On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the eleventh virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, participating urban actors will work in groups to finalize recommendations for action on the subtopics of this cohort for the final publication. The project is supported by the German Class […]
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections carry significant implications for domestic policy and the United States’ global role. What factors will shape the outcome of this pivotal vote? Which scenarios are most likely and how might they affect U.S. governance, foreign policy, and transatlantic relations? Against this backdrop, Aspen Institute Germany welcomed Mark Bergman, a seasoned […]
On April 21, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., the Aspen Institute will host its second Online Workshop in the 2026 German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue cycle. The workshop is titled “Economic Security and Weaponized Interdependence: Transatlantic Responses in a Fragmenting World”. For decades, economic interdependence underpinned transatlantic prosperity and global economic integration. Today, however, economic […]
Since the coordinated strikes by Israel and the United States on Iranian targets in late February 2026 and Tehran’s subsequent military response, the conflict risks escalating into a wider regional conflict – with potentially severe consequences for the Middle East’s security order, the broader international system, and the global economy. Against this backdrop, the Aspen […]
On April 22, 2026, a virtual meeting on the topic of “Action Points” will take place for participants of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture 2026. Aspen Institute Germany and the project partner, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to this virtual session. As part of the project, the […]
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the twelfth and final virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, participating urban actors will finalize the international recommendations for action on the subtopics of this year’s cohort for the final publication. The project is supported by the German Class Lottery Foundation […]
On May 5, 2026, the second virtual meeting on the topic of “Action Points” will take place for participants of the U.S.-German Forum on Future Agriculture 2026. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to this virtual session. As part […]
As geopolitical fragmentation deepens and technological competition intensifies, the transatlantic partners face a shared but increasingly complex challenge: how to advance digital sovereignty while preserving the openness, innovation, and economic dynamism that underpin their prosperity. For the United States and Europe, digital sovereignty is no longer solely about control over critical technologies – it is […]
At a time of geopolitical fragmentation, democratic stress, and shifting power dynamics, diplomacy is being tested – and transformed. In this high-level panel discussion, female ambassadors from diverse regions share personal insights from the frontlines of diplomacy. How does representation translate into real influence? How do women in leadership navigate strategic decision-making in times of […]
Europe’s security environment is increasingly defined by the intersection of cyber threats, defense capabilities, and digital infrastructure. Critical sectors – from energy systems and public administration to military operations – depend on secure digital networks and cloud-based architectures. At the same time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure across Europe are increasing in frequency and sophistication, exposing […]
On May 19, 2026, the third virtual meeting on the topic of “Action Points” will take place for participants of the U.S.-German Forum on Future Agriculture 2026. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to this virtual session. As part […]
From May 31 to June 4, 2026, an in-person meeting for participants of the U.S.-German Forum on Future Agriculture 2026 will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to the meeting. As part of […]
Tariffs, industrial subsidies, export controls, and diverging regulatory approaches are placing increasing strain on transatlantic economic relations. At the same time, intensifying global competition over critical technologies is pushing Europe and the United States to recalibrate their trade and technology strategies. How can a sustainable transatlantic agenda be shaped under these conditions? Against this backdrop, […]
Leadership demands more than expertise: it requires clarity of thought, steadfastness of judgment, and the ability to consciously bear responsibility in complex situations – especially in times of high uncertainty and profound transformation. From June 11 to 14, 2026, our Aspen Germany Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” will take place at Gut Klostermühle near Berlin. […]
On June 15, 2026, a virtual meeting on the topic of “Transatlantic Recommendations” will take place for participants of the U.S.-German Forum on Future Agriculture 2026. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to the meeting. As part of the […]
The Summer Reception of the Aspen Institute Germany is one of the Institute’s annual highlights, bringing together partners, members of the Aspen community, and leading voices from politics, academia, and civil society. This year’s high-level discussion will take a closer look inside Russia: What motivates the Kremlin’s course? How is the war against Ukraine reshaping […]
The Aspen Institute Germany will host its annual high-level Western Balkans Working Group on June 22-23, 2024, in Berlin to kick-off its Western Balkans Program 2026. The goal of this working group is to develop concrete policy recommendations in preparation for the Western Balkans Conference on Security this fall. In addition, the group will assess […]
On June 23, 2026, another virtual meeting on the topic of “Transatlantic Recommendations” will take place for participants of the U.S.-German Forum on Future Agriculture 2026. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2026 cohort to the meeting. As part of the […]
The digital revolution has long since become a geopolitical reality. Artificial intelligence, platforms, clouds, and semiconductors determine not only economic success, but also political influence and strategic independence. The central question is: Who sets the rules for this new order? At the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney described the role of “middle powers” as stabilizing […]
As the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, it faces profound political and institutional tensions. Polarization, declining trust in democratic institutions, and shifting party alignments shape the domestic landscape with direct consequences for America’s global role. At this historic milestone, questions about the resilience and future trajectory of American democracy have […]
On Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the tenth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, participating urban actors will continue their work in groups to finalize the action points for local recommendations and develop international recommendations for the sub-topics of this cohort. The project is […]
How can livestock farming be made sustainable, economically viable, and fit for the future? This question lies at the heart of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture 2026, which brings together farmers and agricultural stakeholders from Germany and the United States to exchange innovative approaches to swine and poultry production, animal welfare, and transatlantic cooperation. From […]
Can Europe turn its digital ambitions into real competitiveness? Following the European Council meeting, Aspen Institute Germany convened policy makers, industry leaders, and experts for an exclusive breakfast roundtable on March 26, 2026: “After the European Council Meeting: Delivering ‘One Europe, One Market’ – The Digital Dimension.” The discussion offered a timely opportunity to assess […]
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the ninth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, participating urban actors will continue their work in groups to develop action points for local recommendations for action on the three sub-topics of this cohort. The project is supported by […]
On March 19, 2026, participants from the “Solidarity in Action” cohort attended an advocacy meeting with Amer Kapetanovic, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). The meeting provided a valuable platform for participants to present and discuss their policy recommendations with the head of a regional platform and to exchange views on current developments in the […]
On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the eighth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders will continue to work in groups to write policy recommendations for the subtopics of this cohort. The project is supported by the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin.
As artificial intelligence rapidly emerges as a foundational technology with far-reaching economic, security and geopolitical implications, key questions are coming into sharper focus: How can competitiveness be maintained? What does technological sovereignty mean in practice? And how should strategic dependencies be managed? In response, Aspen Institute Germany launched the “Inside AI Briefings” series to examine […]
At the sixth virtual meeting of the Forum Future Agriculture, participants discussed how to continue working on the process of developing policy recommendations. Building on the discussions and insights from the previous sessions, the focus was on how identified challenges and thematic priorities can be translated into concrete, implementable policy ideas. The project is funded […]
How resilient is the German economic model in an era of geopolitical tensions, fragile supply chains, and an intensifying global competition for technological leadership? This question stood at the center of the Aspen Institute Germany Deep Dive Discussion “Between Dependency and Resilience: Economic Security as a Strategic Task,” organized in partnership with the Kiel Institute […]
On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the seventh virtual meeting of the Aspen Institute Germany’s Future Cities Go Glocal project will take place. Following a successful and insightful cohort trip to Berlin and several productive in person working sessions, participants will come together online again for the first time. The meeting will focus on reflecting on […]
On March 6, 2026, participants from the “Solidarity in Action” cohort attended an advocacy meeting with representatives from the German Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The meeting provided a valuable platform for participants to present and discuss their policy […]
The fifth virtual meeting of the Forum Future for Agriculture introduced participants to the process of developing national policy recommendations. Building on the discussions and insights from earlier sessions, the meeting focused on how to translate identified challenges and thematic priorities into concrete, actionable policy ideas. The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of […]
From February 24 to 28, 2026, the second cohort of the Future Cities Go Glocal project of the Aspen Institute Germany met in Berlin. Twenty urban practitioners from Berlin, New Delhi, Nairobi, and Mexico City came together to exchange ideas on social justice, participation, and inclusive urban development. The week began with a reception at […]
The fourth virtual meeting of the Forum Future for Agriculture introduced participants to the process of developing policy recommendations. Building on the discussions and insights from earlier sessions, the meeting focused on how to translate identified challenges and thematic priorities into concrete, actionable policy ideas. The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the […]
On February 18, Aspen Germany hosted its MSC Recap in Berlin, following the 62nd Munich Security Conference. The event provided a focused setting to carry forward the debates from Munich and to assess their implications for European and transatlantic security at a time of sustained geopolitical transition. The Munich Security Conference unfolded against the backdrop […]
In the third meeting, the focus was on mapping and identifying key subtopics that will guide and structure the subsequent discussions within the cohort. The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany with funds from the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy […]
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany brought together security experts, diplomats, policymakers, and leading representatives from transatlantic think tanks for an exclusive, off-the-record discussion on the future of the transatlantic partnership. The roundtable took place against a backdrop of extraordinary geopolitical tension: lingering uncertainty over Ukraine’s trajectory, destabilizing […]
Information manipulation has emerged as a central instrument of hybrid warfare in recent years, threatening democratic institutions and exacerbating social and political polarization. Across Eastern and Southeastern Europe, both foreign and domestic actors have intensified campaigns spreading false or misleading narratives to advance anti-democratic and divisive agendas. This dynamic creates a dual security threat. In […]
Information integrity is a cornerstone of democratic resilience. Open societies depend on trust, fact-based debate, and transparent communication – foundations that are increasingly challenged by monetized forms of manipulation exploiting digital information spaces. Against this backdrop, Aspen Institute Germany, in partnership with Amerikahaus Munich and Der Tagesspiegel, hosted a panel discussion on February 14, 2026, […]
One of the highlights of Aspen Germany’s activities at the MSC 2026 was the Oxford-style debate on the future of nuclear deterrence, organized in cooperation with Amerikahaus München, Tagesspiegel, and the Academic Association for Security Studies (BSH). The session brought together two teams of experts to debate whether nuclear arsenals should be modernized and how […]
On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, the Aspen Strategy Group’s MSC Reception brought together members of the transatlantic community for an informal exchange. The reception provided a trusted setting to continue key security policy discussions beyond the official program and to strengthen networks between Europe and the United States. Among the guests were […]
Digital security has become a defining issue of geopolitical stability. Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, state-sponsored disinformation, and growing technological dependencies illustrate how closely security, economic resilience, and digital sovereignty are intertwined. Against this backdrop, the Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) 2026 convened international decision-makers from government, industry, the military, and academia on February 12-13 at […]
On Wednesday, 11 February 2026, the sixth virtual meeting of the Aspen Institute Germany’s Future Cities Go Glocal project will take place. Participants will continue working on the subtopics identified so far under this year’s focus on social justice and participation, building on the work completed to date. In breakout groups, they will further develop […]
How can the global order be reimagined in times of growing uncertainty? This question was at the heart of a high-level panel discussion hosted by Aspen Germany as part of the Aspen Ministers Forum 2026 in Berlin. The international order is under visible strain. Geopolitical rivalries are intensifying, multilateral institutions face fragmentation, and economic volatility, […]
The future of the global order, transatlantic relations, the role of the “Global South”, and the strategic impact of technology stood at the center of the Aspen Ministers Forum 2026, held in Berlin on February 10-12, 2026, with the support of Aspen Germany. The Aspen Ministers Forum is a high-level, invitation-only gathering of former foreign […]
On February 9, 2026, a second virtual meeting on agricultural policy in Germany, the European Union, and the United States took place for participants in the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, welcomed participants to an interactive transatlantic exchange. The meeting began with a […]
This fireside chat spotlighted Professor Charles Kupchan – one of the most influential voices on transatlantic affairs and European security. As a former senior advisor at the White House and a leading scholar of foreign relations, Kupchan is known for his sharp foresight and his readiness to address difficult strategic questions directly. His expertise is […]
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the fifth virtual meeting of the Aspen Institute Germany’s Future Cities Go Glocal project took place. The project participants discussed the previously identified sub-topics for this year’s focus on social justice and participation and identified key aspects. They then worked in small groups in breakout sessions on initial building blocks […]
On January 27, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., the Aspen Institute will hosted its first Online Workshop in the 2026 German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue cycle. The workshop “From Washington to the World: Transatlantic Priorities for the 2026 G20 Agenda” focused on how the United States and Europe can shape a forward-looking economic and trade […]
On January 26, 2026, the Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, hosted the first virtual meeting for participants in the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project. The meeting focused on agricultural policy and animal health and welfare in farming in Germany, laying the groundwork for all subsequent discussions within the […]
The fourth virtual meeting of the Aspen Institute Germany’s Future Cities Go Glocal project took place on Thursday, 15 January 2026. During this meeting, participants discussed the challenges and opportunities facing cities with regard to this year’s theme of social justice and participation in breakout sessions of six to seven participants. During the previous session, […]
Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered its fourth year. Drones disrupt operations at German airports; cyberattacks target critical infrastructure; undersea cables and data flows are exposed to acts of sabotage. At the same time, instability in the Middle East is further aggravating the global security environment. Looming over all of this is the question of […]
At the second virtual meeting of the ‘Future Cities Go Glocal’ initiative on 11. December 2025, participants listened to presentations on the political structures of Mexico City and Nairobi. Governance experts provided insights into the fundamental political systems of both cities, focusing on the role of cities in shaping policy and implementing change. This session provided […]
On December 10, 2025, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Aspen Germany convened high-level experts from both sides of the Atlantic to assess the future of transatlantic relations at a time of growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, shifting U.S. strategic priorities, and rising economic […]
On December 3, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Fireside Chat at the China Club Berlin. The event highlighted Annett Meiritz, longtime U.S. correspondent and keen observer of American politics, who is widely recognized for her in-depth reporting on Washington D.C., U.S. democracy, and the rise of the MAGA movement. Often described as a “Trump-Versteherin” […]
This roundtable brought together a select group of participants for an in-depth discussion with Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President for Policy Programs and International Partners at The Aspen Institute, and Professor Jacob Hacker, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Co-Director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law […]
At the second virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal initiative on December 3, 2025, participants took a closer look at how Berlin and New Delhi are governed. Through expert-led contributions, the session shed light on how urban political systems function and how city administrations can drive policy and real change. Shailaja Chandra, former Permanent Secretary to […]
Roundtable Discussion with the Heritage Foundation. On December 2, a delegation of U.S. policy experts organized by the Heritage Foundation visited Berlin for an in-depth roundtable discussion on the current state of German–U.S. bilateral relations. The exchange focused on recent political developments in Washington, D.C., and the strategic considerations shaping U.S. foreign policy. The event […]
On November 27th Aspen Institute Germany will host the final workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. In our wrap-up workshop we will dicuss the key findings of the project and debrief the year together. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign […]
On Thursday, November 27, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first virtual meeting of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” initiative. The project aims to promote exchange between urban actors from Berlin, New Delhi, Nairobi, and Mexico City in order to share best practices, build new networks, and develop policy recommendations for sustainable, inclusive, and […]
Disinformation, hybrid threats, and coordinated influence operations rank among the most pressing challenges facing democracies in Europe. Since the onset of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Eastern European states have been on the front lines of defending against targeted disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, and strategic influence efforts. These developments underscore how vulnerable democratic systems can […]
One year after the 2024 U.S. elections, the impact of Donald Trump’s second term is unmistakable. His administration’s agenda is testing institutions, alliances, and long-held assumptions about America’s role in the world. From domestic policy-making to foreign engagement, the return of Trump has ushered in a period of renewed strategic uncertainty — with profound implications […]
At a time of significant political change in the United States, Governor Tim Walz offered valuable insights into the country’s evolving domestic and foreign policy landscape. Drawing on his experience as Governor of Minnesota and a prominent figure within the Democratic Party, Walz reflected on the challenges of political leadership amid polarization and rapid societal […]
This year marked a milestone for Aspen Germany with the convening of its first Socrates Seminar in the Western Balkans. Organized in partnership with Aspen Romania and the Aspen Institute in the United States, the seminar took place in Podgorica, Montenegro, from November 17 to 19 and brought together a diverse group of participants from […]
On November 13, 2025, Aspen Institute Germany hosted the sixth online workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. Through an interactive panel discussion, the cohort discussed how narratives spread and manifest in European institutions such as museums. The project is funded by […]
Journalists are essential to healthy democracies. They investigate the facts, uncover injustices, amplify marginalized voices, and provide the information societies need to make informed decisions. Their work helps shape public discourse and safeguard transparency, accountability, and civic trust. However, despite their vital role, journalists around the world face growing threats: censorship, harassment, political pressure, disinformation, […]
On November 11, 2025, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a panel on „Democracies Under Pressure – Promoting Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans“ in the framework of the first edition of the Berlin Freedom Conference. With democracies under pressure and autocrats cooperating more closely than ever, the Berlin Freedom Conference brought […]
On Tuesday, November 11, Florida State Legislators joined a roundtable as part of the Subnational Aerospace and Defense Dialogue, a delegation trip organized in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office and the German General Consulate Miami to explore innovation and high-tech clusters in Berlin and Munich. The roundtable offered interesting perspectives by the German aerospace […]
From November 10 to 14, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office, hosted a delegation of U.S. state legislators from Florida for a high-level exchange on innovation policy in the aerospace and defense sectors. At a time when cutting-edge technologies are reshaping security, industry, and policymaking on both sides […]
From November 2 to 7, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office and the National Council of State Legislatures, is organizing a delegation trip for U.S. State Legislators to discuss challenges and opportunities of digital policy at the national and subnational levels. As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and […]
From October 29 to November 2 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Aspen Strategy Group, Aspen Institute Romania, and Aspen Institute Italia, hosted the “Solidarity in Action: A Transatlantic Collaboration Platform for Peace and Democracy in the Western Balkans” study trip in Tirana. The program brought together 20 emerging civil society leaders […]
Digital sovereignty is increasingly becoming a central issue at the crossroads of technology, security, and geopolitics. As U.S. – China competition intensifies, the EU seeks to balance its ambitions for strategic autonomy with economic realities, while renewed tensions under President Trump have made transatlantic cooperation more difficult. These concerns grew in March 2025 when the […]
The Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania is organized a high-level conference in Tirana, on October 27-30, 2025, titled “Structural Change in the Western Balkans”. The region faces significant challenges due to digitalization, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and the […]
On October 23, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion with the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, on “The Future of Kosovo.” The conversation was moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany. The roundtable provided an opportunity for an open and confidential exchange […]
The transatlantic relationship is entering its most decisive decade since World War II – a period that will shape its ability to remain prosperous, and influential. Geopolitical shifts, climate shocks and fragile supply chains are putting pressure on governments to anticipate crises before they unfold. At the same time, changing political dynamics are testing the strength […]
On both sides of the Atlantic, trust in institutions – ranging from governments and political parties to the media and science organizations – is declining. Democratic decision-making becomes harder and populist forces gain ground. In Germany, confidence in the federal government has fallen to just over a third of the population, while in the United […]
Aspen Germany convened the participants of the most recent Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” from October 16-19, 2025, in the beautiful setting of Gut Klostermühle near to Berlin. Using the Socratic method and under the skillful guidance of expert moderators, participants discussed the most fundamental questions of the human condition. Outside the city and close […]
On October 16, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted Dan Mullaney, former United States Trade Representative and now Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and GeoEconomics Center, for a roundtable discussion on the current state of transatlantic trade. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute […]
As the pace and pressures of international affairs continue to intensify, and leaders are called to make ever more complex decisions, moments of reflection on how we use our time and attention become all the more valuable. It was thus our pleasure to have welcomed back Carol Gluck to Berlin for this exclusive gathering of […]
On October 13, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the 15th discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. On both sides of the Atlantic, social cohesion serves as the glue that holds democratic societies together. When people feel connected to one […]
On October 8th Aspen Institute Germany hosted the fifth online workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. Aspen Germany welcomed the authors of the research papers of the disinformation collective study (to be published end of 2025) to meet with the 2025 […]
After more than a decade of devastating conflict, the collapse of the Assad regime came with unexpected speed: within just two weeks in December 2024, a new chapter began. The formation of an interim government has opened a brief and fragile window for domestic and international actors to help shape Syria’s future. Yet, while politics […]
On October 1st Aspen Institute Germany hosted the fourth online workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. Together we discussed the role of AI and regulation in combatting disinformation with the social influencers and content creators presenting their arguments and rebuttals to the different […]
As agriculture and renewable energy compete for space, how can transatlantic partners work together to balance food and fuel in the future? At a pivotal moment for transatlantic relations, this public event brought together voices from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss national-level policy initiatives and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation related to agriculture, energy, […]
Since taking office in spring 2025, the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been confronted with immense foreign and security policy challenges. The second term of Donald Trump has placed the transatlantic partnership under considerable strain, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to grip Europe, and the situation in the Middle East […]
On September 23, 2025, Aspen Germany in cooperation with Telefónica hosted this year’s second Digital Dish event titled “From Vision to Reality: Digital Policy as a Question of Power”. Germany’s digital transformation continues to face structural challenges, including slow progress in government digitalization, delayed fiber expansion, and a limited role in shaping global AI initiatives. […]
As part of the “Redefining Power and Responsibility: U.S. Foreign Aid, Global Health Leadership, and the Role of the Private Sector” project, Aspen Germany hosted a working dinner on September 18, 2025 with key representatives and stakeholders from the health sector. They discussed pressing questions related to the United States government’s recent withdrawal of foreign aid and […]
From September 17 to 19, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a study trip in Berlin as part of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. The goal of the project was to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, especially from […]
On September 15, 2025, Aspen Germany hosted the final virtual workshop of the 2024-2025 German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue series. Titled “Between Merz, Trump, and a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: How to Modernize the Transatlantic Relationship,” the workshop featured high-level speakers from the United States, Germany, and the EU. The speakers discussed Friedrich Merz’s approach to […]
From September 14 to September 20, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany, together with the German Federal Foreign Office and the National Association of Secretaries of State, organized a delegation trip on the topic of election security and democracy. With leadership changes on both sides of the Atlantic, it is high time for forging new political […]
On Thursday, September 11, the roundtable discussion “Insights from Washington” with special guest, Woodward “Clark” Price, took place in our office at Friedrichstraße 60. Clark Price, who is currently based in Washington, previously served as the U.S. Chargée d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin from Juli 2021 to February 2022 and again in July 2024. He also served […]
On July 22, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the third online workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. This workshop featured a roundtable discussion on the topic of balancing entertainment with information in social media content. The event had a panel […]
The world is witnessing a seismic shift in U.S. foreign policy – a strategic reorientation that is reshaping America’s engagement with the EU and the global order at large. From a growing focus on domestic priorities to recalibrated alliances and selective international commitments, the United States appears to be reassessing the very foundations of its […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted the second German-American Trade and Tech Conference (GATTC) on June 24-25, 2025, as part of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATT-D) series. Under the title “Navigating Global Disruptions: Trade, Technology, and Transatlantic Cooperation,” the conference aimed to elevate the discussion on U.S.-German and transatlantic cooperation, bringing together a diverse array of […]
On June 19, 2025, a virtual meeting on “Finalizing Transatlantic Recommendations” took place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, welcomed the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute brings together eight […]
On June 18, 2025, a virtual meeting on “Transatlantic Recommendations Voting & Finetuning” will take place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute […]
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host a Digital Global Townhall and bring the first cohort of the Future Cities Go Glocal project to a close. The conference will feature vital panel discussions and exchanges on key themes of climate change, energy security, sustainability, and digitalization as a cross-cutting issue, along with […]
The third and final event of the 2025 AI Tech Dialogue titled “Geopolitics Meets Cybersecurity – The Human-AI Dynamic” took place on June 16, 2025. This event offered a platform to jointly discuss the opportunities and risks of AI adoption for cybersecurity processes. At the center of discussions stood how AI is used in threat […]
This year’s Aspen Institute summer reception took place on June 12. As always, the event began with a panel discussion. This year, the Institute brought a well-established Aspen format to the live stage for the first time: Our International Press Roundtable. These discussions, until now held exclusively online, bring together journalists from a variety of […]
On June 11, 2025, a virtual meeting on Transatlantic Recommendations will take place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is bringing together […]
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the twelfth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on a final check-in with the cohort and obtaining feedback. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialogue and exchange of ideas on common political challenges at the subnational […]
On June 5th Aspen Institute Germany hosted the second online workshop of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. This workshop featured a presentation from NATO Stratcom Department representatives on the topic of information integrity which was then followed by a Q&A session with […]
On June 5, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a panel discussion on “EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape” with Ambassador Michael Reiffenstuel, Director for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, OSCE, Council of Europe, German Federal Foreign Office in discussion with Representatives from the Western Balkans: Josip Brkić, Zoran Dimitrovski, Megi Fino, […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual Western Balkans Working Group on June 4-5, 2025, in Berlin to kick off its Western Balkans Program 2025. The goal of this working group was to develop concrete policy recommendations in preparation for the Western Balkans Conference on “Structural Change” in Albania this October. In addition, the group […]
On June 4, 2025, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a live conversation in Berlin with Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, on how to protect European institutions and individuals from the world’s most advanced cyber threats. From ransomware groups to state-sponsored attacks, today’s threats demand a strong and coordinated response rooted in trusted public-private partnerships. […]
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the eleventh digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The meeting will focus on the finalization of the publication containing subnational policy recommendations for the three subtopics of social inclusion, civic and political participation, and social mobility. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative […]
On June 3rd, 2025, “Continuity and Transition: A Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation Dialogue” convened civil society experts from the Western Balkans, Berlin Process side forum organizers, stakeholders from the German and U.K. governments, and other experts to conclude the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024, which was co-organized with the Southeast Europe Association and generously supported […]
We live in a conflictual geoeconomic environment that is currently shaped by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the increasing strategic rivalry between the United States (and Europe) and China. The election of US President Donald Trump also calls the future of the transatlantic alliance into question. Europe will likely be asked to follow […]
On May 20, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Telefónica Germany hosted a “Digital Dish” event on the topic “Orbiting The Future: Navigating Space, Security, and Innovation.” Since the release of Germany’s National Space Strategy in September 2023 — and the recognition of space as critical infrastructure — public discourse on its strategic […]
From May 19 to May 23 2025, an in-person meeting for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place in Boulder, Colorado. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for the meeting. As part of the project, the Institute […]
On Monday, May 19, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the twelfth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders finalize the international level policy recommendations on the subtopics of this cohort for the final publication. The project is supported by the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin. […]
From May 13-17, 2025, the second in-person meeting of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative Cohort 2025 took place in Toronto, Canada. The 30 state and provincial legislators from the United States, Germany, and Canada met with policy makers, research institutes, and representatives of the private sector, and discussed best practices connected to this year’s core […]
On May 12 2025, a virtual meeting on “Transatlantic Expert Roundtable” will take place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is […]
Aspen Germany convened the participants of the most recent edition of the Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” from May 8-11, 2025, in the beautiful setting of Gut Klostermühle near to Berlin. Using the Socratic method and under the skillful guidance of expert moderators Prof. Dr. Carol Gluck (Columbia University) and Ruth Girardet (The University of […]
As the climate in international relations becomes increasingly challenging and leaders are faced with ever difficult decisions, we cherish moments of transatlantic exchange, in particular talking about the role of leadership and identity in these troublesome times. It was thus our pleasure to have welcomed back Carol Gluck to Berlin for this exclusive gathering of […]
As the climate in international relations becomes increasingly challenging and leaders are faced with ever difficult decisions, we cherish moments of transatlantic exchange, in particular talking about the role of leadership and identity in these troublesome times. It was thus our pleasure to have welcomed back Carol Gluck to Berlin for this exclusive gathering of […]
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the eleventh virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. At this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders will work in groups to finalize the international level policy recommendations on the subtopics of this cohort for the final publication. The project is supported by […]
From May 5 to 7, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a study trip to Vilnius as part of the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project. The goal of the project is to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, especially from […]
Aspen Germany is honored to have welcomed Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, on April 30, 2025, from 09:00 to 10:30 a.m., to a Fireside Chat. The conversation focused on Ambassador Makeiev’s time in Germany as well as his perspective on the current situation in Ukraine and on the global stage. Where does he see Ukraine’s […]
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the tenth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on the development of subnational policy recommendations for the three subtopics of social inclusion, civic and political participation and social mobility. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialogue […]
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, the ninth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on the development of subnational policy recommendations for the three subtopics of social inclusion, civic and political participation and social mobility. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialogue […]
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the tenth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders will continue working in groups to finalize the action points for the local level policy recommendations and start writing the global level recommendations for the subtopics […]
The Aspen Institute Germany was pleased to host the event “Guarantor of Security or Unnecessary Risk: Should American Nuclear Weapons in Germany Be Reassessed?” on April 16, 2025 in cooperation with Initiative Junger Transatlantiker e.V. and Gesellschaft für Sicherheitspolitik e.V., Sektion Berlin. The event addressed whether Germany and Europe should continue to rely on the United […]
The Aspen Institute Germany kicked off the 2025 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation project on April 16, 2026. The 2025 cohort of influencers and content creators met for the first time and explored how they detect and experience disinformation in their online communities. For more […]
On April 15 2025, a virtual meeting on “Action Points” will take place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is bringing […]
On April 14, the Aspen Institute Germany held the second workshop of the 2024-2025 German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue cycle. Titled “100 Days of Trump 2.0 – Tariffs, Executive Orders, and Musk’s Mandate,” the workshop reviewed the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, offering a crucial window into his administration’s economic and trade […]
The Aspen Institute Germany had the opportunity to organize a panel discussion, in cooperation with FGS Global and the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government, called: “President Trump’s Second Term: Changing Tides in the Atlantic?” on April 10, 2025. As the Trump administration reached the three-month mark, both the United […]
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the ninth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders will continue to work in groups to write action points for the local level policy recommendations for the three subtopics of this cohort. The project is […]
On Monday, April 7, 2025, the eighth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on the development of subnational policy recommendations for the three subtopics of social inclusion, civic and political participation and social mobility. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialogue […]
From March 31 to April 3 2025, an in-person meeting for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture took place in Magdeburg, Germany. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, welcomed the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for the meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is […]
From March 25–29, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an in-person meeting in Berlin, Germany, bringing together all 20 urban stakeholders from the Future Cities Go Glocal project. The participants from Berlin, New Delhi, Nairobi, and Mexico City met with policymakers, experts, and organizations to explore innovative urban solutions and visit local best practices in Berlin. […]
On March 24, 2025, a virtual meeting on “National Policy Recommendations” for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is […]
On March 20, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the 14th discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the seventh digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting took place two weeks after the first delegation trip to Dresden and focused on the development of subnational policy recommendations for the three subtopics of social inclusion, civic and political participation and social mobility. The […]
The second event of the 2025 AI Tech Dialogue will delve into the nexus between critical and essential infrastructure and AI. Critical and essential infrastructure is the backbone of modern and well-functioning societies. Yet, it faces a growing number of threats due to a myriad of factors including the interconnected nature of the modern world […]
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the eighth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders continued to work in groups to write policy recommendations for the subtopics of this cohort. The project is supported by the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin.
The Aspen Institute Germany is grateful for the opportunity to have once again supported the past event “Cafe Kyiv – We Choose Freedom” as a proud partner. The Cafe Kyiv was organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with over 130 renowned partner organizations. With the recorded participation of around than 5,000 participants, this […]
On March 10, 2025, a virtual meeting on “Work on National Policy Recommendations” for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the […]
On March 5, 2025, a virtual meeting on “Policy Recommendation Writing” for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is […]
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the seventh virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the participating urban stakeholders continued working in groups to write policy recommendations for the subtopics of this cohort. The project is supported by the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin.
From February 25 to March 1, 2025, the in-person meeting of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative Cohort 2025 took place in Dresden, Germany. The 30 state and provincial legislators from the United States, Germany, and Canada met with policy makers, research institutes and representatives of the private sector, and visited best practices in Saxony. The […]
On February 23, 2025, the German people cast their ballot for a new Bundestag (German Parliament) and indirectly for a new Chancellor. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), the country’s right-wing populist party, were able to make a major breakthrough in these federal elections, in which Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the front-runner. Who won the elections and […]
Recent events at the Munich Security Conference highlighted the evolving nature of Europe’s relationship with the United States. Intensive discussions on the future of Ukraine and European security took place against the backdrop of new domestic and foreign policy priorities in Washington, as well as a fractious transatlantic relationship. In this roundtable discussion with Paul […]
On February 19, 2025, a virtual meeting on “Mapping & Identifying Subtopics” for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute […]
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the sixth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, an expert gave a short presentation on digitalization in city administration, followed by a Q&A session with the project participants. Following this, the participants worked in breakout groups on their policy […]
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 […]
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 the 2025 MSC was once again Russia, Ukraine, western resolve, and transatlantic cohesion and resilience – but this time set against […]
On Saturday, February 15, 2025, Aspen Germany in collaboration with Amerikahaus hosted an official MSC Side-Event in the format of a panel discussion to explore the role influencers play in information production and dissemination and inspire deeper reflection on how their impact could either bolster or threaten democracies. This event, Scrolling for the Truth: Rethinking […]
In today’s interconnected world, social media platforms are not only tools for communication, but also battlegrounds for influence, power and conflict. Against this backdrop, Aspen Germany, in partnership with the Transatlantic Hub, hosted a dynamic panel discussion in Munich exploring the intersection of geopolitics, social media and digital content creation on Saturday, February 15 at […]
On February 14, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Southeast Europe Association, Europa Union München, and Youth Initiative for Human Rights organized a panel discussion on the topic “Inherited Insecurity: Why Youth Engagement Matters for Reconciliation in the Western Balkans“ in Munich with Sofija Todorović, Director, Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Branimir Đurović, Researcher, […]
An annual highlight of the Munich Security Conference was the women’s only dinner organized by FRAUEN100. This year, Aspen Institute Germany was pleased to support this valuable and necessary dinner, which is co-hosted by FRAUEN100 and Goals House, with support from Gates Foundation. The evening was dedicated to networking in solidarity among female voices in international relations. This […]
The Munich Cyber Security Conference 2025 offered a unique space for exchanging and discussing solutions to the manifold challenges in information and cyber security. Focusing on the role and responsibility of decision-makers, the conference emphasized effective strategies and agile management concepts to deal with the current threat landscape and also provided insight into the future […]
The first weeks of a Republican-dominated Washington have brought a steady stream of announcements on new domestic and international policy directives. As Donald Trump sends shockwaves through the political system, a Republican Congress has largely fallen in line. The world is watching closely to understand new key domestic and international priorities, the Republican trifecta’s strategic […]
Companies have a big impact on society, not only in the economic, but also in the political sphere. What does values-based leadership mean for companies in times of growing political polarization and authoritarian shifts? Do companies have a responsibility to position themselves in favor of and foster democratic values in politics and society? As the […]
On February 10, 2025, a virtual meeting on German/EU Agriculture Policy vs. U.S. Agricultural Policy will take place for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for a virtual meeting. As part of the […]
On Thursday, February 6, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the fifth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the project participants decided on the three subtopics they will work, based on the thematic clustering of the previous meeting. In addition, they began working on the policy recommendations in breakout […]
The Aspen Institute Germany will host the final workshop of the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation on February 5, 2025. For more information about the project, click here. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and supported by the Aspen Institutes Central […]
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the sixth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on formulating a joint definition for social cohesion. The 30 participants from Canada, Germany, and the USA worked in independent groups and built the foundation for their delegation trip to Dresden, which took place […]
On February 3, 2025, an introductory virtual meeting for participants in the 2025 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2025 cohort for an initial virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is bringing together […]
As the new Trump administration takes office, its policies and strategies will significantly influence global politics, with Europe closely watching to understand the potential impacts. Join us for an exclusive discussion with Bryan Lanza, Partner at Mercury Public Affairs and former Communications Director for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and his transition team. Bryan Lanza […]
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. In cooperation with the Bureau für Zeitgeschehen, the Aspen Institute Germany conducted this process on behalf of the German Federal […]
Exclusive Transatlantic Insights: Aspen Institute Germany’s Engagement with Trump’s Inner Circle At the Aspen Institute Germany, we recognize the importance of fostering transatlantic dialogue, especially in times of political transition. In recent weeks, we hosted three high-level discussions featuring key Republican figures closely connected to President Donald Trump: Bryan Lanza (January 31), David Metzner (February […]
On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the fourth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal project. In this meeting, the project participants continued 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 of 6-7 […]
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 […]
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the fifth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The meeting focused on mapping 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 worked in independent groups […]
This event is the next instalment of the U.S. Election Speaker Series, this time focusing on economic aspects of the recent presidential elections and an outlook on the economic policies of the incoming administration. The featured speaker of this event is Dr. Michelle Egan, Professor in the School of International Service, American University in Washington […]
On Tuesday, January 21, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the fourth virtual meeting of the 2025 Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating state and provincial legislators entitled “USA 101 – Exploring Subnational Governance in the USA”. Boris Vormann, Professor of Politics and Director of the Politics Section at Bard College Berlin, joined the meeting as an expert and speaker. […]
The Aspen Institute Germany is delighted to have concluded the Road to Election series with this final special event: “America First, Europe Uncertain: The Next Four Years of Transatlantic Relations” on Monday, 20 January, 2025, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. With our partners, the American-German Institute, Amerikahaus NRW, and the Amerikazentrum Hamburg, we explored Donald […]
From January 15 to 17, 2025, the Aspen Institute Germany will organize a study trip to Warsaw as part of the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation. The goal of the project is to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, especially from […]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the third virtual meeting of the 2025 Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating state and provincial legislators entitled “Germany 101 – The Division of Powers in German Federalism”. Dr. Johanna Schnabel, Lecturer and Researcher at the Chair of German Politics, Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, joined […]
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting of its 2025 Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating U.S. state legislators, Canadian provincial legislators, and German Landtagsabgeordnete entitled “Canada 101 – Federalism and Provincial Governance in Canada”. Petra Dolata, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, Canada, joined the meeting as an expert and speaker. […]
On December 12, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany will host a digital workshop as part of the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation. The goal of the project is to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, especially from Eastern Europe, to strengthen […]
In the third virtual meeting of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” initiative, on December 11, 2024 participants will understand the political structures of New Delhi and Nairobi. Experts in governance will provide insights into the fundamental political systems of both cities, with a focus on the role of cities in shaping policies and implementing change. This […]
In the third virtual meeting of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” initiative, on December 11, 2024, participants understood the political structures of New Delhi and Nairobi. Experts in governance provided insights into the fundamental political systems of both cities, with a focus on the role of cities in shaping policies and implementing change. This session was […]
On December 11, the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024, co-organized by the Southeast Europe Association and the Aspen Institute Germany, convened an online public discussion between the authors of three stocktaking studies on the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process. Ten years ago, in 2014, the Berlin Process was launched as a platform […]
The kick-off meeting of the fifth cohort of the “Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” took place on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The project brings together 30 state legislators from Germany, the United States, and Canada to facilitate a values-based discussion on current international policy challenges on a subnational level and to build new transatlantic networks. Each […]
The first event of the AITech Dialogues: AI & the Future of Security series will focus on the critical intersection of AI, security, and global governance, to emphasize the profound impact AI has on international security. As AI technologies develop at an unprecedented pace, they present both tangible opportunities and risks that would be best […]
On December 4, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a panel discussions on “Reconciliation in the Western Balkans in the Framework of the EU Enlargement Process: National Narratives, Public Discourse, and the Influence of Media” with Josip Brkić, Megi Fino, Liza Gashi, Vasko Grkov, Snežana Radović and Dr. Niels von Redecker. Reconciliation in the Western […]
In the second virtual meeting of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” initiative, on December 3, 2024, participants understood the political structures of Berlin and Mexico City. Experts in governance provided insights into the fundamental political systems of both cities, with a focus on the role of cities in shaping policies and implementing change. This session was […]
On December 03-04, 2024 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual high-level Working Group Western Balkans in Berlin to conclude its Western Balkans Program 2024. The goal of this working group is to develop concrete policy recommendations as a result of the issues discussed throughout the Aspen Western Balkans conferences this year. The working group […]
The results of the recent elections in the United States and the developments in the formation of the new cabinet continue to mean all eyes are on Washington as the United States transitions to a new administration. Join us for a look at the election outcomes, turnout and exit poll learnings, as well as a look […]
On November 28, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany will host a digital workshop as part of the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation. The goal of the project is to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, particularly from Eastern Europe, to strengthen […]
On Thursday, November 28, Aspen Germany hosted a conference with Elmar Brok, former MEP (1980-2019), EPP/CDU, Author and Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute Germany, as well as with Dr. Franziska Brantner, MdB, Leader of Alliance 90 / The Greens. In conversation with our Executive Director Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Dr. Franziska Brantner, and Rüdiger Lentz, former […]
On Thursday, November 27, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first virtual meeting of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” initiative. The project aims to promote exchange between city stakeholders from Berlin, New Delhi, Nairobi, and Mexico City to share best practices, build new networks, and develop policy recommendations for sustainable, inclusive, and future-oriented urban […]
On November 26, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany will host a “Digital Dish” event on “Transatlantic Tech Policy in 2025 and Beyond: U.S. Tech Policy after the Elections and Transatlantic Cooperation”. Against the backdrop of the U.S. elections, the event will shed light on what U.S. tech policy could look like starting […]
On November 14, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany will host a digital workshop as part of the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation. The goal of the project is to bring together influencers and content creators from across Europe, particularly from Eastern Europe, to strengthen […]
The U.S. Presidential Election 2024 will have a decisive impact on the transatlantic political environment and the political landscape. The outcome of this landmark election will have a significant impact not only on the future of the United States, but also on transatlantic relations and global politics. At the end of what is sure to […]
The Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a high-level conference in Sarajevo, on October 28-31, 2024, entitled “Reconciliation in the Western Balkans”. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The international community has repeatedly taken up the issue of reconciliation and the governments […]
The recent #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation Berlin Study Trip from October 16th-18th, provided participants with a comprehensive understanding of Germany’s strategic approach to combating disinformation. The program began with a valuable presentation by the projects funders, the German Federal Foreign Office, represented by Sophia […]
Digitalization changes almost every aspect of our lives – how we communicate, how we consume information, how we work, how we travel. It also greatly impacts democracy. In 2024, more than 40 percent of the world’s population found themselves eligible to vote in an election. In this super election year, democracy was tested at a […]
On October 14, the Southeast Europe Association and the Aspen Institute Germany together with civil society representatives had the honor of presenting recommendations from the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and other distinguished leaders at the Berlin Process Summit. This opportunity for Western […]
