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SUMMARY:Hot Topics\, Cold Realties - Migration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Migration played a pivotal role in the U.S. elections\, and it looms prominently in political debates in Germany ahead of elections next month. Join the ACG and 1014 for a discussion with Victoria Rietig\, the Head of the Center for Migration at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, and award-winning journalist Molly O’Toole. They will help shed light on the trends\, challenges\, and opportunities arising from migration – and the role migration plays in the current political climate.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7317363566073%2FWN_dwtcqXZ2RCy77WV3Oa1xAA” css=”.vc_custom_1736356663333{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Molly O’Toole is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist\, working on “The Route\,” a nonfiction book on global migration through the Americas to the United States\, for Crown Publishing\, a Penguin Random House imprint\, and developing an accompanying podcast. She most recently was an immigration and security reporter for The Los Angeles Times\, and a fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center\, George Washington University\, and the Logan Nonfiction Program. She has also taught at Cornell University and the Poynter Institute. She previously was a senior reporter at Foreign Policy and The Atlantic’s Defense One\, and an editor at The Huffington Post. \nFrom Latin America\, West Africa\, the Middle East\, and South Asia\, Ms. O’Toole has written and worked for outlets such as The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, The New Republic\, Newsweek\, The Intercept\, the Associated Press\, Reuters\, and more. She was awarded the first-ever Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting in 2020 with This American Life and Emily Green. Her work has also been recognized by the Livingston Awards\, the National Press Club\, the Charles Rappleye Investigative Award\, the Fund for Investigative Journalism\, and the Silvers Grants for Work in Progress\, among others. She is a graduate of Cornell and New York University\, and is based in Washington\, D.C.\, but she will always be a Californian. \nVictoria Rietig is head of the Center for Migration at the DGAP.  She has twenty years of experience working on migration\, asylum\, and refugee issues. She is the author of dozens of publications\, has given hundreds of lectures and trainings on migration-related topics\, and regularly comments on current migration issues in leading German and international media. She has conducted research in North and West Africa\, the Middle East\, and the Western Balkans\, as well as Central and South America. \nBefore building up and leading DGAP’s Migration Program from 2019 to 2024\, Ms. Rietig advised government agencies and foundations in Europe and the United States as an expert on migration policies. Prior to that\, she worked as an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute\, a fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington\, DC\, and a consultant at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research in New York. \nShe graduated from Harvard University with a master’s degree in public policy with a focus on human trafficking and forced migration. She also completed a Magister at the Freie Universität Berlin with a focus on migration and integration.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-cold-realties-migration/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T120000
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SUMMARY:Kamingespräch mit Frau Dr. Emily Haber
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Die American Council on Germany und die Freunde des American Council on Germany veranstalten am 22. Januar 2025 um 18.00 Uhr am CMS ein Kamingespräch mit Dr. Emily Haber\, Botschafterin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den Vereinigten Staaten (ehem.)\, moderiert von Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, Präsident und CEO des American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lebensläufe: \nDr. Emily Haber vertrat von 2018 bis 2023 als Botschafterin die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den USA. Die Diplomatin war die erste Frau in diesem Amt. Sie war Staatssekretärin im Bundesministerium des Innern und Staatssekretärin des Auswärtigen Amtes. \nDr. Steven E. Sokol ist der Präsident und CEO des American Council on Germany. Vorher war er Präsident und CEO des World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. In seiner früheren Berufslaufbahn war Dr. Sokol stellvertretender Direktor des Aspen Institute Berlin\, Leiter der Abteilung Projektmanagement beim Internationalen Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH (BICC) und Programmbeauftragter im Berliner Büro des German Marshall Fund of the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kamingesprach-mit-frau-dr-emily-haber/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T120000
