1014, the ACG, and the Goethe-Institut are hosting a discussion and reception with Dr. Alexander Görlach and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. The state of Western democracies has been a central theme in the U.S. election and is also significant in Germany, where the governing coalition has collapsed and securing ruling majorities has become increasingly difficult. With...
On January 30, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver...
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics that are making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, February 3 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer.Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied...
The current state of the global economy is marked by significant uncertainty and change, driven by geopolitical tensions, evolving supply chains, and shifting economic priorities. After years of globalized trade liberalization, protectionist ideas have resurfaced, with possible trade wars and tariffs that could affect industries and consumers worldwide. Join the ACG and 1014 for a...
The American Council on Germany, NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, and Deutsches Haus at NYU present "Snap Elections in Germany and the Fate of Europe," a moderated conversation among Hans Kundnani (Boston University/London School of Economics) Rahsaan Maxwell (NYU), Joyce Mushaben (Georgetown University), and Steve Sokol (ACG). At the end of last year, the coalition of the SPD,...