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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.

Expert talk

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.

Live stream

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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Turning Point in Iraq: U.S. Senators Call for Troop Surge

On the eve of President Bush’s much anticipated announcement of his new policy on the war in Iraq and one day after the convening of the newly elected Congress, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the leading conservative think tanks in Washington, hosted a podium discussion on the future progress of the United States in Iraq. Two of the most influential Members of Congress, Senator John McCain, in line for his party’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate, and Senator Joseph Lieberman, former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, shared their assessments of America’s future Iraq policy after their return from a recent trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel.(Attached summary is in German.)

U.S. Iraq Policy in the Balance

ISG Report - "Bush's last chance for success"

Barely a week after the release fo the ISG report, most Americans believe that the United States is losing the war in Iraq and support the main elements of the Baker-Hamilton Commission for a new strategy in Iraq, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Politically, however, the commission’s report remains a political orphan with little support from the Bush administration and Congress.(Attached summary is in German.)

Diplomacy and Security: Perspectives on the Future Direction of U.S. Foreign Policy

The Bush administration and the newly elected Democratic congressional leadership have pledged civility and bipartisanship in a new political landscape in which they must tackle difficult foreign policy issues. On December 6, 2006, the day of the release of the Iraq Study Group report, the Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion with foreign policy experts to examine the causes and consequences of past foreign policy failures and successes, and offer alternatives to current national security policy.(Summary in German)

Iraq at the crossroads

An outlook by Senator Jack Reed

On the eve of the congressional midterm elections, one of the most well-regarded and best informed policymakers in the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democratic Senator Jack Reed, shared his perspectives on an issue that many consider to be critical, if not decisive: the current situation in Iraq... (Attached document is in German)

Looking Ahead at the Muslim World after 9/11

Challenges for the United States in the Muslim World after 9-11-01

In der interdisziplinären Veranstaltung untersuchten Experten des United States Institute of Peace Fragestellungen zur muslimischen Welt. Ziel war es, ein „allgemeines Bild“ über die regionalen und internationalen Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten zu entwickeln, die den Vereinigten Staaten in den nächsten Jahren bevorstehen.

Why Iranians Do Not Think Like the Iranian Regime

Presentation by Amir Abbas Fakhravar on the dissident movement in Iran

Während sich der Atomkonflikt mit dem Iran immer stärker zuspitzt und der iranische Präsident Ahmadinedschad weiterhin antisemitische Äußerungen von sich gibt, vergessen viele die Situation der Menschen im Iran selbst. Dabei ist seit der iranischen Revolution 1979 die Studentenbewegung in Teheran die größte innenpolitische Opposition, die dem iranischen Regime gegenübersteht. Von dieser könnte ein möglicher Regimewechsel innerhalb des Iran ausgehen.

The Mistakes 99.9% of Americans Make When Thinking About the EU

Presentation by John Blundellk at the Heritage Foundation

Für viele Amerikaner ist die Europäische Union nur ein abstrakter Begriff. So ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass ein Teil der Amerikaner die EU als eine Bedrohung für die amerikanische Wirtschaft ansieht. Dabei stellt sich die Frage, welche Interessen die EU mit den USA verbinden, und welche politischen und wirtschaftlichen Ansichten sie trennen.

American Politics and the Religious Divide

Panel über die Wechelwirkungen von Religion und Politik

Die Redner setzten sich in der Veranstaltung mit den Zusammenhängen von Religion und Politik auseinander. Die Diskussion fand im Rahmen einer Veranstaltungsreihe statt, die die Wurzeln der heutigen Polarisierung in der amerikanischen Politik untersucht...

A New Strategy for Controlling Illegal Immigration

Presentation by Tom Tancredo on American immigration policy

Die Mehrheit der Amerikaner erwartet vom amerikanischen Kongress, dass das Problem der illegalen Einwanderung bald möglichst gelöst wird. Doch der Kongress scheint sich in dieser Frage nicht zu bewegen. So sind die zwei kürzlich verabschiedeten Vorlagen kaum miteinander vereinbar, und der Status Quo ist vor dem Hintergrund der steigenden Zahl der illegalen Einwanderer nicht länger hinnehmbar. Doch auch die Möglichkeit eines politischen Kompromisses zur Lösung des Problems der illegalen Einwanderung scheint in weite Ferne gerückt.

In Defense of Negativity

Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns

Amerikanische Wahlkampfkampagnen unterscheiden sich durch ihren Stil sehr stark von Kampagnen in Deutschland. Umfragen in den USA belegen, dass viele Amerikaner glauben, dass Wahlwerbung Wahlen und sogar demokratisches Regieren untergrabe.