The Strategic Importance of American Leadership and Partnership with Europe

The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis, on “The Strategic Importance of American Leadership and Partnership with Europe” with special guest Stefan Schneider, Consul General in Los Angeles. There is a $75 ($55 for...

The Growing Political Divide in the United States and Germany

Roundtable discussion on the growing political divide in the U.S. and Germany with Luisa Emmi Beck, Berlin Correspondent for the Washington Post and 2020 ACG McCloy Fellow. This discussion will take place in person, masks are recommended. More information here: https://www.gaimn.org/acg-roundtable/      

After Angela: Germany in the Post-Merkel Era

On September 26, Germans took to the polls in a historic election. Voters who have never known a Chancellor other than Angela Merkel voted for the first time. Change and continuity are both on the agenda and four political factions – the Social Democrats, Christian Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats – are jockeying to form...

Bundestagswahl 2021: Post-Election Recap and the Path Forward

On October 20, Peter Beyer, Member of the German Bundestag and Coordinator for Transatlantic Relations for the Foreign Ministry, will join the Los Angeles Warburg Chapter for a roundtable discussion on the recent federal election in Germany.Peter Beyer has been the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation since April 2018. He has been a member of the...

Germany’s New Foreign Policy

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?...