Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds

Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed crosshairs on Ukraine, a country he sees as linked to Russia and the people of Ukraine as “one people” with Russians. To back up this fixation with repairing a “historic injustice” Moscow has amassed a force of over 100,000 troops and supporting armor and aircraft along the border with Ukraine. Leading...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Tuesday, January 18 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Miriam Hollstein, Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion.Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion. She wrote...

Berlin Keynote from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Atlantik-Brücke and its partners, the American Council on Germany, Aspen Institute Germany, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States are honored to host U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken for a keynote on the transatlantic partnership. We cordially invite you to join our live stream for this exceptional occasion. Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:30...

Germany’s New Government: A View from the Opposition

With a new government coming up to speed in Berlin, there is no shortage of domestic policy issues on the agenda. From energy and the environment to public health and Covid response and from infrastructure and digitalization to fiscal policy, there is a lot to do. But, what is the view from the opposition? Join...

Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, January 24 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Sonja Gillert, Head of Audio for Die Welt, joined the ACG for a discussion on the meetings between officials...