American Council On Germany

Virtual Event - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-02-02 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
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, February 2, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Nette Nöstlinger, Reporter for Politico. Nette Nöstlinger is a Politics Reporter for Politico Europe in Berlin, where she keeps an eye on all things relevant to an international audience interested in the EU’s biggest economy. Her coverage has ranged from the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to Germany’s fiscal and military U-turn in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She was trained at Reuters with stints in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Brussels. She grew up in Antwerp with a Belgian father and an Austrian mother.

NYC Event: "Digital Sovereignty and the EU’s Digital Omnibus Package: A New Era for Digital Politics?"
2026-02-03 08:00 - 09:30
The American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a Breakfast Briefing with Oliver Süme
Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association (eco) on “Digital Sovereignty and the EU’s Digital Omnibus Package: A New Era for Digital Politics?”
On November 19, the European Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus Package – a sweeping initiative to reorganize and modernize Europe’s digital regulatory landscape. At the same time and in the light of the recent geopolitical developments, the European Commission is pushing for increased digital sovereignty, aiming to strengthen Europe’s capacity in cloud infrastructure and AI. What does this mean for U.S. companies operating in or with Europe? Is this a move toward digital deregulation and a rejection of the dominance of U.S. tech companies?
Join us to learn about the proposed changes that come with the Digital Omnibus and how digital sovereignty might translate into a new era of European digital politics.
Oliver Süme is a Partner at the European law firm Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association. He advises his international clients on all legal challenges in Technology Law, in particular IT contract law, data protection and legal issues relating to IT security. Mr. Süme is also Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heads the data economy committee of EuroISPA, the European umbrella organization of internet service providers.
Please email events@acgusa.org for RSVP information.

Virtual Event - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-02-09 09:00
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, February 9, 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 Reporter from January 2022 to September 23 at T-Online in Berlin. Prior to this position, she served as the Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion from November 2020 to December 2021. She wrote for the Berliner Zeitung while still a student and worked as an editor for Internationale Politik. She worked as a foreign correspondent for Welt am Sonntag, and from 2006-2014 was a WELT-Gruppe’s domestic policy editor and reporter. From 2015 to 2020, she worked for Bild am Sonntag, first as a domestic policy and then from 2018 as chief reporter of politics. Her reporting brought her into regular contact with the office of the German Chancellor.
In 2009, she published the first graphic biography of Angela Merkel, entitled “Miss Tschörmanie,” together with illustrator Heiko Sakurai. She appears regularly on the German news program “Phoenix,” where she speaks on political and societal issues. She regularly travels internationally for reporting assignments. In addition, she was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow, a 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow, and was recognized in 2015 by the DEFA Stiftung (German Film Corporation Foundation) for her contribution to preserving German film heritage.

Virtual Event: Special Edition Kaffeepause with NYT's Steven Erlanger
2026-02-10 11:00 - 12:00
Join us on Tuesday, February 10, at 11:00 am ET for a “Special Edition” of our regular Kaffeepause with Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, to discuss the new era of great power politics, the dilemma of the middle states, and what to expect at this year’s Munich Security Conference. Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, a position he assumed in 2017. He is based in Berlin.
In over 40 years of career as a journalist, he has covered news in over 120 countries, from the war in Kosovo to Brexit. In 2002, Mr. Erlanger shared the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on his work on Al Qaeda and again received the prize in 2017 for a series on Russia.
Between 1975 and 1983, he was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Beginning in 1976, he also worked as an Editor and Correspondent at the Boston Globe. From 1983 through 1987, he was the Globe’s European Correspondent in London. Beginning in 1988, he served as Bureau Chief for the New York Times in London, Paris, Jerusalem, Berlin, Prague, Moscow, and Bangkok.
In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Mr. Erlanger has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Robert Livingston Award for international reporting for a series of articles about Eastern Europe in 1981, the German Marshall Fund’s Peter Weitz Prize for excellence and originality in reporting and analyzing European and transatlantic affairs in 2000, and the Karl Klasen Journalists Prize for coverage of Germany and Europe and promoting trans-Atlantic understanding in 2017.
Mr. Erlanger’s writing has been featured in many publications such as The Economist, The Spectator, The New Statesman, The New Republic, The Financial Times, Foreign Policy, The National Interest, and the Columbia Journalism Review.

