Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday, January 30, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the...

One Year On: Germany’s Foreign Policy Reckoning After Ukraine

On 27 February 2022, three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a set of transformative measures for Germany’s foreign and defense policy. One year on, to what extent has the war in Ukraine changed not only German politics and public opinion but that of its allies? Looking ahead, how will...

Canceled – Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday, February 6, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.Paul-Anton Krüger has been the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche...

A Rocky Road Ahead? German-American Friendshoring in an Era of Systemic Rivalry

The ACG and the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) will hold an official MSC side event with Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Member of the German Bundestag (Greens); Lars Klingbeil, Co-Chairman, Social Democratic Party of Germany, German Bundestag; Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Deputy Chairman, Free Democratic Party...

Leveraging Innovation and Technology for National Security

The ACG will host a discussion on hybrid war in the 21st century followed by a reception with Wendy R. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Federal, National Security at Palantir Technologies; Liesyl Franz, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Cyberspace Security in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy; Christopher Sharrock, Vice President of United Nations and...