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SUMMARY:Istanbul’s Political Crisis: Implications of Ekrem İmamoğlu’s Arrest
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 People’s Party (CHP) – voted to nominate him as their candidate for the 2028 presidential election. Meanwhile\, Germany\, home to an estimated three million people of Turkish heritage\, condemned İmamoğlu’s arrest as “totally unacceptable.” \nGiven Turkey’s crucial role in European security\, migration\, and regional stability\, İmamoğlu’s arrest sent shockwaves through Europe and beyond. What does this mean for Turkey’s relations with Germany and the broader European Union? How might this affect Europe’s foreign policy moving forward? \nJoin us on April 2 for a virtual discussion with Turkey expert Dr. Sinem Adar from the Center for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). We will delve into these questions\, explore the circumstances surrounding İmamoğlu’s detention and arrest\, and examine the broader implications for Turkish democracy.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5817430886430%2FWN_rjoeemeEQ2uJeAi9ovD1Mw” css=”.vc_custom_1743088705010{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Sinem Adar is with the Center for Applied Turkey Studies of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). She focuses on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy\, and EU-Turkey relations. Before joining SWP\, Dr. Adar was an Einstein Fellow at Humboldt University. She holds a Doctorate degree in Sociology from Brown University and a Master of Science in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/istanbuls-political-crisis-implications-of-ekrem-imamoglus-arrest/
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SUMMARY:The New German Government and the Global Order
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Metin Hakverdi\, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). \nMetin 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 the USA/North America Working Group within the SPD Parliamentary Group and a member of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group in the German Bundestag. 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\, where he was on the Budget Committee and the Committee of Public Companies and Assets. \nMr. Hakverdi attended high school in Simi Valley\, California\, in 1985/86 and studied law at the Christian-Albrecht University in Kiel and at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. He was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES). He is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-new-german-government-and-the-global-order/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:What German Leadership Means for Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges\, Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]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 of the book\, Future War and the Defence of Europe. Lt. Gen. Hodges has a regular presence in US and international media where he offers insight and analysis on NATO\, US 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. \nHe most recently served as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Prior to that\, he was an Advisor to Human Rights First\, a non-profit\, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the United States.  Before to joining Human Rights First\, Lt. Gen. Hodges held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). \nA native of Quincy\, Florida\, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry. He lives in Frankfurt\, Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-german-leadership-means-for-europe-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:The Path Forward for Germany’s Defense
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jasper Wieck\, Political Director in the German Federal Ministry of Defense[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Dr. 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 security policy matters and represents Germany in high-level international defense dialogues. \nPreviously\, Dr. Wieck was the Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2021–2022). From 2012 to 2017\, he led the Security and Defense Policy/NATO Division at the Federal Foreign Office\, following his tenure as Head of the Political Section at the German NATO Representation in Brussels (2009–2012). As a trained historian\, he played a key role in drafting the 2016 White Paper on German Security Policy and the Future of the Bundeswehr as Head of the Task Force. \nDr. Wieck studied History\, Philosophy\, and Theology in Bonn and Political Science in Paris. In 1995\, he earned his doctorate with a dissertation on France and the Manchurian Crisis of 1931–1933.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-path-forward-for-germanys-defense-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T110000
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics/ Cold Realities: Politics\, Constitutions\, and the Law
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“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. This has led to questions about the role of the executive branch in shaping national policy – and whether such actions undermine the Constitution’s principles of separation of powers. \nIn Germany\, the outgoing parliament passed amendments to the constitution which allow for deficit spending and the loosening of the so-called constitutional debt-brake\, a move that is now under scrutiny in the courts. In other European countries\, various policies have been introduced that challenge the rule of law\, undermining judicial independence and consolidating political power. \nJoin 1014 and the American Council on Germany to discuss the current trends of executive power\, judicial oversight\, and constitutional integrity in both the United States and Europe with experts on constitutional law and comparative law Prof. Franz Mayer from the University of Bielefeld\, and Prof. Russel Miller from Washington and Lee University\, Virginia. The conversation will explore the implications of recent legal and political developments and their impact on democratic governance across the Atlantic.