Munich Event: "Must Europe Become More Independent from the United States? If so, how?"
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:30
The American Council on Germany and ZIRNGIBL Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB will host a discussion and reception with Simon Book, U.S. Correspondent for DER SPIEGEL (2016 ACG Kellen Fellow) and Robin Quinville, Former Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Germany and Former Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program.
Simon Book studied at the University of Passau and was trained at the German School of Journalism in Munich. From 2011 he served as an editor at the Financial Times Deutschland and from 2013 on as a reporter at Germany’s business daily Handelsblatt. In 2016, he joined the business weekly WirtschaftsWoche. Since 2020, Mr. Book is with Germany’s leading weekly magazine and news outlet DER SPIEGEL. Initially, he wrote for the economics desk in Berlin, and in October 2023 he took over as DER SPIEGEL’s business correspondent in the United States. In 2016, he received a Kellen Fellowship from the American Council on Germany, during which time he researched transatlantic trade policy. He lives with his wife and his three children in Berkeley, California.
Robin Quinville is the former Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program. She spent more than 30 years as a U.S. diplomat, having served primarily in Europe – including postings to two multilateral organizations (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and NATO) and bilateral postings to Cyprus, Bosnia, Greece, the United Kingdom, and Germany. She also spent a year in Baghdad, Iraq. In Washington, she directed the Office of Western European Affairs at the Department of State and served as a Wilson Center State Department Fellow for a year. Her last foreign posting was as the Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany.

Munich Event: “Allies at a Crossroads? Rethinking Transatlantic Security in a Disrupted World”
2026-02-13 08:00 - 10:00
The American Council on Germany and KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft will host a breakfast briefing on “Allies at a Crossroads? Rethinking Transatlantic Security in a Disrupted World” with Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Retired Commanding General of United States Army Europe and Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe and Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at The Brookings Institution (1993 ACG Young Leader), moderated by Ambassador John B. Emerson, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Vice Chairman at Capital Group International, and Chairman of the American Council on Germany.
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges served as Commanding General of United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017 before his retirement from the Army in early 2018. He is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC and consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union. He is co-author of the book Future War and the Defense of Europe. Lt. Gen. Hodges has a regular presence in U.S. and international media, where he offers insight and analysis on NATO, U.S. and European security, the Russian war against Ukraine, the greater Black Sea and Baltic Sea Regions, the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Election and its implications for transatlantic security, human rights, and other related geostrategic topics. He most recently served as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Prior to that, he was an Advisor to Human Rights First, a nonprofit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the United States. Before joining Human Rights First, Lt. Gen. Hodges held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the
Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). Lt. Gen. Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry. He serves on the Board of the American Council on Germany.
Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller (1993 ACG Young Leader) is an expert on German, European, and transatlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the Director of the Center on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at Brookings. She held the Kissinger Chair on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress from October 2019 to March 2020, and served as the inaugural Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at
Brookings from 2014 to 2019. Prior to working at Brookings, Dr. Stelzenmüller was a Senior Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), where she directed the influential Transatlantic Trends survey program. She also managed the “New Power, New Responsibility” project. Her areas of expertise include:
transatlantic relations; German foreign policy; NATO; the European Union’s foreign, security, and defense policy; international law; and human rights. Dr. Stelzenmüller is the former Director of GMF’s Berlin office. From 1994 to 2005, she was Defense and International Security Editor in the political section of the German weekly DIE ZEIT; previously, she had covered human rights issues, war crimes tribunals, and humanitarian crises. She has worked in Germany and the United States, and speaks English, French, German, and Spanish. Dr. Stelzenmüller holds a doctorate in law from the University of Bonn (1992), a master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1988), and a law degree from the University of Bonn (1985).
Ambassador John B. Emerson (moderator) was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany in January 2018. He is Vice Chairman at Capital Group International. Previously, he was the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Ambassador Emerson received the State Department’s Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service, an award given annually to one non-career Ambassador. In 2017, the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the CIA awarded him their highest civilian honors for his service. Prior to accepting the ambassadorial posting, John B. Emerson was President of Private Client Services for the Capital Group Companies. Before joining Capital, he was Deputy Assistant to President Clinton where he coordinated his economic conferences, served as the president’s liaison to the nation’s governors, and
led the administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement and the extension of China s MFN trading status. Additionally, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Before working in the Clinton White House, he served as Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney and was a partner in the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg, and Phillips.

Virtual Events - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-02-17 09:00 - 10:00
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, February 17, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Daniel Brössler, Senior Editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Berlin Bureau.
Daniel Brössler is Senior Editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Berlin bureau, where he covers the Chancellery and the Foreign Office. Mr. Brössler studied journalism in Munich and Washington and is a graduate of the German School of Journalism. In 1993, he reported for the German Press Agency from Bratislava. In 1996, he took over as head of the dpa office in Warsaw, before moving to the foreign affairs editorial department of the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich in 1999. There, he was responsible for reporting from Central and Eastern Europe. This was followed by stints as a correspondent in Moscow, Berlin, and Brussels. In 2023, he was awarded the Theodor Wolff Prize.