On October 9-11, the Southeast Europe Association and the Aspen Institute Germany, with generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, hosted the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 in Berlin. This was the second of two major events within this year’s Civil Society and Think Tank Forum. Building on a previously held Preparatory Forum, the Civil Society […]
Public opinion serves as a barometer of a nation’s political mood, influencing the narratives that dominate election campaigns and the decisions made by elected leaders. In both the United States and Europe, public sentiment is not only a reflection of current issues but also a predictor of policy direction, from domestic agendas to foreign relations. […]
A special event took place on September 26, 2024! On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, we celebrated with you the proud history and values of the Aspen Institute Germany and the people who have made all our achievements possible. With this tradition of promoting democratic values among committed people, we invited you to celebrate […]
On September 19, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the third virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue 2023-2024. At a time when crucial elections on both sides of the Atlantic will shape the future of the transatlantic relationship, the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD) process provides ample opportunity to discuss approaches […]
The Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) organized an in-person roundtable discussion on the topic “Western Balkans Growth Plan: Navigating Digital Integration with the EU” with Maria Adebahr, Cyber Ambassador, German Federal Foreign Office, and Dr. Ramadan Ilazi, Head of Research, Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS), moderated […]
On September 12, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the thirteenth discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
On September 11, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany launched the project #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: Empowering Online Opinion Leaders to Enhance Democratic Resilience in the Age of Information Manipulation. This initiative brings together influencers and content creators from across Europe, particularly from Eastern Europe, to strengthen democratic resilience and promote value-based dialogue on disinformation. Throughout 2024, participants will […]
Both Europe and the United States have a central role to play in shaping a more sustainable agricultural future. To address common challenges and provide shared global leadership for the future of agriculture, a better mutual understanding of different agricultural practices, standards and ideas is needed. The Future of Agriculture German-American Forum project, led by […]
Two months before Election Day, we will delve into the competing visions both parties are offering to U.S. voters and how these messages are being received by the American public. We will explore the core values and issues that define what it means to be a Democrat or Republican in today’s political climate. Together with […]
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., the Aspen Institute German hosted a discussion titled “The U.S. Presidential Election and the Concept of Freedom” with Julian Heißler, U.S. Correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche. In addition to his journalistic work, Julian Heißler published a book in 2023 that deals with the positive and negative perceptions of the […]
The next event in our virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the economic approaches of the two U.S. Presidential candidates. Economic performance has been the most important factor in the US presidential election in polls for months. The Biden administration is relying on Bidenomics via the Build Back Better infrastructure programme. […]
On July 9-11, 2024, the Southeast Europe Association and the Aspen Institute Germany, with generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, will host the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum 2024 Preparatory Forum in Skopje, North Macedonia. This will be the first of two major events this year and will lead up to the […]
Social Media has become an integral part to our political discourse: for many people, it is one of the main ways in which they interact with political campaigns, civil society organizations and even news coverage about the political sphere. Indeed, traditional and social media have become inseparably intertwined, constantly reacting to each other in the […]
Social Media: Menace or Blessing for Democracy? Megan Shahi is Technology Expert with the think tank „Centre for American Progress“. Previously she worked for meta (facebook and Instagram) and the US-goverment. Jonas Roleder is Social Media Officer at the liaison office of the European Parlament in Berlin. In the discussion with both we will look […]
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted another virtual event of our International Press Roundtable event series, titled “75 Years of NATO: The Anniversary Summit and its Significance”. This year marks NATO’s 75th anniversary, celebrated amidst challenging circumstances: With Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, NATO’s relevance is of particular importance. […]
On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a panel discussion “Bridging the Gap: Global Perspectives in Supply Chain Risk Management” in cooperation with Deloitte. In today’s highly interconnected world, managing supply chain risks is crucial yet increasingly complex to both governments and international business alike, in particular from a regulatory perspective. With […]
This next event in the Digital Dish series focused on the role of traditional and new media in today’s information environment, and the responsibilities of those distributing content to the public. Digitalization has broadened the availability of information, and we no longer rely on just newspapers or traditional media to get our news. Information on […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the history of American democracy and what we can learn from George Washington’s presidency even 225 years after his death – especially with regard to this year’s Presidential Election. The 2024 election is shaping up to be one of the most […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the future prospects and challenges of NATO after the US presidential election. Russia’s war against Ukraine has shown how much the Europeans are still dependent on the US to ensure their security, despite all the talk of “strategic autonomy”. Even […]
On June 27th, the 10th virtual meeting of the 2024 Laboratories of Democracy cohort will take place. After productive sessions in Austin, Texas, this meeting will focus on finalizing the action points for the subnational policy recommendations. In total, the state/provincial legislators from the U.S., Canada and Germany will draft 18 action points for the […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US presidential election. It was recently reported that US President Joe Biden had called Democratic voters in New Hampshire to ask them not to vote in the primaries. However, this was not […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US presidential election. It was recently reported that US President Joe Biden had called Democratic voters in New Hampshire to ask them not to vote in the primaries. However, this was not […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the current student protests and their impact on the U.S. presidential elections. This spring’s student protests were more dramatic than any America has seen since the Vietnam War. On some campuses, classes and even graduation were canceled; in a number […]
On June 17, 2024, the eleventh and final digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” took place in order to discuss final recommendations developed over the course of the Forum as well as recap highlights of the exchange. A core goal of the project is for the […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the trade policy of the future administration. To examine where the two presidential candidates differ and align on their overall trade strategy, the use of tariffs, the relationships with Europe and China, and looking ahead to the USMCA review, we […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on foreign policy implications of the U.S. presidential elections. Foreign policy seldom plays much of a role in American presidential elections, but the consequences of those contests can be profound for America’s allies in Europe and for the world. The 2024 […]
From June 11-15, 2024, the in-person meeting of the 2024 cohort of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative tooke place in Austin, TX, United States. A cohort of 30 U.S. state legislators, German Landtagsabgeordnete and Canadian provincial legislators met with policymakers, research institutes, and companies and visited local best practices in Texas. The core topic for […]
On June 10, 2024, a tenth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order to continue discussing and finalizing their recommendations developed over the course of the forum. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to […]
On Monday, June 10, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the next virtual event in our International Press Roundtable event series, titled “Europe after the Elections”. The European community and the values it represents are facing major challenges: The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has brought war and suffering closer to the EU’s borders […]
On June 6, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany will host the second virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue 2023-2024. At a time when crucial elections on both sides of the Atlantic will shape the future of the transatlantic relationship, the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD) process provides ample opportunity to discuss […]
Die Arbeitnehmer in der Automobil- und Dienstleistungsbranche haben in letzter Zeit mit erfolgreichen Organisierungskampagnen und Vertragsabschlüssen Schlagzeilen gemacht. Jüngste Umfragen zeigen auch eine wachsende Popularität der Gewerkschaften unter den Amerikanern. Dennoch gibt es in Politik, Wirtschaft und Justiz erhebliche Widerstände gegen eine stärkere gewerkschaftliche Organisierung. Was sind einige Beispiele für eine stärkere Arbeitnehmervertretung in den […]
On June 3, 2024, a ninth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order to continue discussing and developing joint transatlantic policy recommendations. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective […]
On June 3-6, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a high-level conference in Berlin entitled “New Momentum: Western Balkans on the Road to EU Enlargement”. The Russian aggression against Ukraine has significantly changed the geopolitical situation in Europe. In the past year, the geopolitical awakening of the EU has also led to a new dynamic in […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on the potential democracy-threatening outcome of this year’s Presidential Elections. Is American democracy in danger? Congressman Jamie Raskin, member of the Democratic Party, expert in constitutional law and lead impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, […]
On May 30, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Association of Friends of the Aspen Institute hosted our annual Summer Reception on the occasion of the annual general meeting of the Association of Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany. After a hugely successful and insightful event last year, this year’s edition featured esteemed guests […]
On May 29, 2024, an eighth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order to discuss and develop joint transatlantic policy recommendations. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus […]
On Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Romania, hosted the next event of our virtual event series Ambassadors’ Talk. We were pleased to welcome the Romanian Ambassador to Germany, Adriana-Loreta Stănescu and the German Ambassador to Romania, Peer Gebauer, to this talk. Under the headline of “Romania-Germany Relations in Challenging Times for European […]
On May 23, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the twelfth discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” will focus on transatlantic relations in the current turbulent times. The transatlantic alliance is facing new challenges. Since the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, it has become clear that the days of geopolitical stability are over. How will the transatlantic partnership develop […]
On Mai 22nd, 2024, the eighth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The meeting will focus on finalizing the policy recommendations. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialog and exchange of ideas on common political challenges at the subnational level. At the same […]
On May 21, 2024, Aspen Germany, in collaboration with Microsoft Germany, is hosting the third workshop of the new event series, AITech Dialogues. The project, AITech Dialogues: AI for Sustainable and Just Societies, aims to address existing and emerging AI technologies, particularly focusing on ethical considerations regarding their impact and the required governance. The event is the third installment in the series “AITech Dialogues: […]
From May 13-17, 2024, the in-person meeting of the second year’s cohort of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project will take place in Kiel, Germany. A cohort of 16 U.S. and German farmers and other agricultural stakeholders will meet with policymakers, research institutes, and agricultural companies and visit local farms in Schleswig-Holstein. The core topic […]
We live in a challenging geoeconomic environment that is currently shaped by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the increasing strategic rivalry between the United States and China as well as Europe. The US elections in November this year also call into question the future of the transatlantic alliance. Furthermore, the WTO’s 13th Ministerial […]
On Mai 8th, 2024, the eighth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The meeting will focus on discussing the voting results on the subnational policy recommendations. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialog and exchange of ideas on common political challenges at the […]
The Aspen Institute Germany welcomed Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO, Gabriela Ramos on May 7, 2024, for another edition of our exclusive Fireside Chat discussion series. In talks with the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Dr Stormy-Annika Mildner, Ramos provided exciting insights into her career and shared her […]
On April 30, 2024, Aspen Germany and Union Investment joined forces to host an exclusive discussion with Omid Nouripour, co-leader of Alliance 90/Die Grünen, at the location of Union Investment in Frankfurt am Main. In conversation with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Mr. Nouripour provided insights into his career. Moreover, he […]
On April 29, 2024, a seventh digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order to discuss the bilateral transatlantic agriculture relationship. Participants will be joined by external experts to facilitate discussion. The forum brings together eight German and U.S. farmers and other agricultural […]
On April 25th, 2024, the seventh digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The meeting will focus on discussing and classifying the recommendations for action. The goal of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative is to promote values-based dialog and exchange of ideas on common political challenges at the subnational level. […]
The specter of the United States abandoning NATO looms large over the 2024 U.S. elections. Former President Trump recently reminded Europeans of his ingrained hostility toward the Alliance when he invited Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to allies that do not pull their weight in defense spending. While a formal U.S. withdrawal […]
On April 18, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Jenny Schultz, Desk Officer Serbia and North Macedonia, Division 302 – South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and […]
On April 17, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and FGS Global are jointly hosting the “Transatlantic Tides Event”, at the Restaurant im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. We are delighted to welcome high-ranking experts from the German and American public and private policy sector. Speakers including Michael Feldman, Partner and Co-Chairman of FGS Global North America and […]
On April 16th, 2024, the sixth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place. The focus of the meeting will be on finalizing the definition of critical infrastructures. The 30 participants from Canada, Germany and the USA will discuss their work on the definitions from Mainz and agree on a uniform […]
On April 11, 2024, a sixth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order to continue discussing national policy recommendations for both countries. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective […]
Aspen Germany convened the participants of the next edition of the Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” from April 11-14, 2024, in the beautiful setting of Gut Klostermühle near to Berlin. Using the Socratic method and under the skillful guidance of expert moderators Dr. Carol Gluck (Columbia University) and Ruth Girardet (The University of Edinburgh), participants […]
On April 9, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a Digital Dish event under the title “Digital Policy in the Wake of the European Elections: Taking stock of German and European digital policy and looking ahead”. The event was held in German. We were delighted to welcome high-ranking experts from European and […]
On March 25, 2024, a fifth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place in order discuss developing national policy recommendations for both countries. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” focussed 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 State” […]
Following the success of Aspen‘s flagship Leadership Seminar – “Philosophy and Practice” – we organized an exclusive seminar for our esteemed Board Members as well as supporters of Aspen Germany on March 21, 2024 – titled “Democracy in Danger”. It was an informative one-day seminar in which participants engaged with the philosophical issues of the […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted 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 aimed to elevate the discussion of German-American and European-American cooperation to a broader level, bringing together a variety of […]
On Monday, March 18, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a discussion on “The Current State of Russia Sanctions and Russia Containment Policy” in the ongoing “The Future of Ukraine” series. The debate brought together Valeriya Melnichuk, Advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance and working group coordinator on the Financial Action Taskforce and Russia […]
From the Middle Out and the Bottom Up: U.S. President Joe Biden uses this formula to outline his government’s economic policy like a mantra. The idea of so-called Bidenomics essentially has three components. Extensive investment in the middle class, measures for training and further education and the promotion of competition are intended to generate economic […]
From March 12-16, 2024, the in-person meeting of the 2024 cohort of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place in Mainz, Germany. A cohort of 30 U.S. state legislators, German Landtagsabgeordnete and Canadian provincial legislators will meet with policymakers, research institutes, and companies and visit local best practices in Rhineland-Palatinate. The core topic for […]
On March 12, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the second workshop of the new event series AITech Dialogues in cooperation with Microsoft Germany. The project AITech Dialogues: AI for Sustainable and Just Societies is designed to address existing and emerging AI technologies, particularly with regard to ethical considerations of their impact and the required governance.In the […]
On March 11, 2024, a fourth digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place to discuss common and unique national challenges for their sectors and to begin identifying solutions. This process launches the participants’ process of producing a publication with policy recommendations for the specific […]
On March 6, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the eleventh discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
The next event in the virtual event series “Road to Election 2024” focussed on Super Tuesday. The USA is in the midst of a turbulent election campaign for the presidency and the rest of the world is watching with bated breath: will Donald Trump be able to campaign despite the court ruling and if so, […]
Our next “Road to Election 2024” virtual event took place on February 29, 2024: Do American voters think Joe Biden is too old — and might they not vote for him, as a result? And despite seemingly cruising to the Republican nomination, is Donald Trump actually showing weakness within his own party? Are minorities drifting […]
On February 28th, 2024, 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 critical infrastructures, 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 […]
On February 26, 2024, a third digital workshop for participants of the second cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place to discuss U.S. agricultural policy. Participants will be joined by topical expert, Dr. Jonathan Coppess, Associate Professor and Director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. […]
On February 21, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the fourth virtual meeting of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating U.S. state legislators and German Landtagsabgeordnete entitled “Canada 101 – Federalism and Provincial Governance in Canada“. Petra Dolata, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, Canada, joined the meeting as an expert and speaker. Prof. […]
The end of February marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conflict has long since developed into a brutal trench war in the east and south of Ukraine. Russia has built a land bridge from its territory to the Crimean peninsula, which it has annexed since 2014. Neither side has made any […]
The Aspen Institute Germany is grateful for the opportunity to have once again supported the past event “Cafe Kyiv – We Choose Freedom” as a proud partner. The Cafe Kyiv was organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with over 30 renowned partner organizations. With the recorded participation of around than 5,000 participants, this […]
The panel discussion “From Likes to Lines of Defense: Why it Matters to Recognize the Role of Social Media Influencers for Security” is an official side event of the Munich Security Conference, hosted at Amerikahaus Munich. The panel delves into the critical intersection of security, geopolitics, and the intricate web of domestic and foreign disinformation. […]
The panel discussion, “Tackling the Infodemic – Disinformation in Times of Crisis, Conflicts, and Wars and the Challenge to Democracies in the Super Election Year of 2024”, is a collaborative effort between Aspen Germany and the Transatlantic Hub. Taking place during the Munich Security Conference, the panel aims to delve into the intricate dynamics between […]
On February 15, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the third virtual meeting of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating state and provincial legislators from the US and Canada entitled “Germany 101 – Competencies of Germany’s Länder”. Andrea Römmele, Dean of Executive Education and Professor of Communication in Politics and Civil Society at the Hertie […]
The Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) offers a unique space for exchanging and discussing solutions to the manifold challenges in information and cyber security. Focusing on the role and responsibility of decision-makers, the conference emphasizes effective strategies and agile management concepts to deal with the current threat landscape and also provides insight into the future […]
The next event of the “Road to Election 2024” virtual event series focused on the South Carolina presidential primary. With its “First in the South” primary, South Carolina has ended and revived numerous political careers and cemented its status as a legendary political battlefield. In 2020, winning the state proved a turning point for Joe […]
On February 13, 2024, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue 2023-2024. The first workshop focused on the topic of “Transatlantic Trade in 2024: The latest on the Critical Minerals Agreement, the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, and the effects of the IRA”. The […]
As the US election campaign heats up, our next “Road to Election 2024” virtual event focused on the future of US support for Ukraine. With a critical legislative bill that includes foreign policy assistance alongside border security and asylum policy measures still under negotiation in Congress, the likelihood of its passage dwindles. This scenario poses […]
On February 6, 2024, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative for the participating provincial legislators and Landtagsabgeordnete from Canada and Germany entitled “USA 101 – Exploring Subnational Governance in the USA“. Boris Vormann, Professor of Politics and Director of the Politics Section at Bard College Berlin, joined the meeting as […]
On February 5, 2024, an introductory virtual meeting for participants in the 2024 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture will take place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will welcome the sixteen participants of the 2024 cohort for an initial virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is bringing […]
The second event of the “Road to Election 2024” virtual event series focused on Franklin Foer’s gripping biography of Joe Biden, following his first term in office: The Last Politician. With the moderation of Dr. Johannes Thimm, Franklin Foer analyzed the triumphs and failures of Biden’s leadership from the 2022 “midterm miracle” to the power […]
The kick-off meeting of the fourth cohort of the “Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” took place on Monday, January 29, 2024. The project brings together 30 state legislators from Germany, the US and Canada each year to facilitate a values-based discussion on current international policy challenges on a subnational level and to build new transatlantic networks. […]
In this kickoff of the “Road to Election 2024” virtual event series, prominent pollsters in the U.S. delved into insights on the nation’s current mood as the first primaries unfold and looked ahead to the upcoming presidential race. Panelists included Margie Omero, Principal at GBAO polling firm, and Matt Gorman, Vice President of Targeted Victory. […]
The USA will decide on November 5th of this year who will govern the country as president for the next four years. A few days ago, the first two primaries took place in the states of Iowa and New Hampshire. While two candidates are competing for the Republican Party’s nomination, President Biden faces little serious […]
The Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro hosted a high-level conference in Podgorica, on December 11-14, 2023, entitled “Digitalization and Democracy”. Digital developments are increasingly influencing the core aspects of democratic life. They can strengthen democratic processes and improve social participation, inclusion, and equality. Alternatively, they can undermine […]
From December 6-8, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a study trip in the framework of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars”. The project brought together seventeen social media influencers and content creators from Germany, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Latvia with other […]
On December 5, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted the event “China’s role in international politics as a challenge for the Western world. What answers does the German government’s China strategy provide?” with Felix Lee as part of the Global Threat Series. As a journalist working for China.Table Professional Briefing, author and winner of the German Business […]
On December 5, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Dr. Malte Hauschild, Head of Division EB5 EU enlargement, Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action; Marion Fleuth-Leferink, Division 302 […]
Given the global dimensions of climate change, there is a need for a worldwide political and economic effort to combat global warming. However, one of the key players crucially involved in this effort is the United States, being one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Particularly through the Inflation Reduction […]
On December 4, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive dinner with Dr. Carsten Siebert, Chancellor of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, at the China Club Berlin. At the Barenboim-Said Akademie, students from the Middle East not only come together to study music, but also to learn, discuss and reflect together. In conversation with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Managing […]
On November 30, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the tenth discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
From November 30th to December 3rd we had the pleasure of welcoming 40 young global leaders in cooperation with Aspen International Partners, who convened for the Workshop “Democracy Forward: Inspiring Change in Today’s World in Berlin. A full and exciting agenda awaited them: between seminars, simulations, social events, institutional meetings, and cultural visits, our participants […]
Bridging AI Regulation – Towards A Global Governance for Ethical AI An important goal of AI regulation is to ensure that technology such as AI “is developed and used in ways that reflect our democratic values and interests,” according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in his March 2023 speech “Advancing Technology for Democracy.” […]
On November 21, 2023, from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Aspen Germany hosted a virtual International Press Roundtable on the topic “Germany’s Response to the War between Israel and Hamas”. On October 7, armed Hamas militants breached the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip and entered Israel’s Southern District. In the process, 1,400 Israelis were […]
On November 17, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted the next Digital Dish event titled “Elections in Times of Disinformation – How do we Protect our Democracies in the Digital Space?” We welcomed Christiane Hoffmann, First Deputy Spokesperson of the Federal Government, and Hanna Müller, Head of Division “Political Systems, Disinformation, Hybrid Threats” […]
The Transatlantic Agriculture Dialogue Tour is a strategic dialogue format on agriculture that brings U.S. agricultural stakeholders to Germany to provide new impetus to the national discourses of both countries. Strengthening mutual transatlantic understanding and promoting knowledge transfer in and around agriculture are at the heart of the project. Innovation is at the heart of […]
The “Transatlantic Agriculture Dialogue Tour” is a strategic dialogue format on agriculture that brings U.S. agricultural stakeholders to Germany to provide new ideas for the national discourses of both countries. Strengthening the mutual transatlantic understanding as well as fostering knowledge transfer in and around agriculture will be key for the project.
