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 January 24, the ACG hosted virtual discussion with CORRECTIV Editor-in-Chief Justus von Daniels, who was a member of the investigative team behind the story of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) secret meeting with neo-Nazis and other like-minded individuals to discuss Germany’s migration policy and who should count as being German.
On January 18, 2024 the American Council on Germany hosted a discussion about Germany’s role in the world in uncertain and volatile times with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
On January 10, the American Council on Germany hosted a virtual discussion on the upcoming elections in Taiwan with ACG Board member and Young Leader alumna Tara Hariharan, who serves as Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP, and Dr. Gudrun Wacker, Senior Fellow in the Asia Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP).
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On January 8, 2024, the ACG hosted the first Kaffeepause of the year with Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On December 18, the ACG hosted the 100th Kaffeepause – and last of the year – with ACG Young Leader alumnus Matthias Deiß, Deputy Director of ARD’s television studio in Berlin.