The Social Democrat Party (SPD) is set to lead the next government in Germany at a critical moment when expanding Chinese influence, Russian interference, Brexit, and growing authoritarianism in Europe and elsewhere meet climate change and migration crises. What will the new governing coalition do to meet these challenges and what will be Germany's foreign policy priorities?...
The Boston Warburg Chapter, Northeastern University, and World Boston will host a discussion and luncheon with Metin Hakverdi, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). There is no charge to attend this event. Please note: Proof of vaccination is required to attend.Metin Hakverdi joined the SPD in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag...
After weeks of negotiations following Germany’s federal election in September, a new government was sworn in on December 8. Following 16 years of conservative leadership under Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz became Chancellor. Promising a new start, his center-left Social Democrats will govern in a coalition together with the Greens and the business-friendly Free Democrats. The...
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...
Join the American Council on Germany's Chicago Chapter for a discussion and reception with German Consul General Moessinger. Wolfgang Moessinger is Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Midwest, based in Chicago. After school and military service he studied German, French, and History at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg. He joined the Federal...