Current Events
 

• Towards a Transatlantic Green New Deal: The Path to a Green Economy that Will Fight Climate Change and Create Quality Jobs
  Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
  2247 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC 20515
  Please join us for a transatlantic dialogue featuring Renate Künast and Jürgen Trittin, Members of German Parliament for Alliance 90/The Greens, and U.S. and United Nations policy experts on strategies to overcome today’s joint economic and environmental crises and create new green job opportunities for workers around the world. Two panels will discuss the findings of a new report: Towards a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crisis, prepared by the Worldwatch Institute for the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Light lunch will be served.     more...
   
• New Jobs with Renewable Energies: A European Perspective
  Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm
  Public discussion with Jürgen Trittin, MdB
  Goethe Institut, 812 Seventh Street NW,Washington DC 2001
  Investments into renewable energies are crucial to fight global warming, strengthen energy security and create new jobs. Jürgen Trittin, former German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, will discuss how Germany managed to push aggressively for renewable energies.     more...
   
• Prospects for Nonproliferation and Disarmament: A European Perspective
  Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:00 to 2:30 pm
  public event in cooperation with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
  Jürgen Trittin, Former German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, will discuss issues of non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament from a European and German perspective. He will explore how rules and controls can be strengthened to curtail further proliferation by the 2010 NPT Review Conference, the role of Europe and Germany in approaching disarmament, and in particular, the future of the U.S. nuclear arsenal stationed in Germany.     more...
   
• The IMF's New Lending in a Time of Global Economic Downturn
  Friday, June 19th, from 10 am - 12 noon
  in cooperation with the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
  The Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave., NE (nearest Metro Stations: Union Station or Capital South)
  A panel of experts will look at the economic issues involved in current IMF lending and its role in dealing with the global financial and economic crisis, with a particular focus on economic conditions attached to IMF agreements and proposed reforms of IMF governance, particularly in light of current funding decisions by some of the major contributing countries.     more...
   
• Restoring Credibility on Human Rights and Democracy. Detention, Rendition, and the Middle East
  Monday, June 15, 2009 12:00 – 1:30 pm
  public event in cooperation with the Project on Middle East Democracy & the Center for American Progress
  Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
  The Obama Administration portrayed its release of legal memos on torture and harsh interrogation, the closing of Guantanamo, and its reevaluation of military commissions as the first steps toward restoring our government’s moral integrity and adherence to the rule of law.     more...
   
• Economic Crisis, Political Rebound? The State of the European Union in 2009
  Thursday, June 11th, 2009, 2.30pm - 5.45pm
  public conference in cooperation with the Brookings Center on the US and Europe
  The Brookings Institution, Saul-Zilkha room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC
  The EU elections will kick off an intense political season for the EU, which will include the appointment of a new EU commission and a final vote on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland later this year. These important political developments come at a time when the economic crisis has taken its toll on European unity, to the point that some now question if the EU can survive at all.     more...
   
• Iran in the Middle East. Expanding Influence, Accerlating Arms Race: Myth or Reality?
  Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 12:00-4:00pm
  public event in cooperation with The Century Foundation & the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
  The Century Foundation, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington DC
  Iran’s growing religious and political influence in the Middle East is alarming the United States, Israel and Arab states. As Israel considers launching a military attack, Arab leaders warn of a developing arms race in the region. What are Iran’s objectives and how will fear of Iran affect the future of the Middle East?     more...
   
• Renewable Energies for Canada - A Transatlantic Policy Tour
  May 19: Quebec/ May 20: Nova Scotia/ May 21 and 22: New Brunswick
  In times of the climate and economic crisis, renewable energies offer a sustainable way out. With the promotion of renewable energies 250,000 new jobs have been created so far across Germany with new projects constantly being launched. But which policies are behind the renewable energy revolution and what are the possibilities they offer for Canada as an eco-economy? In various briefings for key decision makers as well as public events, Dr. Christine Wörlen, former head of Germany's Renewable Energy Agency and now an independent consultant with governments around the world, will discuss the German experience and policy options for Canada on the Transatlantic Policy Tour.     more...
   
• Green New Deal – Investing into the Future
  Thursday, May 7, 10am-6pm
  A transatlantic conference
  Berlin, Germany
  This transatlantic conference will discuss strategies to overcome the financial and the climate crisis together. It will also address education and innovation policy as well as social security as part of a comprehensive green new deal. This is a project in cooperation with the Center for American Progress.     more...
   