Nashville Event—John C. Kornblum Distinguished Lecture with Metin Hakverdi
2026-02-17 17:00
The American Council on Germany, Dialogue Vanderbilt, and the Max Kade Center for European and German Studies cordially invite you to the inaugural John C. Kornblum Distinguished Lecture with Metin Hakverdi, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation for the German Government.
Metin Hakverdi serves as the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation for the German Government. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013 and currently serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs. He is the Deputy Chairman of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group, Chairman of the USA Discussion Group of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, and a member of the Board of Atlantik-Brücke. Mr. Hakverdi was a John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard University and a Distinguished Visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Before being elected to the Bundestag, Mr. Hakverdi was a member of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 2008 to 2013. He attended high school in Simi Valley, California, in 1985/86 and studied law at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel and Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law.

To attend, please RSVP HERE.

Berlin Event: "After the MSC: Whither the Transatlantic Partnership in Troubled Times?"
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:30
The American Council on Germany and the Friends of the American Council on Germany (Freunde des American Council on Germany e.V.) will host a discussion and reception on “After the MSC: Whither the Transatlantic Partnership in Troubled Times?” with Cristina Gonzalez, Executive Producer with POLITICO Europe and Anja Wehler-Schöck, nternational Editor at Der Tagesspiegel on February 17, 2026, 6:00 – 7:30 PM. (Doors open at 5:30 PM; the event will be followed by a reception). To secure your seat, RSVP Here by Friday, February 13.
Cristina Gonzalez is POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for events and media partnerships. In this role, she oversees POLITICO’s live journalism in Europe, including its presence at the Munich Security Conference 2026. Prior to this, Ms. Gonzalez was POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for audio/podcasts and lobbying reporter. She is also a Professor of Journalism Practice at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
Ms. Gonzalez previously worked for Cox Media Group as a Senior Producer for local and nationally-syndicated radio in the United States. She was a Robert Bosch Fellow (2015-2016) at SPIEGEL Online and ZDF Morgenmagazin in Berlin and an ACG Young Leader in 2014. Her reporting, analysis and producing has appeared on/been published in POLITICO Europe, SPIEGEL Online, Deutsche Welle, ZDF, NPR Berlin, WSB Radio, Rare.us.
Ms. Gonzalez holds a MSc degree in Communication Studies: Journalism and Media in Europe from the VUB and a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from New York University (NYU). She serves on the Board of the Freunde des American Council on Germany e.V.
Anja Wehler-Schöck is the International Editor of the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel and member of its Editorial Board. In 2022, she founded the paper’s international affairs desk, which she subsequently headed until the end of 2024. Prior to that, she worked as the Editor-in-Chief of the IPG Journal, a debate platform for issues of international and European politics. She previously worked as a social affairs officer at the German Embassy in Washington and headed the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office for Jordan and Iraq in Amman from 2012 to 2017.
Ms. Wehler-Schöck is a frequent commentator on international affairs, European politics, transatlantic relations, and security policy. From 2005 to 2007, she served as Adjunct Lecturer at the Free University of Berlin, Germany. She holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Sciences Po in Paris, France and the Free University of Berlin.
Many thanks to CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern mbB for hosting this event.

Virtual Event - The Evolving Situation in Iran: A View from Berlin
2026-02-20 11:00 - 12:00
In recent months, Iran has faced its most sustained wave of domestic protest in years, as economic collapse and political frustration have driven thousands into the streets. Iranian security forces have responded with a harsh crackdown, and the human toll continues to mount amid widespread reports of arrests and deadly force used against demonstrators.
At the same time, rhetoric between Tehran and Washington, D.C. has intensified. President Donald Trump has publicly urged Iranians to persist in protest and signaled that “help is on the way” for demonstrators, while warning that Tehran must “show humanity” or risk U.S. action. Washington has also deployed significant naval assets to the region amid concerns over potential escalation.
Join us on February 20 at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion on the rapidly evolving situation in Iran, featuring Dr. Cornelius Adebahr, who brings a European perspective. The discussion will assess how Iranian leadership is navigating these internal pressures, what the evolving U.S.–Iran dynamic means for Europe – especially Berlin and Brussels – and the implications for the transatlantic relationship, from sanctions coordination to shared regional strategy. Dr. Cornelius Adebahr has been working as an independent consultant and analyst based in Berlin, where he works on European and global issues and promotes citizen dialogue on foreign policy. He has worked at the DGAP Research Institute since early 2006 and lived first in Tehran between 2011 and 2016, then in Washington, DC, and from 2021 to 2024 in Rome. He is the author of ‘Learning and Change in European Foreign Policy: The Case of the EU Special Representatives’ (Nomos 2009) and ‘Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond’ (Routledge 2017).
Dr. Adebahr is also Adjunct Faculty at the Hertie School in Berlin and Associate Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome as well as a member of Team Europe Direct, an expert network of the European Commission. Since 2005, he has taught as a lecturer at international universities, including the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt, the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran ,and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. From 2014 to 2024, he worked for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC and Brussels.
Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science, Philosophy, Public Law, and International Economics in Tübingen, Paris, and at the Free University of Berlin. His academic, post-graduate and research work was supported by scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation, the Volkswagen Foundation, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, and the Fulbright Program.

