Germany, Russia, and the War in Ukraine

On October 25, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First and Retired Commanding General of the United States Army Europe. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges served as Commanding General of United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017 before his retirement from the Army...

Can Europe Remain a Strong Ally for the United States?

On October 26, the ACG and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung will host a discussion and dinner with Hermann Gröhe, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and former German Federal Minister of Health. Hermann Gröhe is the Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group and the Deputy Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. From 2013 to 2018, he...

Germany’s Zeitenwende: How It’s Being Viewed in Different Regions of the U.S.”

On October 31, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador (ret.) Stefan Schlueter, Program Director at the Diplomatic Academy of the German Foreign Office in Berlin. Stefan Schlüter just completed a speaking tour to North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Washington, and Minnesota with the ACG. He met with a range of people, and...

Fake News, Cybersecurity, and Election Manipulation

On November 2, the ACG and the Hasso Plattner Insitute will host a breakfast briefing with Professor Dr. Christoph Meinel, Managing and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute and Dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty at Potsdam University. Professor Dr. Christoph Meinel is Managing and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital...

Navigating Troubled Water: The Transatlantic Partnership in the Face of Multiple Crises

On November 4, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Sigmar Gabriel, former Foreign Minister, former Vice Chancellor, and Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke. Sigmar Gabriel has been Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke e.V. since June 2019. He was the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 2009 to 2017, which made him the party’s...