On October 7, in a series of coordinated attacks, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. More than 1,400 Israelis were killed and more than 200 people – including civilians – were taken to Gaza as hostages. In response, Israel...
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The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Julia Klöckner, Member of the German Bundestag, Spokeswoman on Economic Policy for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, and Former... |
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The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a Breakfast Briefing with Klaus Welle, Chairman of the Academic Council at the Martens Centre for European Studies (Brussels) and Former Secretary-General of the European... |
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The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski, Germany Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal's Germany correspondent, covering all aspects of Europe’s largest economy and its influence... |
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Since the end of World War II, one term has shaped German politics more than any other: "Never again." Yet, once again, Jews fear for their lives. The October 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas have evoked agonizing memories. World leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden have drawn parallels between the... |
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The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 13 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Berlin Correspondent for Die Zeit, Petra Pinzler (2010 Kellen Fellow). Petra Pinzler is a journalist with the German weekly DIE ZEIT based in the Berlin office. She writes on the EU and foreign policy... |
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On November 14, the ACG, DWIH, and HPI will host a discussion and reception with Professor Gerard de Melo, Full Professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering and Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems at the University of Potsdam. While creativity is often considered a uniquely human trait, there have recently been... |
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The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Haldenwang, President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)). Thomas Haldenwang currently serves as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)), a key domestic intelligence agency in Germany with the... |
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The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schöck, Head of International Politics for Der Tagesspiegel. Anja Wehler-Schöck has been Head of International Politics at der Tagesspiegel since August 2022. Prior to that, she worked as... |
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On November 21, the Denver Warburg Chapter of the ACG and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations will host a roundtable discussion with Ralf Beste, Director-General for Culture and Society at the German Federal Foreign Office, on“Germany’s Foreign Policy Outlook in Times of Crisis and Conflict.” Ralf Beste is a German diplomat and former journalist. He currently serves... |
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Der American Council on Germany und Freunde des ACG werden ein Frühstück und eine Diskussion mit Julian Heißler, Washington Korrespondent der WirtschaftsWoche und Autor von Traum und Albtraum: Amerika und die vielen Gesichter der Freiheit.Julian Heiβler, Jahrgang 1983, berichtet seit Januar 2018 für die WirtschaftsWoche aus Washington DC. Zuvor schrieb er mehrere Jahre in Berlin...
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The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, November 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal,... |
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The world of work is undergoing an unprecedented period of change and transformation driven by technological advancements as well as external factors. Globalization, demographic trends, technology, and the environment are all having an impact on today’s labor markets and are likely to shape those of the future. Although membership has been on the decline, trade... |
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While global challenges are addressed by national governments, increasingly subnational actors such as states, communities, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator... |
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