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House Democracy Partnership Commission Hearing

| Dec. 01, 2021

The House Democracy Partnership Commission held a hearing on the role of independent and constituent-driven legislatures and the importance of legislative strengthening efforts. Parliaments have a key role to play in promoting and advancing good governance, the sharing of best practices, and collaborating with their peers. Bodies such as the House Democracy Partnership can be formidable tools for parliaments to engage with one other and become valuable fora for strengthening democratic institutions and deepening bilateral relations.

"Stop The Steal" protest: Trump supporters storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021 (Washington DC, USA).

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Analysis & Opinions - Amnesty International

Recovering Basic Social Trust

| Feb. 05, 2021

Hate speech, racism, and a divided society. Former US President Donald Trump left behind many problems that a new human rights policy has to face. A conversation with the German-American political scientist Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. [translated from German; interview in German]

 

National Guard soldiers stand outside the Capitol building ahead of Inauguration Day.

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Analysis & Opinions

Inauguration Day: The USA between fear and hope

| Jan. 20, 2021

Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday. He inherits a deeply divided country where one in ten people is starving. How can he get America back on its feet? Christian Wildt talks about this with the German-American political scientist Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. [translated from German; in German]

The US flag flies in front of the US Capitol dome on December 24, 2008 in Washington, DC.

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Analysis & Opinions - Westdeutscher Rundfunk

"No Easy Task for Biden"

| Jan. 20, 2021

Joe Biden wants to overcome the division of the country as the new US president. "Biden will not win certain groups. But he has to be able to live with that. He has to make politics for the winnable middle," says political scientist Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. [translated from German; in German]

Alexander Kähler discusses with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (KCRW Berlin), Christoph von Marschall (Der Tagesspiegel), Majid Sattar (FAZ Washington) and Cathryn Clüver-Ashbrook (political scientist Harvard Kennedy School).

Das Erste

Analysis & Opinions - ARD Online

Transition of power: can Biden pull off a new start?

| Jan. 20, 2021

After Joe Biden is sworn in as the next President, he wants to reverse a number of measures taken by his predecessor Donald Trump. Will Biden manage to bring the country back to normal? Alexander Kähler discusses with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (KCRW Berlin), Christoph von Marschall (Der Tagesspiegel), Majid Sattar (FAZ Washington) and Cathryn Clüver-Ashbrook (political scientist Harvard Kennedy School). [translated from German; interview in German]

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on Das Erste

Das Erste

Analysis & Opinions - ARD Online

Donald Trump's Final Days: Can a Change of Power Succeed Without Further Violence?

| Jan. 18, 2021

Storming the Capitol, shaking democracy - how dangerous are the days ahead of the transition of power for the United States? And even if Trump leaves the Oval Office, will he remain an eternal divider? Does the poison of his lies continue to have an effect in America, and does it perhaps continue to serve as a model for populists abroad? [translated from German, interview in German]

Washington, DC Prepares For Potential Unrest Ahead Of Presidential Inauguration

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Analysis & Opinions - ZDF Heute

Fear of Riots in the USA

| Jan. 17, 2021

Three days before Joe Biden's inauguration as the new US Presiden, the fear of another escalation of violence is great. How threatened is the transition of power? Political scientist Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook and Washington reporter Alica Jung weigh in. [translated from German; interview in German]