On September 7, 2022, Aspen Germany will host a discussion on “Fit for Future? A Sustainable Path Towards Urban Construction and City Planning” as part of “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project”. What kind of cities do we want to live in? Berlin, Los Angeles, Atlanta – cities are an integral part of political, […]
We are honored to announce that Aspen Institute Germany is hosting an exclusive moderated discussion on September 8th, 2022, with United States Ambassador Dr. Amy Gutmann in Berlin. The event entitled “Zeitenwende, Midterm Elections and the Transatlantic Relationship – USA and Germany in the Age of Change” will take place in the context of Amy […]
As part of its Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, Aspen Germany will host the second in-person meeting of the second round of exchanges in Trenton, New Jersey, United States, on September 13-17, 2022. The project brings together a group of German and U.S.-American state legislators each year to facilitate a values-based discussion and an exchange of […]
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 October 20, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany host a Digital Dish on the topic of Supply Chain Resilience. Following unprecedented cyberattacks on SolarWinds and Keseya, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine have further strained production networks and supply chain resilience. Disrupted value chains demonstrated both short-term economic and long-term […]
On November 23, 2022, the Aspen Institute Germany and Telefónica Germany host a Digital Dish on the implementation process of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). On Thursday, March 24, 2022, Council of the EU and the European Parliament negotiators agreed on new EU rules to limit the market power of big online platforms. This so-called […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 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 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, […]
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 […]
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 10-11, 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 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 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. […]
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 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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 03-04, 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 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 […]
