Common Challenges: What Is Necessary to Protect and Defend Democracy?

The ACG, 1014, and the Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Ricarda Lang Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Green Party and Member of the Bundestag. Ricarda Lang became Co-Chair of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) in February 2022. In September 2021, she was elected as a Member of the German Bundestag, where...

Addressing Educator Shortages and Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator...

Germany’s Role in Europe in Times of Crisis

The American Council on Germany and the Hann-Seidel-Stiftung will host a Breakfast Briefing with Florian Hahn, Member of the Bundestag (CSU) and Defense Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU. Florian Hahn was elected as a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election. He serves as the Defense Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU and sits...

The Biggest Science Scam Ever? Fake Scientific Papers Are More Prevalent Than You Might Think

Disinformation and fake news are a cause for serious concern. This is true for the natural sciences as well – despite the abundance of peer-reviewed publications. A recent study indicates that nearly a third of the scientific papers that are published by the scientific and research community each year are fake. That could mean that...

AI: Transatlantic Business and Policy Implications

The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Harry Rubin, Partner and Chair, Technology and IP Transactions, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; and Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. Harry Rubin is a globally recognized authority in his field and former...