• The Evolving Humanitarian Crisis at Europe’s Door

    Virtual Discussions

    In recent months, there has been an increase in the number of migrants trying to cross the border from Belarus into Poland – and with that the European Union. As the waves of people from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other countries has spiked and winter weather has become more severe, the situation is becoming more...

  • China’s Influence in Europe

    Virtual Discussions

    China’s rapid global rise has created new challenges for the United States, the European Union, and individual European countries. As China’s economic and political footprint has expanded, Beijing appears to...

  • Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. Join us on Monday, December 6 at 9:00...

  • Measuring the Pulse: German-American Relations on the Mend?

    Virtual Discussions

    In late November, a new survey on the German-American relationship conducted by the Pew Research Center and the Körber Stiftung was released. After elections in both countries and a transfer of power in the U.S. earlier this year, the bilateral relationship appears to be on the mend. Large majorities in the U.S. and Germany believe that the...

  • Beyond Biden’s ‘Democracy Summit’: Internal and External Challenges to Democracy at Home and Abroad

    Virtual Discussions

    Later this week, President Joe Biden will convene more than 100 world leaders as well as representatives from civil society and the private sector for the highly anticipated virtual “Summit for Democracy.” This online event is the first of two proposed gatherings and focuses on “renewing democracy in the United States and around the world.” Holding...