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6717440367356%2FWN__32droqySbaFPlaB1YfQDg” css=”.vc_custom_1744046099256{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Franz Mayer holds the Chair in Public Law\, European Law\, Public International Law\, Comparative Law and Law and Politics at the University of Bielefeld (Law Faculty). He studied Law\, Political Science and History at the Universities of Bonn and Munich\, at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) and at Yale Law School. Visiting researcher Harvard Law School 2000; annual Visiting lecturer University of Warsaw since 2000; Visiting professor at Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) 2007 and at Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas) 2010; General Course Academy of European Law\, European University Institute\, Florence\, 2011; Senior Emile Noël Fellow\, NYU School of Law 2011; Visiting professor of Law at Columbia Law School Winter term 2012/2013; Short Term International Visiting Professor of Law at Columbia Law School Fall term 2024 (non-resident). \nProfessor Mayer was Counsel in proceedings at the German Constitutional Court to the German Parliament in the Treaty of Lisbon-trial in 2008-2009 and in the first case related to the Euro-crisis\, the case on the Euro stabilization mechanism 2010-2012\, his most recent case for the German Parliament was the Next Generation EU-case on the €800 billion temporary recovery instrument (2021-2022). He was Counsel at the German Constitutional Court to the German government in the CETA case (2016-2022) and in the case on the Unified European Patent Court (2017-2020). His most recent case for the German government concerns the constitutionality of the new EP election law (2023-2024). In 2023\, he was part of a Franco-German Group of 12 experts invited by the German and the French minister for Europe to write a report on institutional reform of the EU. \nHis teaching and research interests focus on European constitutional and administrative law\, on comparative law\, on the relationship between European law and politics\, on parliaments in times of globalization\, on internet law\, sports law (European soccer law) and more generally on international law and public law. Since 2016\, he has been a member of the German Football Association’s Federal Court (DFB Bundesgericht)\, ethics chamber. He has dual French and German citizenship and lives in Berlin with his family. \nProfessor Russell Miller joined the Washington and Lee law faculty in 2008. His teaching and scholarly research focuses on public law subjects (Constitutional Law\, Administrative Law\, International Law)\, Comparative Law Theory and Methods\, and German Law and Legal Culture. Previously\, he taught at the University of Idaho College of Law. He often has been a guest professor in Germany. Alongside his work at the School of Law\, Professor Miller has a joint-appointment as Lecturer in Literature in Washington and Lee University’s undergraduate College. In that position he works extensively with colleagues and students in W&L’s German and Russian Department. Professor Miller\, a recognized expert in German Law and Legal Culture\, is the author/editor of a number of books in the fields of comparative law and international law. \nProfessor Miller is the co-founder and Co-Editor in Chief of the German Law Journal\, an on-line\, English-language journal reporting on developments in German\, European and International jurisprudence. Now in its second decade\, the German Law Journal is one of the most successful and innovative fora for legal scholarship from a transnational perspective. \nProfessor Miller has been recognized for his work on German law and transatlantic affairs. In 2013\, Professor Miller was named a KoRSE Fellow at the University of Freiburg. Professor Miller was a 2009/2010 Fulbright Senior Research Fellow in residence at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law in Heidelberg\, Germany.  In 1999/2000\, Professor Miller was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow and\, during that program\, he participated in internship and clerkship experiences at the German Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights. In appreciation for his work on behalf of the Bosch Fellowship and German-American relations\, Professor Miller was recognized as the Bosch Alumni of the Year in 2012. \nProfessor Miller served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Robert H. Whaley of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.  For four years prior to becoming a professor\, Miller served as appellate and post-conviction counsel for indigent\, death-sentenced inmates in the state and federal courts of Arizona and Tennessee. Professor Miller is admitted to the Arizona State Bar.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-cold-realities-politics-constitutions-and-the-law/
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SUMMARY:The Promise and Peril of America First
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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. \nDr. Charles Kupchan is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government. From 2014 to 2017\, he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for European affairs on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) in the Barack Obama administration. He was also director for European affairs on the NSC during the first Bill Clinton administration.  Before joining the Clinton NSC\, Dr. Kupchan worked in the U.S. Department of State on the policy planning staff.  