Posts tagged with Global Governance

Event Recap: “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Roya Hakakian, with commentary from JD Bindenagel, Bruno Jost, and Alexander von Stahl, Sr.: “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace” February 25, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY  Roya Hakakian, an eminent journalist and writer, presented her book Assassins of the Turquoise Palace, as the opening Read More

Event Recap: “Current Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States: What We Can Learn From Each Other”

Transatlantic Global Agenda Spencer Boyer, “Current Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States: What We Can Learn From Each Other” March 5th 2014, 12-2 pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY   On March 5th, Spencer Boyer, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and a Visiting Scholar Read More

American Friends of Bucerius and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Announce New Fellowship Program

To promote the mission of AFB and the BMW Foundation, we seek to remain on the cutting edge of innovation and new topics in the fields of governance, international cooperation, and international law. To that end, we have come together to establish a new fellowship in the fields of Global Governance, designed in cooperation with Read More

Transatlantic Academy Publishes Newest Report: The State of the Transatlantic World 2014

The Transatlantic Academy, supported in part by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, has just published their new report, “The State of the Transatlantic World 2014“. Revelations of U.S. spying have badly damaged German trust in the United States, but Russia’s annexation of Crimea is likely to strengthen transatlantic relations, several prominent scholars argue in Read More

THE SUSTAINABLE CUP CHALLENGE IS ON!

DO School partners American Friends of Bucerius, Dekeyser & Friends Foundation, and Newman’s Own Foundation came together with New York City’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to welcome the new fellows to New York City at the end of February. FELLOWS The Sustainable Cup Challenge has brought together 18 Fellows from 16 different countries Read More

AFB Announces New Energy + Innovation Initiative

Energy + Innovation Initiative Policy and technological developments in the energy sector have fundamentally changed the energy landscape, and the future of energy security and development has become a central focus of domestic, regional, and global policymaking. For the past two years American Friends of Bucerius has led a discussion series on Energy & Law Read More

Event Summary: Ali Aslan, “One Woman to Rule Them All? The German Election and Its Impact on Europe”

American Friends of Bucerius and The American Council on Germany hosted Ali Aslan, Talk Show Host for Quadriliga on Deutsche Welle TV, as part of the 2013 Transatlantic Global Agenda Series on November 18th, 2013. Germany holds greater prominence in Europe than ever before in post-WWII history. While past German elections usually have not garnered Read More

Event Summary: Dr. Steven A. Cook, “The Long Goodbye: The United States and the Middle East in an Age of Change”

As part of the Transatlantic Global Agenda Series, American Friends of Bucerius and The American Council on Germany invited Dr. Steven A. Cook to speak on changes in the Middle East and the United States’ strategic decision to decrease involvement in the region. Dr. Cook opened by saying that the title of his talk, “The Read More

DO School Collaboration with American Friends of Bucerius

American Friends of Bucerius is working with the DO School in Hamburg to train and mentor the international entrepreneurs of tomorrow who want to have a social impact in their communities and beyond. The 2014 Sustainable Cup Challenge in New York City aims to design a sustainable to-go cup that could be used by businesses Read More

Apply Now: Latin American Forum on Global Governance

The Latin American Forum on Global Governance 2014 is scheduled to take place from 6 to 16 August 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Calls for nominations will go out in August, the nomination and application deadline is December 1, 2013. The Latin American Forum on Global Governance is an intensive ten-day seminar jointly organized Read More