• Ready or not?
  April 30 - May 1
  A conference on issues and solutions for adapting to climate change
  Washington, DC
  Global warming is already threatening developing countries with increasingly severe weather events, droughts, floods, food shortages, and disease outbreaks—and the poorest communities in the developing world and the US suffer disproportionately from these impacts. Adaptation strategies—such as water management technologies and practices, coastal zone restoration, and the use of drought-resistant seeds—can help vulnerable communities build their resilience to the potentially devastating effects of climate change. Recognizing the pressing need for increased education and collaboration with the environmental, development, foreign policy, and faith communities, this flagship conference is an important opportunity to advance effective adaptation policies for the world’s poorest communities, and to increase collaboration between the diverse groups working on climate change and adaptation.     more...
   
• Transatlantic Workshop on Legislative Challenges for Creating a Green Society
  Thursday, April 30th, 10:30 am
  Georgetown University, Main Campus, 205 Old North Conference Room
  The policy workshop will feature a series of discussions held at Georgetown University. This event is directed at lawyers and scholars, multipliers in the academic world and policy staffers who are dealing with the legal and legislative practices in the U.S., Germany, and the UK.     more...
   
• Policies and Infrastructures for Green Power Investment
  Thursday, April 23, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
  Capitol Hill, Room: 402 Cannon House Office Building
  Discussion in cooperation with Ecologic This event is to discuss perspectives to overcome the Economic Crisis with Renewable Energies. Experts from the US and Germany will focus on experiences from Europe and challenges in the U.S.     more...
   
• Celebrate Earth Day 2009 with a Climate Change Seminar & Public Forum
  April 22 Two events at Toronto, Canada
  Find out what Canada is doing in the fight against climate!
  On Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, join Tom Athanasiou and several other of Canada’s top climate change experts at an afternoon seminar and evening public forum to learn about Canada’s role in the international effort to stop global warming.     more...
   
• Gender and the Economic Crisis
  April 22
  Opportunities for Equitable Responses
  Washington, DC, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Recent years have seen a convergence in global crises: commodity and energy prices on global markets,breakdown in global financial markets, deep recession in the real economy, and an increase in climate-related disasters. As of March 2009, all developed economies were in recession with increasing numbers of developing countries feeling the effects of the financial crisis and spillover into the real economy.     more...
   
• A Fair Share - New Climate Report on Canada released
  April 20, 7-9 pm, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
  Join us in Ottawa in the run-up to Earth Day!
  Celebrate Earth Day a few days early this year. On the evening of April 20th, we are hosting an event featuring leading climate change thinkers from the United States and Europe, short films on climate justice, and a reception to celebrate the launch of new reports from Eco-Equity, the Pembina Institute, and Greenpeace Canada. Please join us!     more...
   
• Advancing Transatlantic Mobility and Security. Information Sharing and Collaborative Border Controls
  April 14-16, 2009 - invitation only
  A Transatlantic Roundtable and Cross-Border Tour in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute
  Detroit, Michigan
  This conference will address the most critical issue in transatlantic relations concerning mobility and security: information sharing and related privacy rules.     more...
   
• What can Europe do for Iraq? Recommendations for a new U.S.-European collaboration
  April 1, 2009, invitation only
  Joint Workshop with the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings
  Washington, DC
  In order to analyze potential developments in and around Iraq with respect to security interests of the EU, and to provide specific policy recommendations to the EU and its member states, the Heinrich Böll Foundation commissioned a study by a renowned group of international experts covering a range of interrelated topics on Iraq.     more...
   
• Cem Özdemir: From Brussels to Berlin - Policy Changes Ahead
  April 2, 2009, 12.15-2pm
  Discussion and Luncheon in cooperation with the American Council on Germany
  New York, The University Club
  Cem Özdemir is National Co-chairman of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and a Member of the European Parliament.     more...
   
• Progress & Challenges in Transatlantic Information Sharing
  March 26th, 2009, 12pm-1:30pm, invitation only
  in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute
  Washington, DC
  This luncheon is to enable us to more closely examine the effectiveness of current transatlantic agreements, and at the progress toward a new information sharing agreement, with a particular focus on information sharing and privacy related to the movement of people between our nations and throughout the world.     more...
   