Virtual Event - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-02-23 09:00 - 10:00
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, February 23, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming, Columnist for Tagesspiegel. Malte Lehming works as a columnist for the Tagesspiegel. From late 2000 to 2005, he was the newspaper’s Washington Bureau Chief. He joined the Tagesspiegel in 1991 as foreign policy editor — focusing on security policy, transatlantic relations, and the Middle East. From 1989 to 1991, he worked as a personal assistant and speechwriter for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mr. Lehming studied philosophy, German literature, and European history in Hamburg.

CANCELLED- NYC Events: Discussion in German with Staatsminister Florian Hahn
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:30
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER.

The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon on “War, Resilience, and Europe’s Security Future” with Staatsminister Florian Hahn, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office.

This event will be held in German.
Florian Hahn is a German politician serving as Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). A long-standing member of the German Bundestag, he represents the Christian Social Union (CSU) and has built his career around European security and defense policy.
Before joining the Foreign Office leadership, Mr. Hahn was the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s defense policy spokesperson and previously its European policy spokesperson, roles that made him a prominent voice on NATO, transatlantic relations, and Germany’s security posture. In his current post, he supports Germany’s foreign minister on political, foreign, and security policy priorities, with a particular focus on Europe and the transatlantic partnership.

Virtual Event - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-03-02 09:00 - 10:00
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, March 2, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Aaron Wiener, former Berlin Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. Aaron Wiener was The Washington Post‘s Berlin Bureau Chief until February 2026, covering Germany, Austria, Poland, and Hungary, as well as broader news out of Europe. He was previously a Housing Reporter and the editor of Retropolis, The Post’s history section. Earlier, he was a Senior Editor at Mother Jones, a reporter at Washington City Paper, a Berlin correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and the editor of the Washington Independent. He has been the recipient of several awards, including a 2011 Arthur F Burns Prize for reporting, a 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Dateline Award for news reporting, 20214 Association of Alternative Newsmedia Award for best blog, 2015 Street Sense Award for commentary, 2015 Association of Alternative Newsmedia Award for beat reporting, and he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for illustrated reporting in 2024.

Virtual Event - Takeaways from Friedrich Merz's Trip to China
2026-03-02 11:00 - 12:00
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to China has reignited debate over Germany’s long-term strategy toward Beijing. With German industry deeply intertwined with the Chinese market, and political leaders under pressure to reduce strategic dependencies, the trip highlights the tension between economic interests and security concerns.
Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion on March 2, 2026, with ACG Board member Tara Hariharan and China expert Dr. Mareike Ohlberg to examine what the trip reveals about China’s place on the world stage and Germany’s strategic thinking. How is the next generation of political leadership navigating economic interdependence and geopolitical rivalry? What does this mean for Europe’s broader China policy – and for transatlantic coordination at a time of growing global fragmentation? Tara Hariharan is Managing Director of Global Macro Research and Head of Macro Research at NWI Management LP, a New York-based emerging markets-focused hedge fund. She regularly presents her assessments of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) economy and U.S.-China relations to senior U.S. policymakers and International Monetary Fund representatives. Ms. Hariharan is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Millennium Leadership fellow at the Atlantic Council. She was a 2014 German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial fellow, a 2016 American Council on Germany (ACG) young leader, and a 2022 Economic Club of New York fellow. In 2022, she was elected to ACG’s board. She is also a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Economists’ Committee. Elected to the Inter-American Dialogue in 2021, she regularly contributes to its publications on trade flows and the PRC’s influence on Latin America. Ms. Hariharan holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in anthropology from Princeton University.
Dr. Mareike Ohlberg is a Senior Fellow in the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and leads the Stockholm China Forum. She is based at GMF’s Berlin Office. Before joining GMF, Dr. Ohlberg worked as an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, where she focused on China’s media and digital policies as well as the Chinese Communist Party’s influence campaigns in Europe. Prior to that, she was an An Wang postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and a postdoctoral fellow at Shih-Hsin University in Taipei. She spent several years living and working in Greater China. She is co-author of the book Hidden Hand: How the Communist Party of China is Reshaping the World (2020). Dr. Ohlberg has a doctorate in Chinese Studies from the University of Heidelberg and a master’s degree in East Asian Regional Studies from Columbia University. She is a frequent commentator in the media on the global implications of China’s rise.