On November 8, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a discussion titled “Digital Transformation and Its Pitfalls: Cybersecurity, Hate Speech, and Disinformation in the Western Balkans” in Berlin. Besides Dr. Regine Grienberger, Cyber Ambassador, German Federal Foreign Office, high-level representatives from the Western Balkans attended the event: Josip Brkić, Liza Gashi, Fatmire Isaki and Adia […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual Working Group Western Balkans on November 07-08, 2023, in Berlin. The goal of this working group was to develop concrete policy recommendations in preparation for the Western Balkans Conference on “Digitalization and Democratization” and to discuss the results of this year’s Foresight Process. Moreover, the working group took […]
In one year, on November 5, 2024, the next presidential election will take place in the United States. Currently, many signs indicate that there might be a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. While the candidacy of the incumbent U.S. President, Joe Biden, is considered secure for the Democrats, former U.S. President Donald Trump […]
On October 25, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive discussion with Dr. Jörg Kukies, State Secretary at the Federal Chancellery, at the China Club Berlin. In conversation with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Dr. Kukies provided insights into his career. As a sherpa of the G7 and G20 summits, he […]
Aspen Germany, in cooperation with Google, hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion on generative AI, Google Bard, and the future of AI governance on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The past year has shown the amazing impact that generative AI, like Google Bard or ChatGPT, can have on our societies. But as this type of artificial intelligence […]
At least since the publication of ChatGPT in November 2022, the debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) has gained momentum. However, despite the fact that American tech companies dominate the AI market and are far ahead of their European competitors, AI regulation in the European Union is significantly more advanced than in the […]
Cities are a hub for political, economic and social developments. They not only stand for innovation, progress and change, but also bear a great responsibility with regard to climate change, social justice and inclusivity, mobility, health and the future of work. The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities” raised awareness of the complexity of tomorrow’s city […]
The agricultural sector is currently undergoing rapid change. But what transformations are needed to make German agriculture economically viable in the future and thus ensure its continued existence? On October 12, The Future of Food and Farming will focus on the future-relevant topic of economic viability in agriculture. What will the agriculture of the future […]
The Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the German Marshall Fund, hosted a luncheon discussion on “Ethical Safeguards and Regulatory Frameworks for Frontier AI Models” in Berlin on October 06, 2023. The event with Dr. Jade Leung, Governance Lead of OpenAI, was moderated by Astrid Ziebarth, Senior Fellow Tech & Society at the German Marshall […]
On October 04, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online workshop as part of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars” with the topic “What to Do against Disinformation? Approaches from the Individual to the EU-Level”. Distinguished speaker Lutz Güllner, Head of the Strategic Communication Division of the […]
The pivot of the United States towards the Indo-Pacific was one of the key strategic decisions of President Obama. Since then, the foreign, security, and economic policies of the United States have primarily focused on this populous and economically booming world region. Especially in competition with China, President Biden’s government is pursuing an approach that […]
Both Europe and the United States are central to shaping a more sustainable agricultural future. To overcome mutual challenges and to provide joint global leadership for the future of agriculture, a better mutual understanding of different agricultural practices, standards, and ideas is needed. The U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project, led by the Aspen Institute Germany […]
On September 21, 2023, Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with Ananta Aspen Centre, will be hosting a virtual Ambassadors’ Talk on Indian-German Relations following the G20 Presidency of India. Indian Ambassador to Germany Parvathaneni Harish and German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann will discuss the roles of Germany and India as global players, partners, and […]
On September 19, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a Digital Dish event titled, “The Ethical Dimension of AI – Where Will this Journey Head to?”. We were happy to welcome Dr. Daniela Brönstrup, Head of Digital and Innovation Policy Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection; Prof. Dr. Joanna J. […]
On September 13, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the ninth discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
On 12 September, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the third virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD). The third workshop was dedicated to the topic “Climate, Energy, and Green Industrial Policy – Cooperation and Conflict in the Transatlantic Partnership”. The workshop began with an introductory keynote address and a panel discussion, […]
On September 05, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosts an online workshop as part of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars” with the topic “Generative AI & the Effects on Disinformation”. The project brings together seventeen social media influencers and content creators from Germany, […]
On August 23, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosts an online workshop as part of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars” with the topic “Dealing with Online Attacks, Hate Speech, and Shitstorms”. The project brings together seventeen social media influencers and content creators from […]
The Democratic and Republican parties in the United States have long been at odds with each other. In recent years, the degree of polarization has increased further. Compromises are now rarely possible. This has consequences for political culture and democracy in the United States. These political battles are playing out in important institutions in the […]
On August 14, 2023, a digital workshop for participants of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place to develop joint recommendations on climate and agriculture. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus topic each year, to be published in […]
On August 8, 2023, a digital workshop for participants of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place to develop joint recommendations on climate and agriculture. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus topic each year, to be published in […]
On August 4, 2023, the final meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place. The group of German and United States parliamentarians met virtually to finalize their policy recommendations on the state level and for transatlantic cooperation on structural change and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces. The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program […]
On July 20, 2023, German and United States parliamentarians met again virtually as part of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative to further develop their policy recommendations for transatlantic cooperation on structural change and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces. Based on the progress made so far and the intense discussions during the previous virtual and in-person […]
On July 6, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany held a foresight process workshop as part of the project “Western Balkans Initiative: Engagement for Progress and Stability” kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. Under the title “Future of the Western Balkans in 2043”, a strategic foresight for the political development of the region was developed […]
On July 5, 2023, a digital workshop for participants of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” took place to develop joint recommendations on climate and agriculture. A core goal of the project is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus topic each year, to be published in a […]
Summits of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization always represent a very special event in the world political calendar. However, with a view to the upcoming NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in July, the expectations and tension in the run-up to the event are exceeding previously known levels. This is primarily due to the […]
On July 3, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany host a Digital Dish event titled “Charting the Course? Europe’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty in the Changing Geopolitical Order”. We are happy to welcome Catarina dos Santos, MdB, CDU; Juan Luis Redondo Maíllo, Director Digital Public Policy, Telefónica S.A.; Sarah Bäumchen, Member of the Executive […]
The fifth digital meeting of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place on June 29, 2023. The German and United States delegates finalized their policy recommendations for transatlantic cooperation in the area of structural change and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces, based on the groundwork already laid by the previous delegation trips to Düsseldorf and […]
From June 27 to July 1, 2023, the in-person meeting of this year’s cohort of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project took place in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Over two years, the project will bring together a group of German and U.S. farmers and other stakeholders for in-person and virtual meetings. The goal of the project is […]
As part of the “Future Cities” project, Aspen Institute Germany will host a discussion on “Responsive and Responsible Cities: Implementing Urban Futures” on June 26, 2023 in Atlanta. Cities around the world are growing rapidly, making it even more important to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and develop forward-looking strategies. To counter challenges ranging from […]
The Aspen Institute Germany and the Southeast Europe Association had the honor of organizing an international conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina, titled “New Government, New Reform Efforts?”, which was generously supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The in-person conference was held on Monday, June 26, 2023. The upcoming months were crucial for the future […]
How can agriculture adapt to changing conditions, while also protecting the climate itself? How can we create sustainable, future-proof food systems? We discussed these questions on June 21st, 2023, at the 8th edition of the discussion series “The Future of Food and Farming.” Under the title “Klima wandelt Landwirtschaft – Herausforderung und Chance” the event […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its second round of exchanges between a group of U.S. and German state legislators as part of its annual “Laboratories of Democracy” programming from June 20-24, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This initiative, which has run since 2020, brings together representatives from U.S. state legislatures and German Landtage intending to offer […]
On June 16, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion with H.E. President Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu. The discussion was moderated by Helmut Kranzmaier, Board Member of the Association of Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany and Partner at Bridgemaker. The discussion offered the opportunity for an open exchange in a small, exclusive setting […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” raises awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and provides new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On June 14, 2023, the participating socially and urban relevant stakeholders from Berlin, Atlanta and Los […]
The Aspen Institute Kyiv and its partners, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany had the honor of hosting the panel discussion “The architecture of values and security for up-coming Euro-Atlantic Area” and an informal meeting of Ukrainian and German stakeholders on June 10th, 2023. The overall goal of the event was […]
On June 7, 2023, a digital workshop will be held for participants of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project to develop joint recommendations for action on climate and agriculture in working groups. One goal of the exchange is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations for action on the respective focus topic, […]
From June 6-8, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Berlin trip in the framework of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars”. The project brought together seventeen social media influencers and content creators from Germany, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Latvia with other […]
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Achieving our climate goals as well as mitigating and adapting to climate change require a global effort. The subnational level must form part of this effort. Cities, regions and states are increasingly critical to keeping international climate diplomacy alive, and they have […]
Beneath the weight of war and geopolitical instability, challenges directly threatening western democracies have the tendency to appear less pressing. Nonetheless, western nations face current threats to the robustness and integrity of their democratic institutions. Looking at lessons from the past can often reveal reflections that can be drawn to current issues. As prominent topics […]
On June 5, 2023, the fourth digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative will take place for the participating German and U.S. state legislators. During the meeting the participants will finalize their policy recommendations for transatlantic cooperation on structural change and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces. They will build on the preparatory work done […]
On May 31, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the eighth discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
The G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, had an extensive agenda to work on. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the fight against climate change stood out among the thematic priorities. Even though the heads of state and government of the leading economic nations had some controversial debates, they agreed on a number of concrete results in […]
On Mai 25, 2023, the third digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place for the participating German and U.S. state legislators. The meeting focused on identifying challenges and policy recommendations for transatlantic cooperation on structural change and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces. The participants worked independently in small groups on the joint […]
On May 24, 2023, a digital workshop for participants of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” will take place to develop joint recommendations on climate and agriculture in working groups. One goal of the exchange is for the participating farmers and other stakeholders to generate recommendations on the respective focus topic, which will be published […]
On May 23, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Association of Friends of the Aspen Institute hosted our annual Summer Party. This year we were joined by Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Member of the German Parliament and Chair of the Defense Committee, and Prof. Dr. Carlo Masala, Professor of International Politics, Faculty of Political and […]
On May 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CET, Aspen Institute Germany, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, Atlantik-Brücke, Deutsche Bank, German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Munich Security Conference, hosted a Public Policy Seminar, “A Europe Whole & Free: A Conversation on Reflection, […]
The annual meeting of state legislators from Germany and the United States as part of the “Laboratories of Democracy” project provides an opportunity to foster values-based discussion and an exchange of ideas on common international policy challenges and best practices. This year, the first face-to-face meeting of the participating parliamentarians took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, […]
On May 9, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the German Foreign Office, organized a panel discussion titled “Zeitenwende of the EU Enlargement – How to Boost the Process?”. The panel featured Ambassador Catalina Cullas, Director for Relations with EU Member States, Cross-Border and Regional Cooperation, EU External Affairs Divisions E 21-E 25, German […]
On May 8, 2023, participants of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture met for a virtual workshop on transatlantic collaboration for a sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. Participants were joined by two guest experts: Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck, Professor for Agricultural and Food […]
The geopolitical environment is changing profoundly: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the ongoing strategic rivalry between the United States and China have made multilateral trade cooperation much more difficult. Although the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in June 2022 was considered a success, the futures of the multilateral trading order and EU trade […]
On May 4, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the second virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD). The GATTD is a strategic dialogue on the transatlantic trade and tech agenda, fostering understanding and trust among key transatlantic policy-makers as well as business, academia, and civil society representatives. Through regular meetings over […]
The importance of European integration in preserving peace and sustaining prosperity has become ever clearer since Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Thirty years after the establishment of the European Single Market, we would like to address how its effectiveness can be increased. Specifically, how can an inclusive industrial and financial policy look like? Which […]
On May 4, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the second virtual workshop of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD). The GATTD is a strategic dialogue on the transatlantic trade and tech agenda, fostering understanding and trust among key transatlantic policy-makers as well as business, academia, and civil society representatives. Through regular meetings over […]
On May 02, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosts the second workshop of the event series “Democracy 2.0: Strengthening Liberal Values in the Age of Digital Disruption”. The series brings together a select group of high-level experts to discuss coordinated and democratic responses to growing digital authoritarianism and specifically the challenge of information manipulation on […]
On May 2, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the welcome event of the project “Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars”. The project brings together seventeen social media influencers and content creators from Germany, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Latvia with other actors to discuss […]
On April 13, 2023, participants in the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project will meet for a virtual session to share best practices and innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture. The project brings together eight German and eight U.S. farmers, and other agricultural stakeholders, to promote innovative solutions for a sustainable future for agriculture and rural areas. […]
First, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the USA. Then, a little later, Credit Suisse was in such financial distress that UBS took it over. And finally, other ailing banks in the United States had to give up or be rescued, just like SVB. The reasons for these bankruptcies are complex and go back a […]
On April 4, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting for the participating German state legislators of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative and welcomed Dr. Philipp Adorf, Research Associate at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology at the University of Bonn, as an expert and speaker. Dr. Adorf’s presentation and the subsequent joint exchange addressed […]
On April 3rd, from 12:15 until 2:00 p.m. CET, Aspen Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the vulnerability and resilience of critical infrastructures entitled “Global Threats Series: Critical Infrastructures Under Attack”. Recent attacks on the North Stream gas pipelines and on Deutsche Bahn have shown how vulnerable critical infrastructures are to political attacks by […]
On April 3, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting for the participating American state legislators of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative and welcomed Dr. Matthias Diermeier, Head of Research Unit Democracy, Society, Market Economy at the German Economic Institute, as an expert and speaker. Dr. Diermeier’s presentation and the subsequent joint exchange addressed governance […]
On March 29, 2023, Aspen Institute Germany and its project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, hosted the second virtual meeting for participants of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project and welcomed Prof. Dr. Stephan Cramon-Taubadel as expert and speaker. Prof. Dr. Cramon-Taubadel holds the Chair of Agricultural Policy at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen. The […]
The humanitarian situation at the U.S. border with Mexico has been extremely tense for months. Estimates put the number of illegal border crossings by people from Central and South America at around 200,000 per month. U.S. Republicans accuse President Biden’s administration of serious failures in asylum and migration policy. The opposition wants Biden’s policies in […]
On March 22, 2023, Aspen Institute Germany and the project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, hosted the second virtual meeting for participants of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project and welcomed Dr. Jonathan Coppess, Associate Professor and Director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as expert and speaker. […]
The kick-off meeting of the third cohort of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Each year, the project brings together American state legislators and representatives of the German Landtage to facilitate a values-based discussion on current international policy challenges on a subnational level and to build new transatlantic networks. […]
On March 20th, 2023, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive discussion with Dr. Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman, Chief Executive Officer at the Munich Security Conference about the topic “Behind the Scenes of the Munich Security Conference” at the China Club Berlin. In a discussion with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Dr. Franke […]
Saving species in arable farming? The path to sustainable agriculture. This is the question we asked on March 16th, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. in the 7th edition of our discussion series “The Future of Food and Farming”, with interactive formats, exciting guests and a casual exchange over drinks and finger food. The event started at […]
Aspen Germany will convene the participants of the 29th edition of the Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” from March 9 to 12, 2023. Using the Socratic method and under the skilful guidance of expert moderators Dr. Carol Gluck (Columbia University) and Dr. Leigh G. Hafrey (MIT Sloan School of Management), participants will discuss the most […]
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the virtual kick-off event for this year’s U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project took place. The Aspen Institute Germany and project partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, welcomed the sixteen participants of the 2023 cohort for a first virtual meeting. As part of the project, the Institute is bringing together eight […]
On February 27, 2023, from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Aspen Germany hosted an International Press Luncheon “One Year of Russia’s War Against Ukraine”. February 24, 2023 will mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After 8 years of war since Russia annexed Crimea, the full-scale invasion sparked major changes across the globe. As well […]
February 24, 2023 was the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To mark this sad and terrible occasion, we joined forces with numerous partner organizations in an art intervention that temporarily transformed the historic Cafe Moskau into Cafe Kyiv. On 27 February 2023 we took part in the event Cafe Kyiv – We Choose […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” aims to raise awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and to provide new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On February 22, 2023, the participating representatives from politics, culture, sports, art, health, […]
On February 20th, 2023, Aspen Germany and the Aspen Institute New Zealand hosted a virtual Ambassadors’ Talk on German-New Zealand Ties Amid Changing Geopolitical Realities. The event took place from 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. CET / 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. NZT on Zoom. Over the past 15 years the term Indo-Pacific has grown in prominence […]
The MSC connects leaders and experts from around the world to discuss security issues on a global stage. Almost exactly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine and in view of the ongoing war in Europe, the main issue at the Munich Security Conference is once again: Russia and Ukraine. On February 19th, 2023, BerlinDialogue, the Aspen […]
The Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) offers a unique space for exchanging and discussing solutions to the manifold challenges in information and cyber security. Focusing on the role and responsibility of decision-makers, the conference emphasizes effective strategies and agile management concepts to deal with the current threat landscape and also provides insight into the future […]
On February 14-15, 2023, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the German-American Trade and Tech Conference. As part of the German-American Trade and Tech Series, the 1.5 day conference in Berlin was designed to foster understanding and trust among key German and U.S. policy-makers as well as business and think tank representatives. It contained a mix of […]
The 24th of February 2022 marks a historic turning point in the European security architecture. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has turned long-standing certainties into absurdities and brutally violated principles of international law. For a year now, a grueling war of attrition has raged in eastern and southern Ukraine, with hundreds of deaths on […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” raises awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and provides new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On February 8, 2023, the participating relevant urban actors from Berlin, Atlanta, and Los Angeles met […]
At a time when international markets are already reeling from Russia’s war on Ukraine, the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has caused an international stir. By combining corporate tax increases with subsidies and incentives on renewable energy, specifically electric vehicles produced in the U.S., the Act is projected to greatly reduce U.S. carbon emissions while bolstering […]
The first month of the 118th U.S. Congress has been marked by unprecedented events. A total of 15 ballots were needed to elect Kevin McCarthy as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. In the rounds before, as many as 20 ultra-conservative members of the Freedom Caucus in the Republican caucus prevented McCarthy from […]
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of President Biden’s administration is making waves on the European side of the Atlantic. The bill, which was passed by Congress in August, provides for a multi-billion euro program to subsidize companies that create production capacities in the field of renewable energies and sustainable technologies on U.S. soil. Spurred on […]
On December 19, Aspen Germany hosted a digital event titled “Women leading to learn: Education and Rights under Taliban Rules”. Since the Taliban took power, disregard for human and women’s rights in Afghanistan has skyrocketed. The developments are devastating for the generation of Afghans who fought for decades for more women’s rights and access to education. What […]
Following the two visits of the second round of exchanges of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and to New Jersey, the 2022 cohort gathered for the third digital workshop on December 14, 2022, to finalize the joint policy recommendations on climate and energy. One of the aims of the exchange is that the participating state legislators jointly develop […]
As part of “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” Aspen Germany hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Smart Solutions: Technology and the City in a Post-COVID World” on December 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a tectonic shift in nearly all aspects of our modern way of life. As our needs, restrictions, […]
On December 5, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive dinner to mark the final meeting of the Board of Trustees in 2022. Our guest of honor and keynote speaker was Isabelle Poupart, Chargée d’affaire a.i. of Canada in Germany. In the face of new global challenges, an immediate response to rising inflation, energy and food prices, and […]
On December 1, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the inaugural event of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue. The GATTD is a strategic dialogue on the transatlantic trade and tech agenda, fostering understanding and trust among key transatlantic policy-makers as well as business, academia, and civil society representatives. Through regular meetings over the course […]
On November 30, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the seventh discussion in the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and U.S. state legislators. While global challenges are traditionally addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have stepped up to take […]
Following the two visits of the second round of exchanges of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and to New Jersey, the 2022 cohort gathered for the second digital workshop on November 28, 2022, to finalize the joint policy recommendations on climate and energy. One of the aims of the exchange is that the participating state legislators jointly develop […]
On November 24, 2022 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a panel discussion titled “The EU’s Geopolitical Awakening – New Impetus for the EU Integration Process of the Western Balkans?” in conclusion of the 2022 Western Stakeholder Forum. Besides Manuel Sarrazin, the Federal Government Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans, high-level representatives from the […]
On November 23, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a Digital Dish on “Competition and Regulatory Challenges in Digital Markets” with Andreas Mundt, President of the German Competition Authority, Michael König, Adviser Digital Markets Act, European Commission, Dr. Julia Pohle, Research Fellow in the group ‘Politics of Digitalization’, Berlin Social Science Center […]
On November 23-24, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual Western Balkans Working Group in Berlin, concluding the 2022 Western Balkans Stakeholder Forum. The goal of this working group was to provide an informal setting for an exchange between high-level representatives from the Western Balkans, selected experts, as well as decision-makers from the German government […]
How much should food cost – in terms of climate and social justice? These are the questions we asked in the 6th edition of our discussion series “The Future of Food and Farming”. The event took place on 21.11.2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Quartier Zukunft (Friedrichstraße 181, 10117 Berlin) and was streamed live. […]
Following the two visits of the second round of exchanges of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and to New Jersey, the 2022 cohort gathered for the first digital workshop on November 21, 2022, to finalize the joint policy recommendations on climate and energy. One of the aims of the exchange is that the […]
On November 10, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first workshop of the event series “Democracy 2.0: Strengthening Liberal Values in the Age of Digital Disruption.” Together with Dr. Regine Grienberger, Director for Cyber Foreign and Security Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, Kevin Leiser MdB, Member of the Defense Committee and Deputy Member […]
The midterm elections are over. The United States elected a new Congress, 36 governors, and numerous other important political offices at the state level. The exact distribution of seats and the new balance of power in the House of Representatives and the Senate had been awaited with great excitement at home and abroad in the […]
One day after the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual International Press Luncheon on Wednesday, November 9th, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CET / 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. EST. Whether it’s gun laws, the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the looming return of Donald Trump in 2024 or Russia proceeding with […]
On November 7th, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the German and European military budget and defense capabilities entitled “Bringing a Knife to a Gun Fight?”. Following the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the need to be able to defend against violent attacks has also entered the public consciousness in Germany. Shortly after the invasion, Chancellor […]
On November 1-2, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Southeast Europe Association jointly hosted the second part of the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum: a conference in Berlin with more than 100 participants. Supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, this conference allowed civil society representatives from the Western Balkans to present policy […]
On October 20, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a Digital Dish on the topic of “The New Geopolitics of Global Supply Chain Resilience” with Andreas Audretsch MdB, Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/The Greens, Bernard Kuiten, Director a.i. Information and External Relations Division, World Trade Organization, Simone Menne, President, American […]
On October 19-20, the Aspen Institute Germany was co-hosting the Digital Preparatory Workshop of the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2022 in the framework of the Berlin Process. In partnership with the Southeast Europe Association and with generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, Aspen Germany provided a platform for civil society representatives […]
On October 13th, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “Playing With Fire? Crypto Currencies and the Financial Market Stability”. As of late, crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, have been the subject of genuine hype. The market capitalization, for example, grew by 3.5 times at times last year. So far, financial markets, […]
On October 13, 2022 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Republic of Kosovo. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner. The breakfast, on the occasion of the official state visit to Germany, offered the […]
Outside the city center and close to nature in of Brandenburg’s lake district, Aspen Germany will convene the participants of the 28th edition of the Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” from October 6 to October 9, 2022. Using the Socratic method and under the skilful guidance of expert moderators Dr. Carol Gluck (Columbia University) and […]
On October 5, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the sixth discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators. While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up […]
On October 4-7, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia, hosted a high-level conference on the topic “Green Agenda for the Western Balkans” in Skopje, North Macedonia. The aim of this conference was to offer a platform for high-level participants from the Western […]
On November 8 of this year, Americans will be called upon to elect the entire House of Representatives and about one-third of the Senate. In addition, gubernatorial elections will take place in some U.S. States as part of the 2022 midterm elections. At the forefront of public interest is the composition of Congress. Currently, President […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” aims to raise awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and to provide new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On September 21, 2022, the participating representatives from politics, culture, sports, art, health, media […]
On September 21st, 2022, Aspen Germany had the honor of hosting Oleg Ustenko, Economic Adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an discussion on the topic “Financing the War: Russian Fossil Fuels”. Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU have imposed various economic sanctions against Russia. Despite these measures, Russia’s […]
From September 13 to September 17, 2022, the second in-person meeting of this year’s cohort of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place in New Jersey. Each year, the project brings together a group of German and U.S. state legislators for two study tours – one to Germany and one to the United States – […]
On September 9, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion on Transatlantic Trade: Supply Chain Security and Sustainability with Laure Lane, Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at United Parcel Service (UPS). The event will be moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Director of the Aspen Institute Germany. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
We are honored to announce that Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Allianz SE 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 […]
On September 7, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted 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, economic, […]
On September 07, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Kosovo Think Tank “Group for Legal and Political Studies” hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic “Evaluating Kosovo’s Position in the Dialogue with Serbia: What is at Stake?” with Arbër Fetahu, Research Fellow, Group for Legal and Political Studies, GLPS, and Dr. Frédéric […]
On August 29, 2022, the third digital meeting of this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative took place for the participating German and U.S. state legislators. The meeting focused on identifying challenges and policy recommendations for transatlantic cooperation on energy and climate. In a first breakout session, the delegates developed and discussed common challenges in transatlantic relations […]
The presidencies of Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama have one thing in common: The three U.S. administrations have consistently warned Europe, and Germany in particular, that Russia is using energy policy as a weapon. After all, Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels from Russia, especially gas, is very much a reality. In the geopolitical […]
On July 21, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion with Kevin de León, Councilmember of the Los Angeles City Council and former President pro Tempore of the California State Senate. The discussion was moderated by Matt Petersen, President & CEO of Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and Participant of Aspen Germany’s Future Cities […]
On July 5th, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CEST, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Institut Aspen France, in cooperation with Fondation Prospective et Innovation, hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion on “Franco-German Dialogue: The Future of Europe in a Contested Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Environment”. The focus of our event was on the Franco-German relations […]
As a collaborating partner, the Aspen Institute Germany is delighted to announce the second edition of the International Conference “Ethics and Artificial Intelligence” that was hosted by the Aspen Institute Italia, TIM, Noovle, and Google Cloud on June 24-25 in Venice (Italy). With this event, Aspen Institute Italia, TIM, Noovle and Google Cloud promoted an in‐depth […]
On June 21-24, 2022, Aspen Germany held a stimulating closed-door conference “Democratization and the Role of Parliaments in the Western Balkans” as part of “Aspen Western Balkans Stakeholder Forum 2022”, which was kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. With over 40 distinguished members of parliament, government officials, activists, and think tank leaders from the […]
How do we close global food gaps? How do we bridge supply shortages? How do we create a more crisis-proof agriculture? None of these are new questions. Their relevance and importance are exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, but the consequences of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed major weaknesses in the global food system. […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” aims to raise awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and to provide new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On June 21, 2022, the participating representatives from politics, culture, sports, art, health, […]
On June 20, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Association of Friends of the Aspen Institute hosted our traditional Summer Party again at the Mendelssohn-Remise. We were honored to welcome Oleksii Makeiev, Special Envoy on Sanctions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Dr. Katja Leikert (CDU/CSU), MdB and member of the Committee on Foreign […]
The transatlantic cooperation project “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project” aims to raise awareness for the complexity of the city of tomorrow among a wide range of stakeholders in society and to provide new impetus for the development of future scenarios. On June 16, 2022, our diverse group of representatives from politics, culture, sports, […]
In just a few days, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn one of the most important landmark decisions in Supreme Court history. The right of women to terminate their pregnancies, and thus their right to bodily self-determination, has been enshrined in Roe v. Wade since 1973 and is now up for dispute. This is suggested […]
70 years ago, the European Union was established as a peace-keeping and economic recovery project to unite a war-torn continent. Today, war is not only on our doorstep, but the reality in Ukraine has also painfully shown how vulnerable European peace is. But still; the image of the EU as a guarantor of peace persists, […]
On June 13, 2022, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (CET) Aspen Germany and Aspen Digital (Washington, D.C.) hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion on Information Disorder Report: The Impact of Mis- and Disinformation in the Digital World, with input from Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital, former President and CEO of NPR and Global Chair of News at Twitter, and Ryan […]
Among the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are surging energy prices, supply chain disruptions, and increasing inflation. Europe’s economic recovery from the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is therefore slowing. With households’ purchasing power declining throughout Europe, how should we deal with the rise in prices for energy and other commodities in […]
Aspen Germany is delighted to have partnered with the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), as think tanks mandated for the Think7 process during the German G7 presidency in 2022. The summit was organized in partnership with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), and the German Council on Foreign […]
On May 19, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a “Digital Dish” on “The German G7 Presidency 2022 – Shaping Power in the Face of Global Digital Policy Challenges” with Dr. Jörg Kukies, State Secretary at the Federal Chancellery and G7 Sherpa. The event was moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Director of […]
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the coming-together of liberal countries mark a “turning point”. What decisions are now pending in Europe, how should they be taken? Which developments and EU measures should decision-makers in politics, business, and science prepare for? On May 18, 2022 from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, the Aspen Institute Germany will […]
On May 17, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive parliamentary breakfast entitled “Strategic Foresight Lessons from Russia’s War against Ukraine”. At our first public event on strategic foresight back in February, Prof. James D. Bindenagel, Senior Professor, Center for Advanced Security, Strategic, and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and retired U.S. Ambassador, and Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Professor, Institute of […]
As part of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, Aspen Germany hosted the first in-person meeting of the second round of exchanges in Schwerin, Germany, on May 10-14, 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 ideas about how to […]
In the end of September 2021, the foundation was laid: high-ranking representatives of the European Union and the Government of the United States came together for the inaugural meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The second round of negotiations of this promising body is scheduled for May 15 and […]
On May 4, 2022, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a joint event with the Aspen Institute Kyiv on “Ukraine’s Defense of Freedom: A Conversation with our Partner Aspen Institute Kyiv”. The ongoing Russian military aggression in Ukraine has had economic and humanitarian repercussions on a global scale. For more than […]
On May 2, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting for the participating German state legislators of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative and welcomed Boris Vormann, Professor of Politics and Director of the Politics Concentration at Bard College Berlin, as an expert and speaker. Mr. Vormann’s presentation and the subsequent joint exchange addressed governance in […]
As institutional partner, the Aspen Institute Germany is delighted to announce this year’s Munich Cyber Security Conference Spring Forum, titled “Aspiring to Realizing Cyberspace´s Full Potential – (Re)Building Trust and Security in a Digital World.” Addressing top level managers and executives from the private and public sectors, the Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) offers a unique […]
On April 28, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted a panel discussion entitled “Leadership in Times of Crisis: Leadership in a Digital World”. The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the way most industries work, but arguably the biggest change has been a shift towards virtual work as many resorted to working from home to mitigate […]
One day after the second round of elections in France, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual event on the French presidential election on Monday, April 25, 2022 from 12:30 to 13:20 CEST. The International Press Luncheon format is designed to allow foreign journalists to comment on and discuss the 2022 French presidential election. The goal of […]
On April 20, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted the second virtual meeting for the participating U.S-American state legislators of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative and welcomed Dr. Dörte Ohlhorst, Research Fellow, Institute for Environmental and Climate Policy, Bavarian School of Public Policy, Technical University of Munich, as an expert and speaker. Dr. Ohlhorst’s presentation and the […]
When Joe Biden took the oath of office on January 20, 2021, Germany and the EU were eagerly waiting to revive transatlantic cooperation. This was and is particularly urgent in the area of the digital economy, where different approaches to digital taxes, competition policy, new technologies, and other issues deeply divide the partners. Although expectations […]
On April 12, 2022, 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., the Aspen Institute Germany, in collaboration with the Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance, hosted an online discussion on the role of platforms and news media in Russia and Ukraine. Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the war has increasingly been fought online. […]
Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine has laid bare the existential threat posed by authoritarian states to the global democratic order. To suppress independent voices and free expression at home, the Russian government is clamping down on Western tech companies, which now find themselves in the center of the conflict. Social media and other tech companies face difficult decisions […]
Russia’s President Putin has violated the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity under international law in his war of aggression against Ukraine. Imperial action in the competition of great powers thus seems to have returned to Europe. Putin is known to want to split NATO and the European Union and expand the Russian sphere […]
Yesterday, April 5, 2022, Aspen Germany hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion with a delegation of Ukrainian reform leaders. The delegation included Victoria Voytsitska, former Member of Parliament of Ukraine and former Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on Fuel-Energy, Nuclear Policies and Security, Olena Halushka, Board Member of the Anticorruption Action Center, Inna Nelles, Cofounder and […]
On Monday, April 4, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany kicked-off this year’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative. The institute welcomed the fourteen participants of the 2022 cohort for a first virtual get-together. Each year, the project brings together seven American state legislators and seven representatives of the German Landtage to facilitate a values-based discussion on current […]
Russia’s attack on Ukraine poses enormous challenges for the entire world. The moving images of the Kiev Symphony Orchestra playing the European anthem on Maidan Square or of the violinist comforting people in a Kharkiv bomb shelter show: in times of crisis, music plays an important role as a sign of resistance and an expression […]
On March 16, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Towards the Elections in Serbia – the State of Democracy and the Future of the EU Accession Process” with Bojan Elek, Deputy Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), and Ambassador Susanne Schütz, Director for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, OSCE and […]
How independent is our agriculture from globalized markets? What conditions are needed to feed the European population safely? What are the effects of the war in Ukraine and higher energy costs on farms? And what is the cost of all this to consumers? On March 16, the Aspen Institute Germany, BerlinDialogue and the Zentrum Liberale […]
On March 15, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 3rd workshop in cooperation with Goethe University Frankfurt on “Rethinking Multilateralism: Challenges and Conditions for Success in Multilateral Cooperation”. Experts from politics, science and culture discussed case studies on “Multilateral Diplomacy X.0” and “Exclusive Multilateralism, Multilateral Exclusion”. For the development of a strategy compass, the following […]
In response to Putin‘s war of aggression against Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU have imposed various economic sanctions against Russia. Given the uncertain developments, a further tightening of measures is possible in the coming days and weeks. While the impact of some instruments is more likely to be medium- and long-term, effects on stock […]
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine since February 24 of this year. The humanitarian need is appalling. The consequences for the security architecture in Europe and the world order are not yet foreseeable. But the economic consequences of the invasion will also be severe. The G7, the EU and the U.S. […]
The attacks on the people of Ukraine since February 24 are an attack on all of us who are committed to a values-based society and democracy – Aspen’s core values. We stand with Ukraine and would like to express our solidarity also by informing the German public about what is happening in Ukraine. What brought […]
On March 2, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the fifth discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators. While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when […]
On September 29, 2021, the inaugural meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Council is not only a symbol of transatlantic relations restored after four difficult years but also aims to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the world’s two largest market economies and serve as a forum for building […]
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic of “Thinking Long-Term: For a Council of Strategic Foresight”. Some global threats have been looming on the horizon for some time, but sometimes they take us by surprise. What is important is how we counter such threats, such as global […]
On February 21, 2022, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual Fireside Chat with entrepreneur, founder and author Verena Pausder. In a joint conversation with moderator Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany, she described her career, challenges she encounters and her ideas for a more equal, modern, and digital society. Verena Pausder has devoted herself […]
The Munich Security Conference met this year against the backdrop of an evolving international security conflict in and about Ukraine between Russia and the allies of the West. Munich connects leaders and security thinkers from around the world to discuss security issues on a global stage. On February 20th, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 […]
As institutional partner, the Aspen Institute Germany is delighted to announce this year’s digital edition of the Munich Cyber Security Conference. Founded in 2014, the MCSC represents an outstanding space for exchanging and discussion solutions to the numerous challenges in information and cyber security. The event sheds light on the responsibility of decision-makers and on effective […]
On February 10, Aspen Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on “The Ukrainian-Russian Border Conflict: What If…?” with Dr. Stefan Meister, Program Director International Order and Democracy, DGAP. The event marked the launch of a new Global Threat Series. In light of the deployment of some 100,000 Russian soldiers on the border of eastern Ukraine, […]
With some 100,000 Russian troops positioned on Ukraine’s eastern border, President Putin has demanded concrete security guarantees from both the United States and NATO. These include, most importantly, an end to NATO’s eastward expansion and military non-alignment as well as a withdrawal of allied troops and weapons from former Warsaw Pact countries. Meanwhile, the United […]
In our third episode, our host and podcast producer Roberta Ahlers spoke with experts Dagny Lüdemann, Chief Reporter Science, ZEIT ONLINE, Dr. Jens-Uwe Grooß, Institute for Energy and Climate Research, Stratosphere Division (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Marie Richter, Managing Editor Germany, NewsGuard Technologies, Roberta Schmid, Media Analyst, NewsGuard Technologies, Dr. Charlotte Unger, Senior Research Associate, […]
The Aspen Institute Germany organized a panel discussion on February 3, 2022 from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET) with Marie Richter, Managing Editor Germany at NewsGuard Technologies; Tabea Rößner, Chairwoman of the Digital Committee at the Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen parliamentary group, Member of the German Bundestag; Johannes Baldauf, Public Policy Manager, Facebook Germany/Meta, and Fabian Walter, Managing Director of Steuerversum GmbH, content creator on the TikTok channel @steuerfabi. […]
In the second episode of our Media Literacy Podcast, our host and podcast producer Roberta Ahlers speaks to the distinguished experts Valentin Abel, Parliamentary Group of the Free Democrats, Member of the German Bundestag, Lutz Güllner, Head of Division, Strategic Communication, Task Forces, and Information Analysis (SG.STRAT.2), European External Action Service, Dr. Sonja Thielges, Senior Research […]
Complementary to our transatlantic student conference, which was held in November 2021, and to our handbook “Medienkompetenz meistern – Tipps von Schüler*innen für Schüler*innen” our media literacy podcast “Medienkompetenz meistern” is exclusively available in German. Today we published episode one. In our first episode, distinguished experts determine the meaning of “media literacy”, emphasise its importance to […]
On January 27, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “EU Enlargement Process of the Western Balkans – How to Improve the Dynamics?” with Laura Ahrens, Head of Division E12, European Department General, German Federal Foreign Office, Leonor Guy, Desk Officer – EU Enlargement, EU-Western Balkans, EU-Turkey, French Ministry for […]
January 20, 2022, marks the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Joseph Biden’s inauguration and a turning point in the transatlantic friendship. After four years of tension under the Trump administration, Joe Biden has sought to improve the strained transatlantic relations. Despite a sense of relief on this side of the Atlantic, the European partners do […]
On Thursday, January 20, 2022 U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, delivered his Berlin key note speech. Together with Atlantik Brücke, German Marshall Fund of the United States and American Council on Germany, Aspen Germany co-hosted this extraordinary event. Secretary Blinken closed his speech with the following words: “It’s no accident that I’m offering these […]
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. Today – one year later – it is worth taking stock of his term in office. On the domestic policy level, the huge stimulus package and the bipartisan infrastructure bill certainly stand out. On the foreign […]
“Daring more progress”: This is the guiding principle for the three coalition partners of the new traffic light government. The SPD, the Greens, and the FDP want to modernize Germany in virtually all policy areas. This also applies to the international level and in particular to the transatlantic partnership with the United States. The new […]
On Dec. 15, 2021, the fourth workshop of the project “Engaging German Influencers” took place. The focus was placed on the four central topics that stood out in the previous meetings: Misinformation, hate speech on the Internet, forms of discrimination and conspiracy theories, and how to deal with them. The goal of the workshop was […]
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has been dealing with a number of systemic challenges which require meaningful progress on crucial issues, including responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, reforming the dispute settlement system, disciplining harmful fisheries subsidies, updating trade rules for the transitions to digital and green economies, and tackling market-distorting policies and practices. Against the backdrop of growing commercial […]
On December 7, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Kosovo’s New Government – Expectations Fulfilled?” with Dr. Frédéric Jörgens, Deputy Head of the Western Balkans Division, German Federal Foreign Office, Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Member of the European Parliament, Alliance 90/The Greens, and Visar Xhambazi, Policy Researcher and Project Manager, […]
The Aspen Institute Germany held its fourth annual AI Conference over the course of December 1-2, 2021. During the Aspen Berlin AI Conference, participants from across the world came together in a hybrid setting for discussion formats including keynotes, two-on-one conversations, panel discussions, and seminars. With hindsight, the COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed political discussions on […]
On November 30, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive Brown Bag Lunch on the topic of “The Future of Belonging Begins Where Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) Ends” with Cordell Carter, Executive Director, Aspen US Socrates Program. Belonging at work is defined as being wholly accepted for who you are and what you […]
U.S. President Joe Biden took office with the ambition of reconciling a deeply divided American society. After the toxic Trump years, he wanted to create a new unity in a polarized country. So, from day one, his reform efforts were directed at the domestic challenges the country faced. The President and his administration call this […]
On November 24, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual Western Balkans Working Group in a digital format. The working group offered a closed-door and confidential platform for a select group of high-level decision-makers and experts from the Western Balkans, the EU, and key member states to discuss the current state of the EU […]
How do we use our resources as ecologically as possible while feeding a steadily growing world population? What influence does German agriculture have in a global context? And what responsibility do we have as consumers? Agriculture is one of the world’s largest and most important industries and the debate around it is more controversial, ideological […]
On November 17, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Fireside Chat with the award-winning human rights lawyer Nani Jansen Reventlow. Jansen Reventlow, who specializes in strategic litigation at the intersection of human rights, social justice, and technology, shared insights into her path to becoming the person she is today, the challenges of her profession and the impact it can create in discussion with moderator Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner: ‘Strategic litigation is […]
On November 11, 2021, Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany hosted a Digital Dish event on Resilience in the Digital Age: The Future of European, Transatlantic and International Cybersecurity with Dr. rer. pol. Annegret Berndiek, Deputy Research Group Leader EU External Relations at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, State Secretary Dr. Markus […]
From November 3 to 5, 2021, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a digital school conference on the topic of (Social) Media in Times of Global Crises: How to build trust and distinguish fake news from facts. The digital conference aimed to teach students from Berlin, Dresden, and California’s Silicon Valley how to deal competently with false […]
From November, 3 to 5, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a digital student conference on the topic “(Social) Media in Times of Global Crises? How to build trust and distinguish fake news from facts”. Our digital conference taught students from Berlin, Dresden and Silicon Valley in California how to deal competently with misinformation and […]
On November 2, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “European Security: Towards Strategic Autonomy?” H.E. Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Claire Raulin,Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the French Republic to the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union, […]
The past year and a half has been both a challenging and exciting time for science. COVID-19 has shown how vulnerable our globalized world is to pandemics while demonstrating successful international collaboration in the search for a vaccine. Now more than ever, we are aware of the value of science and how it can help […]
UK-German relations took a blow after the 2016 Brexit referendum and the UK’s resulting exit from the EU in January 2020. Certainly, the close bilateral relations were never without conflict, with Germany being perceived as essentially an extension of the unloved Brussels. At the same time, there are the close diplomatic, economic and historical ties […]
The chaotic and very inglorious end of the 20-year military intervention in Afghanistan marks a turning point in the West’s foreign and security policy. In view of the failed efforts in the region, the many civilian and military casualties, and the immense costs, the sense and purpose of international interventions needs to be reconsidered. So it […]
On October 19, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a closed-door online expert workshop on “Media Freedom in the Western Balkans”. Media freedom is a crucial component of the reform and democratization processes of the Western Balkan countries, but it is faced with numerous challenges throughout the region. The recent developments in the context of the […]
As part of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, Aspen Germany hosted an in-person meeting with the first cohort of German and American state legislators in Stuttgart from October 13 to 16, 2021. Besides addressing broader issues in the transatlantic relationship, the first cohort focused on the core topic of digitalization. Three subtopics were of particular […]
On October 7, 2021, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual event “Philosophy In Crisis? The Role and Responsibility of Philosophers in Times of Crisis” with Dr. Nikil Mukerji, Philosopher, Author and Managing Director of the Philosophy Politics Economy (PPE) Degree Program at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. This is an exclusive event for our Leadership Alumni and will be moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments and society […]
The third workshop was opened by two keynote speeches. Semjon Rens, Public Policy Director, Regulatory and Economic Policy for the D-A-CH countries, Facebook, described the Bundestag elections from the perspective of a social media platform and addressed the influence of social media platforms on the election campaign. Lena-Maria Böswald, Program Associate at Democracy Reporting International, […]
On October 5, 2021, Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “The Taliban’s Seizure of Power: A Lesson Learned?” with Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi, Executive Director of the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF). Following the Taliban’s seizure of power, the situation of Afghan civilians has been highly alarming. Political progress and social freedoms fought for over […]
On September 29, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual panel discussion on the topic of “Leadership in Times of Crisis: Arts and Culture” with Christina März, Curator / Exhibitions, Deutsche Bank Collection; Prof. Mathilde ter Heijne, Professor of Visual Arts, Performance, and Media at the University of the Arts in Berlin and Sharese […]
On September 29, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a closed-door online Expert Workshop on “Overcoming Barriers to the Implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans”. Following the European Green Deal, the countries of the Western Balkans have committed themselves to ambitious climate goals in the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda. However, the political […]
This year’s German federal election marks a turning point in German domestic and foreign politics. Over the past 16 years, Angela Merkel exerted a fundamental influence on international and transatlantic relations. In her foreign policy, Merkel consistently sought to strengthen international cooperation within the framework of the EU, NATO and the transatlantic relationship. In times […]
On September 15, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “EU Integration of the Western Balkans: How to Revive a Stalling Process?”. Simonida Kacarska, Director of the European Policy Institute in Skopje (EPI) and Member of the Think for Europe Network (TEN); Gerald Knaus, Founding Chairman of the European Stability […]
Extreme temperatures of up to nearly 50 degrees Celsius in the Canadian province of British Columbia and in the U.S. states of Washington State, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Nevada have already claimed the lives of a triple-digit number of people this summer. Wildfires, droughts and water shortages are other devastating side effects of human-induced climate […]
On September 10, 2021, Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on “Energy Transition in Serbia – How to Ensure Social Justice and Sustainability?”. Frank Aletter, Managing Board Member, German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Mirjana Jovanović, Programme Manager for Energy, Climate, and Environment, Belgrade Open School, and Sonja Risteska, Project Manager Southeast Europe, Agora Energiewende, shared […]
On September 9, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany co-hosted a virtual workshop as part of the “Transatlantic Young Political Leaders Dialogue”. The common goal is to bring together young political leaders from Germany and the United States to exchange ideas on common transatlantic challenges. The workshop specifically targeted rising […]
On September 8, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany together with Microsoft Berlin hosted a hybrid event on Transatlantic Perspectives on Digital Sovereignty with Mario Brandenburg, MdB and Spokesperson on Technology Policy of the Free Democratic Party Germany, Jeff Bullwinkel, Associate General Counsel and Director of Corporate, External & Legal Affairs at Microsoft Europe, Dr. Frances […]
The space policy of the United States of America is experiencing a renaissance. The end of the space shuttle program was several years ago. In the meantime, the U.S. is significantly increasing its efforts again. This applies both to civilian use and exploration of space and to the security sphere in space. The focal points […]
The social discussion about agriculture is controversial, the expectations of the population are clear: Agriculture should contribute to environmental protection and natural reserve and at the same time ensure that people are supplied with wholesome food. Farmers face extreme challenges: climate change, a rapidly growing world population, limited areas for cultivation. Resources must be used […]
On July 7, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a debriefing on the Berlin Process. The debriefing offered a small circle of select experts and decisionmakers the opportunity to receive first-hand insights from the summit as well as the thematic ministerial meetings and accompanying forums (Youth Forum, Civil Society & Think Tank Forum) and to […]
On July 05, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Southeast Europe Association and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, organized the Western Balkans “Civil Society & Think Tank Forum II: Berlin 2021” of this year’s Berlin Process Summit. Throughout six panel discussions, civil society representatives from the Western Balkans discussed a […]
The digital transformation is causing some of the most profound societal challenges of the 21st century. Hardly any area of life exists that is not impacted by its far-reaching consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the move toward digitalization, drawing out aspects of inequality even as it enables new forms of economic and social resilience. Against […]
On June 28, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany, together with the Aspen Institute Central Europe, hosted an online discussion on the topic “The EU on the Global Stage – Changing Relations with the U.S., China, and Russia?” with Dr. Caroline King, Global Head Business Development, Government Affairs, SAP SE; Dr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Member of the […]
On June 24, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the Webinar “In Science we Trust – Public Perception of Science”. This virtual event explored to what degree society trusts science today. The State of Science Index, developed annually by 3M, explores global attitudes towards science. It researches how individuals think and feel about the field […]
On June 23, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the fourth discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators. While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when […]
On June 22, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “North Macedonia’s Path to the EU – What Comes Next?” with Sabine Stöhr, Director for the EU Financial Framework and EU Policies, German Federal Foreign Office, and Marko Troshanovski, President, Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje. The discussion was […]
Summit diplomacy was a prominent casualty of COVID-19 in 2020. The pandemic forced the postponement of many high-level gatherings and the shift of others to online platforms. Despite hybrid agendas, this year has proven particularly critical in terms of international cooperation. From June 11 to 15, three major summits brought together stakeholders from around the […]
It is a true summit marathon taking place in Europe these days. The heads of state and government of the G7 and NATO members are meeting, as are the leaders of the European Union and the United States. For Joe Biden, it is his first visit to Europe as U.S. President. The agenda is packed with issues on economic, financial and trade […]
The second workshop was devoted to a more in-depth discussion of the three core topics raised in the first workshop. It was held in moderated small groups. The sessions on platform regulation dealt with the gray areas of disinformation and there, above all, with the question of who bears responsibility for it: platforms, legislators, platform […]
On June 1 – 2, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Southeast Europe Association and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, organized the Western Balkans “Civil Society & Think Tank Forum I: Road to Berlin” of this year’s Berlin Process Summit. Over the course of two days, in multiple panel discussions […]
The People‘s Republic of China represents a geostrategic, economic, technological, and security challenge for the United States and the European Union. Europe’s interests vis-à-vis China are somewhat different from those of the United States. This has far-reaching consequences for the respective policies of the United States and the EU with regard to China. What are […]
On May 26, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a closed-door online Expert Workshop on “Implementing the Green Agenda: Decarbonization of the Economy in the Western Balkans.” The foreseen decarbonization of the economy as spelled out in the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans will strongly affect businesses in the Western Balkans region. This is even […]
Together with Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, we hosted the virtual book presentation of Janina Kugel’s “It’s now: Leben, führen, arbeiten – Wir kennen die Regeln, jetzt ändern wir sie” on May 25th. Consultant, spokeswoman and author Janina Kugel was responsible for more than 380,000 employees in her role as Chief Human Resources Officer and Member of […]
On May 20, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted the third discussion in our virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue with German and American state legislators. While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to […]
On May 17, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Albania After the Elections – What’s Next?” with Alba Çela, Executive Director, Albanian Institute for International Studies, Stine Klapper, Head of Office, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Tirana, and Ambassador Susanne Schütz, Director for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, OSCE and Council of Europe, German Federal […]
On May 3, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Open Strategic Autonomy: The Future of the EU’s Economic and Trade Policy?” with Dr. Sabine Weyand, Director-General, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission, Professor Thomas Philippon, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University and Member […]
Joe Biden’s election as 46th U.S. President allowed for great hopes for a realignment of the transatlantic relations. 100 days after he took office, we assessed his first steps and looked ahead. Which expectations within the global power structure has he already been able to meet? And which requirements and promises seem to be unrealistic? […]
When Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took office on January 20, the United States was simultaneously experiencing a severe pandemic, a deep recession, and widespread polarization. Since that day, the 46th President of the United States has been tackling the country‘s enormous problems at a pace and with a verve that not many observers thought possible. […]
On April 22, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Reforms, Geopolitics, Covid-19: What Future for Serbia’s EU Aspirations?” with Nikola Burazer, Programme Director, Centre for Contemporary Politics, and Thomas Motak, Deputy Head of Division E12, EU External Affairs (EU Enlargement, European Neighbourhood Policy, EU External Financing Instruments), German Federal […]
As part of the virtual event series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany hosted a discussion on “Climate Change and Energy Policy at the State Level” with German and American state legislators including Barbara Becker, MdL (CSU), State Parliament of Bavaria; Joschka Knuth, MdL (Alliance 90/The […]
On April 20, 2020 Aspen Germany and its event partners, Microsoft and the State Representation of Hamburg in Berlin, hosted the final event of its workshop series on “Overcoming the Conundrums of the Great Decoupling.” This transatlantic discussion focused on the specific policies that governments should consider in light of increased AI automation and the […]
On April 14, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “EU, International, and Domestic Affairs: What Lies Ahead for Bosnia and Herzegovina?” with Anida Šabanović, Director, Foreign Policy Initiative BH; Ambassador Johann Sattler, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Union Special Representative […]
“I can say quite clearly: Don’t come,“ U.S. President Biden recently said in an interview, addressing migrants from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Time and again, thousands of migrants from Central and South America make the long and arduous journey to the southern border of the United States. For four years, Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump […]
On April 12, 2021, Aspen Germany together with Telefonica Germany will host a virtual “Digital Dish” and Basecamp On-Air event on “What Future For EU-China Tech Relations?” with Prof. Alessia A. Amighini, Co-Head, Asia Centre; Associate Senior Research Fellow, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI); Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Università del […]
On March 26, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “The First 100 Days of the New Government in Montenegro – Expectations Fulfilled?” with Dr. Dušan Reljić, Head of Brussels Office, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and Dr. Zlatko Vujović, President of the Governing Board, Centre for […]
In the first workshop, we discussed basic questions of self-perception, the understanding of one’s own role and the role of other actors in the information ecosystem, in particular the responsibility towards voters/followers and readers. Thereafter, we talked about our own experiences with fake news and disinformation in our daily work and focussed on getting to know […]
On March 18, we hosted Kimberly Marteau Emerson (Board of Directors, Human Rights Watch) and Jutta Falke-Ischinger (Founder and Author) for a fireside chat under the headline “From the Center of the Nation’s Power: Diplomatic Experiences in Washington and Berlin”. Aspen Germany’s Executive Director, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner opened the exchange by asking about the beginnings of […]
On March 18-19, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first meeting of its 2021 Western Balkans Stakeholder Forum on “Supporting Reconciliation Processes in the Western Balkans.” In a closed-door workshop on March 18, we gathered over 30 regional and international experts and practitioners to discuss the way forward for reconciliation in the Western Balkans and […]
The future of NATO and transatlantic security policy is always an important topic in U.S.-European relations. In a globalized world full of complex threats, it is part of the day-to-day cooperation of the Western allies. It also has an effect on major forums which look beyond the existing cooperation. Recently, this could be observed at […]
On March 11, we welcomed Dr. Friedrich Kuhn (Global Head Transformational Leadership, Egon Zehnder International GmbH), Margit Lehwalder (Managing Director HR, Deutsche Bank AG) and Britta Weber(Managing Director Switzerland and Austria, United Parcel Service) for an exclusive discussion on Leadership in Times of Crisis with Aspen Germany’s members and leadership alumni. COVID-19 has forever changed […]
On March 10, 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany and the American Council on Germany launched the new virtual series „State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue.” The first event addressed “Digital Democracy: The Impact of Digitalization on Politics and Governance” with Assemblymember Marc Berman (D), California State Assembly, Daniel Karrais MdL (FDP), member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, and, Katharina […]
Over the past four years, the transatlantic relationship has been severely strained. A multitude of conflicts have eroded trust and understanding. But despite recent turbulence, the United States, Europe, and Germany share common interests and values. Only by working together can we adequately address global challenges and reinforce our values and systems of democracies at […]
The erosion of transatlantic relations is a strategic crisis for Germany. The Trump years revealed the indispensability of the alliance of Western democracies without which a stable and united Europe cannot be sustained. A group of experts most recently published a proposal urging the German government to seize the opportunity of Joe Biden’s presidency to […]
America is back on the world stage. This is especially true when it comes to climate policy. After President Trump aggressively refused to face the reality of climate change and reversed the United States‘ progress in reducing greenhouse gases with numerous measures, President Biden has announced a comprehensive climate protection program upon taking office. With […]
On February 18, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a conversation on “Kosovo: Elections, Coalitions, and Euro-Atlantic Prospects” between Veton Surroi, Journalist, Writer, Politician, and Civil Society Activist, and Valeska Esch, Deputy Executive Director and Program Director Europe, Aspen Institute Germany. 13 years after the Republic of Kosovo declared its independence, the young country held its fifth […]
On February 11, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online roundtable discussion on the topic “The EU Accession Process: A Key to Socio-Economic Development in the Western Balkans?” with Dr. Alban Hashani, Executive Director at the Institute for Development Research Riinvest, Kosovo; Adis Muhović, Executive Director at the Centre for Policy and Governance (CPU), […]
On February 11, 2021, Aspen Germany hosted the seventh event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and education. Building on the last meeting on January 15, participants dove deeper into these two subtopics under the umbrella of the economic impact of the […]
On February 11, 2021 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Christiane Hullmann, Head of Division 209 Western Balkans at the German Federal Foreign Office, Matthias Lüttenberg, Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to […]
Joe Biden has been in office for about two weeks. On his very first day, he signed 17 executive orders. The 46th president of the United States has moved into the White House with an ambitious agenda that includes addressing the Corona pandemic, bringing forth economic recovery and promoting climate policy. And the man from […]
America has voted. On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Rarely has a U.S. presidential transition sparked as much attention and concern as the current one. Themed America United, Biden’s inauguration ceremony marked a new chapter drawing from a core pillar of his campaign in bringing […]
On January 15, 2021, Aspen Germany hosted the sixth event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” to discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 on state economies. The COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a global health crisis. It is also severely affecting our economies, leading to both a global recession […]
The United States is currently experiencing one of the darkest periods in its recent history. The images of a wild mob pushing into the Capitol while meeting little resistance and of an armed stand-off between Trump supporters and Capitol Police were unprecedented and mark a historic turning point. It was a wake-up call for the […]
On December 16, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an Online Discussion on “Between the German Council Presidency and the Bundestag Elections: Ideas for the Future of Europe”. After a short presentation of the results of a Strategic Foresight Process on “The Future of Europe” organized by Aspen Germany over the summer, State Secretary Miguel […]
President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the election results, further fueling conspiracy theories despite the fact that his lawyers have suffered defeat after defeat in the courts with their numerous lawsuits. What does Trump hope for at this point? In the meantime, Joe Biden’s preparations to take office on January 20, 2021, are […]
On December 9, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “What Future for the EU Enlargement in Pandemic Times?” with Florian Bieber, Professor for Southeast Europe at the University of Graz, Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, Milena Lazarević, Programme Director at the European Policy Centre (CEP) […]
On December 9, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on Why Trade Matters! The Future of Transatlantic Economic Relations with Daniel Andrich, General Manager, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V.; Dr. Christina Gommlich, Deputy Head of Berlin Office, Corporate Government Relations, BASF SE; Dr. F.- Hans Grandin, CEO, HUESKER Synthetic GmbH […]
On December 9, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its digital Western Balkans Working Group. The working group offered a closed-door and confidential platform for a select group of high-level decision-makers and experts from the Western Balkans, Germany, the EU and the U.S. to discuss in an informal setting the current state and key challenges […]
On December 8, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the fifth event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” to discuss leadership in times of crisis. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our world faces a time of crisis unparalleled in most of our lifetimes. In times of global crisis, good leadership is essential […]
Aspen Germany hosted its third annual AI Conference over the course of one week from December 7-11, 2020. During the Aspen Berlin AI Week, top policymakers, innovators, philosophers, academics, and representatives from business, media, and civil society from across the world came together in a virtual setting for discussion formats including keynotes, two-on-one conversations, panel […]
On December 3, 2020, the Aspen Institute hosted a virtual discussion on Migration, Flight, and US Immigration Policy under President Biden with T. Alexander Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School (NYC); Eric P. Schwartz, President of Refugees International and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of […]
On November 26, 2020 Aspen Germany hosted an online discussion called “Montenegro After the Elections – A Shift in the Political Landscape”. Milica Kovačević, President of the Center for Democratic Transition (CDT), Biljana Papović, Deputy Executive Director at the Center for Democratic Transition (CDT), and Matthias Lüttenberg, Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the […]
On November 24, 2020, Aspen Germany together with the Körber Foundation hosted an online discussion entitled “Special Session: A New Global Digital Order?” in the framework of this year’s Berlin Foreign Policy Forum with Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chair, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence; Former Executive Chairman and CEO at Google and Co-Founder of Schmidt-Futures. […]
On November 20, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the fourth event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative” to discuss the role of tech in the COVID-19 response. Breakout sessions addressed opportunities for technological innovation in combating the health crisis, cybersecurity threats, and privacy concerns amid COVID-19. How can technological innovations like […]
On November 18, 2020, the Aspen Institute hosted a virtual discussion on “Safeguarding Transatlantic Security: A “New Deal” in Euro-American Relations?” with Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic & Director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), and Thomas Silberhorn, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal […]
On November 17, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual EU-China summit simulation focusing on the political dynamics at play in the Euro-Chinese tech policy space. The EU and its member-states are undergoing a massive rethink on technology’s impact on its economy, security, and democracy. Brussels has made its quest for “digital sovereignty” a key strategic priority for the […]
Ten days after Election Day, an international press club came together in Berlin to discuss the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Four leading journalists representing the United States, Germany, Italy, Poland and France commented on possible repercussions on the Euro-American partnership and voiced their expectations towards a Biden-Harris administration. This session featured Melissa […]
In light of the Covid pandemic, we converted our Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice” to a virtual format and offered an online seminar from 12-14 November. The virtual format captured the essence and spirit of the original: In a reflective space, we embarked on a journey for pause and consideration on leadership behavior in response […]
On November 12, Aspen Germany concluded its series of expert workshops on the effects of the pandemic in the region with a discussion on “Regional Cooperation and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans”. The event gathered a select group of experts and decision-makers from the countries of the Western Balkans, the European Union as […]
On November 11, the third issue of Aspen Germany’s digital expert workshop series on “The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans: Consequences and Policy Approaches” took place. The topic of the workshop was “Economic and Social Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans: How to Respond?”. Regional and international experts as well as […]
America has elected a new president. The U.S. election will not only shape the social climate and political course of the United States for the coming years, but also America’s role in the world. The greatest task facing President-elect Joe Biden will be to reunite a divided nation. Even though election day is behind us, […]
On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on “Election Day in America: A Pre-Analysis from Berlin.” Rarely has a U.S. presidential election sparked as much attention, mystification, perplexity, and concern as the 2020 race to the White House – both in the U.S. and abroad. No matter who will […]
On November 2, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. (CET), Aspen Germany hosted a virtual workshop on “Tech and the Worker: Automation and the Education Cycle ” with Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future (IFTF); and Dr. Max Neufeind, Author, Speaker, and Policy Advisor on the Digital Transformation and the Future of Work. This workshop focused […]
The German Federal Foreign Office, the Southeast Europe Association, and the Aspen Institute Germany organized an international conference entitled “Young People, Migration, and the Demographic Challenge in the Western Balkans”, from October 28 to 30, 2020. The three-day online event was part of the official program of the German Presidency of the Council of the […]
Just two weeks before the presidential election, the campaigns of President Trump and his challenger Joe Biden are focusing on the swing states that will decide the race to the White House. While some states are traditionally blue or red states that vote consistently for the Democrat or Republican party, the swing states are the […]
On October 16, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on “The Future of the Multilateral Order” with Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank, U.S. Trade Representative & U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank. Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Head of External Policy at […]
On October 9, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on “Beyond the Campaign Trail: The Future of the American Presidency” with Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and Co-Author of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, and David Frum, […]
On October 8, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Prospects for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue” with Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and Other Western Balkan Regional Issues, Sonja Licht, President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE), Naim Rashiti, Executive Director, Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG), and Susanne […]
On October 2, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the third event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, German and American subnational governments are at the frontline of tackling the virus and its economic and social impact. They have a key role to play in tracking and testing, […]
Presidential debates are major events in the U.S. election campaign. With only a few weeks left before the elections, the debates give candidates the opportunity to position themselves on the core topics, outline their presidential agenda, and dissociate themselves from their opponent. The first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on September 29 was […]
On September 24, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the second issue of its Online Expert Workshop Series “The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans: Consequences and Policy Approaches“. The closed-door workshop focused on “The Changing Roles of Key International Actors in the Western Balkans Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis” and gathered a select group of […]
On September 23, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Transatlantic Discussion with German Ambassador to the Unites States, Dr. Emily Haber and former United States Ambassador to Germany, John B. Emerson on the topic “Knowing each other? Mutual Perceptions across the Atlantic”. The two Ambassadors, both renowned experts in the realms of foreign policy and transatlantic relations, […]
On September 22, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Claudia Brinkmann, European Relations with EU Member States, EU Enlargement, External Relations at the German Federal Chancellery, Sascha Fuzul, Division EC4 – EU-Enlargement, Southeastern Europe, […]
On Septemper 21, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual book presentation and discussion looking at the new publication “How to Lose the Information War” with Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow at The Wilson Center; and Irene Maria Plank, Director for Strategic Communication at the Federal Foreign Office. Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections was a […]
On September 17, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. CEST, Aspen Germany will host a virtual workshop on “Tech and the Worker: Rethinking the Social Contract” with Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School; and Lisa Herzog, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the […]
On September 17, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on “Albania’s EU Integration: A Reform Laden Path”. Lutfi Dervishi, Member of the Board, Institute for Political Studies (ISP), Christiane Hullmann, Head of Division 209 Western Balkans, German Federal Foreign Office, Afrim Krasniqi, Executive Director, Institute for Political Studies (ISP), and Christian Schmidt, […]
The QAnon conspiracy theories are a mixture of substitute religion, right-wing pseudo-mysticism, social event and fake news entertainment. The movement is gaining more and more followers around the world, not only in the United States. How can this phenomenon be explained and how dangerous is it for democracy? How do tech companies regulate content associated […]
Together with Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, we hosted an exclusive book presentation of John Kampfner‘s “Why The Germans Do It Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country” on September 14. In his latest work, the renowned author and cultural leader presents Germany as a stronghold of political maturity and stability in the midst of a Brexit-related polycrisis […]
On September 10, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the second event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative.” The webinar series brings together German and American state legislators as part of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative. The second webinar addressed governance in Germany at the federal, state, and local level. It gave […]
On September 10-11, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a digital conference on the topic of “Emigration from the Western Balkans – Addressing the Challenge“. The conference offered a closed-door and confidential platform for a select group of high-level decision-makers from the Western Balkans, Germany, the EU as well as international organizations to identify and […]
On September 9, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the first event of its series “Virtual Road to the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative.” The webinar series brings together German and American state legislators as part of the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative. The first session addressed governance in the United States at the federal, state, and local level. […]
On September 3, 2020 Aspen Germany hosted a public virtual discussion called „North Macedonia After Elections – A Clear Path to EU Accession Negotiations?“ in cooperation with the European Policy Institute (EPI) from Skopje. Simonida Kacarska, Director of the European Policy Institute, Matthias Lüttenberg, Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the Countries of Central, […]
Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity. (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Danger of a Single Story) This year’s Aspen Young European Leaders Seminar was the fourth in line after the first editions in Italy, Spain, and France. It was planned to be held at Schloss Pillnitz, […]
On September 1, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Transatlantic Town Hall with Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), Chairman of the Asia, Pacific, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Vice Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; United States House of Representatives, and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Member of the House Foreign Affairs […]
The Republican National Convention was held under the motto “Make America Great Again, Again.” President Donald Trump and the invited speakers – many of them members of the Trump family – campaigned for Trump’s reelection, painting a dire portrait of a United States under Joe Biden. Who were the key speakers and what topics did […]
This year the Democrats will have to do without speeches in front of a cheering audience and a big balloon drop. For the first time in history, the nominating convention takes place virtually. But can virtual and recorded speeches inspire viewers and help mobilize voters? How did speakers address the triple crisis of a pandemic, […]
Joe Biden’s search for a running mate has been underway for several months, prompting speculations about who might be the leading contender. Now Biden has announced Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. What does the 55-year-old politician from California stand for? How will Biden’s decision affect his campaign and the election? We also look […]
There are just over 100 days left until the US elections on November 3. The campaign teams behind President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are working on the best strategies to reach the public in times of COVID-19 and win over undecided voters. What are the strategies of the Trump and Biden campaigns and how […]
On July 14, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted the first event of its series on “Tech and the Worker: Overcoming the Conundrums of the Great Decoupling.” The event focused on lessons from past industrial revolutions and featured presentations from Robert C. Allen, Global Distinguished Professor of Economic History at New York University in Abu Dhabi and […]
American foreign policy is not a preeminent issue in the U.S. presidential election. But the next U.S. president’s foreign policy priorities and stance on international cooperation will shape world affairs and redefine relations to allies and rivals alike. This is particularly true for the European Union as rifts between Europe and the United States have […]
Fifty-one percent of the people in the United States are women. How will they influence the November election results? What issues are particularly important to women? Do the two genders differ in their preferences at the ballot box with regard to party affiliation? And what are President Trump and Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential […]
On June 23rd, on the occasion of the general meeting of the Association of Friends and the traditional Aspen summer party, a virtual discussion on the topic “Germany, Europe and America – a difficult relationship in times of Corona” took place. Aspen Germany’s Executive Director Rüdiger Lentz discussed with the President of the German Marshall […]
On June 23-25, the Aspen Institute Germany together with the Southeast Europe Association hosted a digital expert workshop series on “Causes, Effects, and Policy Approaches – Addressing Emigration from the Western Balkans.” The event provided a forum for more than 30 experts from the Western Balkan and the EU in the field of migration and […]
On June 22, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Alexander Jung, Deputy Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the Countries of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia […]
On June 18, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “The Not-So-International System? Geo-Politics of Tech and COVID-19” with Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital; Aleksandar Stojanovic, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, AVA; Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principal, Radian Partners; and Hinrich Thölken, Special Envoy for Digitalization and Digital Transformation, Federal Foreign Office of Germany. […]
On June 17, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) hosted an online discussion on the topic “Viktor Orbán’s Growing Interest in the Western Balkans“ with Goran Buldioski, Director of the Berlin Office of Open Society Foundations and Director of the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE), Adnan Ćerimagić, […]
– c a n c e l l e d – Due to the corona crisis the seminar for June 2020 has been cancelled. The nomination and registration process for the seminar taking place on November 12-15, 2020, has already started. Please contact Ingrid Müller-Brazell. From Juni 11 to 14, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany […]
On June 11, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual book presentation and discussion entitled “A Conversation on Trump’s Washington” with Susan B. Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the weekly column “Letter from Trump’s Washington.” Her column has become essential reading on the Trump White House. A selection of […]
On June 10, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “COVID-19, Tech and Ethics in Democratic Societies” together with Christiane Woopen, Chair, European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) & Director, Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health (CERES). We explored the ethical trade-offs the use of technology […]
The United States are in turmoil following the fatal arrest of the African-American George Floyd. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide outcry and massive protests against racial injustice and police brutality. President Donald Trump, who has been criticized across party lines for his remarks about the protests, has been accused of contributing to further polarization and division. […]
On June 9, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the first issue of its online Expert Workshop Series „The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans: Consequences and Policy Approaches“. The closed-door workshop focused on “Effects on Democracy, Rule of Law, and Civil Society” in the wake of the public health crisis and gathered more than 30 […]
On May 29, Aspen Romania in cooperation with Aspen Germany hosted a virtual discussion on “Resilience and Foresight – The World after the Pandemic” with Ambassador Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, and Ambassador Baiba Braže, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO. The webinar addressed the issues of resilience and […]
On May 28, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on the topic “Politics in the New World: Presidential Approval, COVID-19, and the 2020 Election” with Carroll Doherty, Director of Political Research at Pew Research Center. In a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Carroll Doherty explained how […]
On May 27, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “Data Conundrums in the Age of COVID-19” with María Álvarez, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google; Chris Boos, Co-founder PEPP-PT Initiative; Founder and Managing Director, Arago; Member of the German Government’s Digital Council; and Ulrich Kelber, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of […]
On May 27, 2020, the German Eastern Business Association supported by the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online expert discussion about the current economic situation in North Macedonia. Dr. Blagica Petreski, Chief Economist and CEO of Finance Think, and Marjan Nikolov, President of the Center for Economic Analysis, discussed the current government measures in response […]
This year Americans will not only elect the next president, but a vote is also held to fill one-third of the Senate seats. Currently, Republicans have a narrow majority in the Senate. Will they be able to hold control of the chamber? What are the battleground states in the Senate race? Are there any potential […]
On May 19, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany together with the Aspen Institute Central Europe, the Aspen Institute France, the Aspen Institute Italia, the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Romania hosted a virtual discussion on “Transatlantic Solidarity in Times of COVID-19 – A Bipartisan Congressional Perspective“ with Congressman William R. Keating (D-MA) and […]
The corona virus has reached the White House. At the same time, the president is weighing the state of the country’s economy, which is expected to be a decisive factor in the November election, against the health concerns of scientists. His approval ratings among the American public are dropping. Can Joe Biden benefit from President […]
On May 15, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual discussion on “China, the U.S. & the Global Economy post-COVID-19: An Outlook” with Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank, U.S. Trade Representative & U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and co-commentator Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Head of External Economic Policy at The Federation of German Industries (BDI). The COVID-19 pandemic […]
On May 14, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “Digital Sovereignty & Gaia-X in Times of Crisis” together with Danyal Bayaz, Member of the German Bundestag (Alliance 90/The Greens) and Special Representative of Start-ups for The Greens; Marco-Alexander Breit, Head of Artificial Intelligence Unit, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; and […]
On May 12, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an online discussion on the topic “Political Developments in Serbia and Their Implications” with Vukosava Crnjanski, Founder and Director, Centre for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), Sonja Licht, President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE), Srđan Majstorović, Chairman of the Governing Board, European Policy Centre (CEP), […]
On May 6, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “Germany Mobilizes Tech: Whole of Technology Responses to COVID-19” together with Peter Albiez, Country Manager Germany, Pfizer; Thomas Jarzombek, Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; Member of […]
On May 05, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual discussion on new ways of communication between politicians and citizens with Philipp Amthor, Member of the German Bundestag. As the youngest CDU/CSU member of the German Bundestag, Philipp Amthor stands for modern conservative policies. His social media followers know him as #Sachthemen influencer. Together with Aspen […]
The country is slowly opening up again. Against the backdrop of anti-quarantine protests and mounting economic pressure, U.S. states are trying to return to a “new normal” with different timelines and exit strategies. But despite the ever-increasing longing for normalcy, the U.S. election campaigns are still very much conditioned by corona restrictions. Tyson Barker, Deputy […]
On April 30, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “COVID-19 and German Tech Policy” together with Saskia Esken, chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and member of the Bundestag. This on-the-record discussion focused on how German policy-makers can shape tech policy that helps Germany recover from the twin health and […]
On April 23, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “ COVID-19: The European Union – Risk or chance” with Elmar Brok, former member of the European Parliament, member of the board of directors of the EVP, member of the Federal board of the CDU, Vice-president of the Centrist Democrat International. He stressed that the […]
On April 20, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion on the topic “Covering Trump and the 2020 Election: Journalists’ Challenges on the Campaign Trail“ with Matt Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent at POLITICO. Given current restrictions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our event series “Road to Election Night 2020” continued virtually on Zoom. […]
On April 17, 2020, Aspen Germany hosted a virtual conversation on “AI and the Fight Against COVID-19” together with Anna Christmann, Member of the German Bundestag (Alliance 90/The Greens) and Spokeswoman for Innovation and Technology; Nicolas Miailhe, Founder & President of The Future Society; and Shannon Vallor, Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data […]
Barack Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders both officially endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president. How important is their support for Biden’s campaign? Can Joe Biden, who is considerate a moderate Democrat, court left-wing Sanders supporters? Will he succeed in mobilizing African-Americans to vote for him in November? Who do Christian conservative voters […]
The American economy is in an induced coma, unemployment figures are rising to dizzying heights, and the estimates for the COVID-19 death toll in the United States are alarming. The President is currently commenting on the corona virus situation daily in his press briefings. In this podcast episode, Tyson Barker, Deputy Director and Fellow at […]
The Aspen Institute Germany together with the Group for Legal and Political Studies hosted an online discussion on the topic “The Political Crisis in Kosovo and the Consequences for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue” with Taulant Kryeziu, Acting Deputy Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Arbëresha Loxha, Executive Director at Group for Legal and Political Studies, Peter […]
On March 31, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual Zoom-based conversation on “COVID-19, Tech and Democratic Readiness” together with Sir Julian King, former European Commissioner for the Security Union (2016-19). This conversation looked at national and EU actions to protect democracies in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. It touched on a range […]
Until recently the Democratic primaries have dominated the news, but it has gone quite around the election campaigns. The corona virus and the Trump administration’s crisis management have seized the headlines. In this episode of America’s Choice, Tyson Barker, Deputy Director and Fellow at the Aspen Institute Germany, and David Deißner, Executive Director at Atlantik-Brücke, […]
The corona crisis is keeping the world in suspense and will also determine the further course of the American election campaign. In this America’s Choice episode, Tyson Barker, Deputy Director and Fellow at the Aspen Institute Germany, and David Deißner, Executive Director at Atlantik-Brücke, analyze the results of the Democratic primaries in Florida, Illinois, and […]
Super Tuesday is over. The cards in the democratic primary race have been reshuffled. Senator Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden became the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for President. At the same time, Biden succeeded in regaining his status as a frontrunner and made major step toward his nomination. Tyson Barker, […]
On March 4, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “Super Tuesday Readout: Meet the Parties!” with Candice Kerestan, Chair of Democrats Abroad Germany, and Ralph Freund, Vice President and Spokesperson of Republicans Abroad Germany e.V. In a crowded and heavily contested field of Democratic candidates, Super Tuesday was […]
The first episode of America’s Choice takes a look at the primary elections in the United States. For the Democratic Party, the crucial phase of the primary campaign is underway. In the upcoming months, all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. territories will vote on who will run against President Donald Trump as the […]
“Now, if happiness is activity in conformity with virtue, it is to be expected that it should conform with the highest virtue…” Aristotle set the tone for the 27th edition of Aspen Germany’s Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice”, which took place from 20 to 23 February, 2020 at Gut Klostermuehle. The seminar was moderated by […]
On February 20, 2020 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans between representatives of the German Government and staffers of the German Bundestag. Alexander Jung, Deputy Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the Countries of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia […]
On February 17, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Berlin hosted a Munich Security Conference Read-Out with U.S. foreign policy and security expert Elbridge Colby in discussion with Tyson Barker, Program Director and Fellow at the Aspen Institute Germany. Our distinguished guest shared exclusive insights and his main takeaways from this […]
On February 16, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the American Council on Germany (ACG) hosted a breakfast briefing with Peter Berkowitz, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State, and Sebastian Groth, Director of Policy Planning at the German Federal Foreign Office, on “Shaping Foreign Policy in Uncertain Times: Views […]
On February 12, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a workshop titled “Addressing the China Challenge” with experts from industry, academia and politics. The workshop was moderated by Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS and Tyson Barker, Fellow and […]
On 30 January, 2020, The Aspen Institute Germany in partnership with Value for Good, and the Harvard Alumni Club of Berlin hosted a book discussion with Bina Venkataraman to discuss her latest book “The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age”. Observing the spread of a deadly virus, the climate apocalypse, populism, increasing polarization […]
On January 30, 2020, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “US Election 2020: Ground Rules & Outlook – Ask the Expert!” with Prof. Dan Hamilton, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy and Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS. This was the kick-off […]
On December 18, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on “Does the world Need the West? Ideas for the Future of the Liberal Order” with Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Vice President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Head of the Berlin Office, Dr. Franziska Brantner, Member of the German […]
To round up the annual Working Group Western Balkans, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a public evening event on “Between Slow Reforms in the Western Balkans and the EU’s Absorption Capacity – Quo Vadis EU Enlargement?”. The failure of this October’s European Council to agree to the opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its annual Working Group Western Balkans on December 11-12, 2019 in Berlin to conclude its Western Balkans Program 2019. The goal of this working group was to develop concrete policy recommendations as a result of the issues discussed throughout the Aspen Western Balkans conferences this year and to identify the […]
On December 04, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the EU accession negotiations with the Western Balkan countries. Sabine Stöhr, Head of the Western Balkans Division at the Federal Foreign Office and Thomas Motak, Deputy Head of Division E12, EU External Relations (EU Enlargement, European Neighborhood Policy), discussed the EU accession […]
On December 3, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an evening event on “Foreign and Security Policy Challenges for the US and Germany” with Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and former Deputy Assistant State Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO, […]
On December 2, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Digital Dish on the “Blockchain Strategies of Germany and the EU” together with Thomas Heilmann, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU); Katharina Gehra, CEO & Co-Founder, Immutable Insight; Co-author, Block52 Podcast; Supervisory Board, Fürstlich Castell’sche Bank; and Daniel Resas, Associated Partner at Schnittker Möllmann Partners […]
On November 29, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States of America in Berlin hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on “A World in Transition: From Multilateralism back to Great Power Competition?” with Bradley Bowman, Senior Director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for […]
Happy Turkey Day! On November 28, 2019, the Aspen Germany Leadership Program, the German Stanford Association and the Harvard University Alumni Club of Berlin hosted an American-style Thanksgiving Dinner. More than 100 friends and family of the three organizations came together at Harnack Haus, the Max Planck Society’s conference venue and guesthouse. The impressive building […]
On November 25, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive dinner discussion with Internet pioneer Vinton G. Cerf – who serves as Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist at Google – in the context of this year’s Internet Governance Forum in Berlin. The discussion revolved around the global governance of AI and was moderated […]
On November 21, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany had the pleasure of hosting a National Security and Technology Crisis simulation at the Embassy of Estonia in Berlin together with the Atlantic Council. The G7 crisis simulation brought together a group of International security experts from Germany, Europe and the US. Today’s world is more connected […]
Outside the city center and close to nature in of Brandenburg’s lake district, Aspen Germany convened the participants of the 26th edition of the Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice”. Using the Socratic method and under the skillful guidance of expert moderators Leigh Hafrey and Ruth Girardet, participants discussed the most fundamental questions of the human […]
On November 6, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its fourth Aspen Gala to present the 2019 Shepard Stone Award to Dr. Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State and US Ambassador to the UN, and Robert Zoellick, former President of the World Bank and US Chief Negotiator during the Two-Plus-Four Negotiations. The award recognizes outstanding transatlantic […]
On November 6, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its sixth annual Berlin Transatlantic Forum entitled “Fit for Purpose? The Transatlantic Relationship and the World of Tomorrow.” Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this conference took stock of the transatlantic relationship and discussed lessons learned for the future. One-on-one conversations with former […]
From October 29 to November 1, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a closed conference in Budva with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office and in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry of Montenegro on “The Western Balkans Between Economic Development and Emigration”. Among the conference participants were government representatives, Members of Parliament, mayors […]
On 28 October 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in the Federal Republic of Germany, hosted an evening event on the topic “From Juncker to von der Leyen: New Start or Carry on?“ After an input statement by H.E. Anne Sipiläinen, Ambassador of Finland to the Federal Republic of […]
On October 24, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Resolving the Enlargement Deadlock: Between Rule of Law Deficiencies in the WB6 and the EU’s Absorption Capacity“. Ardita Abazi Imeri, Head of Programs, European Policy Institute (EPI), Milena Lazarević, Programme Director, European Policy Centre (CEP), Arbëresha Loxha, Executive Director, Group for Legal […]
On October 22, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a “Digital Dish” on the CDU digital strategy with Nadine Schön, deputy chairwoman of the CDU/ CSU Bundestag group and lead voice on the “Digital Agenda.” The discussion focused on the digital charter, digital infrastructure, e-governance, tech-education, and data sovereignty, but also explored geopolitical issues concerning […]
On October 14, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “Made in China? From a New Economic System to a New Global Order” with Dr. Theo Sommer, author and former editor-in-chief and publisher DIE ZEIT, and Hanna Katharina Müller, Head of Division “Political models of order and militant democracy,” […]
On September 18, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the American Academy in Berlin hosted an exclusive lunch discussion on “Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?” with David Frum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic and former Speechwriter for President George W. Bush. With the quest for the democratic presidential nominee underway and a […]
On September 11, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus hosted a book presentation and discussion with Insa Klasing, Co-Founder and CEO of TheNextWe. Insa Klasing talked about her new book “The 2-Hour Boss: More Time and Success with the Autonomy Principle” (“Der 2-Stunden-Chef: Mehr Zeit und Erfolg mit dem Autonomie-Prinzip.“) […]
While most international attention about the Republic of Kosovo goes to the Belgrade-Pristina dialog, the roundtable discussion focused on the domestic political situation in the country and in particular the role of the opposition. Albin Kurti, President of Vetëvendosje! and designated Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, and Josip Juratović, Member of the German […]
On September 5-8, 2019, the third Aspen Seminar for Young European Leaders took place in Annecy, France, jointly organized by the Aspen Initiative for Europe, the Aspen Institute France and the Aspen Institute Germany. The seminar brought together 26 participants, aged 25-35, from Europe and other regions around the world. On the basis of classical […]
On September 4, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on “Populism and its Effects on Elections: A Danger for Democracy?” with Maria Fiedler, Political Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel, and Martin Klingst, Political Correspondent, Die Zeit. In view of the results of the state parliamentary elections in Brandenburg and Saxony, the upcoming elections […]
On July 09, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany organized an informal debrief on the 2019 Berlin Process Summit in Poznań. Christiane Hullmann, Deputy Head of Division 209 Western Balkans at the German Federal Foreign Office, Matthias Lüttenberg, Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the Countries of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and […]
In June, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Robert Bosch Foundation of Germany, organized its second trilateral conference with Members from the U.S. Congress, the Russian Duma and Federation Council, and the German Bundestag in Berlin. After a successful launch of the format in 2016, this year the focus was again on picking […]
On June 28, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive roundtable discussion on “America the Unpredictable: Do Allies and Partners Still Count?” with Ambassador Rick Burt, Former US Ambassador to Germany, and Prof. Daniel Hamilton, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Our distinguished guests discussed the […]
On June 24, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive dinner with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, H.E. Stevo Pendarovski, and his delegation at the China Club in Berlin. The dinner, on the occasion of the inaugural visit of the newly elected President of the Republic of North Macedonia, offered the […]
On June 19, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a debate on the topic “NATO at 70: Continued Success or Imminent Decline?” with Christiane Hoffmann, Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Spiegel, Ambassador Dr. Hans-Dieter Lucas, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the North Atlantic Council, and Dr. Andrew Michta, Dean, College of International and […]
On June 13, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in Albania and North Macedonia with regards to the possible opening of EU accession negotiations with both countries this year. Sabine Stöhr, Head of the Western Balkans Division at the Federal Foreign Office and Alexander Jung, Deputy Head of […]
From June 12 to 14, 2019 Aspen Germany hosted the first group of Aspen NEXT Fellows as part of its fifth Transatlantic Workshop. Looking back at the historic events of 1989, the participants explored value hierarchies then and today, their translation into institutions and how events since have shaped the value sets that underlie our […]
On June 5, 2019, the members of the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts e.V.” met prior to the Aspen summer party to hold their annual assembly in Berlin. The board of the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts” presented its activities and the financial report and the assembly decided on the latest resolutions. Moreover, […]
On June 5, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany and the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts e.V.” hosted their annual summer party in Berlin. We had the pleasure to welcome guest of honor and speaker Tina Hassel, Editor in Chief and Chief Correspondent at ARD. The discussion between Tina Hassel and Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive workshop on „AI & Bias“ in cooperation with Microsoft Germany in the morning of June 4. Speakers included Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa (Cornell University), Professor Corinna Bath (University of Braunschweig), Lorena Jaume-Palasí (The Ethical Tech Society), Professor Dr. Eric Hilgendorf (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Joana Reicherts (Microsoft Germany) and Maximilian Poretschkin […]
On June 03-04, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Central Europe, hosted a workshop on “New Avenues of Cooperation and Enhanced Consultation” in Berlin. The participants from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Germany engaged in discussions on the political economy of Central Europe, focusing on common interest and […]
On June 03, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Berlin, and the Aspen Institute Central Europe hosted a panel discussion on the topic “Visegrad Countries and Germany – New Avenues of Cooperation and Enhanced Consultation”. Beyond robust economic relations between Visegrád 4 countries and Germany, there is still space […]
On June 03, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Berlin, and the Aspen Institute Central Europe hosted a panel discussion on the topic “Visegrad Countries and Germany – New Avenues of Cooperation and Enhanced Consultation”. Beyond robust economic relations between Visegrád 4 countries and Germany, there is still space […]
On May 20th, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a discussion on “Core & Periphery: Germany and its Eastern Neighbors – before Brexit und the European Elections”. The event began with an input statement by H.E. Emil Hurezeanu, Ambassador of Romania in the Federal Republic of Germany, and welcome remarks by Jiří Schneider, Executive Director of […]
On May 20-21, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a conference on “Strengthening Regional Parliamentary Cooperation in Support For RYCO and Parliaments’ Engagement in the Berlin Process and Beyond” in cooperation with the Franco-German Youth Office. The conference was supported by the German Foreign Office, RYCO, and Crossborder Factory. The aim of the conference was […]
On May 17, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic “Shaping the Path to Montenegro’s EU Integration – Key Challenges and Current Political Developments” in cooperation with the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) and the Institute Alternative (IA) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Zlatko Vujović, President of CeMI‘s Governing Board, Ms. […]
On May 16-17, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Ministry of the Interior, Digitisation and Migration of Baden-Württemberg hosted their high-level conference „Berlin CyberSecurityForum 2019“. It brought together more than 250 European, American and international top policy makers, legislators, engineers, hackers, civil society, academics and representatives of the business, privacy and security communities as […]
On May 7-10, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a conference on “Strengthening Parliaments and Their Role in The Western Balkans Reform Processes“ with the support of the Federal Foreign Office. The aim of this conference was to offer a platform for high-level participants from the Western Balkans, Germany, as well as international organizations to […]
On April 24, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a discussion with Janina Kugel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, on “The Future of Work: How Digitalization is Revolutionizing the Workplace.” The discussion at the China Club Berlin offered the opportunity for an exchange on the challenges and […]
On April 11, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic “Albania and EU Accession Talks – Partnering with the Citizens’ Quest for Democracy” in cooperation with the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Tirana, Albania. Sotiraq Hroni, Executive Director at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), Mr. Gjergji […]
Are we ready to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow? – On April 10, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany and GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB co-hosted an exclusive discussion with guest of honor Nik Gowing, Founder, Director and Co-Author of “Thinking the Unthinkable.” Addressing international leaders from various personal and professional backgrounds, Nik Gowing […]
The Aspen Institute Germany’s second annual Berlin AI conference – Humanity Defined: Politics and Ethics in the AI Age – brought together more than 350 top policy-makers, philosophers, computer scientists, academics and representatives from business as well as media at the State Representation of Baden-Württemberg in Berlin on March 28-29, 2019. We explored this year’s […]
On March 28, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Governing Mayor of Berlin, hosted a festive reception for the representatives of the international Aspen Institutes worldwide and the #AspenAI19 conference in the Säulensaal of the Red City Hall. On behalf of the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Finance Senator Dr. Mathias Kollatz welcomed […]
On March 27, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Daimler AG hosted an exclusive evening event on the occasion of the meeting of representatives of all 13 Aspen Institutes worldwide and the Board of Trustees. The Aspen International Committee met in Berlin for the first time in 30 years and this evening marked […]
For the first time in over 30 years, the Aspen Institute Germany welcomed the Presidents and Chairmen of all Aspen Institutes from 13 countries around the globe for the annual International Committee Meeting in Berlin on March 27-29. Highlights on the agenda were an exclusive dinner discussion with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chairwoman of the CDU Germany, […]
On March 19, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic “Is Illiberalism Epidemic? Lessons from Europe” in cooperation with the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities in Skopje. Prof. Dr. Tanja Börzel, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script”, Chair for […]
On March 19, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a discussion on “Pick and Choose? The UK’s Farewell to Europe” at the Permanent Representation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in Berlin. The event began with an input statement by Ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in London. […]
On the morning of March 14, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Microsoft Germany, the Italian Embassy in Berlin, and the Aspen Initiative for Europe hosted an exclusive workshop on “AI and the Future of Work.“ In two rounds about 40 high-level guests along with representatives and experts from government, business, and international […]
On March 11, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus hosted a book presentation and discussion with Martin Klingst, Senior Political Correspondent at Die Zeit. Klingst spoke about his new book “Trumps Amerika: Reise in ein Weißes Land” (Trump’s America: Journey to a White Country). In an interview with Rüdiger Lentz, […]
From March 6-7, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a Scenario Workshop on the topic “How to Achieve Economic Competitiveness in the Western Balkans by 2030?”. The workshop started off with input statements by Helge Tolksdorf, Head of the Division EU-Enlargement, Southeastern Europe, Turkey at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and […]
On February 25, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Central Europe, hosted a workshop on “Research, Innovation and Technology” in Budapest. The participants from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Germany engaged in discussions on the political economy of Central Europe, focusing on common interest and key challenges of […]
Far from routine, the big city, and everyday work, 17 individuals took part in the 24th Aspen Leadership Seminar from February 21 to 24, 2019, contemplating topics such as human nature, the individual and society, societal order and many more. Seeking abstraction, distance, and reflection, the Aspen Leadership Seminar offers leaders the unique opportunity to […]
On February 18, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany had the pleasure of welcoming Peter Beyer, Member of the Bundestag and the German government’s Transatlantic Coordinator, and Jim Townsend, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD), for a debrief on the 2019 Munich […]
On February 17, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an informal breakfast briefing on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, and Peter Beyer, Member of the Bundestag and the German government’s Transatlantic Coordinator. The participants discussed current U.S. foreign policy challenges, […]
On February 16, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in collaboration with Goethe University Frankfurt and Bonn University’s Center for International Security and Governance (CISG) hosted an official MSC 2019 Side Event in Munich on “Embedding Leadership: German Strategy in the Making.” After an introduction by Gunther Hellmann, Professor for Political Science at Goethe University Frankfurt, […]
On February 12, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion with Montenegro’s Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Srđan Darmanović on Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic Integration. Montenegro is the youngest NATO member state and considered to be one of the frontrunners in the EU integration process of the Western Balkan countries. The smallest country in […]
On January 29, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion on the question “A European Future for Kosovo?” with Fisnik Korenica, Senior Research Fellow at Group for Legal and Political Studies, Peter Beyer, Member of the German Bundestag, Rapporteur for Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Coordinator for Transatlantic […]