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SUMMARY:Mobility and Borders in Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Europe is a place of free movement among nations – or is it? The Schengen area\, which was established in 1985 and today encompasses twenty-nine European countries\, allows people\, goods\, and capital to cross borders without restraint. Schengen transformed European life\, advancing both a democratic project of transnational citizenship and a neoliberal project of international free trade. But the right of free movement always excluded non-Europeans\, especially migrants of color from former colonies of the Schengen states. \nJoin us for a virtual discussion on January 23 with Prof. Dr. Kiran Klaus Patel\, Chair of Modern History at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich (LMU)\, and Young Leader alum Dr. Isaac Stanley-Becker\, a National Security Reporter at the Washington Post and author of Europe without Borders. They will discuss the ideas behind the creation of the Schengen area and the opportunities and challenges it has created.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3417374683172%2FWN_42Qg4eu0T0iGWpnuGDS5QQ” css=”.vc_custom_1737468351789{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Kiran Klaus Patel holds the Chair of Modern History at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich (LMU) and is the Director of Project House Europe. Before joining LMU\, he held chairs at Maastricht University in the Netherlands (2011-2019) and the European University Institute in Florence\, Italy (2007-2011)\, and an assistant professorship at Humboldt University in Berlin (2002-2007). He has been (inter alia) a visiting fellow/professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales in Paris\, the Free University of Berlin\, Freiburg University\, Harvard University\, the London School of Economics\, Sciences Po in Paris\, and the University of Oxford. His teaching and research focuses on issues of European and US American history. Comparative\, transnational\, and global approaches are prominently featured in his work. \nDr. Isaac Stanley-Becker (2024 ACG Young Leader) is a National Security Reporter at the Washington Post. He has reported from across Europe and the United States. He received his PhD from the University of Oxford\, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. His book Europe without Borders was published this month.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/mobility-and-borders-in-europe/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics that are making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, January 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schöck\, International Editor for Der Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register” style=”classic” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1217376615728%2FWN_fMhDqhpEQ3KyoaTk2ZpgXg”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Anja Wehler-Schöck joined the Editorial Board of Der Tagesspiegel as the International Editor in January 2025. She has been Head of International Politics at Der Tagesspiegel since August 2022. Prior to that\, she worked as editor-in-chief of the IPG Journal\, a debate platform for issues of international and European politics. She previously worked as a social affairs officer at the German Embassy in Washington and headed the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office for Jordan and Iraq in Amman from 2012 to 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-109/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T180000
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SUMMARY:Where do we go from here?  The Transatlantic Relationship in 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut for the latest installment in our Foreign Correspondent Unplugged series\, which delves into current political debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Journalists McKay Coppins\, Staff Writer at The Atlantic\, and Rieke Havertz\, International Correspondent for ZEIT ONLINE\, will discuss what European leaders and policymakers are monitoring\, will explore the potential shifts in transatlantic relations\, and will forescast how President Trump’s foreign policies may impact European economies\, security\, diplomacy\, and broader international alliances. The event will be moderated by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Dr. Steven E. Sokol.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwhere-do-we-go-from-here-the-transatlantic-relationship-in-2025-tickets-1194682921779%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1737469851753{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]McKay Coppins is a staff writer at The Atlantic\, where he covers politics\, religion\, and national affairs. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Romney: A Reckoning\, a biography of Mitt Romney published by Scribner in 2023\, and The Wilderness\, a 2015 book about the battle for the future of the Republican Party. A former visiting fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics\, Mr. Coppins has won the Aldo Beckman Award from the White House Correspondents Association for his coverage of the Trump presidency and the Wilbur Award for religion journalism. He lives near Washington\, D.C.\, with his wife and children. \nRieke Havertz\, International Correspondent for ZEIT ONLINE\, currently based in Washington D.C. She writes about current developments in and from various countries\, with a focus on the USA\, as well as about German foreign policy. Ms. Havertz also co-hosts the podcast “OK\, America?”. She was previously ZEIT ONLINE’s U.S. correspondent in Washington\, D.C.\, from August to January 2022 and then again from August 2022 to February 2023. She has been at ZEIT ONLINE since May 2016\, initially as editorial manager. She previously served as head of department at taz.de. She studied journalism and American studies at the University of Leipzig and Ohio University. \nDr. Steven E. Sokol is the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Dr. Sokol is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on several advisory boards. He was awarded a Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit) for his work to strengthen German-American relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/where-do-we-go-from-here-the-transatlantic-relationship-in-2025/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T180000