NYC Event “A New Role for Germany in an Evolving Security Environment?”
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:30
The American Council on Germany, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and The German Center for Research and Innovation New York (DWIH) will host a discussion and luncheon on “A New Role for Germany in an Evolving Security Environment?” with Prof. Dr. Ulrich SchlieDirector of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic, and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and Henry Kissinger Professor for Strategic Studies at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Bonn.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie is a historian and political scientist. He currently holds a Joint Research Professorship at the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His most recent book Politikberatung was published last month.
After studying Medieval and Modern History, Political Science and Romance Studies at the University of Bonn, Ulrich Schlie worked at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) from 1991 to 1993. He then worked in the German Foreign Service for over 27 years and held positions of Head, Policy Planning at the Federal Ministry of Defense from 2005 to 2012 and Director, General International Security and Defense Policy from 2012 to 2014. In February 2020, he completed his habilitation at Andrássy University in Budapest with the thesis “The Strategic Shift in German Foreign and Security Policy Since the Founding of the Federal Republic”. In 1992, he was awarded a doctorate at the University of Bonn with a thesis titled “Secret Talks with the Opponent: The Western Powers and the Peace Issue in World War II.”

NYC Event: "Can Germany Pull Europe Out of the Mire?"
2026-03-05 12:00 - 13:30
The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon on “Can Germany Pull Europe out of the Mire?” with David Marsh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and Author of Can Europe Survive? The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World.
David Marsh is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of OMFIF. Before starting at OMFIF in late 2009, he worked for City merchant bank Robert Fleming, corporate finance boutique Hawkpoint, German management consultancy Droege and London investment firm London & Oxford. Mr. Marsh took over the chairmanship from John Plender in January 2018 having been Managing Director since 2014. He reverted to an executive role after John Orchard stepped down in October 2024 following five years as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Marsh is a visiting Professor at Sheffield University and King’s College London. He is former co-founder, chairman and deputy chairman of the German-British Forum. He was made Commander of the British Empire in 2000 and was awarded the German Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) in 2003.
He started his career at Reuters in 1973 having graduated with a BA in chemistry from The Queen’s College Oxford. Between 1978 and 1995 he worked for the Financial Times in France and Germany, latterly as European Editor in London. Mr. Marsh has written seven books on politics and economics, mainly on Germany and Europe. His latest book, Can Europe Survive? The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World, was published by Yale University Press in October 2025.

Virtual Event - Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
2026-03-09 09:00 - 10:00
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, March 9, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Dr. Anna Sauerbrey, Foreign Editor at Die Zeit. Dr. Anna Sauerbrey is the Foreign Editor at the German largest weekly newspaper, Die Zeit. Before assuming this position, she was Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Der Tagesspiegel, a daily newspaper based in Berlin. She has written about German politics in The New York Times and comments on German and international politics on public German radio and television programs. She has also appeared on German television and on CNN and the BBC world service. She is the author of Machtwechsel. Wie eine neue Politikergeneration das Land verändert (Rowohlt Berlin, 2022) a book on the generation of German policymakers succeeding Angela Merkel. Dr. Sauerbrey received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Mainz in 2009. She has also studied Political Science and Journalism. She was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow with the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2013 and has extensively written about transatlantic relations and U.S. domestic politics since. She was a ACG Kellen Fellow in 2018.

NYC Event: Beyond Rules and Rivalries: The Transatlantic Partnership and the Future
2026-03-10 18:00 - 20:00
As recent world events have shown, there has been an increase in some countries taking a more transactional approach to foreign policy – where national interests often outweigh multilateral institutions and long‑standing norms. This shift is influencing transatlantic cooperation and the future of the international system that has shaped global affairs for the past eight decades.
Join 1014, the American Council on Germany, and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy for a discussion about the state of the transatlantic partnership at this critical juncture and the future of international order. We will be joined by foreign policy experts Robin Quinville and Peter Sparding for a timely discussion about how the United States and Europe can navigate an increasingly complex international landscape.
Robin Quinville is the former Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program. She spent more than 30 years as a U.S. diplomat, having served primarily in Europe — including postings to two multilateral organizations (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and NATO) and bilateral postings to Cyprus, Bosnia, Greece, the United Kingdom, and Germany. She also spent a year in Baghdad, Iraq. In Washington, she directed the Oﬃce of Western European Aﬀairs at the Department of State and served as a Wilson Center State Department Fellow for a year. Her last foreign posting was as the Charge d’Aﬀaires at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Ms. Quinville holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Smith College. She is widely recognized for her expertise in European affairs, alliance politics, and transatlantic cooperation.
Peter Sparding is the Senior Vice President and Director of Policy at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC). In this role he manages CSPC’s work on economic security, geotechnological competition, and trade. Previously, Mr. Sparding worked at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) in Washington, DC and Berlin.
He has written about and analyzed U.S.–German relations and transatlantic economic and foreign policy ties for two decades. His first book “No Better Friend? The United States and Germany since 1945” was published in Europe in the fall of 2024 by Hurst (London) and released in March 2025 by Oxford University Press in the United States.
Mr. Sparding holds a master’s degree from Freie University in Berlin and has also studied at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He is a 2015 Atlantic Council U.S.–German Next Generation fellow. He is fluent in English and German and also speaks French and Danish.
To attend, please RSVP HERE by Friday, March 6.

