This past weekend marked a major shift in Germany’s foreign and defense policy. On Saturday, the German government announced it would send arms to Ukraine. Then on Sunday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined a new blueprint for German foreign policy at a special session of the Bundestag. In a significant shift, he committed to delivering weapons to...
Join us for a discussion with Kerstin Celina, Member of the State Parliament of Bavaria (Alliance 90/The Greens), State Senator John S. McCollister of Nebraska (R), and Jan Marcus Rossa, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein (Alliance 90/The Greens). This discussion is held in partnership with Aspen Institute Germany as part of the State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue. While global...
Amid the tensions with Russia over Ukraine, Germany’s energy dependence and Nord Stream 2 have been major topics of discussion – with in Germany, across Europe, and in the United States. The pipeline has been a controversial subject for years, but in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine it is being used as leverage...
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, March 7 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause on the developments between Russia and Ukraine and Germany's response with Matthias Naß, International Correspondent for Die ZEIT.Matthias Naß has been the...
On March 8, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with German Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Emily Haber