Module 4: Discussion - Practicing Your Embassy Role My role I have assigned you the role in the Emb ...
Module 4: Discussion - Practicing Your Embassy Role My role I have assigned you the role in the Embassy Country Team of the Regional Security Officer (RSO) and the law enforcement functions/offices at post- Legal Attache, Drug Enforcement Administration Instructions in Module 5, you will be participating in a role playing exercise as Country Team members. We will use this discussion opportunity to practice role playing and thinking, strategizing, and preparing statements as a member of the Country Team and you should approach this from the perspective of your own Country Team position, economic, political, defense or public diplomacy etc. Review the weekly readings, lectures, and other course material. Answer the prompts below. You are required to post your own answer before you can view anyone else's answers. Your post is due on Wednesday and the response to a classmate is due on Friday. Prompt In Module 3, you wrote about you one most important priority issue that you will concentrate on in your new role in the U.S. Embassy Berlin Country Team. For this assignment, I want to know the range of issues -- all that are important -- that you will work on in the next year. Let me know what they are in priority order. You will also need to mention a strategy to pursue U.S. interests in terms of your role. First: identify your role on the Embassy Country Team explain your specific ideas of specific actions you would take with your German contacts and counterparts in government and society, e.g. politicians. Business people, military, press, academics, social activists, etc. Then: Comment on US policies and potential bilateral programs you want to implement in your area of expertise The following list describes the kinds of topics that you should address: What are the top priority issues? Who are the stakeholders in Germany who you need to know and reach out to? How will you present US policies and gain their support to support US interests and programs? What is the opposition to what we want to do in Germany? How do you advise the Ambassador to deal with groups in opposition to US policies? Read the following:Politics German-American Relations in the 21st CenturyLinks to an external site. Chapter Five - Different Approaches to Russia: The German-American-Russian Strategy by Stephen F. Szabo Chapter Six - Trading Places: Securitizing Refugee and Asylum Politics in Germany and the United States by Joyce Marie Mushaben Szabo, Stephen F., S. F. (2020, November 20). President Biden: Think Bigger and Broader with Berlin.Links to an external site. AICGS . Enduring PartnershipLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). AICGS . Retrieved July 13, 2021 Economics and Business Economic diplomacy and commercial opportunities Representative of German Industry and Trade in the USLinks to an external site. American Chamber of Commerce in Germany Links to an external site. Recent economic news: Germany struggles with Energy needs and decision to end reliance on Nuclear PowerLinks to an external site. Germany Decouples Itself from Russia GasLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.'Nobody's Perfect': German Economy, Engine of Europe, SpluttersLinks to an external site. – John O’Donnell and Tom Sims, Reuters Germany’s Economic Model Has Run Out of RoadLinks to an external site. – James Meadway, New Statesman Public Diplomacy Polls and German attitudes towards the United StatesLinks to an external site. ACG – trans Atlantic survey – German Am attitudes: The-State-of-Trust-in-the-US-German-Partnership-A-Transatlantic-SurveyLinks to an external site. Articles on state and city partnerships and exchanges "The Millennia-Long History of German Sister Cities."Links to an external site. October 11, 2019. Sister Cities International. City and state diplomacy are key to saving U.S. foreign policyLinks to an external site. Stop And Think Think about public diplomacy in terms of these questions: What are the German Government and people attitudes towards the United States, our specific policies on Global issues? Specifically German attitudes towards the US Government, US values, the American people and institutions. How have attitudes by Germans of the US Government and people over time since the Second World War? During the Cold War? Reunification? Post 9/11? Trump Administration? Biden Administration and today? Supplemental MaterialsNational Security:The German Government has published a National Security Strategy that critics say is long overdue and too weak. This strategy follows the commitment by the Chancellor after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to increase defense spending. Here is the actual strategy and articles that analyze it, with some criticism. The articles are as of June 2023, so look for your own sources/articles in English during the course - analysis may have changed by then. Integrated Security for GermanyLinks to an external site. Reading Between the Lines of Germany’s New National Security StrategyLinks to an external site. – Ulrike Franke, Defense News Germany’s National-Security Strategy Misses the TargetLinks to an external site. – Helmut Anheier, Project Syndicate Is Germany Getting Serious About Security and Defense?Links to an external site. – Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe The Re-Militarization of GermanyLinks to an external site. – New York Times Germany: Scholz Hails 'More Active' Defense RoleLinks to an external site. – Deutsche Welle Economics and Business: Germany, Russia, and the Rise of Geo-Economics Links to an external site. Doing Business in Germany: Links to an external site. Get an overview on market opportunities and entry strategies, key economic indicators and trade statistics, and other reasons U.S. companies should consider exporting to the country. Leading Sectors for Exports & Investments: Links to an external site. Learn about sector-based industry trends, industry market overviews, export-import trade data, and key trade events. Investment Climate Statement: Links to an external site. Learn more about the country’s investment climate. Political and Economic Environment:Links to an external site. Get current status of the country’s relations with the U.S., local laws, tips on safety and security. Public Diplomacy:Summit for Democracy 2023 - Discussion of Democracy hosted by President Biden.Links to an external site. Note the comments by the Mayor of Mesa, AZ and also the Mayor of Mannheim, from minutes: 43:10 to 50:00, Mayor Giles talks about "value-based leadership" and the Mayor of Mannheim talks about transparency, fighting corruption and accountability. This is a valuable public affairs effort for Germany and the US. (This might be a source for you if your individual role play is about the prompt on "Democracy" and pubic affairs). Here are some examples of recent public outreach events to promote US - German relations among the people using examples of character-driven leaders: President John F. Kennedy and President George H. W. Bush and what they did for US - German relations. (If you have a Twitter account you should be able to open these.)Unveiling of statue of President George H.W. Bush for his role in the re-unification of Germany at the end of the Cold War. https://twitter.com/BushFdn/status/1656415266555699208?s=20Links to an external site. https://twitter.com/BushFdn/status/1656040817004273664?s=20Links to an external site. https://twitter.com/MaxAngerholzer/status/1661936145221943298?s=20Links to an external site. Unveiling of new JFK portrait in the Embassy yesterday evening, on 60th anniversary of his speech in Berlin: https://twitter.com/ArtinEmbassies/status/1673532305988628482?s=20Links to an external site. Berlin public celebration of JFK speech anniversary June 24, 2023 https://twitter.com/USAmbGermany/status/1672849962802069505?s=20Links to an external site. F Senior State Department leaders travel to Germany to explain U.S. policies as part of public affairs outreach PreviousNext What you can expect: A high quality explanation and answer with in your time limit Quick responsive communication Original explanations and answers with any outside resources cited
