Germany Events
Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq
February 24, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
History and Public Policy Program
Roundtable discussion of the controversy surrounding the Iraqi state records seized during the United States invasion of Iraq. A panel of archivists and historians will examine the tangled issues which arise when government records are captured by invading forces.
British Plans and Attempts at Subversion in Romania, 1939-44
November 22, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
European Studies
Dennis Deletant, Visiting Ion Ratiu Professor of Romanian Studies at Georgetown University and formerly professor of Romanian studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College in London charts the operations in Romania between 1939 and 23 August 1944, the date of King Michael’s coup against Antonescu.
The Contested Legacy of the Berlin Wall
October 17, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
Hope Harrison, Wilson Center public policy scholar speaks on the mixed legacy of the Berlin Wall in German consciousness and history, in regards to the recent efforts to preserve parts of the wall.
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design
May 18, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Cold War International History Project
Greg Castillo, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley will discuss his latest book, an in-depth history of how domestic goods and environments were exploited on both sides of the Iron Curtain to promote either capitalism or socialism.
Temporary Migrant Careworker Programs in Canada and the European Union: Models for the United States?
May 13, 2011 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
United States Studies
What are appropriate policy models for migrant carework programs in the United States? Panelists discussed the impact of migrant labor on families in their countries of origin and the legal and regulatory challenges to reforming the migrant carework system.
Germany Says 'No': The Iraq War and the Future of German Foreign and Security Policy
February 22, 2008 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
European Studies
A discussion with Dieter Dettke. Commentator: Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Senior Director for Policy Programs at the German Marshall Fund of the United States
The EU's Agenda and Transatlantic Relations Beyond the German Presidency
June 28, 2007 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
European Studies
Stefan Froehlich, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
Second Workshop on German-American Relations
March 10, 2005 // 11:00pm
European Studies
This workshop brought together American and German experts and policymakers for three sessions focusing on domestic politics in the two countries, foreign policy issues in the Middle East and the Gulf region, issues of German-American concern relating to trade, developmental assistance, and the environment, and an assessment of the future prospects for improved German-American relations.
Current State and Future Prospects of German-American Relations
February 24, 2003 // 11:00pm
European Studies