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...
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...
The American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a discussion and luncheon with Joseph P. Quinlan Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and Co-Author of The Transatlantic Economy 2025 . Joseph Quinlan is Managing Director and Head of Market &...
The American Council on Germany is hosting a Discussion and Reception with Clay Risen, Reporter and Editor at The New York Times (2004 Young Leader) on “Reflections on Reporting from Germany” on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Clay Risen, reporter and editor at The New York Times, is the author of Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making...
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...