• 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...

  • Transatlantic Relations after the NATO Summit

    NYC Events

    The American Council on Germany is hosting a discussion and luncheon with Ines Pohl, Deutsche Welle's Washington D.C. Bureau chief. Ines Pohl is the Washington Bureau Chief for Deutsche Welle. She...

  • Foreign Policy and Trade: Key Priorities for the New German Government

    NYC Events

    The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Peter Beyer, Member of the Bundestag (CDU/CSU). Peter Beyer is a member of the center-right CDU/CSU parliamentary majority group in the Bundestag. He is a central voice in Germany’s foreign politics and regularly appears in media both domestically and internationally. He frequently is invited as speaker...

  • 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...