NYC Event: “From Fragmentation to Scale: Confronting the Pressure Points in Europe’s Capital Markets”
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:30
The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception on “From Fragmentation to Scale: Confronting the Pressure Points in Europe’s Capital Markets” with Dirk Schmitz, Country Head of Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe at BlackRock and CEO, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG.
Dirk Schmitz is the Country Head of Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe at BlackRock and CEO, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG. Additionally, he serves as Regional Head of DACH (EEGA and Switzerland), a role he was appointed to in April 2023.
Mr. Schmitz joined BlackRock in January 2018 from Deutsche Bank where for several years he led the entire domestic Corporate Banking & Securities Division, through which the bank bundled its banking and capital markets business for institutional and corporate clients. In his most recent role at Deutsche Bank Mr. Schmitz was Head of the Global Markets Division for Germany. Prior to that he worked for Morgan Stanley for 10 years. He was located in London where he led their structured products salesforce for EMEA as well as in Frankfurt where he served as a board member of Morgan Stanley Bank AG with the responsibility for their Markets business in Germany and Austria. Mr. Schmitz started his career working for JP Morgan in New York and London in their swaps and derivatives department.
Mr. Schmitz earned a Diplom Kaufmann degree from University of Bayreuth in Germany.

NYC Event: "The Transatlantic Trade Partnership Under Strain: Status Quo or a Path Forward?”
2026-03-23 12:00 - 13:30
The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW), on “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition.”
Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen, and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.

Greenwich, CT Event: The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Economic and Geopolitical Transformation
2026-03-24 17:30 - 19:30
The ACG will host discussion and reception in Greenwich, CT on “The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Economic and Geopolitical Transformation” with Paul S. Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1993 ACG Young Leader and Former Vice Chairman), moderated by Dan Gallagher, Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (2008 ACG Young Leader).
Former ACG Vice Chair Paul S. Atkins was sworn in as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just under a year ago. He wasted no time and hit the ground running, announcing that it is a “new day” at the SEC and advocating for the reinforcement of investor confidence and balanced regulatory change. He has emphasized the importance of strategic collaboration with international partners that share a commitment to innovation and regulatory clarity. As Chairman, he noted that, by working together, the United States and Europe can strengthen their respective domestic economies while reinforcing the transatlantic partnership. He has been clear that cooperation between the SEC and the European securities regulators remains strong, noting in particular the areas of enforcement and supervision of registrants. He has also highlighted the need for continued collaboration on several cross-border regulatory issues.
Chairman Atkins is a longtime advocate for regulation that is smart, effective, and appropriately tailored within the confines of statutory authority. His regulatory priorities include: (1) “Project Crypto”—advancing digital asset regulation through the establishment of clear “rules of the road” for the issuance, custody, and trading of crypto assets via formal rulemaking and guidance; (2) enhancing capital formation by making public offerings more attractive through the simplification and modernization of capital-raising pathways, as well as potential rule amendments to expand investor access to historically private investments and offerings, including possible updates to the accredited investor standard; (3) rationalizing disclosure practices by prioritizing material disclosures; and (4) addressing ESG-related disclosures and modernizing the shareholder proposal process.
Paul S. Atkins was sworn into office as the 34th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2025, after being nominated by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2025.
Prior to returning to the SEC, Chairman Atkins was Chief Executive of Patomak Global Partners, a company he founded in 2009. He helped lead efforts to develop best practices for the digital asset sector. He also served as an independent Director and non-executive Chairman of the board of BATS Global Markets, Inc. from 2012 to 2015.
Chairman Atkins was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a Commissioner of the SEC from 2002 to 2008. During his tenure, he advocated for transparency, consistency, and the use of cost-benefit analysis at the agency. Chairman Atkins also represented the SEC at meetings of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets and the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council. From 2009 to 2010, he was appointed a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Before serving as an SEC Commissioner, Chairman Atkins was a consultant on securities and investment management industry matters, especially regarding issues of strategy, regulatory compliance, risk management, new product development, and organizational control. From 1990 to 1994, he served on the staff of two chairmen of the SEC – Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt – ultimately as Chief of Staff and Counselor, respectively. He received the SEC’s 1992 Law and Policy Award for work regarding corporate governance matters.
Chairman Atkins began his career as a lawyer in New York, focusing on a wide range of corporate transactions for U.S. and foreign clients, including public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He was resident for 2½ years in his firm’s Paris office and admitted as conseil juridique in France.
A member of the New York and Florida bars, Chairman Atkins received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1983 and was Senior Student Writing Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. He received his A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, from Wofford College in 1980. He was an American Council on Germany Young Leader in 1993 and served on the Board. In 2020, he was elected Vice Chair of the ACG. Originally from Lillington, North Carolina, Chairman Atkins grew up in Tampa, Florida. He and his wife Sarah have three sons.

