News
Leadership Seminar 2022
We are delighted to see that the participants at this year’s Aspen Leadership Seminar are shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse group of leaders. Our team, together with the distinguished moderators Dr. Carol Gluck (Columbia University) and Ruth Girardet (University of Edinburgh), is looking forward to broadening our participants‘ horizon with a unique program.
Aspen Institute Germany at the Aspen Ideas Festival
From June 29 to July 2, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, attended the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She traveled to the festival directly from the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau. .
Progress at the G7 Summit in Elmau
As the 2022 G7 Summit has come to a close in Schloss Elmau, the group has made progress on important issues including health, food security, Russian sanctions, support for Ukraine, climate action, democratic resilience, and infrastructure investment.
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
- Fit for Future? A Sustainable Path Towards Urban Construction and City Planning
- On September 7, 2022, Aspen Germany will host a discussion on “Fit for Future? A Sustainable Path Towards Urban Construction and City Planning” as part of “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project”. What kind of cities do we want to live in? Berlin, Los Angeles, Atlanta – cities are an integral part of political, […]
- Sep 07, 2022
- Social Reception in Honor of U.S. Ambassador Dr. Amy Gutmann
- We are honored to announce that Aspen Institute Germany is hosting an exclusive moderated discussion on September 8th, 2022, with United States Ambassador Dr. Amy Gutmann in Berlin. The event entitled “Zeitenwende, Midterm Elections and the Transatlantic Relationship – USA and Germany in the Age of Change” will take place in the context of Amy […]
- Sep 08, 2022
- Laboratories of Democracy Initiative: Meeting of 2022 Cohort in New Jersey
- As part of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, Aspen Germany will host the second in-person meeting of the second round of exchanges in Trenton, New Jersey, United States, on September 13-17, 2022. The project brings together a group of German and U.S.-American state legislators each year to facilitate a values-based discussion and an exchange of […]
- Sep 13, 2022
Publications
In A Nutshell – Frieden und Freiheit: Ein Plädoyer für Nachhaltigkeit und Wehrhaftigkeit!
Rüdiger Lentz comments on Germany’s security policy and calls for the establishment of the will to defend and sustainable defense capability in society’s consciousness.
Spot On: The G7 at a Watershed Moment – Will there Be an Ambitious Elmau Package?
In this Spot On, Abe Baker-Butler and Stormy-Annika Mildner examine what can be expected from the upcoming G7 summit in Elmau.
Laboratories of Democracy Initiative: The Digital Transformation: Recommendations for the State Level and for Transatlantic Cooperation
The action report includes the policy recommendations of the project’s 2020-21 cohort.
Podcasts
Episode 40: Will the Supreme Court Overturn Abortion Rights: What the End of Roe v. Wade Means
With Sofia Dreisbach (FAZ) and Prof. Dr. Christian Lammert (John-F.-Kennedy-Institut).
Episode 39: Closer Transatlantic Ties: What the Trade and Technology Council Can Accomplish
With Tyson Barker (DGAP) and Julia Friedlander (Atlantic Council).
Episode 38: The Russian Security Challenge and the U.S.-American and European Response
With Dr. Aylin Matlé (DGAP) and Dr. Marco Overhaus (SWP)
Programs
Transatlantic
The Transatlantic Program facilitates an open, values-based dialogue on key challenges facing the transatlantic partnership.
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.
Digital
The Digital Program deals with the far-reaching social transformation processes of digitalization.
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.
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 17 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).
