinvent itself? Author Frank Trentmann will join us on April 2 to tell the story of how the German people were able to rebuild after World War II and redefine their place in the world – and what we can learn from this narrative today. The discussion will be moderated by Jim Falk\, the host of WorldNow and President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. \nThe American Council on Germany is partnering with WorldNow\, which is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe for this virtual conversation. The event is presented in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, WorldOregon\, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston\, the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads\, and the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. \nOrder a copy of Out of the Darkness by Frank Trentmann here.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fout-of-the-darkness-with-frank-trentmann-the-germans-1942-2022-tickets-858274240357″ css=”.vc_custom_1711398118965{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Frank Trentmann is a Professor of History at Birkbeck\, University of London\, and the University of Helsinki. He is the author of Empire of Things and Free Trade Nation and has been awarded the Whitfield Prize\, a Moore Distinguished Fellowship at Caltech\, the Austrian Science Book Prize\, the Humboldt Prize for Research\, and\, in 2023\, the Bochum Historians’ Prize. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at Princeton University. He grew up in Hamburg and lives in London. \nJim Falk (moderator) is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and serves on the Board of Global Santa Fe. He co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/out-of-the-darkness-the-germans-1942-2022-worldnow-discussion-with-frank-trentmann/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T140000
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SUMMARY:The Tale of Two Economies:  America’s Boom and Germany’s Bust
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 3\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Simon Book\, U.S. Correspondent for DER SPIEGEL. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nSimon Book studied at the University of Passau and was trained at the German School of Journalism in Munich. From 2011 he served as an editor at the Financial Times Deutschland and from 2013 on as a reporter at Germany’s business daily Handelsblatt. In 2016\, he joined the business weekly WirtschaftsWoche. Since 2020\, Mr. Book is with Germany’s leading weekly magazine and news outlet DER SPIEGEL. Initially\, he wrote for the economics desk in Berlin\, and in October 2023 he took over as DER SPIEGEL‘s business correspondent in the United States. \nIn 2016\, he received a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany\, during which time he researched transatlantic trade policy. He lives with his wife and his three children in Berkeley\, California.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-tale-of-two-economies-americas-boom-and-germanys-bust/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T093000
DTSTAMP:20260507T082005
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SUMMARY:Making the Case for Supporting Ukraine at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Omid Nouripour\, Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Green Party and Member of the Bundestag. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org \nOmid Nouripour joined the Green Party in 1996 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2006\, representing the Frankfurt/Main II district. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on Foreign Affairs\, the Finance Committee\, and the Defense Committee. In addition to these committees\, he acted as the chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2018-2021. Since February 2022\, Mr. Nouripour has been Co-chair of Alliance 90/The Greens. Prior to that he served as the foreign policy spokesperson for the party from 2013 to 2021.  Before being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Nouripour was a member of the national executive committee of Alliance 90/The Greens from 2002 to 2006. \nMr. Nouripour came to Frankfurt/Main from Tehran\, Iran with his family at the age of thirteen. From 1996 to 2004\, he attended the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz\, where he studied an array of fields\, including German\, political science\, law\, sociology\, philosophy\, and economics. He is a board member of Atlantik-Brücke e.V.\, a member of the Advisory Council of the Berghof Foundation\, and a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/making-the-case-for-supporting-ukraine-at-home-and-abroad/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000
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SUMMARY:Foreign Correspondent: Dream or Nightmare? The Concept of Freedom in the United States and Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut invite you to a series of discussions throughout the United States highlighting how German and American journalists based in the United States currently see political and social developments in Germany\, the United States\, and internationally. \nPlease join us on April 4\, for our first event in the series. No other concept is more closely associated with the American self-image than that of freedom – be it liberation from former colonial masters\, individual or economic freedom\, freedom of speech\, or religious freedom. However\, the strong emphasis on the idea of freedom as well as the diversity of its forms of expression has led to internal tensions. \nOver the course of the series\, our speakers will address a range of topics that affect citizens in both countries. What strikes them most about current trends in Germany and the United States and the political discourse? What surprises them? In which direction(s) is the United States developing? What impact does this have on Germany – and the future of the transatlantic partnership? \nFollowing the in-person gatherings\, the discussions will be released as podcasts — and available wherever you find podcasts.