Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, February 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Clemens Wergin, Chief Correspondent for Die Welt.Clemens Wergin has been the Chief Correspondent for Die Welt since 2020. He began his career...

Germany’s federal election last September led to a new three-party governing coalition led by the Social Democrats together with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, as well as the formation of the 20th German Bundestag. Not even 100 days into office, the executive and legislative branches of government face a host of domestic and foreign...

As the oldest constitutional court, the U.S. Supreme Court has served as a model for other democracies and countries have often relied on the constitutional jurisprudence of the Supreme Court. The German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht), which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, also adopted practices from the U.S. and has been seen as a model...

Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Tuesday, February 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the Munich Security Conference and more with the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stefan Kornelius.Stefan Kornelius is the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Previously...

Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Karen Donfried will share her thoughts on the current crisis in Eastern Europe and outline the Biden administration's vision for the U.S.-German relationship. The conversation will focus on how the new German government and the United States in tandem with our NATO allies can ensure peace and prosperity for our transatlantic...