{"id":19332,"date":"2026-02-27T09:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=19332"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:23:19","slug":"gpa-strategist-hour-scenarios-for-the-u-s-midterms-democracy-power-and-the-transatlantic-relationship","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/events\/gpa-strategist-hour-scenarios-for-the-u-s-midterms-democracy-power-and-the-transatlantic-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"GPA Strategist Hour: Scenarios for the U.S. Midterms \u2013 Democracy, Power, and the Transatlantic Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-main-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a709401273f1bd7fe4d4b1ca0ac0361\">International Times: Wednesday 4 March 2026 | 9\u201310am (EST, Washington D.C.) \/ 2\u20133pm (GMT, London) \/ 3\u20134pm (CET, Berlin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>GPA Strategist Hour <\/strong>examines the U.S. midterm elections through the lens of democratic resilience. 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