• Virtual: Making Life Affordable Again? The Role of the States and Bundesländer – A Transatlantic Discussion

    Virtual Discussions

    If there is one word defining election campaigns in 2026, it’s affordability. Rising inflation in the United States and Germany in recent years has meant stretched household budgets to cover everyday necessities like housing, groceries, and energy. From Montana to Michigan and from Saxony-Anhalt to Berlin, affordability has become a powerful driver of voter frustration...

  • New York: Germany’s Foreign and Security Policy Today: Navigating the Polycrisis and a Fractured Transatlantic Relationship

    NYC Events

    The ACG and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will host a discussion and reception with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chairwoman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and former Federal Minister of Defense of Germany. The international environment is very different today than it was in the immediate post-World War II era as Konrad Adenauer was navigating myriad challenges. Today, the international...

  • Virtual Event – The Heat Is On: Health, Society, and Climate Adaptation

    Virtual Discussions

    Join us for a discussion with experts from both sides of the Atlantic as they compare perspectives from Germany and the United States, explore the medical and social dimensions of heat protection, and consider how healthcare systems, patients, and communities can respond to rising temperatures. The conversation will address both the immediate health risks posed...

  • Berlin: Prescription for a New Transatlantic Order: Tariffs, Pricing, and the Future of Healthcare

    Germany Events

    The ACG, FGS Global, and the Freund des American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Müller, Director-General for Drugs, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology at the German Federal Ministry of Health, and L. Daniel Mullaney, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East. Thomas Müller serves as the...

  • Boston: The Election that Destroyed a Democracy: Lessons from Weimar Germany

    Chapter Events

    The ACG will host the annual Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture and Dinner featuring Dr. Timothy W. Ryback, Historian and Critically Acclaimed Author of 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy (2026); Co-Founder and Director of The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation; and 1990 ACG Young Leader.Dr. Timothy W. Ryback is an American historian,...