Russia’s War in Ukraine and Cold Wars

The Cold War was a period of intense competition and the geo-strategic struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies in the Western and Eastern blocs following World War II. At times it threatened to turn hot — potential battles between combatants armed with thousands of nuclear weapons — but always...

In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

August 25 at 1:00 pm ET - "In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine" a virtual discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Professor Marieta Velikova, Director of the Belmont University Center for International Business. This discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine, organized...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

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, August 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur.Vladimir Balzer is a journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

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 Tuesday, September 6, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel. Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper, Der Spiegel, and...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Germany?

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, September 12, at 11:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.Paul-Anton Krüger has been Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since...