Dan Gallagher (Moderator) is the Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer of Robinhood Markets, Inc. Before joining Robinhood, he was Partner and Deputy Chair of the Securities Department at international law firm WilmerHale where he advised corporate boards and management on the full range of legal and strategic issues, and counseled financial services and accounting firms in investigations, regulatory proceedings and policy matters.
Mr. Gallagher has an extensive background in financial markets and regulatory matters, including serving as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2011 to 2015. He held several other positions on the SEC staff prior to being appointed commissioner, including deputy director and co-acting director of the division of trading and markets. Dan also previously served as the Chief Legal Officer at Mylan N.V., a leading global pharmaceutical company, and as the president of a financial services consulting firm.
Mr. Gallagher is a fellow in the Columbia Law School’s Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets and serves on several advisory boards, including the New Civil Liberties Alliance and the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he serves on the Board of Visitors at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He was formerly a non-executive director of the Irish Stock Exchange and served on the board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). M. Gallagher holds a J.D. from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and a B.A. from Georgetown University. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2008.

Chicago Event: “The Transatlantic Trade Partnership Under Strain: Status Quo or a Path Forward?”
2026-03-24 19:30 - 20:30
The Chicago Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and DANK Haus German American Cultural Center will host a discussion with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW), on “The Transatlantic Trade Partnership Under Strain: Status Quo or a Path Forward?”
Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen, and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.

Charlotte Event: “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition”
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:30
The Charlotte Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW) on “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition.”This event is free for ACG members and $30 for non-members.

Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.

New York Event - Capital, Capacity, and Capability: Building a Transatlantic Defense Economy
2026-03-26 08:00 - 13:00
Join the American Council on Germany and the German American Chamber of Commerce New York for a Transatlantic Business Symposium that will examine what Germany’s evolving defense posture means for transatlantic relations amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and shifting expectations in Washington and European capitals alike.
Following an economic outlook, expert panels will explore how Germany and its partners can finance Europe’s rearmament, strengthen defense-industrial production, and accelerate innovation through dual-use and emerging technologies. Discussions will focus on defense investment strategies, procurement reform, and public–private cooperation, as well as the broader implications for burden-shifting within the alliance. Confirmed speakers include: Brigadier General Gunnar C. Bruegner, Defense Attaché at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany; James Currier, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace Technologies; Tara Hariharan, Managing Director of Global Macro Research and Head of Macro Research, NWI Management LP; Francis Kelly, Founder and Managing Partner of Fulcrum Macro Advisors LLC and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Faysal Rahman, Defense, Security and Resilience Bank; Brett Ryan, Senior Economist, Deutsche Bank; Ana Corina Sosa, Defense & Security Executive, Celonis; and others.

Atlanta Event: “Transatlantic Trade at a Crossroads: The Future of the German Economic Model"
2026-03-26 12:00 - 13:30
The Atlanta Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW), on “Transatlantic Trade at a Crossroads: The Future of the German Economic Model.”
This event is free for ACG members and $30 for non-members. Please email events@acgusa.org if you are interested in attending.

Boston Event: “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition”
2026-03-27 08:00 - 09:30
The Boston Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc. cordially invite you to a discussion and breakfast with Dirk H. Kranen, Head of Financial Division, German Embassy Washington D.C. and Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW) on “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Steven E. Sokol, President and CEO of the American Council on Germany.
There is no cost to attend this event. To attend, RSVP by Tuesday, March 25.
Dirk H. Kranen is Head of the Finance Division in the German Embassy in Washington D.C. After completing his studies in Cologne, the graduate economist held numerous important positions during his career, including personal advisor to the German Finance Minister Theo Waigel, speechwriter and economic advisor to the German Federal President Horst Köhler, as well as Senior Advisor to the International Monetary Fund for many years and financial advisor to the international organisations in Geneva. During the German G8 presidency, he organised a high-level G8 meeting on the subject of remittances. During his time at the Federal Ministry of Finance, he was actively involved in shaping parliamentary oversight of the European Stability Mechanism, among other things. Before moving to Washington, D.C. in August 2024, Mr. Kranen was Head of Division in the European Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance. He also taught European and international management for several years as a lecturer at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (htw) and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin.
Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.
Dr. Steven E. Sokol has been the President of the American Council on Germany since 2015. Under his leadership, the ACG has expanded its programming and deepened its policy engagement. This includes launching programs and activities designed to reach a wider audience, such as virtual events, podcasts, a curated news digest, and the popular Kaffeepause series, where Dr. Sokol regularly meets with a Berlin-based journalist to talk about the news stories behind the headlines.
He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from July 2010 until April 2015. While there, he hosted a weekly radio program, The Pittsburgh Global Press Conference, which featured interviews with experts and thought leaders on international affairs and global events – and their local impact. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany for nearly eight years.
Dr. Sokol has more than 25 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations in Europe and the United States. He served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC), and was a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Earlier in his career, he worked at a law firm in Washington, DC (Fulbright & Jaworski LLP), and later at a membership organization for local government officials (the International City/County Management Association, ICMA).
Europe has been important in Dr. Sokol’s personal and professional development: He grew up in England (from the age of 10 to 18) and studied and worked in Germany for more than 10 years. Dr. Sokol frequently comments on transatlantic relations and European and American political affairs in the U.S. and European media.
He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. He was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) from the German government for his work to strengthen German-American relations. Dr. Sokol is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has served on a number of nonprofit boards.

