• Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Washington?

    Virtual Discussions

    The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. This Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first trip to the United States as Chancellor to meet with President Trump. Join us the following morning for a special edition Kaffeepause as we reflect on their...

  • Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    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, June 9 at 11:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Editor for Der Spiegel.Paul-Anton Krüger has been an Editor at SPIEGEL’s capital city office since January 2025. He was the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of...

  • A Crisis for the Governing Coalition? The Case of Prof. Brosius-Gersdorf and Her Judicial Appointment

    Virtual Discussions

    Late last week the German Parliament (Bundestag) postponed a vote that would have decided on the empanelment of three new justices at the country’s powerful Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht). The delay – likely lasting the duration of the government’s summer holiday – was triggered when members of the Union Parties signaled their late-emerging opposition to University...

  • The Trump-Putin Meeting and the Future of Ukraine

    Virtual Discussions

    The world is watching as Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in Alaska — a momentous summit on American soil to discuss the war in Ukraine....