News
Launching the Road to Election 2024
The Aspen Institute Germany is pleased to launch the “Road to Election 2024” with over 25 transatlantic partners. Running from January 2024 to January 2025, the series will host in-depth discussions and foster a vibrant exchange of ideas in the lead-up to the pivotal 2024 U.S. election.
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner in an interview with “Manager Magazin”
In an interview with “Manager Magazin”, our Director and foreign trade expert Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner sheds light on the challenges facing the EU when negotiating trade agreements. You can read it here.
Laboratories of Democracy Cohort 2024
We are pleased to announce the fourth cohort of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative and welcome the 30 State and Provincial Legislators from the U.S., Germany and Canada.
At the Aspen Institute Germany we want to promote value-based leadership, constructive dialogue, and international cooperation to tackle today‘s most pressing global challenges: geopolitical and geoeconomic conflicts, climate change, the health crisis, cyber risks, digitalization.
Events
- German-American Trade and Tech Conference 2024 | Trade, Tech, and Transformation: Transatlantic Visions in Action
- The Aspen Institute Germany is hosting the second German-American Trade and Tech Conference (GATTC) on March 19-20, 2024 at the Landesvertretung Baden-Württemberg in Berlin. Under the title “Trade, Tech and Transformation: Transatlantic Visions in Action,” the conference aims to elevate the discussion of German-American and European-American cooperation to a broader level, bringing together a variety […]
- Mar 19, 2024
- Philosophy and Practice: “Democracy in Danger”
- Following the success of Aspen‘s flagship Leadership Seminar – “Philosophy and Practice” – we are organizing an exclusive seminar for our esteemed Board Members as well as supporters of Aspen Germany on March 21, 2024 – titled “Democracy in Danger”. It promises to be an informative one-day seminar in which participants will engage with the […]
- Mar 21, 2024
- Road to Election 2024: Personnel is Policy: Republican Plans for an Administrative Overhaul under Trump 2.0
- The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on an administrative overhaul in case Donald Trump will win the United States presidential election. Trump stands a roughly even chance of winning the presidency, and with this potential transition looming, attention has turned towards Trump’s agenda to eradicate the “Deep […]
- Mar 22, 2024
Publications
Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars
The publication captures Aspen Germany’s Influencer project essence, actively engaging participants in the ongoing discourse on disinformation. It offers practical recommendations to amplify public awareness, promote cross-border collaboration, and bolster media literacy.
From the Corn Belt to the Kornkammer: A Comparison of Agriculture in the United States and in Germany
This publication provides an overview of the agricultural sectors in Germany and the United States – covering details such as land use, labor force, production, and more.
Future of the Western Balkans 2043
The publication contains a summary of the Foresight Process Workshop, which took place as part of the project “Western Balkans Initiative: Engagement for Progress and Stability”. This was kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Podcasts
Episode 57: Two Years of War in Ukraine and No End in Sight
With Max Bergmann, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
Episode 56: Kickoff into the U.S. election year 2024: Primaries, Candidates, Issues
With Peter Burghardt, U.S. correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Washington, D.C., and Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin.
Episode 55: America’s Atmosphere: The Environmental and Climate Policy of the USA
With Petra Dolata, Associate Professor of Energy History at the University of Calgary, and Dennis Tänzler, Director and Head of Climate Policy Programme at Adelphi in Berlin.
Programs
Digital
The Digital Program deals with the far-reaching social transformation processes of digitalization.
Europe
The Europe programs focuses on the future of Europe with a particular focus on the Western Balkans, EU enlargement, and questions of strategic autonomy.
Leadership
The Aspen Leadership Program facilitates exchange between people in leadership positions to foster values-based leadership.
Public
The Public Program provides a forum for open and constructive dialog between decision-makers and a broader audience on a wide range of current global challenges.
Transatlantic
The Transatlantic Program facilitates an open, values-based dialogue on key challenges facing the transatlantic partnership.
About
The Aspen Institute Germany is an independent, non-partisan organization committed to promoting values-based leadership and open discourse on society, policy and global challenges.
Our Mission
The Aspen Institute Germany promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialog among conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to support and enhance a strong open society.
Our history
The Aspen Institute Germany was founded in 1974 by Shepard Stone as the first Aspen Institute outside the United States. Founded in the midst of the Cold War, it promoted U.S.-German dialog with the Eastern Bloc.
Our Team
Director Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner has led the Aspen team since January 2021. Our Transatlantic, Digital, Public and Europe Programs are being supported by a team of currently 21 staff members.
Aspen international
In addition to the founding institute in the USA, the global Aspen network includes independent institutes in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), India (New Delhi), Italy (Rome), Japan (Tokyo), Mexico (Mexico City), New Zealand (Queenstown), Romania (Bucharest), Spain (Madrid), UK (London), and Ukraine (Kyiv).