Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 7 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the developments between Russia and Ukraine and Germany's response with Matthias Naß, International Correspondent for Die ZEIT.Matthias Naß has been the...
In December, the Green Party joined a three-party coalition government led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. It will be interesting to see how the Greens under new leadership shape German domestic and foreign policy moving forward. In late January, Ricarda Lang became the youngest Co-Chair of Germany’s Green Party. Focused on feminism and ethical politics,...
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the war has dominated news coverage across Europe, in Germany, and the United States. The conflict in Ukraine is not just being fought militarily, but it is also very much an information war as Ukraine and Russia attempt to control the narrative about what is happening...
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, March 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the latest developments in Ukraine, among other topics, with Sumi Somoskanda, Senior News Anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle).Sumi Somoskanda is...
Each day, the reports from Ukraine are getting worse as the fighting continues and people try to evacuate their homes. Join the American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council for a discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and Dr. Liana Fix, Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the...