Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 7 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the developments between Russia and Ukraine and Germany's response with Matthias Naß, International Correspondent for Die ZEIT.Matthias Naß has been the...
On March 8, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with German Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Emily Haber
In December, the Green Party joined a three-party coalition government led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. It will be interesting to see how the Greens under new leadership shape German domestic and foreign policy moving forward. In late January, Ricarda Lang became the youngest Co-Chair of Germany’s Green Party. Focused on feminism and ethical politics,...
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the war has dominated news coverage across Europe, in Germany, and the United States. The conflict in Ukraine is not just being fought militarily, but it is also very much an information war as Ukraine and Russia attempt to control the narrative about what is happening...
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest developments in Ukraine, among other topics, with Sumi Somoskanda, Senior News Anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle).Sumi Somoskanda is...
Each day, the reports from Ukraine are getting worse as the fighting continues and people try to evacuate their homes. Join the American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council for a discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and Dr. Liana Fix, Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the...
Barely 100 days into office, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his three-party Ampelkoalition have already made history. After 16 years of government led by Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats, in December a new government took over led by Olaf Scholz and the Social Democrats together with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats. Initially, Germany’s...
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 21 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest in German politics as well as developments in Ukraine with Rob Schmitz, International Correspondent for NPR, Berlin.Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent...
Following last year’s general election, voters in four German states will take to the polls this year. The first election is in Saarland on March 27 – followed by elections in Schleswig-Holstein and North-Rhine Westphalia in May and Lower Saxony in October. While the Social Democrats (SPD) are looking to consolidate their power at the...
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 28 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Gabor Steingart, founder and publisher of Media Pioneer Publishing and head of the management board of Handelsblatt Media Group.Gabor Steingart is one...
In one month, Germany has received nearly 300,000 refugees from Ukraine and has hit a new record daily number of COVID cases. Coupled with growing concerns over energy diversity and rising costs, Germany is facing simultaneous crises, all of which put human rights front and center. As a member of the three-party Ampelkoalition, the Greens –...
On March 28, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with H.E. Sigmar Gabriel, former Foreign Minister, Former Vice Chancellor, and Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke.