Stocktaking Study: 10 Years of the Berlin Process
On the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process, the Aspen Institute Germany and the Southeast Europe Association commissioned a study to provide—for the first time—a clearcut, unified map of the initiatives, declarations, and other outputs of the Berlin Process. This study highlights success stories and puts forward recommendations for the future of the Berlin Process.
Policy Recommendation: Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2024
The Civil Society & Think Tank Forum convened seven thematic working groups to produce policy recommendations. This report offers immediate steps and long-term solutions to tackle key regional challenges facing the Western Balkans.
Between Challenge and Opportunity: Transatlantic Economic Relations in Light of the U.S. Elections – A Closer Look at the TTC and its Achievements
This publication builds on the experience of the German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue (GATTD) and assesses the results of the TTC from 2021 to 2024. It also analyzes how the transatlantic relationship may change under a possible Harris or Trump presidency.
Growing with Aspen: 50 Years of Dialogue, Values-Based Leadership
We are delighted to announce the release of our special anniversary publication, Growing with Aspen: 50 Years of Dialogue, Values-Based Leadership and Action. It is a truly outstanding collection of our history, values and an outlook on a series of global challenges. Through this publication, we seek to not only celebrate our legacy and mission, but all the people who made the achievements of the Aspen Institute Germany over the past half-century possible.
German-American Trade | Tech Conference Report 2024 – Trade, Tech and Transformation: Transatlantic Visions in Action
Under the title “Trade, Tech, and Transformation: Transatlantic Visions in Action,” the 2024 German-American Trade and Tech Conference advanced the discussion on German-American and European-American cooperation by bringing together a variety of stakeholders and perspectives. This report contains 15 key takeaways and some impressions from the conference.
Recommendations for the Digital Transformation of Agriculture for the National Level and Transatlantic Cooperation
The recommendations of the U.S.-German Future Forum Agriculture on the digital transformation of agriculture for the national level and transatlantic cooperation were developed by 16 German and U.S. farmers and key stakeholders in agriculture.
Laboratories of Democracy Initiative 2024: Critical Infrastructure
30 German, U.S., and Canadian state & provincial legislators developed policy recommendations on critical infrastructure for the subnational level and transatlantic cooperation.
Spot On: Who will win the race for the White House? 10 factors that influence the outcome of the election
A few days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the USA is still in shock. Less than four months to go until Election Day. This Spot On examines the 10 factors that will influence the election. (Publication in German)
The Biden administration’s energy policy record
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has made a U-turn on Donald Trump’s energy policy, wanting to score points with “clean” energy. In this article for the bpb (Federal Agency for Civic Education), Sonja Thielges and Stormy-Annika Mildner take a closer look at his record in the election year. (Article in German).
Spot On: SustAinability: AI for Sustainable Societies: A Global Governance Roadmap
Based on the “AITech Dialogues: AI for Sustainable and Just Societies” series in collaboration with Microsoft Germany, this publication explores the transformative potential of AI in fostering sustainable development and ethical governance globally.
Out now: Our Report “In Review 2022-23”
We’re happy to share that our latest annual report titled “In Review is out now. The report shows what the Aspen Institute Germany has been up to between July 2022 and December 2023. Read all about our five program areas, our projects and events, and how we contribute to today’s most urgent global challenges.
The G7 is confronted with a rapidly changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment. How strong and sustainable is this new geoeconomic alignment of G7 countries? Three case studies on China, Russia and Iran analyze the successes and failures of the G7 policies.
Im dritten Jahr nach der russischen Invasion: Die Ukraine und wir
In this publication in the SpotOn series, German historian, publicist and retired Bundeswehr brigadier general Dr. Klaus Wittmann analyzes the current state of the war in Ukraine in the third year of intense conflict, with a particular focus on the role of Germany and Europe and their responsibility, especially in the form of arms deliveries, from his perspective.
Digitalization and Democracy in the Western Balkans
This publication provides an overview of the recommendations developed at the conference “Digitalization and Democracy” in Podgorica as well as the input papers that guided the discussions, written by civil society experts and academic researchers.
DGAP Policy Brief: Towards a more sustainable global economy
In DGAP’s regular Policy Brief, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner and Dr. Claudia Schmucker talk about enabling a more sustainable global economy through plurilateral initiatives such as a climate club.
Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars
The publication concludes the eponymous project of the Digital Program and presents several policy recommendations to combat disinformation on social media.
Publications 2024
Publications 2023
Publications 2022
Publications 2021
Older publications
Our Podcast America’s Choice
“America’s Choice – Der USA-Podcast” is a German-language podcast on U.S. politics, co-produced by the Aspen Institute Germany and the Atlantik-Brücke. The podcast addresses political developments in the United States, the Biden administration‘s domestic and foreign policy priorities, and the implications for transatlantic relations. It is co-hosted by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Germany, and Julia Friedlander, Executive Director of the Atlantik-Brücke. In each episode, they speak with select experts about the latest developments on the other side of the Atlantic. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.
Podcast America’s Choice 2024
Podcast America’s Choice 2023
Podcast America’s Choice 2022
Podcast America’s Choice 2021
Podcast America’s Choice 2020
Media Literacy Podcast
In addition to our publication “Medienkompetenz meistern – Tipps von Schüler*innen für Schüler*innen”, the “Media Literacy Podcast – Medienkompetenz meistern” is the result of our transatlantic students project on media literacy and is hosted by our podcast producer Roberta Ahlers. The podcast was produced in cooperation with the experts and speakers of our transatlantic media literacy project and is dedicated to the topics of media literacy, information literacy and the competent handling of “fake news,” disinformation, conspiracy ideologies, hate speech and discrimination on the Internet and Social Media. In each episode, the host talks to selected experts about topics related to media literacy. Selected students from the Dathe-Gymnasium in Berlin, the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium in Dresden and the German International School of Silicon Valley also have their say. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other relevant platforms. We would like to particularly thank the U.S. Embassy in Berlin for their kind support of the project.
