Double Exposure: Ethnicity and the Politics of Solidarity

The ACG and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion with Dr. Susan. Neiman and Dr. Keidrick Roy.   What unites individuals to engage in political struggles across geographical, social, religious, and political divides and perceived boundaries? How do solidarity movements challenge the interests and positions of powerful states and systems, both past and present?...

Elections, Law, and Politics

On October 29, the ACG and 1014 will host a discussion as part of our Superwahljahr series with Prof. Franz Mayer, Chair in Public Law, European Law, Comparative Law, and Law and Politics at the University of Bielefeld and Scholar in Residence at Columbia UniversityProf. Franz Mayer holds the Chair in Public Law, European Law, Public International Law, Comparative Law and...

German-American Relations after the U.S Election and ahead of German Elections in 2025

On October 29, the American Council on Germany and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) New York Office will host an event with Hermann Gröhe, member of the German Bundestag and Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.   Hermann Gröhe is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as...

Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Situation is Serious 

It has been more than two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite heavy fighting, Russia still occupies 18 percent of Ukraine. Ukraine’s counteroffensive efforts have stalled, and Russia has launched a new offensive in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities and block its ports, and Ukraine has increased drone attacks on...

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, November 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Marc Felix Serrao, Editor-in-Chief in Germany for the Neue Züricher Zeitung.Marc Felix Serrao has been the Head of the Berlin office since July 2017 and...