Event contributions
Transatlantic Discussion: Conservatives in the U.S. and Europe –A Natural Alliance?
Creating a Network of Future Conservative Leaders
On December 13th, 2012, the Konrad Adenauer Stifting in Washington, D.C. will organize an event with the Young Transatlantic Conservative Alliiance (YTCA) to discuss the involvement of future young conservative leaders in the transatlantic relationship. more…
Transfer from Politics to the Public: Content and Methods
A Transatlantic Dialog Program with Elected Officials and Political Strategists
German elected officials and political strategists met with campaign officials and experts in the Washington, DC, region and Boston, Massachusetts to discuss and observe the November 6 elections. more…
Understanding the Role of Political Communication
Dialogue Program with MdB Philipp Mißfelder and young political leaders
Policy Spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Philipp Mißfelder, MdB, led a delegation of young elected officials and political activists to Washington, DC, from July 9-13. The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Washington organized a program against the backdrop of the presidential and congressional elections in November 2012. The group participated in many roundtable discussions in Washington DC and the battleground state of Virginia to exchange ideas about the transatlantic relationship and learn more about the way American campaigns communicate with the public. more…
Transatlantic Free Trade and Economic Relations
Dialogue Program with MdB Peter Beyer
During recent meetings in Washington, DC, and Virginia, MdB Peter Beyer, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Bundestag, discussed trade and economic issues with elected officials, business leaders and policy experts. Mr. Beyer presented his views and support of a proposed trade agreement between the United States and European Union. The candid discussions that ensued provided insight into the political challenges, areas of concern and potential timeline for an agreement to move forward. more…
A Transatlantic Dialogue among Party and Policy Experts
"Conservative Parties Staying Competitive: The Challenges of the 21st Century"
With the financial crisis has come a change in the political party landscape in the USA – the Occupy Movement pressures the Democratic party to acknowledge socio-economic challenges while the Tea Party demands the Republican party to reorder its priorities regarding. The phenomena of the reshaping of the major parties is not limited to the United States as was illuminated in the roundtable discussion on “Conservative Parties Staying Competitive: The Challenges of the 21st Century.” The featured guest speaker was Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, former Prime Minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. more…
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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.