On January 24, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch with Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principle of Radian Partners, on the topic “China’s Tech Strategy: Priorities, Challenges, and Ties with Europe” in Berlin. China’s tech boom is creating a new superpower of tycoons and tinkerers. Companies like Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, and Didi […]
On January 21, 2019 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a background discussion on the current situation in the Western Balkans with Alexander Jung, Deputy Head of Division 212 Bilateral Relations to the Countries of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia at the German Federal Chancellery; Thomas Motak, Deputy Head of Division […]
On January 15, 2019, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Daimler hosted a discussion on “Alliance ou Mésalliance? Europe Waits for Macron & Merkel.” The event began with an input statement by H.E. Anne-Marie Descôtes, Ambassador of the French Republic in Berlin. The subsequent panel discussion with H.E. Anne-Marie Descôtes, Dr. Almut Möller, Head […]
On December 7, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany – in partnership with the Aspen Institute U.S. and Microsoft – hosted a one-day December NextGen Network AI-Workshop in Berlin that brought together a group of Germany’s future leaders to examine opportunities and ethical challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence. Participants discussed what core values will be most […]
On December 3, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive discussion with H.E. Jeremy Issacharoff, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Germany, on the topic “Iran and War Games in the Middle East: An Israeli Perspective.” In a discussion with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director at the Aspen Institute Germany, H.E. Jeremy Issacharoff shared […]
On November 28, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership and former US Ambassador to NATO, on the topic “Partnership in Peril? Transatlantic Relations and Germany’s Role in a Shifting Global Order.” Triggered by a number of developments on […]
Happy Turkey Day! On November 22, 2018, the Aspen Leadership Program, the German Stanford Association and the Harvard Alumni Club hosted an American Thanksgiving Dinner, complete with the traditional main course: turkey. However, the evening not only featured good food and celebration. Prof. Amir Eshel of Stanford University, Professor of Comparative Literature and German Studies, […]
To round up the annual Working Group Southeast Europe, the Aspen Institute Germany held a public evening event on “Roadblocks on the Way to EU Enlargement – How Can the Reform Processes in the Western Balkans Be Reenergized?”. While the EU enlargement strategy clearly spells out that the EU’s door is open to further accessions, […]
What does “digitalization” really mean? What do we mean by “values-based” leadership? What marks the relationship between the two? How do we envision a future in which digitalization is a tool for values-based leadership? These questions were, among many others, discussed during an interactive workshop held on November 20, 2018. Initiated by Dr. Kay P. […]
On November 20, Aspen Germany hosted its 5th digital dish examining the role of the European Union in bringing digital competitiveness to Germany. The wide-ranging conversation touched on the progress made in the Juncker Commission’s signature initiative – the Digital Single Market—as well as national and EU-wide discussions of a digital tax. Finally, speakers talked […]
To conclude this year’s Aspen Southeast Europe program, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its Southeast Europe Working Group on November 20-22, 2018. Under the overarching topic “Taking Stock of the EU Enlargement Strategy and Its Impact on Reform Processes in the Western Balkans”, the main goal was to develop concrete policy recommendations as a result […]
What marks the relationship between individual freedom and societal order? What is human nature? What are the most important aspects of ethical leadership and to what extent are they applicable? These and many other questions were heatedly discussed during the 23rd Aspen Leadership Seminar from November 8 to 11, 2018. Guided by moderators Carol Gluck and […]
On November 8, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Background Briefing on the US Midterm Elections with Benjamin Wolfmeier, Member of Republicans Overseas Germany e.V., and Diego Rivas, Chapter Chair of Democrats Abroad in Berlin. The discussion targeted the election outcomes and opportunities arising out of the election results for both the Democratic and […]
On October 30, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “Inside AfD: A Critical Analysis of the New People´s Party” with Franziska Schreiber, author and former member of the board of the Junge Alternative (JA), the youth organization of the Alternative of Germany (AfD). Especially the events that have […]
From October 29 to 31, 2018, the Aspen Institute organized a Scenario Workshop on the topic “The Future of European Security and its Impact on Europe’s Centers and Peripheries”. Participants included experts from a network of security think tanks from the Western Balkans as well as German experts and representatives of Federal Ministries. The workshop […]
On October 23, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus hosted a book presentation and discussion with Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and Senior Professor for Social Policy and Diplomatic Practice at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Ambassador Ischinger spoke about his new book “Welt […]
“Present at the new Creation? Tech. Power. Democracy.” was this year’s topic at the 5thannual Berlin Transatlantic Forum on October 16, 2018 hosted by the Aspen Institute Germany at the Bundespresseamt. The conference kicked off with a keynote and a panel analyzing the state of the transatlantic relationship and where transatlantic cooperation could be intensified […]
On October 16, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted and exclusive dinner and discussion on the topic “Digital China: Rise of the Silicon Middle Kingdom” with Dr. Edward Tse, Founder and CEO of Gao Feng Advisory Company and former Chairman for Greater China of Booz & Company. The dinner provided for ample opportunity to assess […]
On the evening of October 15, 2018, kicking off its fifth annual Berlin Transatlantic Forum, the Aspen Institute Germany held its first ever Oxford-style debate on the question of the global trade order. The debate around the assertion “The global trade order serves American and European democracies well” pit one German and one American on […]
On the morning of October 15, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Microsoft Germany, the Italian Embassy in Berlin, and the Aspen Initiative for Europe hosted an exclusive workshop on “AI and National Security.” About 30 high-level guests were able to discuss with Wendy R. Anderson, General Manager, Defense and National Security at […]
Leadership in the everyday has many faces. It includes not only goals, visions, and values, but also direct human contact and interaction. In order to demonstrate leading qualities, one must also learn not to neglect one’s own personal needs. Our daily routine usually leaves little room to reflect our needs and our inner leadership. How […]
On September 27, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive evening event with Minister Abdallah Frangi, European affairs advisor to President Mahmud Abbas and former Governor of Gaza, on the topic “Powder Keg Middle East: Israel and Palestine – Obstacles on the Road to Peace” at the China Club Berlin. In a discussion with […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its fourth Aspen Transatlantic Workshop in Berlin from September 27-29, 2018 as part of the annual Berlin Transatlantic Forum. The workshop brought together experts and decision makers from Europe and the U.S. from politics, business, think tanks, and media. The post-World War II order is on shaky ground. The rise […]
On September 6, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the Center for Liberal Modernity and the Embassy of the United States of America in Berlin hosted a Brown Bag Lunch with Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution, on the topic […]
On September 3-6, 2018 the Aspen Institute Germany with the support of the Federal Foreign Office and in cooperation with the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a conference on „Curbing Political Influence on Independent Institutions in the Western Balkans“ in Skopje. The aim of this conference was to offer a platform for high-level participants […]
In cooperation with the Macedonian Think Tanks “Center for Economic Analyses”, “European Policy Institute (EPI)” and “Institute for Democracy ‘Societas Civilis’”, the Aspen Institute Germany organized a panel discussion on “A Euro-Atlantic Future for Macedonia?“ in Skopje. The June 2018 signing of the agreement for the resolution of the name dispute between Skopje and Athens […]
On July 12, 2018, Bundestag staffers and civil society experts were invited to the Aspen Institute Germany for an informal evaluation of the London Summit and the Berlin Process. Matthias Lüttenberg, Deputy Head of Division 212 (Bilateral Relations with the States of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia and the Southern […]
On June 26, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic “NATO Summit 2018 – What’s on the Agenda?” with Mark Simakovsky, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Center of the Atlantic Council. In a conversation with Tyson Barker, Program Director and Fellow, Aspen Institute Germany, Simakovsky and all participants […]
On June 21, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Leadership Brown Bag Lunch on the topic „Is Human Rights based Leadership possible?“ with Dr. Anja Mihr, Founder and Program Director of the Humboldt-Viadrina Center on Governance through Human Rights. After a short review of selected political theorists, participants could exchange ideas and intensively discuss human-rights […]
On June 19, 2018, the members of the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts” met prior to the summer party to hold the annual assembly in the Mendelssohn-Remise in Berlin. The management board presented the development of members as well as their activity and financial reports and invited all members to discuss the future of […]
On June 19, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany and the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts” hosted the annual Summer Party at the Mendelssohn-Remise in Berlin. Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert, Chairman of the Board of the “Verein der Freunde,” and Eckart von Klaeden, Chairman of the Board […]
The Aspen Leadership class of February 2018 met at The Pan Am Lounge on June 17, 2018 on the occasion of a follow-up Meet & Greet event. A particular thanks to owner Natascha Bonnermann, who hosted the get-together in an entirely unique, exclusive event venue at the heart of West Berlin. Once a place of […]
On June 15, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a roundtable discussion with Simonida Kacarska, Director of the European Policy Institute, and Sabine Stöhr, Head of the Western Balkans Division of the German Foreign Office. The topic of the roundtable discussion was “Macedonia One Year After the Political Crisis: Progress and Remaining Challenges on its […]
From June 14 to 17, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 22nd Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice.” Led by expert moderators Leigh Hafrey and Ruth Girardet and based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, the seminar convened a small circle of high-ranking decision-makers to reflect and discuss the most fundamental […]
On June 12, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive social reception in honor of H.E. Richard Grenell, Ambassador of the United States of America to Germany. After welcome remarks by Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, and H.E. Richard Grenell, the participants had the opportunity to meet and greet the […]
On May 30, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB and Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert, Chairman of the Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany and Member of the Board of Trustees, hosted an exclusive lunch as part of the Board of Trustees meeting with guest of honor Tina Hassel, Editor […]
On May 29, 2018 the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Pew Research Center hosted an evening event for the release of a major new survey on “Christian Identity and (In)Tolerance in Secular Western Europe.” The results of the study were presented by Dr. Neha Sahgal, Associate Director of Research at Pew Research Center, and […]
On May 25, 2018, the time had come: Former Leadership Seminar participants coming from Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Cologne gathered for a philosophical roundtable which took place – for the first time – outside of Berlin in Frankfurt am Main. Starting from an excerpt of Democritus the Villa Bonn provided the optimal space not only to […]
The Aspen Institute Germany and TheNextWe initiated the drafting of a Manifesto for Leadership-Mindset-Change. Leadership Alumna Insa Klasing (class of Nov. 2017), CEO & Co-Founder of TheNextWe, a Berlin based Startup driving mindset-change, kicked off a joint dialog on “Renewing deeply held leadership values in an ever faster changing world”. The result is a manifesto […]
On May 5, 2018 the Aspen Leadership class of November 2017 had its first Meet & Greet event in a special and non-traditional environment: on boat! A very special thank you to Dr. Friedrich Kuhn, who hosted his group on his boat and who drove with it through Berlin. This special location was perfect for […]
On April 26, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with Daimler and the Embassy of the United States in Berlin hosted an exclusive Public Program event with Derek Pankratz, Senior Research Manager, Deloitte Center for Integrated Research, on the topic “Faster, Cheaper, Cleaner, Safer – the Future of Mobility.” In a discussion moderated by […]
On April 19, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted for the first time a joint get-together with the alumni of the Aspen Leadership Program and the “Bundestag and Congress Staffers Exchange”. In a discussion with Tyson Barker, Program Director and Fellow at the Aspen Institute Germany, Steven Hill, Journalist-in-Residence, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) and […]
On April 18, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a „Digital Dish“ examining Germany’s Digital Policy in 2018: Priorities and Challenges. About 30 high-level guests were able to discuss with Members of the Bundestag Dieter Janecek (Alliance 90/The GREENS) and Thomas Jarzombek (CDU) the opportunities and challenges that digitalization holds for Germany and how they […]
On April 18, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the members of the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts” Britt Eckelmann, Heike Fölster, Ulrich Plett, and Christine Wolff, and the Hanse Lounge hosted a first Public Program event in Hamburg on the topic of corporate political responsibility (CPR). In a discussion with Rüdiger […]
On April 16-19, 2018 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a conference on “Rule of Law in the Western Balkans: Exploring the New EU Enlargement Strategy and Necessary Steps Ahead“ with support of the Federal Foreign Office. The aim of this conference was to offer a platform for high-level participants from the Western Balkans, Germany, as […]
On April 10, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany, the Allied Museum Berlin, and the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation hosted the presentation of the Willy Brandt Award for Contemporary History. The Willy Brandt Award for Contemporary History is awarded every two years by the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation for outstanding academic work. This year’s […]
On April 6, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 3rd Digital Dish focusing on state and local digital strategies with Christian Rickerts, State Secretary at the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, and Dr. Natalia Jaekel, Digital Special Envoy for the Land of Baden-Württemberg. The event compared efforts to tackle digitalization in […]
On April 5, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive discussion with H.E. Shi Mingde, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, on the topic “Influence and Responsibility – China’s Role in the World.” In a discussion with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Ambassador Shi talked about China’s economic relations, […]
On March 21, 2018 the Aspen Institute Germany together with the Democratization Policy Council (DPC) hosted a background discussion on “Political Challenges for the German Government: The Western Balkans and the New Enlargement Strategy of the European Commission”. The aim of this closed event was to discuss political challenges in the region with representatives from […]
On March 19, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive discussion on the topic of the recent Russian presidential election. Sabine Adler, Deutschlandradio Correspondent covering Eastern Europe, and Dr. Stefan Meister, Head of Program on Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the Robert Bosch Center of the German Council on Foreign Relations, discussed […]
The Aspen Institute Germany’s first annual Berlin AI conference – Humanity Disrupted: Artificial Intelligence and Changing Societies – brought together more than 350 top policy-makers, entrepreneurs, computer scientists, academics and representatives from business as well as media at the Baden-Württemberg State Representation in Berlin on March 14-15, 2018. Throughout the two days of the conference, […]
On February 28, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch on “The Trump Administration’s Trade Policies in Theory and in Practice” with Peter S. Rashish, Senior Fellow and Director of the Geoeconomics Program at AICGS, and Fabian Wendenburg, Deputy Head of the Department Strategic Planning and Coordination at the Federation of German […]
From February 22 to 25, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 21st Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice.” Led by expert moderators Carol Gluck and Ruth Girardet and based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, the seminar convenes a small circle of high ranking decision-makers to reflect and discuss the most […]
On February 22, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Background Briefing on Iran with Charlotte Wiedemann, Journalist and Author of the book “Der neue Iran: Eine Gesellschaft tritt aus dem Schatten” and Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Associate Fellow in the Program Middle East and North Africa at DGAP, Visiting Fellow at Brookings Doha, Associate of […]
On February 21, 2018 the Aspen institute hosted an exclusive dinner with the Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his delegation, comprising the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska, the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov at the China Club Berlin. Invited to […]
On February 19, 2018, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch with Dr. Amanda Sloat, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Metin Hakverdi, member of the German Bundestag (SPD), to discuss the Munich Security Conference 2018 and the new U.S. National Security Strategy. After a quick recap of the Munich […]
On February 18, 2018 the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a breakfast side meeting at the Munich Security Conference with Natalie Jaresko, Chairwoman of the Aspen Institute Kyiv and Kurt Volker, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations. The discussion touched on all aspects of Ukraine’s internal and international struggle as well as on the role that […]
On January 22, 2018, Andreas Krebs, Managing Director at CologneInvest, and Paul Williams, Managing Partner at Paul Williams & Associates, presented their new book “Die Illusion der Unbesiegbarkeit: Warum Manager nicht klüger sind als die Incas vor 500 Jahren“ at Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus. In a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute […]
On December 19th, the Aspen Institute Germany invited three guest lecturers from the John-F.-Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies at the Free University Berlin to discuss the mechanisms and tools of the Trump Administration in an intimate setting with the German alumni from the Aspen’s Bundestag and US Congress Staffers Exchange Program. The alumni had the […]
On December 6, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a panel discussion on the future of transatlantic relations. The focus of the discussion was placed on the transatlantic manifesto “In Spite of It All, America”, an essay written by experts of different Berlin transatlantic think tanks, with the aim of revitalizing and reviving transatlantic relations. […]
To conclude its Southeast Europe Program 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a public evening event with a discussion among Bernd Hüttemann, Secretary General of the European Movement Germany, Sonja Licht, President of Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Sabine Stöhr, Head of Division 209 Western Balkans in Federal Foreign Office, and Helge Tolksdorf, Head of […]
On 14 November 2017, The Aspen Institute Germany organized, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic Croatia, a confidential background briefing with Boris Grigić, Assistant Minister in the Foreign Ministry of the Republic Croatia. The topic of discussion was the Croatian perspective on the EU integration process of the countries of the Western Balkans.
On November 07-10, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany co-hosted a conference with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the support of the Federal Foreign Office. The topic of the conference was “Responding to Populism, Nationalism, and Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans and Beyond“. The conference took place in Sarajevo.
From November 2 to 5, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 20th Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice.” Led by expert moderators Leigh Hafrey and Ruth Girardet and based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, the seminar convenes a small circle of high ranking decision-makers to reflect and discuss the most […]
On October 26, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its third Aspen Annual Gala, where the 2017 Shepard Stone Award was presented to two extraordinary individuals: Dr. Guido Goldman, founder of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Wolf Biermann, poet, composer, and singer. The award recognizes outstanding transatlantic leadership and accomplishments in […]
Just four weeks after the German national election, on October 26, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted its fourth annual Transatlantic Conference. The conference participants looked at the state and future of the liberal order and discussed what role Germany is able and willing to play. Brexit and the election of Donald Trump are signs […]
On October 4th, a group of 50 senior and next generation experts from politics, business, academia and civil society came together to attend the Aspen Institute Germany’s second “Digital Dish” lunch with Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont, candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination and former DNC chair. The event was held in the Telefónica […]
On September 26, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany, Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann, and Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus hosted a lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr. Carlo Strenger, author and professor of psychology and philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Strenger presented his newest book “Abenteuer Freiheit – Ein Wegweiser für unsichere Zeiten,” in which he argues that freedom and happiness […]
The Aspen Institute Germany, Atlantic Council, and Internet Economy Foundation organized the first workshop of their project on the Transatlantic Digital Agenda. The project explores how shared values in the transatlantic partnership can be transposed into effective policy for the digital age. Over the next three years the partners will organize a series of seminars […]
On September 20, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany and Deutschlandfunk hosted a panel discussion with four foreign correspondents from the U.S., Great Britain, Poland, and France, moderated by Deutschlandfunk editor Burkhard Birke. Jeremy Cliffe, Berlin bureau chief for The Economist, Matthew Karnitschnig, chief Europe correspondent at Politico, Rosalia Romaniec, Polish journalist and managing editor East-Central […]
As part of the Leadership Alumni-Program, the Aspen Institute Germany invited participants to a journey to alpine landscapes in unpredictable climates. Leadership Alumnus (June 2017) and extreme mountain climber Florian Hill guided us through a breathtaking multimedia show about his expeditions and discussed what life at the extreme can teach us about self-reflection and leadership […]
On September 19, the Aspen Institute Germany partnered with the Embassy of Spain to Berlin to launch its inaugural Digital Dish luncheon series with a debrief on the 2017 Hamburg G20 Summit and an outlook on global governance with Lars-Hendrik Röller, Chancellor Merkel’s top economic advisor and G7/20 Sherpa. The conversation focused on the themes […]
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the State Department-German Federal Foreign Office Exchange program, the U.S. Embassy Berlin and the Federal Foreign Office hosted a conversation on the state of transatlantic relations with Conrad Tribble, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and top U.S. diplomat to Western Europe and the EU, and Andreas Michaelis, State Secretary […]
On July 14th, The Aspen Institute Germany together with the The American Academy in Berlin and the German-American Fulbright Commission hosted an exclusive dinner discussion with Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of the City of Chicago at the Restaurant Einstein Stammhaus. The confidential discussion centered around current transatlantic topics such as the G20 Summit and its implications […]
On July 6, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive ‘Kennedy Breakfast’ with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti at Schöneberg’s city hall. In a conversation with Annette Riedel, Senior Editor at Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Mayor Garcetti discussed the role of mayors on the national and international level, the importance of the digital and […]
For the fourth time, the Aspen Institute Germany invites 20 Staffers from US Congress and German Bundestag to participate in two one-week programs in Berlin and in Washington D.C. After the first part of the Bundestag and Congress Staffers Exchange Program in Berlin, the participants focused on the topics digitalization and trade in Washington, D.C. […]
On June 19-22, 2017 the Aspen Institute Germany with support of the Federal Foreign Office hosted a conference on “Improving Perspectives for the Youth: Economic Development and Job Creation in the Western Balkans“ in Alt Madlitz. The participants, coming from the region as well as from several member states of the EU, were composed of […]
From June 15 to 18, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 19th Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice.” Led by expert moderators Carol Gluck and Florian Jehle and based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, the seminar convenes a small circle of high ranking decision-makers to reflect and discuss the most […]
On June 12, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany and the “Verein der Freunde of the Aspen Institute e.V.” hosted their annual summer party at the Mendelssohn Remise in Berlin. The evening’s guest of honor was Helga M. Schmid, Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS). In a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of […]
Just like the last years, the “Verein der Freunde des Aspen Instituts” met prior to the summer party on June 12, 2017, to hold its annual assembly in the Mendelssohn Remise in Berlin. The board presented their activity and financial reports and assessed that the year 2016 and its events had been a great success. […]
What will Europe’s future look like? On June 8, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg and the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Berlin hosted a conference on the topic “Next Europe.” The conference began with a keynote speech by […]
The Eighth Aspen Southeast Europe Foreign Ministers Conference took place on May 31, 2017 in cooperation with the German Office of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. The conference began with confidential discussions on regional cooperation, economic development and democratization between regional foreign ministers; senior representatives from the German and Czech governments; and […]
For the fourth time, the Aspen Institute Germany invited 20 Staffers from U.S. Congress and German Bundestag to participate in two one-week programs in Berlin (May 28-June 3) and in Washington D.C. (July 2-8). During the first part in Berlin, the participants delved into the topics populism and trade. In addition to roundtable discussions, the […]
On May 24, 2017, the Aspen Institute hosted a discussion and subsequent reception at the China Club Berlin on the topic “4 Months Down, 44 Months to Go – Two American Perspectives on President Trump.” Four months had passed since the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th president of the United States, and the effects […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted its third Aspen Transatlantic Workshop in Berlin from May 15-17, 2017. The workshop brought together 26 experts and decision makers from Europe and the US from politics, business, think tanks, and media. It explored the future of the liberal international order that has been serving as framework for peace, stability, […]
From May 7-13, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted the third Aspen German-American Dialog under the auspices of the Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation, Representative Jürgen Hardt (CDU). The program aimed to revitalize the German-American Partnership, to strengthen mutual understanding, and to provide a platform to find common answers to pressing problems of the 21st century at […]
The digital revolution is causing some of the most profound and accelerating societal challenges of the 21st century. The potential for a common transatlantic digital market could unleash a new wave of inclusive growth for both sides of the Atlantic. But differences in legal systems, political priorities and the rising tide of populism threaten potential […]
On April 4, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Liberal Club Berlin-Brandenburg hosted a book presentation and discussion with Professor Dr. Claus Dierksmeier, Director of the Global Ethic Institute at the University of Tübingen. The center of discussion was his new book “Qualitative Freedom: Self-Determination in Cosmopolitan Responsibility.” In a discussion with Rüdiger Lentz, […]
The Aspen Institute Germany hosted Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and recent candidate for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Sunday, April 2nd for an off-the-record brunch to talk about American progressivism after the 2016 elections and U.S. foreign policy in the Trump era. The 35-year-old, openly gay veteran is considered […]
On March 29, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a Brown Bag Lunch discussion featuring H.E. Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Ambassador of Canada in Berlin, and H.E. Rodney Harris, Ambassador of New Zealand in Berlin. The discussion under Chatham House Rule focused on the challenges and opportunities for Canada’s and New Zealand’s relations towards Europe in a […]
At the Spring Meeting of the Youth Officers 2017 in Strausberg Tyson Barker, Program Director Digital of the Aspen Institute Germany started off the Transatlantic Panel on March 27 with Julia Obermeier, MP (CSU), Christian Thiels, Managing Editor of Tagesthemen and Defence Expert at Tagesschau, and Dr. Tobias Bunde, Head of Policy and Analysis at […]
The Aspen Institute in cooperation with Dr. Friedrich Kuhn of EgonZehnder International hosted its fourth Aspen Leadership Alumni roundtable featuring Dr. Raphael von Hoensbroech, Managing Director at Konzerthaus Berlin on the topic “The Conductor’s Perspective: What Business can learn from Orchestras!“ on March 16, 2017. The conductor is responsible for the performance of his team […]
On March 14, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany’s Public Program hosted an exclusive discussion with Robby Mook, veteran Democratic political operative and former campaign manager for the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. In a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany, the main themes of the 2016 election campaign were discussed, […]
On March 9, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a brown bag lunch discussion featuring Dr. Michael J. Mazarr, associate director of RAND Arroyo Center’s Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program and senior political scientist at RAND Corporation, and Prof. Dr. Joachim Krause, academic director at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University. The discussion […]
From February 23 to 26, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany held its 18th Leadership Seminar “Philosophy and Practice.” Led by expert moderators Leigh Hafrey and Ruth Girardet and based on classical and modern texts of renowned philosophers and thinkers, the seminar convenes a small circle of high ranking decision-makers to reflect and discuss the most […]
On February 17, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany and its board member Prof. Dr. Gunther Hellmann of the Goethe University Frankfurt hosted a high-level off-the-record lunch and discussion at the 2017 Munich Security Conference addressing the question of whether or not strategic planning is still possible in an age of uncertainty and upheaval. The lunch […]
On Friday, February 17, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany organized an exclusive background meeting with U.S. Governor John R. Kasich from Ohio, a presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 2016, as a side event to the Munich Security Conference. The dialog with members of the German Bundestag, transatlantic think tanks, and representatives of the […]
On January 24, 2017, the Aspen Institute Germany hosted an exclusive discussion at the China Club in Berlin with H.E. Martin Erdmann, currently ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Turkey. The topic of the event was: “The strong man on the Bosporus: What does President Erdoğan want?“. In a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive […]
