• Global Trends and Rising Challenges: A Recap of the 2024 Super Election Year

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    1014, the American Council on Germany, and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Office are holding a discussion with Dr. Liana Fix and Dr. John Glenn on “Global Trends and Rising Challenges: A Recap of the 2024 Super Election Year”Dr. Liana Fix is a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She is a...

  • Democracy in the United States and Germany: Resilient or Fragile?

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    1014, the ACG, and the Goethe-Institut are hosting a discussion and reception with Dr. Alexander Görlach and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. The state of Western democracies has been a central theme in the U.S. election and is also significant in Germany, where the governing coalition has collapsed and securing ruling majorities has become increasingly difficult. With...

  • Germany at a Crossroads? Navigating Germany’s Political Landscape Ahead of the Election

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    On January 30, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver...

  • Snap Elections in Germany and the Fate of Europe

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    The American Council on Germany, NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, and Deutsches Haus at NYU present "Snap Elections in Germany and the Fate of Europe," a moderated conversation among Hans Kundnani (Boston University/London School of Economics) Rahsaan Maxwell (NYU), Joyce Mushaben (Georgetown University), and Steve Sokol (ACG). At the end of last year, the coalition of the SPD,...