Virtual Discussions

In 2012, Mario Draghi pledged to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro when he led the European Central Bank. Earlier this month, the former Italian Prime Minister released a report on ‘The Future of EU Competitiveness,’ which was intended to jolt the stalling European economy into high gear. The report recommends three priorities: First, Europe...

October 7th marks the first anniversary of the bloody attack on a music festival in Israel by Hamas. Over 1,000 people were killed, dozens of people are still being held hostage by Hamas, and the region is at war. Against this backdrop, there has been a spike in antisemitic hate crimes around the world. In the...

Just two years ago, RTL Deutschland launched the new cross-media format “Stern Investigativ.” The results of the investigative research conducted are released simultaneously as a TV report on RTL, in the print magazine “Stern,” on various websites, and as a podcast. For "Stern Investigativ" the award-winning journalists Christian Esser and Manka Heise have brought several...

The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, October 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Stephan Detjen, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and the head of the station's capital city studio in Berlin.Stephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio...

In some U.S. states early voting has begun, and voters across the country are getting ready to head to the polls on November 5. In Europe there is concern about what the new administration in Washington might look like. With changes in leadership come evolving priorities in foreign and defense policy, which will have significant...

It has been more than two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite heavy fighting, Russia still occupies 18 percent of Ukraine. Ukraine’s counteroffensive efforts have stalled, and Russia has launched a new offensive in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities and block its ports, and Ukraine has increased drone attacks on...