Putin’s War in Ukraine: A Shock for Germany?

On September 27, the Pittsburgh Warburg Chapter, GACC, and the Economic Club of Pittsburgh will host a discussion and reception with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Journalist and former Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow).Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow) is a journalist who previously served as the Foreign Editor of...

Putin’s War in Ukraine: A Shock for Germany?

On September 28, the Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Journalist and former Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow).Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger (1985 ACG Legislative Aide Fellow) is a journalist who previously served as the Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His writing has...

Building Resilient Societies in Germany and the United States

As citizens lose confidence in democratic institutions and practices, democracies around the world are facing unprecedented internal and external challenges – such as the rise of populism and political polarization at home and the rise of autocracies abroad. These challenges have the potential to disrupt how we live. In Germany and the United States, decision-makers...

Germany’s Zeitenwende – and What it Means for Europe

On October 4, the Chicago Warburg Chapter will host a breakfast briefing with Metin Hakverdi, Member of the Bundestag (SPD)Metin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget Committee. He is...

Germany’s Zeitenwende: Setting New Priorities in Foreign, Security, and Energy Policy

On October 14, the Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador (ret.) Stefan Schlüter, Program Director at the Diplomatic Academy of the German Foreign Office in Berlin.Stefan Schlüter served in the German Foreign Office until the summer of 2017 and is now a Program...