Innovation and Its Discontents: U.S. and German Models of Military Innovation and the Dual-Use Conundrum

Increasingly, government investment in “emerging technologies” aims to harness dual-use, private-sector innovation to achieve national goals. Dual-use technologies are increasingly critical to national economies, labor forces, and security. For major powers and innovators, governments and their private sectors both contribute to investment in technology development. What are the drivers behind the development? How does funding...

Transatlantic Relations After the Election

Join us for a roundtable discussion of the state of the transatlantic relationship in the wake of the U.S. Presidential Elections. Featuring: Dr. Mai’a Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Northeastern University;  Ignacio Garcia-Bercero, Director in DG Trade of the European Commission and former TTIP Chief Negotiator; and Dr. James Goldgeier, Professor at the School...

Beyond Election Night: Transatlantic Media De-Brief

Ten days after Election Day, an international press club will come together in Berlin to discuss the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Tune in as five leading journalists representing the United States, Germany, Italy, Poland and France comment on possible repercussions on the Euro-American partnership and voice their expectations towards a Biden-Harris administration....

Navigating a “World in Danger” – Lessons for a new generation of Transatlantic security leaders

As part of the 12th annual German American Conference organized by Harvard, please join us for a conversation between Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School and Boston Warburg Chapter Director, on the future of the...

A Conversation between San Antonio and Darmstadt

Transatlantic Town Hall: German-American Mayors Forum A Conversation between San Antonio and Darmstadt  with Ron Nirenberg, Mayor of San Antonio, and Jochen Partsch, Lord Mayor of Darmstadt In 2017, San Antonio and Darmstadt established a sister city partnership to promote economic collaboration and to strengthen cooperation on a host of issues including innovative urban development,...