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Annual Report 2013-2014 The A Assppeenn IInnssttiittuuttee GGeerrmmaannyy ANNUAL REPOORRT 2013 2007 2014 The Aspen Institute Germany ANNUAL REPORT 2013 2014 Zlatko Lagumdžija, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom Nikola Poposki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Macedonia Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serbia Prof. Dr. Vesna Pusić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia Dr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kosovo Dr. Igor Lukšić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro Hoyt Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State ASPEN INSTITUTE Annual Report 3 GERMANY 2013/2014 PREFACE Dear Friend of the Aspen Institute Germany, The past year marked a very special occasion for the Aspen Institute Germany as it celebrated its 40th an- niversary. Founded in 1974 in the midst of the Cold War, the Institute was envisioned as a bulwark against dicta- torship and a symbol of freedom in the divided city of Berlin. Under the charismatic leadership of its first di- rector Shepard Stone, the Institute established a unique track record of building German-U.S. cooperation and dialog with the former Soviet Union. Ever since, it has been continuing this tradition of building bridges be- tween East and West and enabling constructive dialog amongst conflicting parties, promoting Euro-Atlantic co- operation, and enhancing a strong open society. To highlight the accomplishments of these four decades, Aspen Germany hosted its first Berlin Transatlantic Forum in October 2014, dedicated to opening new per- spectives for the Transatlantic partnership and for the fu- ture of European-American relations. The one-and-a-half day gathering brought together opinion leaders and high level decision-makers from the United States, Germany, and other European countries to advance the Euro-At- lantic agenda. The 40th anniversary was also the perfect occasion to introduce the newly endowed Shepard Stone Award for Outstanding Transatlantic Leadership in honor of the extraordinary achievements of Aspen Germany’s founder. The first recipient of the award was the pub- lisher and CEO of Springer Verlag, Dr. Mathias Döpfner. The anniversary celebration was perceived as a huge suc- cess and has been a wonderful encouragement on our path to innovate and expand the Institute’s programming. The Transatlantic Forum will continue to be an annual Aspen Germany landmark conference to provide a highly visible platform to address the most pressing challenges jointly facing Europe and the United States. Each fall, we will gather renowned experts and decision-makers Annual Report ASPEN INSTITUTE 2013/2014 GERMANY 4 from both sides of the Atlantic to foster the exchange of Board of Trustees has invited me in summer 2013 to as- ideas and search for answers to important questions in sume the Institute’s leadership and become its first Ger- the fields of security, energy, and trade, and in regard to man Executive Director. As a longtime former U.S. our shared foundation of Western values. correspondent for Deutsche Welle and founder of the German American Heritage Museum in Washington DC, Launching the Berlin Transatlantic Forum was not the it is my personal belief that Germany, Europe, and the only change in 2014. We also introduced the so-called United States of America need each other, probably more Brown Bag Luncheons. This format, commonly used in than ever before. American think tanks, takes place every two months and gathers experts, Aspen members, and guests from poli- I would like to take this opportunity and sincerely thank tics, business, and civil society during their lunch break everybody on the Aspen team, without whose extraordi- for an off-the-record exchange on pressing issues. In ad- nary and admirable engagement our significant achieve- dition, we expanded our “Public Program” in 2013/14 ments despite many obstacles would not have been and hosted a total of 20 events including engaged con- possible. I also like to express my deepest gratitude to versations and in-depth discussion at the China Club and our partners, sponsors, donors, and everyone who sup- other venues. Numerous of these events were broad- ported our work. We would not be where we are today casted by Deutschland Radio Kultur. without your continued commitment and encouragement. The Institute’s renowned Southeast Europe Program, Together, we will continue working successfully toward which dates back to the early nineties and promotes the our common goal of strengthening the Transatlantic part- Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkans and nership, promoting values-based leadership, and actively fosters regional cooperation and dialog between the enhance the freedom of our open societies. countries, was continued in 2013/2014. It was a special endorsement of the program, when in November 2014 Sincerely, German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his British counterpart