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SUMMARY:Virtual: Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with journalists based in Berlin regarding the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. With the U.S. midterms just weeks away\, join us for a special edition of the Kaffeepause on the latest developments in U.S. politics and in the nation’s capital. On Monday\, October 26\, at 9:00 am ET we’ll talk to Gregor Schwung\, U.S. Correspondent for Die Welt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3717926831976%2FWN_YoiRQEWjTqejnc2SV4jmdA” css=”.vc_custom_1792683228645{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nGregor Schwung is the U.S. correspondent for WELT. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics in Heidelberg before moving to Berlin to pursue a master’s degree in North American Studies. From 2017 to 2020\, he produced the podcast Politik mit Schwung and\, in 2020\, worked as a freelance reporter for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. \nFrom 2021 to 2022\, he completed his journalism training at the FreeTech Axel Springer Academy of Journalism and Technology. In 2023\, he joined the foreign policy department at WELT and WELT AM SONNTAG as an editor. He subsequently reported from Washington as a U.S. correspondent in fall 2024 and the first half of 2025\, before serving as a foreign policy correspondent in Berlin from July 2025 to June 2026. Since July 2026\, he has been back in Washington as WELT’s U.S. correspondent.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-6/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:After the Dust Settles: Understanding the Results of Germany’s Recent State Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany’s recent state elections have revealed important shifts in the country’s political landscape\, with implications that extend well beyond regional politics\, delivering strong results for both the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and Die Linke while challenging Germany’s traditional governing parties. The outcomes have raised pressing questions about voter dissatisfaction\, economic insecurity\, migration\, democratic resilience\, and the future of coalition-building\, particularly in eastern Germany. As party leaders and policymakers assess the results\, these elections offer a window into the changing priorities of German voters\, the broader forces reshaping the country’s political landscape\, and the potential impact for the current federal government coalition. \nJoin us on October 26 at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas\, Professor at Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science of the Freie Universität Berlin and Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto\, as we assess what the elections in Saxony-Anhalt\, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern\, and Berlin mean for Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2817921665205%2FWN_RX2XwbCoQGiL3Cu2DlFZDg” css=”.vc_custom_1792166570328{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Professor Dr. Thorsten Faas is one of Germany’s most renowned election researchers. He is currently a visiting professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He holds the Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies\, which is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). His research focuses on electoral politics and campaign communications\, particularly as they relate to young people and German elections. Faas is one of the principal investigators of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) and a member of the Planning Committee for Module 7 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES). \nAfter studying political science in Bamberg and at the London School of Economics\, he received his doctorate from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2008. After working in Bamberg\, Duisburg-Essen and Mannheim\, he joined Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2012. Since 2017\, he has been teaching and researching as a professor and head of the Centre for Political Sociology of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Free University of Berlin. His academic articles have been published in the American Political Science Review\, West European Politics\, the European Journal of Political Research\, the Journal of European Public Policy\, Electoral Studies\, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research\, and German Politics. In addition\, Prof. Dr. Faas also works as a consultant for political institutions and the media.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/after-the-dust-settles-understanding-the-results-of-germanys-recent-state-elections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: German Leadership at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As geopolitical tensions rise\, the transatlantic relationship faces new challenges\, and domestic political uncertainty grows on both sides of the Atlantic\, Germany faces critical questions about its role and responsibilities in Europe and the world. How can German leaders navigate domestic political pressures while strengthening Germany’s capacity to shape international affairs? \nJoin the ACG on Thursday\, October 29 at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with political scientist and author Dr. Stefan Fröhlich about Germany’s evolving leadership role\, its foreign policy priorities\, and the prospects for a constructive transatlantic partnership in an increasingly unpredictable world.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1917926833046%2FWN_x-4ygXdMSqSZ5sG8Cbkb1A” css=”.vc_custom_1792683371198{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Stefan Fröhlich is Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is currently also a guest professor at the College of Europe (in Brugge and Natolin) at Oxford University\, and at the Universities of Bonn and Zurich. His fields of research include EU foreign\, economic\, and security policy; transatlantic relations; German foreign\, economic\, and security policy; and international political economy. He is a frequent commentator on international affairs for German and international media. \nDr. Fröhlich was Director of the postgraduate European Studies Program at the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn from 1998 to 2002 and spent time in Washington\, DC\, as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins (2002-03); the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); and the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy (2016-17). \nHe is a board member of the German Atlantic Council (Berlin)\, Center for European Integration Studies (Bonn)\, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)\, German Society for Political Science\, Association for European Integration (Berlin)\, and the Institute for European Politics (Berlin). He is the author of numerous books and more than 200 articles on German and European foreign policy and transatlantic relations. \nHe studied Political Science\, Economics\, as well as American and Spanish Literature in Bonn\, Paris\, and Washington (MA 1985; Ph.D. 1989; “Habilitation” (Dr.phil.habil.) 1996).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-german-leadership-at-home-and-abroad/
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany (ACG)\, the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)\, and the German Studies Association (GSA) have launched a new virtual series\, Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today. The series offers students of German language and culture the chance to engage directly with members of the German Bundestag on timely political issues while practicing their German language skills. \nThe fourth session will take place on November 16 at 11:00 AM ET and will feature Jürgen Hardt (CDU)\, who will join ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol for a 60-minute moderated discussion — held in German — incorporating questions posed by the audience. \nFollowing each event\, the conversations will also be released as podcasts\, making them easily accessible for members\, students\, and educators to use in the classroom.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aatg.org%2Fevents%2Fmeet-a-bundestag-member-german-politics-today—juergen-hardt” css=”.vc_custom_1793204772876{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jürgen Hardt is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)\, serving as the foreign policy spokesperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and chairing its Foreign Affairs Working Group. \nMr. Hardt began his political career within the CDU after studying economics and serving as Chairman of the Association of CDU Students from 1987 to 1989. Following nearly a decade working for the party\, he moved into the private sector in the media industry while remaining active in local politics in Wuppertal. He served on the Wuppertal City Council from 2004 until his election to the German Bundestag in 2009. \nFrom 2014 to 2018\, Mr. Hardt served as the German Government’s Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation under Chancellor Angela Merkel\, where he worked to strengthen relations between Germany\, the United States\, and Canada. In the Bundestag\, he continues to focus on German foreign policy and transatlantic relations. He also serves as an alternate member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Defence Committee. \nMr. Hardt previously served four years in the German Navy\, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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