Niedersaschen at the Polls: What do the Results Mean?

Over the weekend, voters in Niedersachsen took to the polls. Initial results give the Social Democrats under the leadership of Minister President Stephan Weil a win, even though they dropped nearly four percentage points since 2017. The Greens and the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) saw an upswing in support since the last state election. The...

Germany’s Zeitenwende and the War in Ukraine: How does the Bundeswehr React?

On October 14, the ACG and the German Consulate in New York will host a breakfast briefing with General Markus Laubenthal , Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. Lieutenant General Markus Laubenthal has been the Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr since April 2020. Prior to this, he was the Director General for Forces Policy...

Germany’s Zeitenwende: Setting New Priorities in Foreign, Security, and Energy Policy

On October 14, the Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador (ret.) Stefan Schlüter, Program Director at the Diplomatic Academy of the German Foreign Office in Berlin.Stefan Schlüter served in the German Foreign Office until the summer of 2017 and is now a Program...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Germany?

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, October 17, 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 was the newspaper’s Washington bureau...

The Three I’s: Invasion, Inflation, and Interest Rates

On October 18, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Andreas Dombret, Former Executive Board Member of the Deutsche Bundesbank.   Dr. Andreas Dombret is a German-American banker who served as a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank from 2010 until 2018. In that capacity, he held responsibility for Banking and Financial...