• Twenty Years After – Dealing with the Heritage of Communism
  March 19-20, 2009
  International Conference
  Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
  The conference aims to examine the extent to which the communist past, over the last two decades, has played a role in political and public life.     more...
   
• On the Road to Copenhagen
  Monday, March 16, 2009, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
  Transatlantic Perspectives on a New Climate Change Agreement
  Swedish Embassy, 2900 K Street NW
  With the change of the US administration and the upcoming UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen, the discussion on climate change has gained new momentum in the United States and in Europe. This event will convene a discussion on the outlook for the UN climate negotiations and the potential new transatlantic relationship on the issue of climate change.     more...
   
• Beyond Afghanistan – Transatlantic Approaches for Regional Security
  March 12, 2009, 12-2pm
  roundtable discussion
  Washington DC, invitation only
  The current security situation in South and Southwest Asia, along with most modern-day security challenges, goes beyond national borders and has revealed the futility of approaching such challenges at only the state level. Each conflict has serious implications for the surrounding states; spreading tension and conflict as a vicious cycle envelops the entire region.     more...
   
• Toward a Green New Deal
  Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:00-2:00 p.m. Registration and Light Lunch: 11:30-12:00
  How Greening the Economy Will Fight Climate Change and Create Quality Jobs
  Capitol Hill, Senate Visitor Center SVC 210/212
  A discussion on the "Global Green New Deal" and how it could help bring the world out of dual economic and environmental crises.     more...
   
• Industrializing amidst a Global Financial Crisis: Is it Possible?
  March 12, 3-4:40 PM, National Press Club
  hbs in cooperation with the Center of Concer and the Center for Economic and Policy Research     more...
   
• Ready or Not?
  April 30th and March 1st
  A Conference on Issues and Solutions for Adapting to Climate Change
  hbf North America in cooperation with partners
  Mark your callendar for this important upcoming event and please check our website frequently for more information     more...
   
• A New Start in Transatlantic Relations - The View from the Czech EU Presidency. An Address by H.E. Karel Schwarzenberg, Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic
  Monday, February 9, 2009, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  lecture in cooperation with Center on the U.S. and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings
  The Brookings Institution, Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
  With a new American president and administration now in office, an opportunity has arisen for revitalizing the transatlantic partnership. In his remarks, Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg offered thoughts on new priorities and approaches to U.S. - Europe relations, including on dealing with the challenges posed by the Middle East, Afghanistan, Russia and questions such as energy security and coping with climate change.     more...
   
• So sah die DDR im Jahr 2000 einmal aus. Internationale Mutmaßungen über die Zukunft der SED-Diktatur vor 1989
  Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009, 12-1.30pm
  Lecture
  hbs North America
  Noch in den achtziger Jahren wurde die DDR als stabile Diktatur kategorisiert und so galt der Berliner Mauerfall als ein völlig unerwartetes und ueberwältigendes Ereignis. Anlässlich des zwanzig Jahre zurückliegenden Mauerfalls blickt Jens Hüttmann auf die friedliche Revolution zurück, um das Prognosedebakel von 1989 zu analysieren.     more...
   
• Following the Money: American and European Foreign Aid and Middle East Democracy
  Friday, 13 February 2009, 12-2pm
  roundtable discussion in cooperation with POMED
  Washington, DC
  Many wonder how the new U.S. administration can and should approach foreign assistance and support for democracy and human rights programs in the Middle East. However, the United States is by no means the only country that faces these challenges - in particular, Europe has broadly similar goals for much of its foreign assistance.     more...
   
• The Limits of Accuracy: Models and Assumptions of Failed States Indexes
  Thursday, 29 January 2009, noon - 2pm
  roundtable discussion
  Washington, DC
  With approximately two billion people living on the verge of institutional collapse in fragile states, state failures are a daily tragedy that affect their inhabitants and put in question the stability of the state system. Strengthening weak states and preventing state failure are urgent tasks for the 21st century.     more...
   
