• 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 May 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Tuesday edition of our Kaffeepause with Nette Nöstlinger, Political Reporter for Politico Europe. Nette Nöstlinger is a Politics Reporter for Politico Europe in Berlin, where she keeps an...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Hot Topics / Cold Realities: Sovereign Debt Crisis – U.S. Out, Germany In?

    Virtual Discussions

    In the United States, the Trump administration is moving forward with a sweeping fiscal initiative - the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Introduced as fulfilling a campaign promise to rein in the national debt, critics worry that the bill would instead add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Meanwhile, in Germany, Chancellor...

  • 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...