Aspen Institute Germany
| Established | October 1974 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shepard Stone |
| Type | Think tank, NGO |
| Location | |
Director | Stormy-Annika Mildner |
| Website | aspeninstitute.de |
The Aspen Institute Germany (Aspen Institute Deutschland e.V.) is a German Think tank founded in 1974[1] with headquarters in Berlin. It organizes conferences and meetings to bring together decision-makers and experts from politics, business, academia, media, culture, and civil society. Its stated aim is to promote value-based leadership, constructive dialogue between conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to overcome geopolitical and geoeconomic conflicts, climate change, the health crisis, cyber risks, and digitalization.[2][3]
The Institute is an independent branch of the U.S.-based Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., and is part of a worldwide network of 12 partner organizations in 15 countries.[4][5] It is largely funded by government grants, fees charged on seminar tickets, and donations from private partners, including the Shepard Stone Foundation.[6] The chairman of the board of trustees is Eckart von Klaeden, and Stormy-Annika Mildner has been director since January 2021.[7]
History
The Aspen Institute Germany was founded in October 1974 - as the first in Europe - by Shepard Stone, who remained director until 1988.[8]
In August 2007, Charles King Mallory IV, previously an advisor to the head of the Middle East Division at the U.S. Department of State, took over as director of the Institute. During Mallory's presidency, the Berlin Senate cut the Aspen Institute's grants by about 500,000 euros and ultimately altogether.[9] During this time, the Aspen Institute moved from its longtime villa on Schwanenwerder Island near Wannsee to its current headquarters in Berlin-Mitte.[10][11]
From September 2013 until the end of 2020, Rüdiger Lentz was director of the institute; he was the first German to hold this position.[12][1]
On January 1, 2021, Stormy-Annika Mildner took over as director of the Institute, after previously serving as head of the department for foreign economic policy at the Federation of German Industries.[13]
As of 2022, the Institute had 21 employees.[14]
The majority of the Institution's funding comes from Public institutions including the German Federal Press Office, the German Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, the Open Society Foundation, the Heinz und Heide Dürr Stiftung, and the state of Baden-Württemberg.[15][16] Corporate members include Microsoft, Deutsche Bank AG, Daimler AG, Telefonica, and more than 100 private members.[17][15]
Controversies
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Programs
The institute's work consists of three main programs. In the "Transatlantic Program," through various formats such as the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative, the State-to-State Dialogue, and America's Choice Podcast, the Institute facilitates open and values-based dialogue on the key challenges facing the transatlantic relationship. In the "Europe Program," the Institute organizes closed dialogues in the Western Balkans to facilitate open and honest exchanges between decision-makers and experts, as well as public debates on current issues. In the "Digital Program", the Institute focuses on the political and societal impact of digitalization through the Media Literacy Initiative, Engaging German Influencers, Value-based AI Initiative and Digital Dish.
The Institute also runs the “Public Program” which focuses on providing an open dialogue between decision-makers and a public audience on a range of issues, and aims at promoting political literacy and communication.[18]
In addition, the Institute has presented the "Shepard Stone Award for Outstanding Transatlantic Leadership" since 2014. Previous winners include Mathias Döpfner (2014), Leonard Lauder (2015), Guido Goldman and Wolf Biermann (both 2017), and Madeleine Albright and Robert Zoellick (both 2019).[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aspen-Institut: Von Berlin aus eine Brücke nach Amerika schlagen" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "Partner für Sicherheitspolitik". 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Aspen Institute Germany". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Aspen Institute, Berlin" (in Deutsch). 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "International Partners". aspeninstitute.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Shepard-Stone-Stiftung" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Stormy-Annika Mildner wird Direktorin des Aspen Institute" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ "Aspen History". Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/berlin/article394115/Senat_streicht_500_000_Euro_Zuschuss_fuer_Aspen_Institut.html?print=yes&print=yes
- ↑ "Wirtschaft: Goebbels Berliner Insel-Grundstück in neuen Händen" (in Deutsch). 2011. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "International Partners". aspeninstitute.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2023-01-09.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner übernimmt die Leitung des Aspen Institute Germany | Aspen Institute Germany". aspeninstitute.de (in Deutsch). 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ "The Team of the Aspen Institute Germany". aspeninstitute.org. 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Aspen Institute Deutschland e.V." (in Deutsch). Deutscher Bundestag. 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). aspeninstitute.org. 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ "Program Overview". 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ "Shepard Stone Award". 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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