Professor Daniel Ziblatt, political scientist at Harvard and co-author of the bestseller “How Democracies Die” and Donald Wise, former CEO of Metzler North America, discussed the state of democracy in the US. Wise and Ziblatt explored whether American democracy is merely facing a temporary crisis or a fundamental threat. Wise emphasized that the American public is not as deeply divided as politics may make it seem. The existing cultural divisions, he stated, can be overcome – starting at the local level. Ziblatt on the other hand warned of the deep level of polarization and argued that the damage to the unwritten rules of democracy could only be surmounted by institutional reforms. The speakers also touched upon current debates such as the nomination of Supreme Court Justices and answered questions from the audience, for example on Trump’s long-term legacy and how he has changed foreign policy.

Four leading American pollsters give us their take on the upcoming election. Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies, Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners, Fred Yang, Hart Research and Amy Walter, Cook Political Report speak about how the pandemic is affecting the election, which groups of voters the presidential candidates can each win, and how the Senate election differs from the presidential election. In addition, the four experts talk about why pollsters did not predict the election of Donald Trump in 2016. Atlantik-Brücke's five-part "Virtual Battleground Tour" is being held in cooperation with the Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC).

Clarissa Ward is one of the most renowned foreign correspondents in the USA. In a conversation with Simgar Gabriel and members of Atlantik-Brücke, the award-winning journalist discusses whether, after significant Russian meddling in the last US presidential election, foreign interference will once again be a factor this November. Other foreign policy dimensions of the election are also topics in this conversation.

Francis Fukuyama, author of the book "The End of History and the Last Man", explains in this webinar that the multiple social divisions in the United States are defined by identities.

Die Atlantik-Brücke hat, in Kooperation mit Save the Children, zu Spenden aufgerufen, um Kindern und ihren Familien in den USA durch die Corona-Krise zu helfen. David Deißner, Geschäftsführer der Atlantik-Brücke, hat mit Susanna Krüger, Geschäftsführerin und Vorstandsvorsitzende von Save the Children Deutschland darüber gesprochen, wie die Situation in den USA ist und was konkret mit den Spenden der Atlantik-Brücke erreicht werden konnte.

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.

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)

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.

with Jocelyn Kiley, Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center Moderator: Elisabeth Zerofsky, Journalist and Fellow, Robert Bosch Stiftung; Young Leader Alumna (2016) The new Covid-19 virus has changed everyday life in the USA dramatically in recent months. According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, two-thirds of Americans expect the pandemic to disrupt people's ability to vote in the presidential election this fall. Jocelyn Kiley presents a summary of the latest data on the U.S. presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic as well as other questions such as the current civil protests and how this might affect the election.

Featured Panelists: Linus Dahlander, Professor and Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation, ESMT; Joann Halpern, Director, Hasso Plattner Institute New York; Shaun Stewart, CEO, Newlab; and Gülsah Wilke, Head of Portfolio, Operations and Business Development, Axel Springer SE; Young Leader Alumna (2019). Moderator: Joshua Cohen, Managing Partner, GIANT Innovation; Young Leader Alumnus (2009). The world is in the midst of a unique crisis with what will almost certainly prove to be long-term social, economic and political ramifications. However, there seems to be a silver lining to this cloud: the private sector, including the technology and innovation ecosystem, seems to be voluntarily mobilizing in order to mitigate the crisis. The panel discussed what role the technology ecosystem can play from an academic, corporate and startup perspective, speaking to representatives from both sides of the Atlantic.

Die COVID-19-Pandemie und ihre erheblichen Auswirkungen auf alle Lebensbereiche stellt die Menschen hierzulande und weltweit vor vielschichtige Herausforderungen. Dies lässt sich unter anderem dadurch ableiten, wie sehr die Deutschen den vier untersuchten gesellschaftlichen Institutionen in Zeiten der Krise vertrauen: Der Regierung, der Wirtschaft, den Medien und NGOs. Im Frühlings-Update des Edelman Trust Barometer 2020 zeigt sich deutlich: Im Vergleich zum Jahresbeginn hat sich der Wind gedreht. Die Menschen in Deutschland vertrauen den vier Institutionen wieder mehr als noch im Januar. Aber ist diese Entwicklung nachhaltig? Auch bleiben Unternehmen und CEOs weit hinter den Erwartungen zurück, während die Regierung das Vertrauen der Menschen in der Krise zurückgewonnen hat. Es diskutieren: Christiane Schulz, CEO, Edelman Deutschland; Ed Williams, President & CEO, Edelman EMEA und Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Direktor und Mitglied des Präsidiums, Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft; stellv. Vorsitzender, Atlantik-Brücke e.V. Die Veranstaltung war eine Kooperation der Atlantik-Brücke mit Edelman.