San Francisco Event: “The Transatlantic Trade Partnership Under Strain: Status Quo or a Path Forward?"
2026-03-30 21:00 - 23:00
The San Francisco Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the and the German-American Business Association – Northern California cordially invite you to a discussion and reception with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW) on “The Transatlantic Trade Partnership Under Strain: Status Quo or a Path Forward?”

This event is free for ACG and GABA members and $15 for non-members.
To attend, RSVP by Friday, March 27.
Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.

LA Event: “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition”
2026-03-31 14:30 - 16:00
The Los Angeles Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Samina Sultan, Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW), on “All Doom and Gloom? The German Economic Model in Transition.”
The cost to attend this event is $25.00. Please email events@acgusa.org if you are interested in attending.
Dr. Samina Sultan is a Senior Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy at the German Economic Institute (IW). She studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen and Tübingen; she did her PhD at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include trade, trade policy, Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, and China.

Virtual Event - Let's Talk Democracy: How to Explain America to Germans
2026-04-01 12:00 - 13:00
In the next installment of the Let’s Talk Democracy series, journalist and commentator Alexander Görlach will talk with Ines Pohl, Chief Correspondent of Deutsche Welle in Washington, D.C. about her experiences covering the news in the United States. She has traveled extensively throughout the country, seeing firsthand the many different experiences of people living in the United States.

Ines Pohl has been based in the United States since 2020, serving as the Bureau Chief of Deutsche Welle — with a focus on the pressures facing contemporary democracies. Her reporting examines why growing numbers of voters in established democratic systems are drawn to authoritarian leaders and what this shift reveals about deeper political, social, and cultural transformations. As Bureau Chief, she oversees reporting from across the United States, consistently placing people at the center of her storytelling. Ms. Pohl has covered the Trump presidency closely as a member of the White House Foreign Press pool, while deliberately spending time reporting outside Washington in order to capture perspectives that are often absent from national political debates.
Ms. Pohl brings a distinctly German and European perspective to her reporting from the United States. Her work frequently reflects on how American political developments resonate beyond national borders and what lessons they may hold for Europe’s own democratic debates. Rather than treating U.S. politics as an isolated phenomenon, she places it in a transatlantic context, examining similarities, differences, and mutual blind spots.
Before returning to the United States, Ms. Pohl spent six years as Editor‑in‑Chief of the German daily taz. She later covered the 2016 U.S. presidential election for Deutsche Welle before becoming DW’s Editor‑in‑Chief in Berlin and Bonn. During her three years in that role, she worked closely with colleagues to sharpen the editorial profiles of Deutsche Welle’s 30 language services and to strengthen the organization’s social media strategy in response to a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Dr. Alexander Görlach is an Adjunct Professor to NYU Gallatin School where he teaches democratic theory. Prior to that he had various positions as visiting scholar and as fellow at Harvard University in the United States, and Cambridge University and Oxford University in the United Kingdom. He is a Senior Fellow to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York and a Senior Advisor to the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Görlach holds a ThD in Comparative Religion and a PhD in Linguistics. His academic interests include democratic theory, politics and religion, and theories of secularism, pluralism and cosmopolitanism. In the academic year 2017-18, he was a visiting scholar at National Taiwan University and City University Hongkong. Since then Dr. Görlach has had a special interest in the rise of China and what it means for the democracies in East Asia.
Dr. Görlach is an Honorary Professor of Ethics and Theology at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany. He is also the founder of the debate-magazine The European, that he also ran as its Editor-in-Chief from 2009 to 2015. He is a contributor to the New York Times, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and the South China Morning Post, and a columnist for the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche, Deutsche Welle, and Focus Online. He is a frequent commentator on German television.

Cleveland: Evening Stammtisch
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00
The Cleveland Warburg Chapter will host a Stammtisch for all those interested. For more information, please email Chapter Director Martin Schulz martincschulz@gmail.com.
