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.
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.
On December 13, the American Council on Germany and 1014 hosted a virtual discussion on food security with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, CEO and Managing Director of Food Systems for the Future and former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, and Alexander Müller, Managing Director of TMG Think Tank for Sustainability.
On December 12, the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York hosted a virtual discussion on the spread of disinformation with award-winning New York Times journalist Tiffany Hsu and Correctiv Co-Founder and Publisher David Schraven.
On December 6, the ACG hosted a discussion about the foreign policy, national security, energy policy, and domestic implications of Germany’s budget crisis with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD).
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On December 4, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel.