The ACG and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion with Dr. Susan. Neiman and Dr. Keidrick Roy. What unites individuals to engage in political struggles across geographical, social, religious, and political divides and perceived boundaries? How do solidarity movements challenge the interests and positions of powerful states and systems, both past and present?...
On October 29, the ACG and 1014 will host a discussion as part of our Superwahljahr series with Prof. Franz Mayer, Chair in Public Law, European Law, Comparative Law, and Law and Politics at the University of Bielefeld and Scholar in Residence at Columbia UniversityProf. Franz Mayer holds the Chair in Public Law, European Law, Public International Law, Comparative Law and...
On October 29, the American Council on Germany and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) New York Office will host an event with Hermann Gröhe, member of the German Bundestag and Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group. Hermann Gröhe is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as...
It has been more than two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite heavy fighting, Russia still occupies 18 percent of Ukraine. Ukraine’s counteroffensive efforts have stalled, and Russia has launched a new offensive in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities and block its ports, and Ukraine has increased drone attacks on...
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Marc Felix Serrao, Editor-in-Chief in Germany for the Neue Züricher Zeitung.Marc Felix Serrao has been the Head of the Berlin office since July 2017 and...
Join 1014, the American Council on Germany, and the Goethe Institut for a discussion with Dr. Alexander Görlach Adjunct Professor, NYU Gallatin School and Dr. Daniel Ziblatt, Director, Harvard University's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies and Professor of Government, Harvard University. Dr. Alexander Görlach is an adjunct professor at NYU Gallatin School, where...
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 18 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming, Columnist for Tagesspiegel.Malte Lehming works as a columnist for the Tagesspiegel From late 2000 to 2005, he was the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief. He...
The American Council on Germany and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) New York Office invite you to a discussion and reception with Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU/CSU) on “Multilateralism under Trump 2.0: A German Perspective”Roderich Kiesewetter is Member of the German Parliament (CDU) and former General Staff Officer of the Bundeswehr. He studied economics in...
Join the American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe for a Lunch Discussion with Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association (eco) on “What Comes Next? The Impact of the New European Commission’s Digital Policy on Transatlantic Businesses" The European AI Act was adopted on August 1, 2024, and although...
The ACG and the Goethe Institut are having a discussion in Washington DC with Dr. Emily Marker and Dr. Monica van der Haagen-Wulff on “Double Exposure: Colonialism and its Impact on Political Solidarity Today” After the end of World War II, European nations promoted European unification as a “peace project.” What remained largely ignored was...
The ACG and the Geothe Institut are having a discussion with Dr. Delia Baldassarri and Dr. Jan-Werner Müller on “Double Exposure: Is Interest Politics Dead?” Today's societies are characterized by a high degree of diversity and complexity. Cultural, ethnic, religious, and linguistic differences can make social cohesion difficult. Against this backdrop, political and public institutions...