The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, March 31, at 9:00 a.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with ACG Fellowship alumna Miriam Hollstein, Chief Political Reporter for SternMiriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Political Reporter for Stern. Before this, she was the Chief Report...
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On March 23, 2025, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed. İmamoğlu had been awaiting trial on corruption charges, which sparked the largest protests in Turkey in over a decade. Many view these charges as politically motivated. In response, İmamoğlu’s party – the Republican... |
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The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Metin Hakverdi, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). Metin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget Committee. He is the Chairman of... |
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The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe.Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of US Army Europe (2014-2017). He is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC and consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union. He is co-author... |
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The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jasper Wieck, Political Director in the German Federal Ministry of DefenseDr. Jasper Wieck is a seasoned German diplomat currently serving as the Political Director at the German Federal Ministry of Defense, a role he assumed in 2022. In this capacity, he advises on foreign and... |
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“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” President Donald Trump posted last month on social media. Since the new administration in the United States took office on January 20, many legal scholars have raised concerns over an extensive use of executive power, disregard of judicial orders, and erosion of checks and balances....
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The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University. Dr.... |
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The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on April 14 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, former Foreign Editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Nadine Lindner, Correspondent with Deutschlandradio. They will discuss the German government coalition agreement and provide... |
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The ACG and the Heidelberg University Association will host a breakfast roundtable with Professor Dr. Frauke Melchior, Rector of the University of Heidelberg.Frauke Melchior has been Rector of Heidelberg University since October 2023. As Rector, she is responsible for the university’s overall development and strategic orientation, the governance of the Excellence Strategy, as well as... |
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The American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a discussion and luncheon with Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Director of the Leibniz Institute of Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI).Gypsy Guillén Kaiser joined the Committee to Protect Journalists as advocacy and communications director in 2021. A specialist in... |
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After weeks of negotiations, the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats have presented a coalition agreement to form a new government. In the 144-page document, the parties have pledged to ramp up defense spending and enhance national security readiness. This renewed focus on defense comes at a time of mounting geopolitical tension and increasing uncertainty... |
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The American Council on Germany Charlotte Warburg Chapter invites you to a discussion and reception with Dr. Christoph von Marschall, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel (1999 ACG Kellen Fellow) .Dr. Christoph von Marschall is currently the Global Europe Fellow at The Wilson Center in Washington, DC. He is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel, the leading daily in Berlin,... |
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The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation will host a discussion and luncheon with Julian Heißler, U.S. Correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche.Julian Heißler has been working as the U.S. correspondent...
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The American Council on Germany will hold the Annual Meeting of the Members. More information to follow. |
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