• Germany’s G7 Presidency in a Period of Crisis

    NYC Events

    On November 15, the ACG and the German Consulate General will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Florian Toncar, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP).   Dr. Florian Toncar has been Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance since December 2021. Since 2017,...

  • Global Trends in Authoritarian Interference in Elections

    Virtual Discussions

    Democratic backsliding has become a defining trend in global politics over the past two decades. This has caused authoritarianism and authoritarian regimes to gain more traction around the world. One...

  • Recalibrating German Foreign Policy After the Zeitenwende

    NYC Events

    On November 16, the ACG and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung will host a discussion and luncheon with Lars Klingbeil, Party Leader of the  Social Democratic Party of Germany. Lars Klingbeil is a German politician and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 2021. Mr. Klingbeil first joined the SPD in 1996, and in 2009, he...

  • Midterm Assessment of the Transatlantic Relations

    Germany Events

    On November 17, the ACG and the Freunde des ACG will host a discussion and reception with Timothy E. Liston, US-Generalkonsul in München, and Stefan Kornelius, Ressortleiter Politik, Süddeutsche Zeitung....