“Taking Stock: Transatlantic Perspectives after the U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Germany”
In this video-discussion General (ret.) John R. Allen, President of the Brookings Institution and former Commander of NATO's ISAF mission, and Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke, analyze the implications of the announced U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany.
“The Current State of the Transatlantic Alliance"
A Discussion with Parliamentarians from the US and Germany hosted by Atlantik-Brücke and the Association of the Former Members of Congress.
With:
The Honorable Brendan Boyle (D-PA), United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Charles W. Dent (R-PA, 2005-2018), Senior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper LLP
Peter Beyer, MdB (CDU/CSU), Deutscher Bundestag; Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation of the Federal Government, Federal Foreign Office
Alexander Kulitz, MdB (FDP), Spokesperson for Foreign Trade and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Deutscher Bundestag
Moderated by:
Elisabeth von Hammerstein, Program Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung (Young Leaders Alumna 2018)
A Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality in the US
Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard, Correspondent and Deputy Bureau Chief, ARD German Television; Young Leader Alumnus (2016)
LaSean Knox-Brown, Young Leader Alumnus (2016),
Dr. Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University,
and Kirsten West Savali, Executive Producer, Essence Magazine
Moderation: Léa Steinacker, Chief Strategy Officer, ada; Young Leader Alumna (2016)
The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, who died while being pinned to the ground by a white Minneapolis police officer, has sparked outrage in the United States. Over the last weeks, protests have occurred nationwide demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality. While some protestors crossed the line into violence, many peaceful protesters, bystanders and journalists experienced police brutality and felt that their right to free speech has been infringed upon.
It has been argued that George Floyd's death, as well as the nationwide protests it has caused, show fundamental flaws of law enforcement in America: militarization, the lack of real accountability and transparency, and misplaced incentives. In this call, our speakers discussed these topics and talked about whether they anticipate any fundamental changes as a result of the protests.