Aspen In-Depth: Maneuvering a Risky World: EU Economic Foreign Policy – A New Doctrine for a New Geopolitical World
In the latest Aspen In-Depth, Stormy-Annika Mildner, Claudia Schmucker, and Elisabeth Saulnier analyze the evolving risk landscape, the EU’s trade policy transformation, and strategic responses.
Spot On: Digitalpolitik unter Trump 2.0: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für die transatlantische Zusammenarbeit
In the latest Aspen Germany “Spot On”, Stormy-Annika Mildner, Molly Hall, and Vincent Tadday examine the state of digital policies in the United States and the EU under the second Trump Administration.
Wachstum, Nachhaltigkeit und Sicherheit: Deutschland und die regelbasierte Handelsordnung — ein Blick auf die WTO, G7 und G20
In this anthology by the Econoomic Forum of the SPD (Wirtschaftsforum der SPD) all around sustainable economic rosperity, Stomy-Annika Mildner and Claudia Schmucker analyze Germany’s role in the most important forums of the international rules-based trade order.
Reconciliation in the Western Balkans
This publication compiles the expertise of various experts on reconciliation in the Western Balkans. It was elaborated as part of the project “Aspen Western Balkans Initiative: Engagement for Progress and Stability”, implemented by the Aspen Institute Germany with generous support by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Ethical Code of Conduct for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators – #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo
The Ethical Code of Conduct for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators is the results of the 2024 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo project. The Code features 15 commitment points to help guide social media influencer and content creators in their behaviour online as well as their social media content to support democratic resilience again disinformation. The authors of this publication are the 15 social media influencer and content creators of the 2024 #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo project.
Fighting Fire With Fire? Transatlantic Economic Relations During the Second Trump Administration
In the latest issue of Berlin Perspectives, Stormy-Annika Mildner examines the impact of the “America First” policies on the EU and Germany in particular. She points out weaknesses in Germany’s export-oriented growth model and the European economy in general, which are exacerbated by the challenges of the green and digital transformation.
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Our Podcast America’s Choice
“America’s Choice – Der USA-Podcast” is a German-language podcast on U.S. politics, produced by the Aspen Institute Germany. The podcast addresses political developments in the United States, the U.S. administration‘s domestic and foreign policy priorities, and the implications for transatlantic relations. It is hosted by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany. In each episode, she speaks with selected experts about the latest developments on the other side of the Atlantic. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.
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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.
