One hundred days into the Biden Presidency, are you wondering, "Is it time to remove the Canadian flags from our travel backpacks?" If so, join us as we mark 100 days of the Biden administration with our discussion of the US’s status as representative and promoter of “capital D” Democracy. How has US standing in the world changed over the past 4 years and how might it look in the future? What has been the effect of the right-wing extremism being exported from the US? 

Andrew Winner, a professor of strategic studies in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the Naval War College, will lead our discussion of these questions.

Suggested readings:

• Renewing America’s Advantages: Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, March 2021
• Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy Under Siege
• The Day after Trump: American Strategy for a New International Order
• The End of History?

About Andrew Winner: 

Andrew C. Winner is a professor of strategic studies in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was department chair from 2013-2019. He is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe. At the Naval War College, he is director of the Indian Ocean Studies Group. Prior to his time at the Naval War College, he was at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis in Cambridge, MA, working on Department of Defense issues ranging from Nordic/Baltic security to nuclear deterrence and counterproliferation. Prior to joining the Institute, he held positions at the U.S. Department of State where he worked on nonproliferation, Persian Gulf security, NATO enlargement, arms control in Europe, arms transfer policy, and security assistance. He also worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense on European security including on the U.S. delegation to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty negotiations. He is co-editor of The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy: Ensuring Access and Promoting Security, Georgetown University Press, 2014. He is also the co-author of Indian Naval Strategy in the 21st Century, Routledge, 2009. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (Bologna Center/DC), and an A.B. from Hamilton College.

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In honor of Earth Day, join us to hear about experiences from the front lines of the local Climate Movement in Basel and learn about ways to get engaged and counteract climate change.

Date and time TBD. RSVP now to preregister and receive updates on this event.

Hello! The Democrats Abroad Austria in Vorarlberg group is currently looking for new members so we can get geared up for the upcoming 2022 elections. You can be involved at whatever level you feel comfortable with, and if you just want to come and meet some other Americans, that’s fine too!

So with great optimism, we’re planning an outdoor picnic social for Friday, April 23rd, at the Badestrand in Lustenau, and we would love for you to join us! Here are the details:

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Democrats Abroad Vorarlberg Picnic

Friday, April 23, 2021

16:00 - 19:30 (come when you can!)

Badestrand am Rohr, Lustenau

Please RSVP here

Questions? Send an email to: [email protected]

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Please do a COVID test before you come. A self-test is fine–we're just looking out for each other!

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The Badestrand is very accessible by bike, however there is also a parking lot by the Gasthaus am Rohr. Once there, go over the dam to the grass by the river and that’s where you’ll find us.

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To cut down on trash, we encourage you to bring your own plate and utensils,
but we’ll also have some extras there in case you forget.

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If you can’t make it due to the pandemic or whatever else,

send me an email anyways and we’ll keep you in the loop!

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And don’t forget to check out our group on Facebook. There you’ll find out what’s shakin’ in U.S. politics as well as our future events. Thanks for your time and we’re looking forward to meeting you soon!

Save the date for our chapter AGM!

We will celebrate the past two years, hear from our leaders and members, and vote in the new leadership team.

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PROPOSED AGENDA, SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

• Welcome
• Roll call - online check-in
• Approval of minutes from 2020 AGM
• Year in Review report
• Short description of positions
• Thanks to outgoing officers
• Candidate statements
• Elections
• Welcome of new officers
• Announcements/Upcoming events
• Adjourn

All interested members are encouraged to attend. Pre-registration via our website is encouraged to help us simplify the elections process.

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Save the date for our chapter AGM!

We will celebrate the past two years, hear from our leaders and members, and vote in the new leadership team.

RSVP to receive the Zoom information.

Proposed Agenda, Subject to Change

• Welcome
• Roll call - online check-in
• Year in Review report
• Short description of positions
• Thanks to outgoing officers
• Candidate statements
• Elections
• Welcome of new officers
• Presentation and discussion: Diversity and Inclusion in DACH
• Announcements
• Adjournment

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Save the date for our chapter AGM!

We will celebrate the past two years, hear from our leaders and members, and vote in the new leadership team.

RSVP to receive the Zoom information.

Tentative Agenda

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The new DACH Zurich leadership was psyched to welcome our members to a potluck picnic as our first chapter meeting! The food was great (and plentiful - very American) and the company was even better! Please join us at our August meeting!

This was a great event which inspired a lot of discussion among the attendees. We were disappointed in the short 15 second answer times available to the candidates. We felt the candidates weren't able to give much substance in such a short time.

The food and company were top notch, however, and we hope you can join us for our next watch party!