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Bertelsmann Foundation North America
The Bertelsmann Foundation, established in 2008, is the North American arm of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. We are a driver of social change. We are committed to promoting the freedom of individuals and societies, and international understanding. The Bertelsmann Foundation serves as a Euro-American bridge, communicating and showcasing best practices in foreign, economic and social policy to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. We believe that challenges confronted on one side of the ocean are likely to arise on the other, and that Europeans and Americans can learn from each other's approaches.
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2011 CEPI Fellows Hit the Ground in Brussels
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America and the Bertelsmann Stiftung Brussels office brought together 20 US Congress and the European Parliament staffers for the first conference of the 2011 class of the Congressional European Parliament Initiative (CEPI). The gathering took place 18-22 June in Brussels.
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Washington, DC/Guetersloh - 27/10/2011
US lags in all Areas of Social Justice
The United States may still lead the world in the size of its economy, but it performs poorly in a host of areas that make for a socially just country. A current Bertelsmann Foundation study examines 31 OECD nations, the United States ranks near the bottom in six key categories that contribute to a socially responsible market economy.
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Washington, D. C. - 15/04/2011
Third Annual Bertelsmann Foundation Conference
The state of the world economy was again the focus of the Bertelsmann Foundation's largest annual event as 200 influential government representatives, business executives and representatives of the academic, think-tank and media communities gathered at the Newseum in Washington, DC to discuss options for spurring employment in a jobless economic recovery.
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Washington, D.C. - 02/03/2011
Annual German Conference at Harvard University
The two-day conference focused on wide-ranging topics that included the role of collective identities in the financial crisis; the effects of the economic downturn on American and European defense budgets; US and European labor-market models; and the role of innovative financing in transforming the healthcare sector.
Recent Publications
Can Europe's Tea Parties upend the EU?
The United States is not the only Western country dealing with a grassroots political upheaval. Europe is also confronting its own "tea parties", and the recent Finnish election was only the latest manifestation of that challenge. As Bertelsmann Foundation Senior Project Manager Tyson Barker writes in politico.com, one of Washington, DC's must-read online political-news sources, the Nordic vote is part of a growing trend in Europe that poses a challenge to those who promote EU and eurozone unity.
Annette Heuser Bloomberg commentary
The deteriorating situation in Libya has spurred a vigorous debate on trans-Atlantic policy towards a country that appears to be drifting towards a civil war. Calls for Western military intervention in terms of creating a no-fly zone contrast with warnings of "mission creep" in a situation that remains chaotic and unpredictable. In this op-ed published by Bloomberg News, Bertelsmann Executive Director Annette Heuser argues that the situation requires Western action - and only the US is in a position to take it.
Interview
"A New Era of World Politics"
New Atlanticist Podcast with Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser
The trans-Atlantic partnership has undergone significant changes in recent years. The impact of globalization has raised the importance of American and European relationships with other regions of the world. In addition, a new generation of political leaders on both sides of the ocean lacks the sentimentality that often characterized the trans-Atlantic alliance of the past. In this interview, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Sarwar Kashmeri asks Annette Heuser about the impact of these developments on the links among countries that remain the closest of economic and security partners.
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New EU Leadership Must Earn Washington's Respect
EurActiv Interview with Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser
US President Obama's absence from May's EU-US summit will be the first and only wake-up call for Brussels. The president is signaling that he does not have time for events whose highlight is a photo-op. The Europeans have to ensure that any time Mr Obama invests in trans-Atlantic relations will be rewarded with concrete achievements.
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