In February 2021 Russia launched its war of aggression in Ukraine. Just days later the newly-minted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held his historic Zeitenwende speech. In it, he said that things would not be the same as they were before Russia’s attack, and he outlined some fundamental changes in Germany’s foreign, security, and energy policy. Almost three...
In late November, senior representatives from Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) gathered for a secret meeting with neo-Nazis and other like-minded individuals to discuss Germany's migration policy and who should count as being German. They developed a plan to expel millions of people from Germany. Critics have compared the meeting to the Wannsee Conference. The story broke...
The 2024 U.S. election will significantly shape the transatlantic political environment and policy landscape. The results of this monumental election will have serious implications for the future of the United States, but also for the transatlantic relationship. Transatlantic organizations play an integral role in convening thought leaders, bringing a transatlantic perspective to U.S. and European...
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, February 5 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.Malte Lehming works as a writer for the Tagesspiegel, where he heads the opinion page. From late 2000 to 2005, he...
On January 18, the American Council on Germany hosted a wide-ranging discussion about Germany’s Zeitenwende and the evolving geopolitical landscape with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He highlighted the historical significance of the Zeitenwende speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – and talked about where the redefinition and implementation of German foreign,...