Germany’s New China Strategy: De-Risking not Decoupling

Last month, Germany’s government presented a new strategy for dealing with China. This comes on the heels of the release of Germany’s first National Security Strategy in mid-June. The long-awaited China Strategy – a draft of which was leaked in November – takes into account that the relationship between China and Germany (and the European...

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 21 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Simon Book, Editor for Der Spiegel and 2016 ACG Kellen Fellow.Simon Book serves as an Editor in the Economics Department for Der Spiegel....

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, September 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times.Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, a position he...

Structural Change and Revitalization in Post-Industrial Regions

While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator...

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, September 25 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause Paul-Anton Krüger, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.Paul-Anton Krüger has been the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche...