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Superwahljahr 2024: Wie bereitet sich die Sicherheitscommunity auf die globalen Wahlen vor?

Zum 60. Mal kommen bei der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz hunderte Entscheidungsträger:innen, Meinungsführer:innen und hochrangige Politiker:innen zusammen. Seit dem Terrorangriff der Hamas am 7. Oktober 2023 eskaliert die Lage in Nahost, die Ukraine kämpft weiter um ihre Freiheit und die Wahlen in den USA könnten sie internationale Sicherheitsarchitektur zusätzlich erschüttern. Was lässt sich daraus für die deutsche Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik ableiten? Und...

Reflections on German-American Relations in an Election Year

On February 22, the ACG and the Pittsburgh Committee on Foreign Relations will host a discussion and reception with David Gill, Consul General of Germany in New York. David Gill has been the German Consul General in New York since August 20217. He grew up in a protestant minister’s family in Herrnhut, Saxony, in former...

Supervisory Priorities for the European Central Bank in 2024

On February 26, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Thomas Gstaedtner, Head of Division in the Banking Supervisory Arm of the European Central Bank. Dr. Thomas Gstaedtner works as a Head of Division in the banking supervisory arm of the European Central Bank. He is responsible for supervising the French banks and...

Europe’s New AI Act: What does it mean for Europe and the U.S.?

On February 29, the American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a breakfast briefing with Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association, eco. The European Parliament just passed the AI Act, which forms the world's first legal framework for artificial intelligence...

Dealing with Disinformation: How Influential are Conspiracy Narratives?

Around the world, the rise of populist movements is contributing to the spread of conspiracy narratives. Social media platforms and messengers provide a fertile ground for conspiracy narratives that mobilize people, reinforce anti-Semitic and anti-pluralist thinking, and also destabilize and divide societies. In a time of fake truth and alternative facts, how much impact do...