German Foreign and Security Policy After the Election

The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dominik Mutter, Security Policy Director of the Federal Foreign Office. Dominik Mutter is the Security Policy Director of the Federal Foreign Office. In 2022 and 2023, he was lead coordinator and editor of the interagency team tasked with drafting Germany’s first National Security Strategy. Prior to assuming his current...

Kaffeepause: Special Edition

Join us for a “Special Edition” of our regular Kaffeepause following the German federal elections with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, former Foreign Editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Nadine Lindner, Correspondent with Deutschlandradio.Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger was the Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His writings deal especially with the United States, European, transatlantic, and international politics. He holds a Master’s Degree...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, March 3, at 9:00 a.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Editor for Der Spiegel.Paul-Anton Krüger has been an Editor at SPIEGEL's capital city office since January 2025. He was the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau...

After the Elections in Germany and the United States: The Path Forward in Ukraine

The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Annett Meiritz, Washington Correspondent, Handelsblatt.Annett Meiritz is the Washington Correspondent for Germany’s leading business, trade, and finance daily Handelsblatt. She covers the U.S. Administration and Congress, usually from an economic angle. Previously she worked as Parliamentary Correspondent for Germany’s leading news portal Spiegel Online, based in Berlin. She...

Analyzing the German Elections: What Comes Next?

Join the ACG and the Pacific Council for a virtual event analyzing the implications of Germany's federal election on February 23, 2025. This election, prompted by the collapse of Chancellor Scholz's coalition government, is poised to reshape German politics. Our expert speakers, Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director of the Center on the United States at Brookings, and Peter S....