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fforeign-correspondent-dream-or-nightmare-freedom-in-the-us-and-germany-tickets-780913121167″ css=”.vc_custom_1711397848803{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Susan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker\, where she writes a weekly column on life in Washington. Ms. Glasser has served as the top editor of several Washington publications\, including Politico\, where she founded the award-winning Politico Magazine\, and Foreign Policy\, which won three National Magazine Awards\, among other honors\, during her tenure as editor-in-chief. Before that\, she worked for a decade at the Washington Post\, where she was the editor of Outlook and national news. She also oversaw coverage of the impeachment of Bill Clinton\, served as a reporter covering the intersection of money and politics\, spent four years as the Post’s Moscow co-bureau chief\, and covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She edited Roll Call\, a Capitol Hill newspaper\, early in her career. \nHer books include “Kremlin Rising\,” “The Man Who Ran Washington\,” and\, most recently\, “The Divider\,” a best-selling history of Donald Trump in the White House\, which she co-wrote with her husband\, Peter Baker. \nJulian Heißler\, born in 1983\, has worked as the U.S. correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche in Washington DC since 2018. Prior to that\, he spent several years in Berlin writing about German federal politics for various media outlets. He studied Communication Studies\, Political Science\, and Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and completed the master’s program in Journalism at the Hamburg Media School. He also reported from countries such as China\, Israel\, Lithuania\, the Czech Republic\, and Finland. His book “Dream and Nightmare: America and the Many Faces of Freedom” was published in German in October 2023. \nDr. Steven E. Sokol (moderator) has been the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany since 2015. He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from 2010 until 2015. Prior to that\, he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany for nearly eight years. Dr. Sokol has served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and was a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/foreign-correspondent-dream-or-nightmare-the-concept-of-freedom-in-the-united-states-and-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T180000
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SUMMARY:Making the Case for Supporting Ukraine at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception in Washington\, DC with Omid Nouripour\, Co-Chair of the Greens and Member of the Bundestag. \nOmid Nouripour joined the Green Party in 1996 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2006\, representing the Frankfurt/Main II district. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on Foreign Affairs\, the Finance Committee\, and the Defense Committee. In addition to these committees\, he was chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2018-2021. Since February 2022\, Mr. Nouripour has been Co-chair of Alliance 90/The Greens. Prior to that he served as the foreign policy spokesperson for the party from 2013 to 2021. Before being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Nouripour was a member of the national executive committee of Alliance 90/The Greens from 2002 to 2006. \nMr. Nouripour came to Frankfurt/Main from Tehran\, Iran with his family at the age of thirteen. From 1996 to 2004\, he attended the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz\, where he studied an array of fields\, including German\, political science\, law\, sociology\, philosophy\, and economics. He is a board member of Atlantik-Brücke e.V.\, a member of the Advisory Council of the Berghof Foundation\, and a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2F876648588527%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1712160631509{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/making-the-case-for-supporting-ukraine-at-home-and-abroad-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T120000
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: After Turkey’s Regional Elections\, Opposition Parties are Gaining Ground
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the weekend\, voters in Turkey participated in nationwide local elections. With more than 90 percent of ballots counted by early Monday\, the opposition appears to have made significant gains against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party. Based on preliminary vote counts\, the opposition maintained power in four of the country’s largest cities — Istanbul\, Ankara\, Izmir\, and Antalya — and took control of a fifth\, Bursa\, and a number of smaller cities. Official results are expected from the Supreme Election Council in the coming days. \nThe shift away from Erdogan has been driven by voter resentment about inflation and the economy. A strong showing of support for Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has solidified his position as the main opposition candidate and might reinvigorate the anti-Erdogan opposition. Many Turks believe Imamoglu is a potential contender in the next presidential election – which is expected in 2028\, when he could face off against Mr. Erdogan. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 9\, for a virtual discussion with Turkey expert Dr. Sinem Adar from the Center for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)) and FAZ correspondent Friederike Böge. We’ll discuss the stunning election results and what they mean for the country.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1917120883855%2FWN_NxfYFIP7Rry_CiRK107NpA” css=”.vc_custom_1712088421765{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Sinem Adar is with the Center for Applied Turkey Studies of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). She focuses on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy and EU-Turkey relations. Before joining SWP\, Dr. Adar was an Einstein Fellow at Humboldt University. She holds a Doctorate degree in Sociology from Brown University and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.\nFriederike Böge has been writing for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung since 2013. From 2017 until March 2023\, she served as the paper’s correspondent for China and North Korea. Since April 2023\, she has been based in Ankara and reports on Turkey\, Iran\, Afghanistan\, and Pakistan. She began her career in journalism as a trainee at the FAZ and then worked at Reuters and the Financial Times Deutschland. From 2004 to 2007\, she worked in Afghanistan for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the German Development Agency. Ms. Böge studied Ethnology\, African Studies\, and Political Science in Berlin and Cape Town.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-after-turkeys-regional-elections-opposition-parties-are-gaining-ground/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260507T082005
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Rigged for the Autocrat: Why do Authoritarian Regimes Hold Elections?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More than 60 countries\, reflecting half of the world’s population\, are heading to the polls to vote in presidential\, legislative\, and local elections in 2024. However\, many of these countries confront serious authoritarian threats that extend beyond the candidates on the ballot and will impact the values\, processes\, and institutions that are critical to democracies and the free world. \nAuthoritarian regimes engaging in electoral interference\, such as China\, Russia\, and Iran\, seek to win from electoral mayhem and democracies’ decline. If democracy does not prevail\, the years to come will be influenced by authoritarian forces. China continues to expand its global economic dominance through the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) and tensions between Taiwan and China are at an all-time high. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages on as the threat of nuclear war looms. Iran threatens regional instability through the funding of local proxies\, militias\, and terrorist groups in neighboring countries. More broadly\, intimidation tactics\, voter suppression\, and the marginalization of certain groups violate democratic participation and inclusion. Democratic systems are under strain and there are a number of forces at play. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for the next event in the virtual series Superwahljahr 2024. This time\, we’ll talk with regional experts Cathryn Grothe from Freedom House and Dr. Stefan Meister from the German Council on Foreign Relations about why authoritarian regimes even bother to hold elections at all.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1517125771467%2FWN_F1bjRpjwSdqdg6j60h4Yaw” css=”.vc_custom_1712577191208{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cathryn Grothe is a Research Analyst covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for Freedom House\, where she contributes to Freedom in the World\, Freedom on the Net\, and Election Watch for the Digital Age. Her research focuses on technology\, democracy\, and human rights in the MENA region. Ms. Grothe’s writing has been published in various regional and international outlets. \nPrior to joining Freedom House\, Ms. Grothe worked at Women Deliver on issues related to humanitarian advocacy\, gender-based violence\, and refugee rights. She has extensive experience working with civil society organizations in Lebanon on gender equality programming. \nShe holds an M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in political science and public health from New York University. \nDr. Stefan Meister has been the head of the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Program on International Order and Democracy since August 2021. From 2019 until then\, he worked as director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s South Caucasus Office. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Dr. Meister was head of the Robert Bosch Center for Central and Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia at DGAP\, where he had previously headed its program for Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia. Before that\, he was a senior policy fellow in the Wider Europe Team at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin and London. In the 2015/16 term\, Dr. Meister was a visiting fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington\, DC\, where he wrote on Russian disinformation and propaganda. He has served as an election observer for the OSCE in post-Soviet countries several times and worked on conflict transformation and institution-building in post-Soviet countries. \nDr. Meister is co-author of Geopolitics and Security: A New Strategy for the South Caucasus (KAS/DGAP/GIP\, 2018)\, The Russia File (Brookings\, 2018)\, Eastern Voices (Center for Transatlantic Relations/DGAP\, 2017)\, and The Eastern Question (Brookings\, 2016). \nHe studied international relations and East European history in Jena\, Leipzig\, and Nizhni Novgorod and holds a Ph.D. from Friedrich Schiller University in Jena with a thesis on the transformation of the Russian higher education and research system.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-rigged-for-the-autocrat-why-do-authoritarian-regimes-hold-elections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T170000
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SUMMARY:German-American Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will host the annual German-American Conference on April 15 and 16\, 2024 in Washington\, DC. \nMore information to follow.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-american-conference/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T100000
DTSTAMP:20260507T082005
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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\, April 15 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Political Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Jochen Buchsteiner.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5317126975569%2FWN_YAMEmhEQRl6sQe1y71mQKw” css=”.vc_custom_1712697623802{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jochen Buchsteiner has been Political Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung in Berlin since 2023. Prior to that\, he spent 20 years as the FAZ’s foreign correspondent in New Delhi\, Jakarta\, and London. \nAfter studying Political Science and Rhetoric in Berlin and Tübingen\, he began his career in journalism at the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. From 1993 until 2001\, he was foreign policy editor and parliamentary correspondent in Hamburg\, Bonn\, and Berlin for Die Zeit. He is the author of two books: „Die Stunde der Asiaten“ (2005) and „Die Flucht der Briten aus der europäischen Utopie“ (2018).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-92/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T203000
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SUMMARY:Young Leader Alumni Reception
