Each week, the ACG hosts a Kaffeepause, or coffee break, with a Berlin-based journalist. On April 12, Gordon Repinski, Deputy Editor-in-Chief at The Pioneer, spoke about the political landscape of Germany leading up to the federal elections later this year.
How can the strengthening of transatlantic relations and collaborations between Europe and the US support sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) on both sides of the Atlantic? How can a Feminist Foreign Policy contribute to the protection and expansion of SRHR? On April 7, 1014 and CFFP, with the support of the American Council on Germany discussed these questions with Heather Boonstra, Vice President of Public Policy at the Guttmacher Institute; and Leah Hoctor, the Senior Regional Director for Europe at The Center for Reproductive Rights; and moderated by Nina Bernarding, Executive Director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy.
How have governments responded to the economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what will be the consequences? On Tuesday, April 6, a panel discussion with Wolfgang Schmidt, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany, Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Branko Milanovic, Professor and Senior Scholar, the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, the Graduate Center, CUNY, addressed the inequalities revealed and exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the public policy tools available to ameliorate those inequalities, and the likely paths economies can take in the recovery from the pandemic. This public online event was moderated by John Torpey, Director, European Union Studies Center, and organized with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington office. It was co-sponsored by the American Council on Germany, Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, University of Florida Center for European Studies, and Stone Center on Inequality at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
As Germany heads into the election season, on April 6, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Politico’s Chief Europe Correspondent Matthew Karnitschnig.
With a new U.S. administration and a more assertive and capable European Union, there is now a once-in-a-generation opportunity to design a new transatlantic agenda for global cooperation based on our common values, interests, and global influence. Against the backdrop of a new geopolitical and economic reality, a strong transatlantic relationship to sustain peace and security is undeniably relevant. A Feminist Foreign Policy questions the traditional understanding of state security and calls for a people-centered approach to security and peace. On March 31, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, 1014, with the support of the ACG hosted a discussion with Pam Campos Palma, political strategist, former military intelligence analyst, and Director of Peace and Security at the Working Families Party; and Verity Coyle, Senior Advisor and Nonresident Fellow with Stimson’s Conventional Defense program; and moderated by Kristina Lunz, Executive Director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy.