• Strengthening European Strategic Autonomy in Challenging Times

    NYC Events

    The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Burkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. He is responsible for the Directorates General Payments and Settlement Systems, Cash Management, Digital Euro and International Central Bank...

  • The Trump-Putin Meeting and the Future of Ukraine

    Virtual Discussions

    The world is watching as Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in Alaska — a momentous summit on American soil to discuss the war in Ukraine. Trump, who had pledged during his 2024 campaign to bring a swift end to the conflict, entered the talks under intense global scrutiny. The historic...

  • Assessing the First 100 Days of the Merz Government

    Virtual Discussions

    In early May, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won a vote in the Bundestag to become Germany's new chancellor, after falling short of the absolute majority in the first ballot. This was a significant blow to his prestige and an unprecedented failure in post-war German history. Having just rounded the first 100 days in office, how...

  • Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Tuesday, September 2, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with ACG Fellowship alumna Miriam Hollstein, Chief Political Reporter for Stern.Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Political Reporter for Stern. Before this, she was the Chief Report from...