Geopolitical Developments: The Risks and Consequences for Transatlantic Relations

With Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine, it is clear that geopolitical developments have the potential to shake up – if not redefine – the existing world order. As we emerge from the pandemic and address Russian aggression questions about the future abound. How should Europe and the United States position themselves to continue to...

Germany’s ‘Zeitenwende’ and a New Chapter for Transatlantic Relations – Canceled

June 10, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Michael Georg Link, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the Federal Foreign Office and Member of the Bundestag (FDP). Michael Georg Link is a member of the German Bundestag, where he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and his home electoral district, Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg. He...

Holding Together in Times of Crisis: A New Era for Transatlantic Relations

The American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will hold their joint annual German-American Conference in Berlin. Monday, June 13, 2022  8:15 am Registration Opens   9:00 am Welcome by  Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke; former Federal Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor  Ambassador John Emerson, Chairman, American Council on Germany; former U.S. Ambassador to Germany   9:15 am Setting the...

Disruption: The Economic Impact of the Pandemic and the War in Ukraine

The ACG and the Freunde des ACG will host a discussion and luncheon in Berlin with Dr. Adam Tooze, Director of the European Institute and Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Chair of History at Columbia University; Author of Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (2018) and Shutdown: How Covid Shook the...

Antisemitism in Europe: Challenges and Solutions

On June 17, the American Council on Germany will hold a discussion and luncheon with Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life. Katharina von Schnurbein (2009 Young Leader) was appointed the first European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism in December 2015. Her mandate includes liaising closely with Jewish communities, Member...