Events - Foundation Office Washington, D.C.
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Opportunities for the Global South – A New Grand Bargain
KAS - E3G Forum on Climate, Trade and Development
Developing countries already under a climate change crisis, are now facing additional stress exacerbated by events unraveling in the northern hemisphere. In addition to the already existing challenges faced by the United States and Europe – e.g., Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, energy supply conundrum and the looming potential of a recession – there is a need to not lose sight of long-term objectives in the Global South.
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Trans-Atlantic Economy at the Local Level: The Case of Northern Virginia & Hamburg, Germany
KAS USA / NVRC Online Event
Please join the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung USA and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission for an online event that will explore the dynamic of economic engagement between the United States and Germany at the local level through the work of Hamburg, Germany and Arlington County, Virginia.
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New in News: Four Case Studies of Innovative Models in Local Media
KAS USA / Medill Online Event
In recent years, an alarming number of communities around the world have lost their local newspapers and many now qualify as news deserts. This worldwide trend has serious implications for democratic societies while misinformation and disinformation fill the void. But bright spots are emerging in the United States with new models of local media.
Study and Information Program
Opportunities and Challenges for Transatlantic Cooperation
A Visiting Program in Washington, DC; Charlotte, NC and Spartanburg, SC with Members of the German Bundestag
From June 7 to June 10, Thomas Silberhorn, Spokesperson for Transatlantic Relations of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, and the Member of Bundestag Anne König, visited the U.S. They discussed current issues related to security, trade, and digitization, alongside domestic issues, including the upcoming US midterm elections in November. The delegation met representatives from Congress and the Administration, as well as a wide range of US experts.
Study and Information Program
Trade in a New Geoeconomic Era
KAS USA / AICGS Transatlantic Trade Week
Over the past year, the United States and the European Union have made progress in resolving several bilateral trade disputes surrounding tariffs, subsidies, and taxes that had plagued their relationship for many years. More recently, they have demonstrated impressive resolve in facing up to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, China continues to present a challenge to the global trading system.
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The Emerging Global Data Economy – Implications and Options for the Transatlantic Relationship
KAS USA / Cambrian Online Event
This event launches the new report “The Emerging Global Data Economy – Implications and Options for the Transatlantic Relationship” from Cambrian, published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA. The report highlights developments in the “Datasphere” and that thinking about data has evolved from a research and business domain to a (geo-) political and policy domain.
Study and Information Program
Mobility of the Future - What can Germany learn from the U.S.?
A Visiting Program in Washington, DC, Virginia und Michigan with State-Elected Officials
From March 21st to March 25th, a delegation from Germany will be in the U.S. for meetings with academic experts, stake-holders and regional officials on cutting-edge transportation technologies and infrastructure needs. The group consists of elected officials from the parliament of the state of Hesse and will travel to Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Detroit on an information tour and discussions about the newest developments in electric vehicle and autonomous driving research and technologies.
Seminar
Bundeswehr delegation visits new KAS USA office
KAS USA Briefing
First briefing for a group in our new office: The guests were officers and sergeants of the German Delegation Norfolk, NATO Allied Command Transformation (NATO’s Warefare Development Command). Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is one of NATO's two strategic headquarters, it has been in place since 2003.
Book presentation
canceledMemoirs of a 100-Year-Old German American Ritchie Boy
Home in Exile
How did Günther Stern, just 15 years old, manage to obtain the life-saving visa for emigration to the United States in 1937? What exactly did he have to do as Ritchie Boy, enemy reconnaissance officer of the US Army Military Intelligence Unit, in occupied France in 1944/45? What was his role in advancing exile émigré research, as a renowned professor of German studies in the United States? And why did he at nearly 100 years of age, decide to accept German citizenship in 2019?
Study and Information Program
The USA and Germany: Multilateral approaches to common challenges
Visiting program in Washington, D.C., and New York City with Professor Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers
Prof. Jürgen Rüttgers, former federal minister and former minister president of North Rhine-Westfalia, visits Washington, D.C., and New York from from February 12st to 26st. There he will meet with high-ranking political stakeholders and experts from think tanks and international organizations. He will discuss in various settings the state of the transatlantic relationship, the challenges to the global order and the current issues driving the dialogue on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Digital Technologies and the Environment: A Synergy for the Future
KAS USA / Diplo US Online Event
This event launches the new report “Digital Technologies and the Environment: A Synergy for the Future” from Diplo US, published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA (KAS). The report explores the impact of current digital technologies on the environment and discusses negative impacts but also digital technologies’ significant potential in addressing climate change.
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Pathways towards Transatlantic Cooperation and Policy Frameworks
KAS - E3G Forum on Climate, Trade and Development
A new report by E3G and published by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA explores the interconnectivity of three distinct policy areas: climate, trade and development. Critical components of the discussion are how trade can play an essential part in addressing the larger challenge of climate change and its impact on developing countries.
