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 the one-year anniversary of Olaf Scholz’s announcement of the Zeitenwende, February 27, 2023, the ACG hosted a discussion with Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller (1993 ACG Young Leader), Director of the Center on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at the Brookings Institution.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On February 27, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On February 21, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times.
On February 2, the ACG, Carnegie Endowment, and German Embassy hosted a discussion on Germany’s foreign and defense policy changes and their impact on allies in the region and worldwide. Julia Ganter (Körber-Stiftung) and Jacob Poushter (Pew Research Centre) shared brief insights on German and U.S. public opinion based on the survey results of the annual report. A panel discussion followed with Ambassador Emily Haber, Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Dan Baer, and Sophia Besch, moderated by Dr. Steven Sokol.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On January 30, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.