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.
Exclusive YouGov Polling on Transatlantic Relations around the U.S. Elections
In the scope of the U.S. Election Night 2024, YouGov conducted exclusive polling for Aspen Germany and partners to understand better European perceptions of the U.S. elections and transatlantic relations.
Aspen Germany Hosts Election Night in Berlin
Together with 13 community partners, 9 supporters, and 7 media partners, Aspen Germany hosted the U.S. Election Night in Berlin on November 5-6, 2024.
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
- Laboratories of Democracy Initiative: Fifth Virtual Meeting “Online Discussion on Social Cohesion”
- On Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, the fifth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The meeting will focus on defining the multiple aspects of social cohesion, as well as identifying common challenges and opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic. The 30 participants from Canada, Germany and the USA will work […]
- Jan 28, 2025
- German-American Trade & Tech Dialogue 2024-2025: First Workshop
- On January 29, the Aspen Institute Germany will hold the first workshop of the 2024-2025 German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue cycle. Titled “Tariffs, Technology, and Tensions – Managing Transatlantic Trade Risks,” the timely event will focus on the evolving challenges and opportunities in transatlantic trade as the United States and the European Union navigate a […]
- Jan 29, 2025
- Future Cities Go Glocal: Fourth Virtual Meeting
- On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the fourth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the project participants will continue to map the challenges and opportunities of cities with regard to this year’s focus topic of climate change, energy security, and sustainability in breakout sessions […]
- Jan 30, 2025
Publications
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, from security, trade, and climate and energy policy to digital policy, global governance, and democracy.
Between Challenge and Opportunity: Transatlantic Economic Relations in Light of the U.S. Elections – A Closer Look at the TTC and its Achievements
This publication assesses the results of the TTC from 2021 to 2024. It also analyzes how the transatlantic relationship may change under a possible Harris or Trump presidency.
In this new publication of our In A Nutshell Series, Jackson Janes analyzes how the relationship between newly elected President Donald Trump and U.S. Congress could evolve.
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).
