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 February 27, the ACG held a “Special Edition” of our regular Kaffeepause following the German federal elections with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, former Foreign Editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Nadine Lindner, Correspondent with Deutschlandradio.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making headlines and shaping political discourse. On February 24, the ACG held a Kaffeepause following the German federal elections with 2018 Kellen Fellow Dr. Anna Sauerbrey, Foreign Editor for Die Zeit.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics that are making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On February 18, the ACG held a special edition of the Kaffeepause following the Munich Security Conference with the Political Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stefan Kornelius.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics that are making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On February 3, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer.
On February 3, the ACG and 1014 hosted a virtual discussion on protectionist trends and their impact on the global economy with Benn Steil, Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and Rolf Langhammer, former Vice President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.