70 AICGSPOLICYREPORT COOPERATION OR DIVISION? THE GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP IN A CHANGING WORLD Melissa K. Griffith Danielle Piatkiewicz Thomas Hanley Philipp Stelzel Anne Jenichen Ines Wagner AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY GERMAN STUDIES THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 68329 AICGS_TXT.qxp_policy 11.qxd.qxd 6/7/19 12:44 PM Page 1 Table of Contents Foreword 3 The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies strengthens the German-American rela- About the Authors 4 tionship in an evolving Europe and changing world. The Institute produces objective and original analyses of developments and trends in Germany, Transatlantic Relations, the Liberal Democratic Order, Europe, and the United States; creates new transatlantic networks; and facilitates dialogue and the Populist Challenge among the business, political, and academic Philipp Stelzel 7 communities to manage differences and define and promote common interests. ©2019 by the American Institute for Mind the Technology Gap: The Importance of Technological Contemporary German Studies Literacy Amid Transatlantic Strife ISBN 978-1-933942-65-0 Thomas Hanley 15 ADDITIONAL COPIES: Additional Copies of this Policy Report are available for $10.00 to cover postage and handling from The Geoeconomics of Digitalization: Future-Proofing the the American Institute for Contemporary German Transatlantic Relationship Studies, 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202/332-9312, Melissa K. Griffith 25 E-mail: [email protected] Please consult our website for a list of online publications: http://www.aicgs.org The views expressed in this publication are those Future-Proofing the Workforce: A German and American of the author(s) alone. They do not necessarily Perspective reflect the views of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. Ines Wagner 35 How To Be “Wunderbar Together”: Strengthening the U.S.-German Relationship through Civil Society Cooperation Anne Jenichen and Danielle Piatkiewicz 43 Program Participants 57 Support for this publication was generously provided by: TRANSATLANTIC PROGRAM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY with Funds through the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy 68329 AICGS_TXT.qxp_policy 11.qxd.qxd 6/7/19 12:44 PM Page 2 68329 AICGS_TXT.qxp_policy 11.qxd.qxd 6/7/19 12:44 PM Page 3 COOPERATION OR DIVISION? FOREWORD AICGS is pleased to present the written results of the third and final year of its project “A German- American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement.” The six authors together with several other young Americans and Germans engaged with each other during the course of 2018-2019 in discussions to identify solutions to global issues of concern for the transatlantic relationship. The purpose of the project is to emphasize the important role of the next generation of transatlantic leaders and experts and to give them a platform and voice in the critical dialogue of crucial global issues that require joint transatlantic attention and solutions. The project participants come from a variety of disciplines and have a wide array of expertise. Representing the three AICGS program areas—Foreign & Domestic Policy; Geoeconomics; and Society, Culture & Politics—the participants formulated a set of recommendations that were presented in a variety of venues and through innovative means. The essays presented in this Policy Report summarize the outcome of a year-long engagement with current critical transatlantic issues, which include challenges and opportunities related to the digital transformation, the future of work and education of the workforce, the rise of China as a global player, the growing influence of Russia, populism, the energy transition, European defense capabilities, transatlantic security cooperation, the inclusion of minority and immigrant populations, as well as the role of civil society in strengthening the transatlantic alliance. The project’s goal has been to highlight the perspectives of the next generation of transatlanticists and to broaden the public debate about important issues. Digital media form a crucial element of the project. With frequent blogs, virtual meetings, tweets, and videos, AICGS is targeting new and established generations in order to draw them into the fold of the transatlantic circle. The project ultimately hopes to contribute to maintaining and expanding the transatlantic bond between the United States and Germany during and beyond a period of fraught relations. AICGS is grateful to this year’s participants for their enthusiasm and engagement as well as their innovative and creative contributions, which have made this project such a success. For more information about the program, please visit the AICGS website at https://www.aicgs.org/project/a-german-american-dialogue-of-the-next-generation-2018- 2019/. AICGS is grateful to the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany with Funds through the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy (BMWi) for its generous support of this program. In addition, AICGS was pleased to be able to include the third year of the project in the “Deutschlandjahr USA” initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office. Susanne Dieper Director of Programs and Grants AICGS 3 68329 AICGS_TXT.qxp_policy 11.qxd.qxd 6/7/19 12:44 PM Page 4 COOPERATION OR DIVISION? ABOUT THE AUTHORS Melissa K. Griffith is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley and an affiliated researcher at the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC). Her doctoral research lies at the intersection of security and technology, with a focus on national defense in cyberspace. Her broader research interests include cybersecurity, digitalization, transatlantic relations, and small states’ national defense postures. She was a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University's Institute for International Science & Technology Policy (IISTP) in October 2018; a Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Institute on the Finnish Economy (ETLA) in Helsinki, Finland from 2017-2018; and a Visiting Researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium in Fall 2017. Ms. Griffith’s published work has appeared in the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Business and Politics, the Centre for European Policy Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Cyber Conflict Studies Association, and the Journal of Cyber Policy. In addition to academic conferences, she has presented her work for the World Affairs Council, the Research Institute on the Finnish Economy (ETLA), the Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA), and Sift Science Resources. She holds a BA in International Relations from Agnes Scott College (2011) and an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley (2014). Thomas Hanley is a research assistant with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, where he provides research and project support to the Institute’s work on multilateral coalition building, the changing global order, technological sovereignty issues, and authoritarian challenges to liberal democracies. During the 2017-2018 academic year, Mr. Hanley taught at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt as a graduate assistant and was an Atlantic Expedition Fellow with the Berlin-based Atlantische Initiative, an organization working to improve transatlantic relations. Mr. Hanley holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston College, where his thesis examined the relationship between European radical right-wing parties and xenophobic violence. He speaks English and German, and has previous work experience with the United States Department of State in Brussels, Belgium and with R/GA Digital Advertising, working on its Nike account in London, England. Anne Jenichen is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics and International Relations at the Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on the political impact of international norms and organizations; European human rights policy; the rights of disadvantaged groups, such as women and religious minorities; and on the politicization of religion in Europe. She holds a Diploma (equivalent to an MA) in Political Science from Free University Berlin and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Bremen, Germany, where she also taught political science and European studies before joining Aston. She was Volkswagen Foundation Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington, DC (2014-15), Visiting Research Fellow at the Institut d‘Études Européennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2011), Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in Geneva (2007-09), and Visiting Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston (2007). For the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin, she coordinated an international research project on “Religion, Politics, and Gender Equality” (2007-2010). 4 68329 AICGS_TXT.qxp_policy 11.qxd.qxd 6/7/19 12:44 PM Page 5 COOPERATION OR DIVISION? Danielle Piatkiewicz is a senior program coordinator for The German Marshall Fund of the United States’ (GMF) Asia and the Future of Geopolitics program. In these roles, she is responsible for managing and coordinating the Asia program’s portfolio on U.S. and EU relations with China, Japan, and India on economic, trade, security, and defense issues.