News
Aspen Germany at MCSC & MSC 2025
Aspen Germany is pleased to once again be an Institutional Partner of the Munich Cyber Security Conference in 2025 and to organize side events at the 61st Munich Security Conference.
Foresight Process Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership: Conclusion with Workshop on January 31
On Friday, January 31, the final interministerial workshop of the strategic foresight process on the future of the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans in 2035 took place – marking the successful conclusion of our project.
Call for Applications – Model NATO Germany 2025
Exciting Opportunity for Students and Young Professionals: Model NATO Germany is Recruiting Team Members for the November 2025 Conference!
At the Aspen Institute Germany we want to promote values-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
- Ending the War in Ukraine – But When and How?
- The Munich Security Conference convenes global leaders and experts from around the world to discuss national security and foreign policy concerns. Almost exactly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the main topic at this year’s MSC will once again be Russia, Ukraine, western resolve, and transatlantic cohesion and resilience – but this time set […]
- Feb 16, 2025
- Speakertour Amb. Douglas Lute
- This installment of the U.S. Election Speaker Series will delve into the role of foreign and security policy as well as global challenges in the U.S. elections and beyond. The featured expert is Amb. Douglas Lute, previous U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He will analyze how the election results will shape the country’s approach to international […]
- Feb 17, 2025
- Future Cities Go Glocal: Sixth Virtual Meeting
- On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the sixth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, an expert will give a short presentation on digitalization in city administration, followed by a Q&A session with the project participants. Following this, the participants will engage in breakout groups […]
- Feb 18, 2025
Publications
Reconciliation in the Western Balkans
This publication compiles the expertise of various experts on reconciliation in the Western Balkans.
Ethical Code of Conduct for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators – #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo
The Ethical Code of Conduct for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators is the results of the 2024 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo project.
Trump’s Second Act: Transatlantic Relations Under Trump 2.0
The American people once again handed the reins to Donald Trump to run the world’s largest economy and military superpower. The next administration will inevitably create new challenges for European partners in many policy areas.
Podcasts
Episode 64: Trump is Back: What can the World Expect?
With Ralph Freund, Vice President of the Republicans Abroad Germany and Managing Director of the Management Consultancy & Beteiligungen Freund, and Ines Pohl, Washington Bureau Chief at Deutsche Welle.
Episode 63: The last acts in office: Biden’s legacy
With Klaus Brinkbäumer, Journalist, Foreign Policy Expert for MDR Leipzig and Podcast Co-Host of “OK America?” and Dr. Johannes Thimm, Deputy Research Group Leader of the Research Group America, German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
Episode 62: Who voted for whom? Voter groups in the 2024 US election campaign and in the future
With Constance Chucholowski, Founder and Managing Director of Candid Public Affairs and Chair of the Democrats Abroad Berlin, and Roland Nelles, Chief Correspondent and Bureau Chief in Washington D.C., DER SPIEGEL.
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).
