Radical Universalism

The ACG and the Goethe Institut New York will host a discussion with Omri Boehm, Associate Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research. This discussion is part of our Double Exposure series, on what the idea of solidarity means in different contexts.

Will European Leaders do “Whatever it Takes” to Rescue the European Economy?

In 2012, Mario Draghi pledged to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro when he led the European Central Bank. Earlier this month, the former Italian Prime Minister released a report on ‘The Future of EU Competitiveness,’ which was intended to jolt the stalling European economy into high gear. The report recommends three priorities: First, Europe...

East Meets West: Recalibrating the Economic Interdependence Between Europe and China

American Council on Germany , Germany

The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Heck, Partner and the German Foreign Business Network Leader at PwC US, and Frauke Steiner, Partner and the Leader of the German Business Network in the U.S at EY.   Thomas Heck is a Partner on Secondment and the German Foreign Business Network Leader at...

Breaking Stories While Undercover: Insights into the Work of an Investigative Journalist

Just two years ago, RTL Deutschland launched the new cross-media format “Stern Investigativ.” The results of the investigative research conducted are released simultaneously as a TV report on RTL, in the print magazine “Stern,” on various websites, and as a podcast. For "Stern Investigativ" the award-winning journalists Christian Esser and Manka Heise have brought several...