Power-Politics in the Governing Coalition: Do State Elections Matter?

In March, the Social Democrats were able to win by a wide margin in state elections in the Saarland, a small state on the border of France and Luxembourg. Earlier this month, voters in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein gave the Christian Democrats an election victory. The Greens also did well – but the Free...

Can the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Succeed?

Nearly 12 months since it was created, on May 15 and 16 the co-chairs of the U.S.-EU Technology and Trade Council (TTC) are meeting for the second time in Paris, France. The first meeting took place in Pittsburgh, PA last September – and the stated objective was to align U.S. and European approaches to key...

War in Ukraine, Climate Protection, and Inflation: Managing Multiple Crises Simultaneously

On May 23, the ACG will host a dinner roundtable with Bundestag Member Alexander Radwan (CSU) on Monday, May 23. Mr. Radwan serves on the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee and the Finance Committee. He will be visiting New York together with Christian Heller, CEO of Value Balancing Alliance, and former Bundestag member Christian Ruck, who...