Events

Transatlantic Mining Corporations in the Age of Resource Nationalism

Event date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 12:00 - 13:30

Companies from North Atlantic countries have historically played a central role in global mining investment and in supplying global mineral markets. However, recent times have seen a significant decline in their relative influence.

"Zero Sum World? How should the West Respond to the Growing Competition for Natural Resources?"

Event date
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 18:00 - 20:00

On Wednesday, February 15, Transatlantic Academy Fellows Raimund Bleischwitz and David Humphreys headlined an evening dicussion sponsored by the American Friends of Bucerius and the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York.

Transatlantic Climate and Energy Policies Post-Durban

Event date
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 10:00 - 14:00

On Monday, January 30, 2012 the Transatlantic Academy hosted a workshop, in cooperation with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, examining transatlantic climate and energy policies following the recent UN climate change convention in Durban, South Africa.

Good Cop or Bad Cop? Russian Foreign Policy in the New Putin Era

Event date
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:00 - 13:30

On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Transatlantic Academy hosted a seminar at the German Marshall Fund on Russia’s new foreign policy. The event featured a presentation by Volkswagen Foundation Visiting Fellow András Rácz, and commentary by Ivan Vejvoda, GMF’s Vice President of Programs.

Climate, Resource Security, and the Struggle for Water and Land

Event date
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 09:00 - 14:00

On January 12, 2012 the Transatlantic Academy hosted a workshop on land and water scarcity in cooperation with Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

What Would Helmut Schmidt Do? Leadership in a Time of Crisis

Event date
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 18:00 - 20:00

With the departure of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy and George Papandreou in Greece, the present crisis of the Euro is turning out to be a crisis of European leadership. In this lecture, Theo Sommer examined a European leader of a different era: Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

Governing Trade in Critical Raw Materials

Event date
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:00 - 13:30

On Thursday, December 8, 2011 Transatlantic Academy Bosch Public Policy Fellow, Stormy Mildner, led a conference which examined how the United States and Europe can develop strategies to more effectively govern the international trade in critical raw materials. Transatlantic Academy Senior Fellows Raimund Bleischwitz and Stacy VanDeveer provided additional commentary.

Event: "Turkey and Its Neighbors" A Book by the Transatlantic Academy 2009/2010 Fellows

Event date
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 17:00 - 18:30

On Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Transatlatnic Academy held a discussion to celebrate the release of "Turkey and Its Neighbors," a book written by the 2009/2010 TA Fellowship Group.

2011 Opening Conference "The Competition for Natural Resources: The New Geopolitical Great Game?"

Event date
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 09:00 - 16:30

On November 3 the Transatlantic Academy held a conference to mark the opening of its fourth year and to welcome its fourth generation of fellows.

Immigration and Reform: US and Mexico

Event date
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 08:45 - 18:00

On November 1, 2011 Transatlantic Academy former fellow Rey Koslowski hosted a conference on U.S. Mexican Immigration.