Germany’s Zeitenwende and Defense Spending

On August 25, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Thomas Hitschler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense and Member of the German Bundestag (SPD). For more information, please email events@acgusa.org. Thomas Hitschler has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense since December 2021. He has been...

Europe’s New Disorder and Germany’s Zeitenwende

On the evening of September 13, the ACG will host the inaugural Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture with Dr. Josef Joffe, Professor of International Politics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Dr. Josef Joffe teaches international politics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Previously he taught at Stanford...

The Implications of the EU’s AI Act: A View from Germany

The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Paula Cipierre, Head of Privacy and Public Policy for Palantir Technologies and 2023 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends. Paula Cipierre is the Head of Privacy and Public Policy at Palantir Technologies. She advises the company and its customers on strategic and ethical questions about developing...

Science Diplomacy, Academic Freedom, and the New Role of Universities

On October 5, the ACG, the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the German Center for Research and Innovation will host a breakfast briefing with Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, President of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal has been the President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since...