News
New Cities Project: “Future Cities – Go Glocal”
Aspen Germany is pleased to announce the follow-up project to “Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall”: “Future Cities – Go Glocal”. With the generous support of the Stiftung Deutscher Klassenlotterie Berlin, the project will focus on New Delhi, Nairobi, Mexico City, and Berlin over the next two years
NATO Youth Summit 2024
On May 13, 2024, the “NATO Youth Summit”, organized by NATO, Aspen International Partners, the Aspen Institute Romania, the Swedish Defense University, and the Swedish Civilian Crisis Management Agency, will take place.
Aspen Gala 2024
A special event awaits us in September! This year, the Aspen Institute Germany is celebrating its 50th anniversary and we invite you to honor the values of Aspen Germany at our gala on September 26, 2024 in Rotes Rathaus.
At the Aspen Institute Germany we want to promote values-based leadership, constructive dialogue, and international cooperation to tackle today‘s most pressing global challenges: geopolitical and geoeconomic conflicts, climate change, the health crisis, cyber risks, digitalization.
Events
- U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture: Meeting of the second cohort in Kiel, Germany
- From May 13-17, 2024, the in-person meeting of the second year’s cohort of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture project will take place in Kiel, Germany. A cohort of 16 U.S. and German farmers and other agricultural stakeholders will meet with policymakers, research institutes, and agricultural companies and visit local farms in Schleswig-Holstein. The core topic […]
- May 13, 2024
- Aspen-DGAP Trade Conference
- We live in a challenging geoeconomic environment that is currently shaped by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the increasing strategic rivalry between the United States and China as well as Europe. The US elections in November this year also call into question the future of the transatlantic alliance. Furthermore, the WTO’s 13th Ministerial […]
- May 13, 2024
- AI, Future, Work: Implications of the Rise of AI for Labor and Education
- On May 21, 2024, Aspen Germany, in collaboration with Microsoft Germany, is hosting the third workshop of the new event series, AITech Dialogues. The project, AITech Dialogues: AI for Sustainable and Just Societies, aims to address existing and emerging AI technologies, particularly focusing on ethical considerations regarding their impact and the required governance. The event […]
- May 21, 2024
Publications
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.
Im dritten Jahr nach der russischen Invasion: Die Ukraine und wir
The German historian, publicist, and retired brigadier general of the Bundeswehr, Klaus Wittmann, analyzes in this publication of the SpotOn series the current state of the war in Ukraine, and more.
Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers in Times of Crises, Conflicts, and Wars
The publication captures Aspen Germany’s Influencer project essence, actively engaging participants in the ongoing discourse on disinformation, and more.
Podcasts
Episode 58: Bidenomics between Economic Policy, Campaign, and Theory
With Ulrike Malmendier, Cora Jane Flood Professor of Finance and Director of the O’Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Member of the Sachverständingenrates Wirtschaft.
Episode 57: Two Years of War in Ukraine and No End in Sight
With Max Bergmann, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
Episode 56: Kickoff into the U.S. election year 2024: Primaries, Candidates, Issues
With Peter Burghardt, U.S. correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Washington, D.C., and Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin.
Programs
Digital
The Digital Program deals with the far-reaching social transformation processes of digitalization.
Europe
The Europe programs focuses on the future of Europe with a particular focus on the Western Balkans, EU enlargement, and questions of strategic autonomy.
Leadership
The Aspen Leadership Program facilitates exchange between people in leadership positions to foster values-based leadership.
Public
The Public Program provides a forum for open and constructive dialog between decision-makers and a broader audience on a wide range of current global challenges.
Transatlantic
The Transatlantic Program facilitates an open, values-based dialogue on key challenges facing the transatlantic partnership.
About
The Aspen Institute Germany is an independent, non-partisan organization committed to promoting values-based leadership and open discourse on society, policy and global challenges.
Our Mission
The Aspen Institute Germany promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialog among conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to support and enhance a strong open society.
Our history
The Aspen Institute Germany was founded in 1974 by Shepard Stone as the first Aspen Institute outside the United States. Founded in the midst of the Cold War, it promoted U.S.-German dialog with the Eastern Bloc.
Our Team
Director Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner has led the Aspen team since January 2021. Our Transatlantic, Digital, Public and Europe Programs are being supported by a team of currently 21 staff members.
Aspen international
In addition to the founding institute in the USA, the global Aspen network includes independent institutes in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), India (New Delhi), Italy (Rome), Japan (Tokyo), Mexico (Mexico City), New Zealand (Queenstown), Romania (Bucharest), Spain (Madrid), UK (London), and Ukraine (Kyiv).