In mid-March Intel announced a €17 billion investment to build two new chip factories in the City of Magdeburg. Intel’s decision is part of a €33 billion initial investment in Europe to create "a next-generation European chip ecosystem" and help tackle the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors. Why was Magdeburg the right location for Intel...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th has had a major impact on businesses active in the region – and on the global economy. After an initial trickle, many western firms are leaving Russia or have done so already. Others have reduced or paused their activities in Russia. The first to leave were major oil...
Before the war in Ukraine, global health was one of the main priorities of Germany's G7 agenda. Join the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington, DC for the second in a series on Germany's G7 Presidency. On Friday, June 3, public health experts Dr. Nicole Lurie, U.S. Director of the Coalition for...
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, June 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with foreign correspondent and author Erik Kirschbaum.Erik Kirschbaum is a foreign correspondent based in Germany. He has worked for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers...
“Regime change” is a strategy that was once popular with neoconservatives in trying to address challenges in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. In late March, President Joe Biden caused a stir when he said Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in an impassioned speech in Warsaw. The White House downplayed the remark, insisting that Biden was...