Die Midterm Wahlen als Gradmesser für den künftigen handelspolitischen Kurs der USA. Was steht für die deutsche Wirtschaft auf dem Spiel? Die USA sind gleichzeitig Absatzmarkt, Investitionsstandort und Knotenpunkt globaler Lieferketten. Verschärfte Handelspolitik, Zölle und neue Regulierungen in Digital- und Energiepolitik haben die letzten Monate der transatlantischen Handelsbeziehungen belastet. Was werden konkrete Folgen der Wahlergebnisse für transatlantische Lieferketten und Firmenstandorte sein? Wie ändert sich die wirtschaftspolitische Situation der deutschen Industrie und deutscher Tochterunternehmen in den USA? Gibt es neue Optionen für eine belastbare Zusammenarbeit?

Dr. Christoph Schemionek ist der Leiter der Delegation der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Washington, D.C. und fungiert als Präsident und CEO des Representative of German Industry and Trade. Er leitet das zentrale Verbindungsbüro des Bundesverbands der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) und der deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK) in den USA. Christoph Schemionek ist promovierter Wirtschaftsgeograph und schloss seine Promotion an der Universität Würzburg ab.

Moderation: Dr. Meike Zwingenberger (Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus München)

Die Teilnahme ist über Zoom möglich: https://amerikahaus-de.zoom.us/j/81829467321?pwd=rlSOWhtPlFaWrenSgTAM4ZvyXtnAUc.1

Prof. Shelley Fisher Fishkin is one of the leading scholars in American Studies and a professor at Stanford University. Her work explores race, cultural memory, and the voices that have been marginalized or overlooked in American history. Her latest book, Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade, demonstrates why engaging with literature and history remains essential in times of social and political polarization.

Hosted by Prof. Astrid M. Fellner (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Saarland)

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont’s 39th Secretary of State, elected in November 2022.  She has lived, gone to school, and worked in Vermont since 1971 and her life and career have always centered on service. She has been an educator, a youth coach, a small business owner, and a state legislator. During her 18-year legislative career she served as Majority Leader, was Co-Chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus, and was Chair of the House Government Operations Committee. Sarah served on the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. She is passionate about civics and has made civic education and engagement a major priority for her office. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). Sarah lives in Bradford with her husband, John. They have three adult children.

On May 19th, Friederike Schulte (Carl-Schurz-Haus Freiburg) spoke with David Frum, staff writer at The Atlantic and the host of the weekly podcast The David Frum Show.

Sarah McCammon is a Senior Fellow at the think tank Third Way, a national think tank and advocacy organization in Washington D.C. that champions moderate policy and political ideas. Third Way’s work on the center left acts as a critical bulwark against political extremism. She served most recently at NPR as a national political correspondent and host of the NPR Politics Podcast, where she reported on presidential campaigns, the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and the intersection of politics and religion. She is a sought-after speaker and the author of The Exvangelicals, a 2024 New York Times bestseller. Her journalism has been recognized with numerous national honors, including a 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award for reporting on reproductive rights.

Eric W. Fraunholz (Director of the German-American Institute Saxony) hosted this conversation about political polarization and the future of the Democratic Party.

Peter Rough ist Senior Fellow und Direktor des Center on Europe and Eurasia am Hudson Institute. Er schreibt und kommentiert zur US-Außenpolitik, berät regelmäßig offizielle Delegationen, Medienvertreter und Wirtschaftsführer und organisiert mehrere vertrauliche Track-1.5-Dialoge zwischen Regierungsvertretungen. Peter Rough hat als Forschungsdirektor im Büro von George W. Bush gearbeitet, wo er unter anderem an dessen Memoiren Decision Points mitwirkte. Von 2007 bis 2009 war er stellvertretender Direktor im White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Darüber hinaus arbeitete er für die USAID und als Berater für das U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Eric Langenbacher is a Teaching Professor and Director of the Senior Honors Program in the Department of Government, Georgetown University, where he teaches courses on comparative politics. He is also Director of the Society, Culture and Politics Program at the American-German Institute. He studied in Canada before starting graduate work at Georgetown in 1996. He was awarded a Fulbright grant in 1999-2000 and held the Ernst Reuter Fellowship at the Free University of Berlin in 1999-2000, the Hopper Memorial Fellowship at Georgetown in 2000-2001, and was selected School of Foreign Service faculty member of the year by the 2009 graduating class. He has taught at George Washington University, Washington College, and at UNSAM in Buenos Aires, Argentina.