On November 21, Ambassador Robert M. Kimmitt, ACG Chairman, appeared on Bloomberg News to discuss the future of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prospect of forming a new coalition government. Watch here
On Monday, November 20, ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol appeared on CNBC to discuss the breakdown of coalition negotiations in Germany. Watch here
Trump is not America. That is why Germany will remain the current European nation for the USA. A Response to Jörg Lau's and Bernd Ulrich's America Criticism Lesen Sie diesen Text auf Deutsch Although for more than 70 years common values were invoked to keep the transatlantic partnership together, now is the time to assert shared U.S.-German interests. For this reason, we, the signatories, take issue with the recent argument offered by Jorg Lau and Bernd Ulrich in DIE ZEIT("Something New in the West", ZEIT 43/17) which argues in effect for a German led decoupling of the West from the United States. We are not making a sentimental case for transatlanticism; rather we assert that we have shared interests. Read more
SEATTLE – Former German ambassador and consultant Thomas Matussek spoke to students at Smith Hall at the University of Washington Monday to discuss some of the current and future threats to the current international order. Matussek previously served as the German ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and India before becoming the head of public policy at Deutsche Bank. He now advises businesses and governments on the worldwide effects of Brexit at international consulting firm Flint Global. “I lived and worked in this country for eight years,” Matussek said. “I think it’s important to get the feeling, the water temperature on the ground, of what’s happening in this country. And not just through the media.” Read more
Last Saturday, somewhere in the neighborhood of 12,000 refugees arrived in Munich in one single day. The large number puts a punctuation point on what is quickly becoming a race against time to find, build and provide enough housing for the new arrivals especially before winter comes. The German government decided last week to commit 6 million euros to help deal with the waves of refugees pouring into Germany. Three million euro will be earmarked for the different German states. The government is quickly trying to increase the number of weather proof refugee reception centers to accommodate at least 150,000 more people. These temporary accommodations are only meant to hold people for around 6 months. After that, there will be a demand for longer term...