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 16\, the ACG\, Atlantik-Bruecke\, and Axel Dittmann\, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington will host a Young Leaders Alumni Reception. This event is timed to coincide with the annual German-American Conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/young-leader-alumni-reception/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T120000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: Lessons from the Past for the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nPropaganda and fake news are nothing new. They have been forms of communication since Roman times. The invention of Gutenberg’s printing press in 1493 dramatically amplified the dissemination of disinformation. Sensational stories have always sold well\, and in the early 19th century\, when the modern newspaper appeared on the scene\, scoops and exposés were all the rage – but fake stories also helped boost circulation. With the advent of radio and then television\, it became possible to transmit false narratives more widely. The arrival of the internet in the late 20th century\, followed by social media in the 21st century dramatically increased the risks of misinformation\, disinformation\, and propaganda. In its modern form\, disinformation is very different from its historical precursors: It can spread at a velocity and magnitude that was previously unimaginable. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York on Thursday\, April 18\, at 11 am ET for the next installment of the virtual series “Dealing with Disinformation.” Experts Dr. Walter J. Scheirer (author of A History of Fake Things on the Internet) and Dr. Heidi Tworek (author of News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications\, 1900-1945) will join us to talk about the history of disinformation\, the role of technology in its spread\, and the future of fake news. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5917115720500%2FWN_uml-bO7GR42CJ5xmAFy6mQ” css=”.vc_custom_1711572081627{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Walter J. Scheirer is the Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Notre Dame and the author of A History of Fake Things on the Internet. He is a computer scientist by training who also studied international relations. An expert in machine learning and recognition in his book\, Dr. Scheirer breaks down the technical advances that made new developments in digital deception possible and shares behind-the-screens details of early Internet-era pranks that have become touchstones of hacker lore. \nDr. Heidi Tworek is a Canada Research Chair and associate professor of international history and public policy at the University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, Canada. She is an award-winning researcher of media\, history\, health communications\, international organizations\, and platform governance. She directs the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at UBC. She is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation as well as a non-resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She co-edits the Journal of Global History. Her most recent book is News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications\, 1900-1945.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-lessons-from-the-past-for-the-digital-age/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of Members
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 18\, 2024\, the ACG will hold the Annual Meeting of the Members. \nMore information to follow.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/annual-meeting-of-members/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:Going Too Far?  Tolerance\, Wokeness\, and the Trouble with it All
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 25\, the ACG and the Goethe-Institut Washington\, DC will host a discussion and reception with René Pfister\, U.S. Correspondent for Der Spiegel\, Charles Lane\, Deputy Opinion Editor and Columnist at The Washington Post\, and moderated by Dr. Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill\, Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Campus Free Expression Project. \nTo register\, please click here \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut in Washington DC on April 25th for the second in our series Foreign Correspondent Unplugged\, which delves into current political debates on both sides of the Atlantic. At this event\, we will explore issues around political correctness and threats to freedom of speech. The discussion will examine how current ideological norms are increasingly influencing freedom of expression in the Western world\, particularly in Europe and the USA. As we approach the European parliamentary elections in June and the U.S. presidential election in November\, understanding the nuances and impacts of the ideological shifts on freedom of speech is increasingly critical. \n  \nRené Pfister studied Political Science and attended the German School of Journalism in Munich. He was a reporter at the news agencies ddp and Reuters in Berlin. In 2004\, he began working for DER SPIEGEL’s Berlin office\, which he headed for several years. Since mid-2019\, he has been DER SPIEGEL’s Bureau Chief in Washington\, D.C. His best-selling book\, Ein Falsches Wort – “One Wrong Word: How a New Left-Wing Ideology from America Threatens Our Freedom of Expression” – was published in 2022. \n  \nCharles Lane is Deputy Opinion Editor of The Washington Post and a Columnist for the paper’s op-ed page. A finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing\, he also served as the Post’s Supreme Court correspondent between 2000 and 2007. A former editor of The New Republic\, Mr. Lane has also worked as a writer and foreign correspondent for Newsweek\, covering civil wars in the Balkans and Central America during the 1980s and 1990s. He is a frequent commentator on television and radio. He is the author of two works of history about post-Civil War America\, “Freedom’s Detective: The Secret Service\, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America’s First War on Terror” and “The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre\, the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of Reconstruction.” \n  \nDr. Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill (moderator) directs the Campus Free Expression Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). She works with senior college leaders to provide consultative assistance and expertise in approaches that will support a campus culture that is diverse\, inclusive\, and open to robust intellectual exchange. Prior to joining BPC\, Dr. Merrill was the Executive Director of the Fund for Academic Renewal\, a program of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). Before leading ACTA’s Fund for Academic Renewal\, Dr. Merrill served as ACTA’s vice president of development. Earlier in her career\, she served on the faculties of St. John’s College (Annapolis)\, known for its Great Books curriculum\, and the College of William & Mary. She has also taught at Duke University\, the University of Calgary\, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin\, and in the college program at Maryland’s only prison for women. Dr. Merrill earned her BA (First Class Honours) from the University of Calgary and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/going-too-far-tolerance-wokeness-and-the-trouble-with-it-all/
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