• Checkpoint Poznan: Transatlantic Climate Relations after the U.S. Elections
  November 24,2008. 9:30 am-11:00 am Panel Discussion
  Brookings. 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW. Room Saul.
  With the next United Nations climate summit being held in Poznan, Poland next month, what are the prospects for U.S. climate policy under the incoming Obama Administration and what are the opportunities for enhanced transatlantic cooperation? A panel discussion organized by the Heinrich-Boell-Foundation and Brookings.     more...
   
• International Symposium 'On Torture'
  Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 9am - 6:30pm
  in cooperation with the George Washington University & the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University, 805 21st Street NW, Washington DC
  The "torture debate" since the Abu Ghraib photographs has involved talk of legal permissibility, costs and benefits, policies, ticking time bombs and moral absolutes. Yet torture is much broader and deeper in its moral, political, legal, and social implications.     more...
   
• The Risks of Acting and Waiting: Democracy Promotion and State Failure
  Tuesday, November 18, dinner at 6:00 p.m.
  dinner roundtable discussion
  Restaurant Nora, 2132 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington DC
  With approximately two billion people living on the verge of institutional collapse in fragile states, state failures are a daily tragedy that affect their inhabitants and put in question the stability of the state system. Strengthening weak states and preventing state failure are urgent tasks for the 21st century.     more...
   
• The Financial Crisis and Global Policy Action: Beyond Quick Fixes
  Wednesday, November 12th, 9 - 11 am
  Woodrow Wilson Intl. Center for Scholars, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
  On the eve of the G-20 Summit on the global financial crisis in Washington on November 15th, this discusses event gives voice to civil society and developing country views for alternative reform proposals for the global financial system, which the G-20 will likely not hear.     more...
   
• The Unrelenting Logic of Business as Usual: Piracy and Commerce in Failed States
  Monday, 27 October 2008, noon-2pm
  lunch roundtable discussion
  Restaurant Nora, 2132 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington DC
  With approximately two billion people living on the verge of institutional collapse in fragile states, state failures are a daily tragedy that affect their inhabitants and put in question the stability of the state system. Strengthening weak states and preventing state failure are urgent tasks for the 21st century.     more...
   
• New Perspectives for the Transatlantic Climate Dialogue
  Friday, 31 October 2008, noon - 2pm
  A discussion with Reinhard Bütikofer
  SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., R.812, Rome Building
  The SAIS German Club and the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America cordially invite to a discussion on transatlantic climate policy.     more...
   
• Global Governance and the Financial Crisis
  Thursday, 23 October 2008, noon-2pm
  roundtable luncheon with Jürgen Trittin, Member of the German Bundestag
  Restaurant Nora, 2132 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington DC
  The turmoil in the financial markets has reached the world economy with horrifying speed. It is beginning to affect ordinary people, as both investors and employees, and it is already having an impact on companies all over the world.     more...
   
• Domestic and Foreign Policy Developments Inside Medvedev's Russia
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:30pm - 2pm
  luncheon discussion
  The Elliot School of International Affairs, Voesar Conference Room, 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 412
  This policy debate aims to discuss the recent developments in Russia's domestic and foreign policy.     more...
   
• The Global Food Crisis: Time for a Fresh Look at Sustainable Agriculture Policy Alternatives
  Thursday, October 9, 2008 12 noon - 2 pm (NOTE: a light lunch will be served at 11:45 am)
  Co-hosted with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW     more...
   
• Confronted with New Challenges: Developments and Trends of the German Party System in the Light of the last Elections
  Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 12-1:30pm
  roundtable discussion
  American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 700, Washington DC
  Over the last few years, the German political landscape has irrevocably shifted, forcing the now five main political parties on the federal scene to redefine their core electorate, reach out to these voters in an invigorated fashion and sharpen and refocus their political programmatic     more...
   
• Greening the Economy
  October 8, 2008-October 9, 2008
  Berlin, Germany     more...
   
• Film Screening "In The Name Of The Son"
  Friday, 19 September 2008, 2-4pm
  in cooperation with the Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia & Herzegovina
  1116 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC
  After escaping execution, Tarik, a Bosnian prisoner of war, immigrates to the Unit States looking to leave his past behind. Years later, the man who spared his life shows up on Tarik's doorstep asking for a favor. In April 2008, this movie qualified for an Academy Award in Live Action Short Film category.     more...
   
