A View on the Coronavirus Crisis from the US Heartland: A Discussion with Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation North America hosted a virtual event entitled “A View on the Coronavirus Crisis from the US Heartland” with Michigan’s Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist. The US state governments have taken on a prominent role in the Coronavirus crisis, as they have been implementing policies to increase access… Read More

“Europe after Brexit” – Discussion with MP Michael Link

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | The Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington, DC On the same day that the General Affairs Council adopted a decision to authorize the opening of the European Union’s future partnership negotiations with the United Kingdom, MP Michael Link – Member of the German Federal Parliament, Spokesperson for European Affairs of the FDP… Read More

“Always Present, Never Resolved: Germany’s Unaddressed Challenges for the Next Decade” – Discussion with MP Johannes Vogel

Thursday, February 6, 2020 | The National Press Club, Washington, DC MP Johannes Vogel, Member of the German Federal Parliament, Spokesperson for Labor Market and Pension Policy and Secretary-General of the Free Democratic Party in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia spoke at an event organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation North America office on the… Read More

Event Report: “Big Data Should Lead to Big Market, Not to Big Business or Big Brother”

Professor Dr. Thomas Straubhaar: Professor of Economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany; Member of the board of Trustees, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung During FNF North America’s Forum on the World Economic Order study tour for intellectual property professionals, Professor Straubhaar addressed both the international members of the study tour delegation, as well as guests and… Read More

Liberale treffen sich in Washington zum ersten Transatlantischen Freiheitsforum

Oberste Priorität für transatlantische Partnerschaft In Zeiten der Ungewissheit über die Zukunft der transatlantischen Beziehungen ist es wichtiger denn je miteinander zu reden. In Washington, DC kamen Amerikaner und Europäer anlässlich des ersten Transatlantischen Freiheitsforums zusammen, um genau dies zu tun. Den Auftakt für dieses neue Dialogformat machte der Bundesvorsitzende der Freien Demokraten und Kuratoriumsmitglied der Friedich-Naumann-Stiftung… Read More

Kühl bleiben und langfristig planen – Europa muss Trump antworten: hart, aber konstruktiv

Wer sich aktuell rund um das Kapitol in Washington D. C. umhört, traut seinen Ohren nicht: Wo immer man Gespräche zum transatlantischen Verhältnis führt, gibt es einen warmen Regen von besorgten Beteuerungen, dass die Vereinigten Staaten und Europa “friends” und nicht “foes” sind, Freunde und nicht Feinde, und zwar gleichermaßen bei Demokraten wie bei Republikanern… Read More