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 April 1, the ACG and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), hosted a hybrid event with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD) on Germany’s foreign policy, the western alliance, and relations with Russia.
On March 28, the ACG hosted a conversation with the Co-Chair of the Green Party, Ricarda Lang on the social priorities of the Greens and the new German government.
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. On March 28, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Gabor Steingart, founder and publisher of Media Pioneer Publishing and head of the management board of Handelsblatt Media Group.
On March 25 the ACG held a discussion with journalist Dr. Daniel Kirch, Chief Correspondent for State Politics at the Saarbrücker Zeitung, about what’s at stake in Saarland’s state election on March 27.
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. On March 21, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause on the latest in German politics as well as developments in Ukraine with Rob Schmitz, International Correspondent for NPR, Berlin.