At a time when political rhetoric fuels division, polarization, and pessimism in both the United States and Germany, it is possible to find inspirational stories about individuals in rural states coming together at the local level to solve urgent and shared problems. Over the past decade, Professor Jenny Reardon has traveled by bike across the...
Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between Europe and the United States over tariffs and trade, the German Economic Institute in Cologne published a report in late September that examines the dependence of the United States on imports from the EU and Germany. The report’s findings show that the U.S. dependence on imports from the...
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, October 6, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schoeck, International Editor of the German newspaper Tagesspiegel.Anja Wehler-Schoeck is the International Editor of the German newspaper Tagesspiegel and a member of its Editorial Board. In 2022, she...
The Boston Warburg Chapter, the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University, and the Goethe-Institut will host a discussion with Vladimir Balzer, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator, Deutschlandradio. To...
While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have not been able to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlock. In the next German-American State-to-State event, legislators will discuss the future of social...