Philip Hammond served as the patrons of the foreign ministers’ conference of all Western Balkan countries, and used the event, organized and moderated by Aspen Germany, to announce a joint German-British initiative to revitalize the reform process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rüdiger Lentz Executive Director Our Aspen Leadership Seminar has grown in numbers Aspen Institute Deutschland e.V. and since its introduction in 2011 earned a reputation in its own right. In addition, it has proven to be an indis- pensable backbone of the Aspen network. For me, it has been a great pleasure and honor to be part of this vibrant and dynamic institution, ever since the ASPEN INSTITUTE Annual Report 5 GERMANY 2013/2014 CONTENT MISSION 09 BENEFACTORS 19 TRUSTEES 25 MANAGEMENT BOARD 37 FRIENDS OF ASPEN GERMANY 39 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 43 The Aspen Leadership Seminar 43 POLICY PROGRAM 46 Aspen Southeast Europe Working Group 46 Sixth Southeast Europe Foreign Ministers’ Conference 46 Bundestag and Congress Staffers Exchange Program 47 Rule of Law Enhancement in the Western Balkans: Identifying the Next Steps 47 Roundtable Discussion with journalists from the Western Balkans 48 Security Concepts and Conflict Management: The Roles of NATO, the UN, and the EU 48 Economic Development in the Western Balkans: On the Road to Competitive Market Economies? 49 NATO’s Role for Europe’s Security 49 Aspen Working Group Southeast Europe 50 German-Israeli Strategic Dialog 50 Maritime Security and Europe 51 Energy Security as a Security Challenge in Southeast Europe? 51 Organized Crime as a Security Challenge in Southeast Europe 52 PUBLIC PROGRAM 55 Dr. Sharon T. Freeman 55 40 Years Aspen Germany Celebration: “Partners in Leadership” 56 Berlin Transatlantic Conference 56 Steffi Lemke, Christian Lindner, and Lars Zimmermann 57 Thomas Miller & Malte Lehming 57 Robert Hunter 58 Ed Geoas, Chris Israel, David Metzner, and Peter Beyer 58 Summer Party 2014 61 Annual Report ASPEN INSTITUTE 2013/2014 GERMANY 6 Prof. Lawrence Chalmer 61 Henryk M. Broder 62 Tara Sonenshine 62 Jackson Janes, Sofia Onufriv, Ewald Böhlke, and Pavlo Klimkin 63 Shi Ming 63 Dr. Sandro Gaycken and Arne Schönbohm 64 Dimitrios Droutsas and Peter Lange 64 Wolfgang Grupp 65 Egon Ramms 65 Niels Annen, Philipp Mißfelder, and John B. Emerson 66 Haifa Al Kaylani 66 Foreign Correspondents Panel 67 Summer Party 67 H.E. Takeshi Nakane 68 Dr. Jürgen Stark 68 KEY STAFF 71 PROGRAM 2015 73 FIVE REASONS TO SUPPORT ASPEN 76 Norbert Röttgen, Member of the German Bundestag and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ASPEN INSTITUTE Annual Report 9 GERMANY 2013/2014 MISSION THE ASPEN IDEA To fulfill its mission, Aspen Germany convenes decision- makers and experts from the fields of politics, business, THE ASPEN INSTITUTE GERMANY PRO- academia, media, culture, and civil society in three pro- MOTES VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP, CON- grams: STRUCTIVE DIALOG AMONG CONFLICTING PARTIES, AND EURO-ATLANTIC COOPERA- Policy Programs offer a non-partisan, confidential TION TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE A platform for dialog and analysis to address regional and STRONG OPEN SOCIETY. global challenges and to develop mutually acceptable so- lutions. Leadership Programs reflect on values and ideas using the Socratic method to deepen knowledge, broaden perspectives, and enhance participants’ ability to solve the problems they face. Public Programs provide a forum for open and con- structive dialog between decision-makers and a broader audience on a wide range of current issues. The Aspen Institute Germany was founded in Berlin in 1974 and has since then actively promoted the idea of transatlantic community and of a free and open society. It serves as a non-partisan, non-profit convening plat- form and is part of the global Aspen network, with part- ners in the U.S., France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, Japan, India, and Mexico. Together, the Institutes are committed to addressing the challenges of the 21st century. Annual Report ASPEN INSTITUTE 2013/2014 GERMANY 10 The Aspen Idea goes back to 1945 when Chicago busi- The Institute is based in Washington, D.C. and has nessman and philanthropist Walter Paepcke (1896-1960), campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on son of German immigrants from Mecklenburg, arrived in Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also maintains offices in New Aspen, a then sleepy town in the mountains of Colorado. York City and has an international network of partners in Under the impression of the human and moral catastrophe Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Romania, of World War II, Paepcke dreamed of “a place where the Spain, Japan, India, and Mexico. human spirit can flourish.” As the first Institute abroad, Aspen Germany was founded Paepcke was a trustee of the University of Chicago and in 1974 in the midst of the Cold War.
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