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Spot On: Who will win the race for the White House? 10 factors that influence the outcome of the US presidential election
A few days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the USA is still in shock. There are just under four months to go until November 5, 2024, when the next president of the USA will be elected. This Spot On examines the 10 factors that will influence the election. (Publication in German)
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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).
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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.
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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.
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G7’s geoeconomic future
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The EU, the United States, and China: On the Brink of a New Global Industrial Policy and Trade War?
A new report by The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) is titled “The Comeback of Industrial Policy. The Next Geopolitical Great Game”. In their contribution, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner and Dr. Claudia Schmucker analyze how the rules of trade policy are changing between the EU, the U.S. and China. The complete report can be downloaded online.
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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.