• U.S.-China Climate Change Policy
  September 17, 2008, 3:00 – 4:30pm
  Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
  This public symposium will present central conclusions of a 2-day roundtable discussion on how to strengthen U.S.-China collaboration on climate policy.     more...
   
• Values and Interests in Foreign Policy
  Thursday, 11 September - Friday, 12 September 2008
  Annual Foreign Policy Conference 2008
  Berlin, Germany
  The 2008 Annual Foreign Policy Conference will undertake a critical analysis of the apparent conflict between value-based and interest-guided foreign policy. International political, economic and civil society experts will explore the question of whether values and interests do represent separate spheres or rather are two dimensions of a rational and transparent process of foreign policy development and democratic decision-making.     more...
   
• Private Foundations as Global Civil Entrepreneurs: An Answer to Poor Performance of Global Governance?
  Thursday, 4 September 2008 12:30pm - 2pm
  lunch roundtable discussion in cooperation with the German Marshall Fund
  German Marshall Fund, 1700 18th Street, NW, Washington DC
  In recent years, a new type of political actor has become increasingly important - cosmopolitan individuals, such as Al Gore, Muhammad Yunus or Bill Gates, acting transnationally, to advocate for the rights and the well-being of their "fellow citizens of the world".     more...
   
• The Missing Piece in Climate Policies: Renewable Heating and Cooling in Germany and the U.S.
  Thursday, July 31st, 2008 12-1:30pm
  Longworth House Building, Room 1334 Washington, DC
  This event discussed the questions like why there are no current federal policies in U.S. addressing renewable energy industries, which states have taken the lead to address specific technologies for heating and cooling within their own climate strategies, and how other countries like Germany are working on the strategies of renewable heating and cooling.     more...
   
• Clout & Climate Change: A New Global Agenda for the 21st Century
  July 27-30, 2008
  International Scenario Game Exercise, invitation only
  Washington, DC
  The future consequences of global climate change remain unclear, but the economic, social, political, and military risks for all nations have the potential to be catastrophic. This exercise used war gaming and scenario planning techniques to assess the potential threats and responses to global climate change.     more...
   
• A Transatlantic Dialog on Solutions to Global Warming
  Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:00am to 10:30am
  Center for American Progress, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington DC
  Please join the Center for American Progress and the Heinrich Böll Foundation for a transatlantic dialog on solutions to global warming with senior European policy makers.     more...
   
• The EU’s Emissions Trading System
  Friday, July 18, 2008,12:00 – 1:30pm
  Key Lessons on Auction vs. Allocation, Market Oversight, and other Issues
  Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2203
  Please join us for the next discussion in our dynamic summer series of climate lunch dialogues featuring experts on European and U.S. climate and energy policy, about cap and trade and the pros and cons of auctioning emissions allowances versus granting them for free.     more...
   
• The Missing Piece in Climate Policy - Renewable Heating and Cooling
  Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
  Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag LLP, Waltham MA
  The Heinrich Böll Foundation, in partnership with Foley Hoag, the City of Boston's Solar Boston initiative, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Division of Energy Resources, National Grid and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council invite you to the following event on The Missing Piece in Climate Policy: Renewable Heating and Cooling.     more...
   
• Srebrenica - Remembrance for the Future
  Thursday, July 10th, 2008, 6pm
  exhibition opening
  Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2109 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
  July 11, 2008 will mark the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. The mass murder of more than seven thousand men and boys in a UN Safe Zone was a shame to Europe, the United States, and to the United Nations (UN).     more...
   
• Clash or Cooperation? The Chinese Climate Change Dilemma
  Thursday, June 26th, 2008, noon - 1.45pm
  A Discussion with Germany's Green Party Chairman
  1630 Connecticut Ave, NW 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20009
  How could energy and climate policy become an area of strategic cooperation between the United States, the European Union and China? As principal emitters of the past, what incentives can Europe and the United States offer China as the country juggles the task of sustaining economic growth and enforcing more stringent environmental standards?     more...
   
• What Women Want: Voices from the Middle East
  Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:00 - 2:00 pm
  panel discussion
  Heldref Publications, Reid Ballroom, 1319 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
  Women's political participation in the Middle East has been impeded by various social factors, and discriminatory laws against women remain in effect. As a consequence of that basic imbalance, public policies advanced at the national level often fail to address underlying gender inequities or the concerns of women.     more...
   
• Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development: Lessons from the Americas
  Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.
  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC     more...
   
• Renewable Energy Payments in the US: Prospects and Perspectives
  June 18, 2008, 12:00-1:00pm
  Rayburn 2123     more...
   
• Europeans are from Mars – Americans are from Venus
  June 12, 2008 (11AM Discussion, 12PM Screening)
  Comparing the Role of Soccer in the U.S. and Europe
  German Marshall Fund (1700 18th St. NW)
  Soccer is the dominant sport worldwide – except in the United States where it is a growing sport but still in its infancy. Join us for a transatlantic discussion, followed by a screening of the EURO 2008 first round match Croatia vs. Germany.     more...
   
• Justice, Culture and Tradition
  June 2-4, 2008
  Conference in Honor of Michael Walzer
  Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, New Jersey
  To recognize Michael Walzer's contributions to the ethical and political philosophy of the twentieth century, the Carnegie Council invites to the conference titled 'Justice, Culture and Tradition'.     more...
   
• Perceptions of U.S. Democracy Promotion: American and Middle Eastern Views
  Friday, May 23, 2008 12:00 - 2:00 pm
  panel discussion
  Henry L. Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20036
  Most Americans and Middle Easterners agree, according to public opinion polls, that democracy can develop in the Middle East and that only peaceful means of supporting democracy are acceptable. Nevertheless, deep disagreements remain on whether the U.S. should be involved in promoting democracy in the region, and if so, how.     more...
   
• Accounting for Climate Change in Bilateral Development Aid: A German Perspective
  Friday, May 16, 2008 10:30am--12:00pm
  Center for Global Development, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
  Germany has been a strong supporter of multilateral efforts to combat climate change, for example, through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the more recent efforts of the World Bank. In addition, Germany is a leader among donor countries in reshaping its bilateral aid activities to take into account climate change issues.     more...
   
• Current Developments and Trends in China’s Relations with African Countries
  April 28, 2008 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  Conference
  2105 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
  HBF Washington, DC and AFPC co-hosted this conference to bring together experts from the US, the EU, Africa and China to share their knowledge on important aspects of China’s relation with Africa including political, military, economic, resource, human rights and social relations. It also launched a discussion on the policy recommendations and findings memorandum derived from the research Ambassador David Shinn and Joshua Eisenman conducted in 2007 in China and seven African countries.     more...
   
• Creating a Climate of Change: Women, Nuclear Energy and Justice in a Warming World
  6 May 2008, 6:30-8:00pm
  Discussion
  Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1530 P ST. NW
  Join us for this public event where women Nobel Peace Laureates and co‐founders of the Nobel Womenʹs Initiative, Wangari Maathai and Jody Williams, will discuss their vision of ‘climate justice’ – an approach to climate change that recognizes differential responsibilities for developed and developing countries, and puts the rights of people, especially women, at the center of the climate debate. Pat Mitchell, President of The Paley Center for Media and the former President and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), will moderate.     more...
   
• Cap and Trade: Perspectives from the EU and the US
  April 23 9:00-10:30am
  Washington, DC - The Brookings Institution, Somers Room
  Recent debates on U.S. climate change policy have made a national cap and trade system a likely option for addressing emissions in the U.S. In this briefing, two leading experts on climate change will discuss the European Union’s experiences with the cap and trade system, and the prospects for a U.S. shift to a similar strategy. A broader discussion will also take place on key design questions such as upstream versus downstream regulation, auctioning versus free allocation policies, and border adjustments among other issues.     more...
   
• Transatlantic Workshop on Legislative Challenges for Creating a Green Society
  April 30th 2009
  Georgetown University, Main Campus, 205 Old North Conference Room
  The policy workshop will feature a series of discussions held at Georgetown University. This event is directed at lawyers and scholars, multipliers in the academic world and policy staffers who are dealing with the legal and legislative practices in the U.S., Germany, and the UK.     more...
   
• Transatlantic Workshop on Legislative Challenges for Creating a Green Society
  April 30th 2009
  Georgetown University, Main Campus, 205 Old North Conference Room
  The policy workshop will feature a series of discussions held at Georgetown University. This event is directed at lawyers and scholars, multipliers in the academic world and policy staffers who are dealing with the legal and legislative practices in the U.S., Germany, and the UK.     more...