Munich Cyber Security Conference Report 2025 – Uncertainty on the Rise: Defining Purpose With Clarity!
The cybersecurity landscape in 2025 is marked by significant volatility: geopolitical tensions, disruptive technologies, and a persistent shortage of skilled professionals are amplifying instability in cyberspace. The report on the 2025 Munich Cyber Security Conference outlines the current situation and highlights the key insights from the event.
The Limits of Retreat – The Shared Responsibility of Business and Governments in a Changing Global Health and Development Aid Landscape
The Aspen Institute Germany – supported by the Gates Foundation, Public Private Strategies Institute, and the Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy – is delighted to publish a second article on the initiative “Redefining Power and Responsibility“.
Der EU-US Handelsdeal – Ein Übereinkommen mit Schlagseite?
In the latest Aspen Germany “Spot On”, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner examines the EU-U.S. trade deal and the ongoing transatlantic tensions.
Land Use Planning at the Intersection of Agriculture and Renewable Energy
The third cohort of the project “U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture” presents recommendations for land use between energy and agricultural production.
Laboratories of Democracy Initiative: Social Cohesion
The fifth cohort of state and provincial legislators from the United States, Germany, and Canada, participating in Aspen Germany’s Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, proudly presents their policy recommendations on social cohesion.
Civil Society & Think Tank Forum: Final Reflections 2024-2025
This publication from Southeast Europe Association and Aspen Institute Germany outlines several policy recommendations developed by civil society organizations and thinks tanks based in the Western Balkans and the EU. The working groups engaged with key issues such as climate change, gender and diversity, and EU integration.
Policy Report: Future Cities Go Glocal – Climate Change, Energy Security, Sustainability
In the publication of the first cohort of the “Future Cities Go Glocal” project, the 20 urban actors from New Delhi, Berlin, Nairobi and Mexico City present their policy recommendations for sustainable, just and future-oriented cities.
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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.
Podcast America’s Choice 2025
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.
