The spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing global lock-down as governments try to slow the spread of the corona virus has tested individuals and institutions around the world. Since March of 2020, the ACG has stepped up its digital programming by hosting webinars and video discussions which bring together policy makers and thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss some of the key issues shaping transatlantic relations in an unprecedented time. In addition to organizing events on its own, the ACG has also partnered with other organizations such as 1014 and Atlantik-Brücke to launch new series designed to reach beyond the ACG community.
On March 14, the ACG and the Tennessee World Affairs Council held a discussion with Dr. Liana Fix, a Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, on the latest developments of the war in Ukraine and its lasting consequences.
On March 9, the ACG hosted a discussion on relations with China with ACG Young Leader alumna Dana Heide, who served as Handelsblatt’s China correspondent for three years before moving to Berlin.
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the ACG hosted a virtual discussion with Barbara Mittelhammer. She is a Berlin-based independent consultant and political analyst who focuses on feminist foreign policy, human security, as well as gender in peace and security.
On March 7, the American Council on Germany, the German Film Office, and the Goethe Institut hosted a discussion with Sasha Bühler, Director of International Films for Netflix, the woman behind bringing “All Quiet on the Western Front” to Netflix.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On March 6, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.