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The Future of NATO and Ukraine

Next Steps after the Alliance's Washington Summit

It is a historic summit: NATO’s leaders gathered in Washington, DC, to celebrate the alliance’s founding 75 years ago. However, the celebratory mood is subdued, as NATO is facing several challenges. Join us as we discuss NATO’s strategy for global security and how it may be implemented in the years to come.

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Change and Challenges after the European Elections

The new European Parliament and the Transatlantic Future

The war in Ukraine, the state of the global economy, and the future of transatlantic cooperation are some of the major challenges that European politics is currently facing. Against this backdrop, EU citizens are electing a new parliament. How will the results change the transatlantic relationship?

Discussion

How Democracy Wins

KAS USA / IWDU Panel Discussion: The Role of Female Leadership in the Face of Rising Threats to Democratic Values

With global authoritarianism on the rise, the importance of reliable and consistent leadership is as essential as it has ever been. In national security and foreign policy, women have traditionally played a vital role in promoting democracy, human rights, and social justice.

Seminar

New Models in Local News: How AI will change the Business of Local News

Workshop hosted by KAS USA and Medill School of Journalism

With breathtaking speed, generative AI is changing how journalists produce and people consume news. One of the major questions is this: How will AI affect the business models of local media around the globe?

Seminar

Cybertrialogue – United States, Israel and Germany

KAS USA Seminar in October

Building on the June 2023 KAS Cybertrialogue in Berlin, which stressed the challenges and possibilities of democracies to protect critical infrastructure, we continue our event series in Washington, DC. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against the Ukraine the awareness of cybersecurity needs has risen markedly and the focus on resilience has become sharper.

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Threat Perception and Deterrence after the Ukraine War

KAS USA / UVA Online Event

This online event launches a new report by the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia, published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA. It sets out to create a new understanding of deterrence and risk in this era of tripolar Great Power Competition.

Discussion

One Year Inflation Reduction Act

Initial Outcomes and Impacts for US-EU Trade and Investment - KAS USA / E3G Panel Discussion

This event launched a new report by E3G, published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA. It sets out to gather initial evidence of any impacts that the Inflation Reduction Act may have for EU-U.S. trade and cleantech investment.

Study and Information Program

KAS-AJC Exchange Seminar 2023

A Visiting Program in New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL

12 participants from Germany visited New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL for an in depth exchange with U.S. stakeholders. The annual KAS-AJC Exchange Seminar connects political and civic leaders from the U.S. and Germany to shape the relations between Israel, Germany and the U.S., to learn about Jewish life in our countries and to discuss Jewish Advocacy efforts.

Online-Seminar

KAS USA / AGI Transatlantic Trade Week 2023

The Future of "Friendshoring" and Reconciling Trade and Climate Policies

The global trading system is becoming increasingly contested as domestic, climate, and national security priorities play a larger role in U.S. and EU policymaking. In the United States, the Biden administration – with an approach that has been called "friendshoring" – is looking to reorient supply chains toward like-minded partners. In the European Union, several new policy tools reflect a more geoeconomic approach to policy making.

Study and Information Program

Media Policy and Common Political Challenges from a Transatlantic Perspective

Dialogue Program with State Lawmakers from Hesse

From April 24th to the 28th, a delegation from Hesse traveled to Chicago, IL and Washington, DC for talks with media experts, regional officials, industry stakeholders and academic experts. The state parliamentarians exchanged views with American experts on media policy and possible solutions to polarization on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Ein neues Narrativ: Die Zukunft der Europäischen Union und der transatlantischen Beziehungen

Peter Beyer zu einem Dialogprogramm in den USA

Zu einem Dialogprogramm über die transatlantischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen besucht Peter Beyer MdB derzeit die USA. Zu Beginn des Programms diskutierte er mit über 20 Master-Studenten an der Old Dominion University in Virginia.

US-Journalismus: Alles auf Social Media

Den ganzen langen Winter über freut man sich in Washington auf das Kirschblütenfest im März, wenn die bis zu hundertjährigen Bäume mit ihrer kurzen Blüte den Frühling ankündigen. Auf eine dauerhafte Blütezeit dürfen sich dagegen Facebook, Google und Twitter einrichten. „Ohne Soziale Medien geht nichts mehr“, sagt beispielsweise Ben Scott, politischer Berater für Innovation im US-Außenministerium. Seine Zuhörer im Washingtoner Büro der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung sind dreißig RTL-Journalistenschüler, die während einer Ausbildungsreise vier Tage in der amerikanischen Hauptstadt Station machen.

Soziale Marktwirtschaft als Antwort auf globale Krisen

Ein Ausweg aus der Wirtschaftskrise führt nur über eine Rückbesinnung auf die Werte der sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Das war die Quintessenz eines Vortags, den Kardinal Marx im Rahmen seiner USA-Reise bei einer von der KAS mitorganisierten Veranstaltung an der Georgetown Universitiy hielt. Kardinal Marx sprach vor mehr als 70 geladenen Gästen über die globale Verantwortung, Wirtschaftskrise, die Europäische Union und die Notwendigkeit einer verstärkten Zusammenarbeit zwischen Europa und den USA, auch um gemeinsame Werte weltweit zu vertreten.

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.

Eine gemeinsame transatlantische Zukunft

Chancen und Herausforderungen wirtschaftlicher Kooperation

“Auch wenn wir finanzpolitisch nicht in allem einig sind, verbindet uns doch eine gemeinsame transatlantische Zielstellung”, sagte der Ministerpräsident Sachsen-Anhalts, Dr. Reiner Haseloff, auf einer Veranstaltung, welche in Zusammenarbeit von KAS, dem American Council on Germany und dem deutschen Generalkonsul in San Franzisco stattfand. Ministerpräsident Haseloff sprach vor mehr als fünfzig kalifornischen Teilnehmern aus Wirtschaft und Politik.

Die NATO nach dem Gipfel von Chicago

"Die Bedeutung der NATO wird in Zukunft zunehmen", so Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp, Direktor der Research Division am NATO-Defense College in Rom. Kamp diskutierte auf einer Veranstaltung der KAS in Washington DC mit Sicherheitsexperten über die Zukunft der NATO über den anstehenden Gipfel von Chicago hinaus.

The Future of the Transatlantic Relations - Lessons from the Past

Walther Leisler Kiep

Im Vorfeld des Nato-Gipfels in Chicago organisierte dieKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung eine Diskussion zum Thema „The Future of theTransatlantic Relationship – Lessons from the Past“ mit WaltherLeisler Kiep, dem Ehrenvorsitzender der Atlantik-Brücke und ehemaligemSchatzmeister der CDU.

Krisen als Chance für die transatlantischen Partner

Die gegenwärtige Finanzkrise in Europa sollte nicht als Krise, sondern als Herausforderung gesehen werden. Erst dann könne man die Situation als Chance zum Handeln begreifen. Dies sagte Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf in seiner Einführungsrede auf der Konferenz „After the Crisis? Germany and its Partners in a changing Europe”, welche die Konrad Adenauer Stiftung gemeinsam mit der Munk School for Global Affairs der University of Toronto und der Joint Initiative in German and European Studies des DAAD durchführte.

The West Adrift? How North Americans and Europeans need to adjust their transatlantic politics after the crisis

Keynote by Professor Neuss, Conference in Toronto Canada

“Continuity or change” – The “Rift or Drift” of the transatlantic community has been a permanent feature of debates. However, the resilience of NATO as well as of the transatlantic relationship in general have been remarkable. Nonetheless: The end of the Cold War and the onset of globalization have changed the relationship.

Promoting Renewable Energy – Promoting Cooperation

Israeli-Palestinian Delegation to the USA: Approaches to a Shared Energy Solution

Climate change and renewable energy is a top priority within the framework of German development cooperation. Hence, the Washington DC office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted a study trip of Israeli and Palestinian energy experts to Chicago and Washington DC from March 5th through 9th, 2012.