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SUMMARY:Democracy in the United States and Germany: Resilient or Fragile?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n1014\, the ACG\, and the Goethe-Institut are hosting a discussion and reception with Dr. Alexander Görlach and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe state of Western democracies has been a central theme in the U.S. election and is also significant in Germany\, where the governing coalition has collapsed and securing ruling majorities has become increasingly difficult. With a new administration in Washington and snap elections looming in Germany\, this discussion\, part of the “Let’s Talk Democracy” series\, will examine the current trends: Are our democracies resilient to the threats posed by\, inter alia\, populist movements? Can we take our liberal democracies for granted\, or do we need to protect increasingly fragile systems? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fdemocracy-in-the-united-states-and-germany-resilient-or-fragile-tickets-1117925117119%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1736968338149{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver Ashbrook was executive director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge\, Massachusetts for ten years. The project\, which she co-founded\, addresses 21st-century foreign policy challenges through research by international leaders in academia and diplomacy as well as teaching conflict research and prevention. Beginning in 2018\, Ms. Clüver Ashbrook also directed a research program on Europe and transatlantic relations. Previously\, she served on the management board of the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels and worked as both a consultant and senior journalist at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in France and China\, among other countries. She began her career as a television journalist at CNN International in Atlanta and London. \nMs. Clüver Ashbrook contributes to international publications\, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post\, as well as leading German media on transatlantic relations – especially trade and security policy – and German foreign and digital policy. Additionally\, she advises foreign ministries in Europe and South America on their digital strategy. She received her undergraduate honors degree in international relations and French civilization from Brown University\, a master’s degree in European studies from the London School of Economics\, and a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she was a Hauser Fellow in Non-Profit Management. \nDr. Alexander Görlach is an adjunct professor at NYU Gallatin School\, where he teaches democratic theory. Before that\, he held various positions as a visiting scholar and fellow at Harvard University\, as well as Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the United Kingdom. He is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York and a senior advisor to the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles. He holds a doctorate in Comparative Religion and a doctorate in Linguistics. His academic interests include democratic theory\, politics and religion\, and theories of secularism\, pluralism\, and cosmopolitanism. In the academic year 2017-18\, he was a visiting scholar at National Taiwan University and City University Hong Kong. Since then\, he has focused on the rise of China and what it means for the democracies in East Asia. \nDr. Görlach is an honorary Professor of Ethics and Theology at Leuphana University in Lüneburg\, Germany. He is the Founder of the debate magazine The European\, which he also ran as its editor-in-chief from 2009 to 2015. Today\, he is an op-ed contributor to the New York Times\, Neue Zürcher Zeitung\, and the South China Morning Post. He is a columnist for the business magazines Wirtschaftswoche\, Deutsche Welle\, and Focus Online. He is a frequent commentator on German News Channel WELT TV.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/democracy-in-the-united-states-and-germany-resilient-or-fragile-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T093000
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SUMMARY:Germany at a Crossroads? Navigating Germany’s Political  Landscape Ahead of the Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 30\, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook\, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. \nCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver Ashbrook was executive director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge\, Massachusetts for ten years. The project\, which she co-founded\, addresses 21st-century foreign policy challenges through research by international leaders in academia and diplomacy as well as teaching conflict research and prevention. Beginning in 2018\, Ms. Clüver Ashbrook also directed a research program on Europe and transatlantic relations. Previously\, she served on the management board of the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels and worked as both a consultant and senior journalist at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in France and China\, among other countries. She began her career as a television journalist at CNN International in Atlanta and London. \nMs. Clüver Ashbrook contributes to international publications\, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post\, as well as leading German media on transatlantic relations – especially trade and security policy – and German foreign and digital policy. Additionally\, she advises foreign ministries in Europe and South America on their digital strategy. She received her undergraduate honors degree in international relations and French civilization from Brown University\, a master’s degree in European studies from the London School of Economics\, and a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she was a Hauser Fellow in Non-Profit Management.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-at-a-crossroads-navigating-germanys-political-landscape-ahead-of-the-election/
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