One Year Later: Russia’s War in Ukraine, Germany’s Policy Pivot, and Implications for Transatlantic Relations

The American Council on Germany, Deutsches Haus at NYU, and NYU’s The Center for European and Mediterranean will host a discussion and reception 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...

Heimat Is a Space in Time

In Heimat Is a Space in Time (Germany, 2019), German filmmaker Thomas Heise shares the stories of three generations of his family, in their own words. Heise sets the tone early, reading an anti-war essay written in 1912 by his grandfather Wilhelm, when he was a schoolboy. The director uses the same matter-of-fact, uninflected tone throughout the...

A New Global Policy for the Transatlantic Community

The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference. Ambassador Christoph Heusgen (ACG Board member) has been the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2022. Before taking on that role, Ambassador Heusgen was the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations from 2017 to...

Germany’s Zeitenwende: The War in Ukraine and the New German Defense Posture

The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lieutenant General Kai Rohrschneider, Director General for Forces Policy at the Federal Ministry of Defense. Lieutenant General Kai Ronald Rohrschneider (1998 Young Leader) joined the Federal Armed Forces in 1983 as an officer candidate in the Armor Branch. He completed his basic military education in Armor...