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Empowering Democracy through Leadership
A Critical Conversation during the MSC2025 weekend As global leaders, policymakers, and industry experts gather in Munich for the Munich...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Feb 8


Geopolitics & the Future of Social Media
Join us for an exclusive side event on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference 2025 The Aspen Institute Germany and Transatlantic...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Feb 3


The Heart of Democratic Empowerment: Pluralism.
Democracy under Pressure. As the super election year of 2024 has come to an end, I find myself reflecting: What have I been missing? What...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Jan 6


Looking back, looking ahead
U.S. Election Developments and Their Implications for Transatlantic Relations. The road to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election has...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Oct 21, 2024


From Convention Season to the Final Campaign Stretch
Join me as I co-host and moderate this virtual event with Aspen Institute Germany  and Friends of John Hopkins University SAIS Europe in...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Aug 22, 2024


Shaping Democracy: Thought Leadership in Transatlantic Relations
We have a responsibility to protect democracy. What I love to do? This: Curating and hosting roundtable discussions with remarkable...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Mar 1, 2024


Safeguarding Democracy
The Crucial Role of Democratic Institutions 2024 is a pivotal election year in Europe, the U.S., and across the globe. The significance...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Feb 5, 2024


Disinformation, Democracies, Elections 2024
Join us for an exclusive side event on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference 2024. The Aspen Institute Germany and Transatlantic...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Feb 1, 2024


2024: Super Election Year
As 2023 has come to an end, we're facing 2024 the"super election year". Over 70 countries, more than 50% of the world's population, will...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Jan 2, 2024


Democracy Forum 2023
Recently, the Obama Foundation 2023 Democracy Forum took place in Chicago. President Barack Obama emphasized that we need a healthier...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Nov 6, 2023


German-American Day 2023
What began with an exchange year in 1995 has become a lifelong transatlantic passion. What started with the experience of living in...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Oct 6, 2023


Meeting U.S. President Obama
Earlier this year I had the great privilege to meet President Barack Obama and some of the European alumni of the Obama Foundation's...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Sep 18, 2023


Democracy: It’s more than a system of government, it’s a set of values.
Freedom, Justice, Equality, Openness, Truth. It's not about blood, pedigree, or wealth. It’s about making sure everyone has a voice and a...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Sep 11, 2023


Democracy at the Doldrums
From 5 to 11: BRICS Expansion will further Challenge Democracies. During the last BRICS summit, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Aug 30, 2023


The Russian-Ukraine War and European Security. Defense and Deterrence 2023.
A high-level discussion of the highest caliber: It was a privilege to participate in this small and exclusive roundtable on one of our...
TRANSATLANTIC HUB
Feb 22, 2023
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