Before the war in Ukraine, global health was one of the main priorities of Germany's G7 agenda. Join the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington, DC for the second in a series on Germany's G7 Presidency. On Friday, June 3, public health experts Dr. Nicole Lurie, U.S. Director of the Coalition for...
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, June 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with foreign correspondent and author Erik Kirschbaum.Erik Kirschbaum is a foreign correspondent based in Germany. He has worked for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers...
“Regime change” is a strategy that was once popular with neoconservatives in trying to address challenges in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. In late March, President Joe Biden caused a stir when he said Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in an impassioned speech in Warsaw. The White House downplayed the remark, insisting that Biden was...
With Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine, it is clear that geopolitical developments have the potential to shake up – if not redefine – the existing world order. As we emerge from the pandemic and address Russian aggression questions about the future abound. How should Europe and the United States position themselves to continue to...
June 10, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Michael Georg Link, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the Federal Foreign Office and Member of the Bundestag (FDP). Michael Georg Link is a member of the German Bundestag, where he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and his home electoral district, Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg. He...
The American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will hold their joint annual German-American Conference in Berlin. Monday, June 13, 2022 8:15 am Registration Opens 9:00 am Welcome by Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke; former Federal Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Ambassador John Emerson, Chairman, American Council on Germany; former U.S. Ambassador to Germany 9:15 am Setting the...
The ACG and the Freunde des ACG will host a discussion and luncheon in Berlin with Dr. Adam Tooze, Director of the European Institute and Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Chair of History at Columbia University; Author of Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (2018) and Shutdown: How Covid Shook the...
On June 17, the American Council on Germany will hold a discussion and luncheon with Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life. Katharina von Schnurbein (2009 Young Leader) was appointed the first European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism in December 2015. Her mandate includes liaising closely with Jewish communities, Member...
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, June 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Stephan Detjen, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio.Stephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and heads the station's capital city studio in Berlin. Previously,...
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we have seen an energy crisis unfold in Europe – and particularly in Germany given its heavy reliance on energy from Russia. The looming threat of Russia suspending gas deliveries to Germany or Germany ending the procurement as part of a sanctions package, respectively, could lead to a drastic increase...
At the beginning of the year, Germany set out to make “progress towards an equitable world” with a focus on sustainability, economic stability, public health, and investment in a better future as part of its G7 Presidency. However, in late February Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine put the global economic and security order at...
On June 23, the Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and cocktail hour with Dr. Thomas A. Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, on “Kissinger at 99: Historical Reflections on 20th-Century America’s Most Famous Diplomat”Thomas A. Schwartz, who was an ACG Young Leader in 1989, is a Distinguished Professor of History at...
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, June 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Miriam Hollstein, Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin.Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin. Prior...
Following the EU Summits this week, over the weekend and next week we will see world leaders gather for the G7 Summit in Elmau (Germany) and the NATO Summit in Madrid (Spain). Russia’s war in Ukraine is likely to overshadow the agenda. In the context of these meetings, allies are likely to show solidarity and...