A discussion of inequalities revealed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the public policy tools available to ameliorate them, and the likely paths economies will take in recovery.Wolfgang Schmidt was appointed State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Finance in March 2018. Prior to that, he served as State Secretary of the Free and Hanseatic...
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, November 15 at 9:00 am ET, for a discussion about German politics with opinion writer for Der Tagesspiegel Malte Lehming. .Malte Lehming works as a writer for the Tagesspiegel, where he...
Over the past two weeks, representatives from nearly 200 countries convened in Glasgow for COP26 to discuss new plans to tackle climate change. The conference was regarded as the best - and last - chance to save the earth from the catastrophic consequences of global warming. However, many attendees, analysts, and observers believe it fell...
Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazis developed and operated an elaborate procurement system for art which they had looted from Jews and other victims of persecution during the Third Reich. Works of art were confiscated, and many art collectors were forced to sell below value. In 2000, a report to the U.S. Congress by historian...
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, November 22 at 9:00 am ET for a discussion on the latest developments in coalition negotiations, the fight against COVID, and more with Sumi Somoskanda, Senior News Anchor at DW News (Deutsche...