With the spread of COVID-19, an unprecedented public health crisis has brought global travel to a halt and slowed international commerce. Should we have seen this coming? Ambassador Boris Ruge, Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, and Professor Gregory F. Treverton, former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, discuss whether we could have anticipated this pandemic and how the definition of security threats is evolving. The panel is moderated by Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution.

In this deep global crisis, many nations turn inward. Who will take up the banner to defend liberalism? Will the transatlantic partnership prevail? Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and Omid Nouripour, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the Green Parliamentary Group, Deutscher Bundestag and Member of the Board at Atlantik-Brücke, discuss coping strategies of the West and whether China can be contained. The discussion is moderated by Dr. David Deißner, Executive Director, Atlantik-Brücke. This video is part of Atlantik-Brücke’s and the American Council on Germany’s joint German-American Conference.

A video discussion with Dr. John Lipsky, Distinguished Scholar at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies and former First Managing Director of the IMF; Professor Dr. Andreas Dombret, Global Senior Advisor at Oliver Wyman and former Board Member of Deutsche Bundesbank; and Sigmar Gabriel, fomer Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister. Moderated by Steve Sokol, American Council on Germany.

In times of a global pandemic, how narrowly is national interest defined? How much help can and should we provide for others? And, ultimately, how important is a moral compass for defining policies? Professor Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor emeritus and former Dean of the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and author of the book “Do Morals Matter?” discusses these questions in conversation with Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke, in this video conference.

Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard University, discusses the effect the current pandemic has on the relationship between Europe and the United States with Atlantik-Brücke-Chairman Sigmar Gabriel.

Atlantik-Brücke-Chairman Sigmar Gabriel and Ambassador John B. Emerson, Chairman of the American Council on Germany, discuss the national and international responses to COVID-19, the future of multilateralism and globalization as well as domestic politics in this unprecedented and uncertain time. The talk was moderated by Juliane Schäuble, US Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel

Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Atlantik-Brücke Professor Dr. Michael Hüther, Direktor und Mitglied des Präsidiums des Instituts der Deutschen Wirtschaft, spricht im Interview darüber, warum die Kritik Präsident Trumps am deutschen Leitstungsbilanzüberschuss verkürzt ist. Er erläutert, warum der Umgang mit China für die westlichen Staaten weiterhin schwierig bleibt und warum die Welthandelsorganisation dringend eine Renaissance braucht.

Die bestimmenden Themen im US-Wahlkampf 2020 sind nicht außenpolitisch, erläutert Dr. Michael Werz, Senior Fellow am Center for American Progress und Vorstandsmitglied der Atlantik-Brücke. Neben dem Impeachment-Verfahren und den Grabenkämpfen in Washington sind es in erster Linie gesellschafts- und sozialpolitische Themen, die den Wählerinnen und Wählern wichtig sind. Auch ein demographischer Wandel hin zu einer weißen Minderheit wird die politischen Prioritäten des Landes verschieben. Das transatlantische Verhältnis muss an diese neuen Gegebenheiten angepasst werden.

Während der Mitgliederreise der Atlantik-Brücke nach Boston sprachen wir mit unserem Vorsitzenden Sigmar Gabriel über seine Verbindungen zu diesem Wissenschafts- und Technologiestandort im Nordosten der USA, über die Highlights der Delegationsreise sowie über die Zukunft der Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland, Europa und den USA.

In our interview with computer scientist and serial entrepreneur Alex Pentland, we spoke about his solution to the question of data ownership, but also about fake news and disinformation campaigns.

What are Western vlaues, and do they still connect Germany and the United States today? German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber says: "We want the same things, we want to defend our way of life." We spoke to a diverse group of Germans and Americans to hear their views. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, Omid Nouripour, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the Green Party, former Congressmen Jeff Miller and Jim Moran, State Secretary Sawsan Chebli and R.R. Reno, editor of the religious magazine "First Things"and serial entrepreneur Sebastian Funke talk about their take on the subject. The film is part of Deutschlandjahr USA/Wunderbar together.

In these changing and challenging times for the transatlantic partnership, we asked politicians, artists and entrepreneurs from both sides of the Atlantic to talk to us about values. Democracy is key among them - and often especially cherished by those who had to endure life without it. Ambassador Emily Haber, former Congressmen Jeff Miller and Jim Moran, Lantinx activist Paola Ramos, serial entrepreneur Sebastian Funke and R.R. Reno, editor of the religious magazine "First Things" talk about their personal experiences and views on the subject. This film is the third of four. The series is part of the Deutschlandjahr.

What are we talking about when we talk about equality? In our interview series about Western values, Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, calls it a "Rorschach test". We also spoke to Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, former Atlantik-Brücke Chairman Friedrich Merz, photographer Herlinde Koelbl, Omid Nouripour, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the Green Party, former Congressmen Jeff Miller and Jim Moran, Lantinx activist Paola Ramos and serial entrepreneur Sebastian Funke about their take on equality. This film is Atlantik-Bruecke's second of four films about Western values. The series is part of the Deutschlandjahr / WunderbarTogether.