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

On October 27, the Seattle Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council in Seattle 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...

Germany’s Zeitenwende: How It’s Being Viewed in Different Regions of the U.S.”

On October 31, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador (ret.) Stefan Schlueter, Program Director at the Diplomatic Academy of the German Foreign Office in Berlin. Stefan Schlüter just completed a speaking tour to North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Washington, and Minnesota with the ACG. He met with a range of people, and...

Building European Sovereignty in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil

In recent years, Europe has faced major foreign policy challenges – including the 2008 global financial crisis, the migration crisis of 2015, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine. At the same time, Europe has had to grapple with issues such as China’s global ambitions and the rise of populism. In a European...

Fake News, Cybersecurity, and Election Manipulation

On November 2, the ACG and the Hasso Plattner Insitute will host a breakfast briefing with Professor Dr. Christoph Meinel, Managing and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute and Dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty at Potsdam University. Professor Dr. Christoph Meinel is Managing and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital...

Navigating Troubled Water: The Transatlantic Partnership in the Face of Multiple Crises

On November 4, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Sigmar Gabriel, former Foreign Minister, former Vice Chancellor, and Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke. Sigmar Gabriel has been Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke e.V. since June 2019. He was the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 2009 to 2017, which made him the party’s...