Previously\, he was an Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University. \nDr. Kupchan has served as a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Center for International Affairs\, Columbia University’s Institute for War and Peace Studies\, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London\, the Centre d’Étude et de Recherches Internationales in Paris\, and the Institute for International Policy Studies in Tokyo. From 2006 to 2007\, he was the Henry A. Kissinger scholar at the Library of Congress and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. From 2013 to 2014\, he was a senior fellow at the Transatlantic Academy. Dr. Kupchan received his BA from Harvard University and MPhil and DPhil from Oxford University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-promise-and-peril-of-america-firstthe-promise-and-peril-of-america-firstthe-promise-and-peril-of-america-firstthe-promise-and-peril-of-america-first/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 insights into the new cabinet selections.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5217443069115%2FWN_qBrFDvWITUSKiWAstsvUkQ” css=”.vc_custom_1744306980856{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger was the Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His writings deal especially with the United States\, European\, transatlantic\, and international politics. He holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science\, Economics\, and American Studies from Frankfurt University. He joined the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, Germany’s leading national daily\, in 1986\, and served in various capacities\, as European\, International\, and Editorial Page Editor. Mr. Frankenberger was a Member of the Trilateral Commission and of the Scientific Council of the Institute for European Politics in Berlin. He also served on the Advisory Board of the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin and is associated with several organizations that deal with the transatlantic relationship. \nNadine Lindner has been a Correspondent in the Berlin studio of “Deutschlandradio” since early 2016 and is responsible\, among other things\, for covering the AfD and transport policy. Before that\, she was a Correspondent in the Free State of Saxony for two and a half years and followed the rise of Pegida there. She studied Political Science\, Journalism\, and African Studies in Leipzig and discovered her enthusiasm for radio there at the training station “mephisto 97.6.” After graduating from university\, she worked as a freelance journalist for “MDR sputnik” and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as well as Deutschlandradio.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-117/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T080000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Higher Education Landscape:  Innovations\, Challenges\, and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Heidelberg University Association will host a breakfast roundtable with Professor Dr. Frauke Melchior\, Rector of the University of Heidelberg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2F250695664556975″ css=”.vc_custom_1744061320539{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]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 appointments to professorships. She is also head of the University Senate and all of its committees. Frauke Melchior studied chemistry at the University of Marburg and the University of Bristol (UK) and in 1990 earned her doctorate in Marburg on a biochemical topic. As a postdoctoral researcher in the field of molecular cell biology\, she first worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and from 1992 at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla (USA). \nIn 1998 Frauke Melchior started the first research group of her own at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich. Six years later she accepted a professorship for biochemistry in the field of human medicine at the University of Göttingen. In 2008 Frauke Melchior was appointed Professor of Molecular Biology at Heidelberg University. From 2021 to 2023 she was a member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich\, one of the research centers in the Helmholtz Association\, where she was responsible for Scientific Division III – Life Sciences.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-higher-education-landscape-innovations-challenges-and-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T120000
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SUMMARY:Words Matter: The Future of Free Speech
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwords-matter-the-future-of-free-speech-tickets-1312864275389%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1744299568167{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Gypsy Guillén Kaiser joined the Committee to Protect Journalists as advocacy and communications director in 2021. A specialist in advancing structural change to ensure freedom of the press\, defend human rights\, and secure social and economic justice\, Guillén Kaiser has worked nearly two decades with international non-governmental organizations and as a journalist. She has participated in missions to more than a dozen countries\, including Argentina\, Costa Rica\, Egypt\, India\, Peru\, Singapore and South Africa. Most recently\, she led strategic outreach to promote progressive family policies and to propel the Women\, Peace and Security agenda at UN Women. \nPreviously\, she served as director of communications at the International Women’s Health Coalition and at Eisenhower Fellowships\, after fighting corruption as the media and public relations manager at Transparency International’s secretariat in Berlin. She served on the boards of the Human Impacts Institute and Friends of Transparency International. Guillén Kaiser returned to CPJ after heading the organization’s advocacy and communications department from 2010 to 2013. \nShe holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University and a master’s degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A native of the Dominican Republic who grew up in New York City\, Guillén Kaiser is fluent in Spanish and German. \nProf. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz is the Director of the Leibniz Institute of Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI). He is also a professor for “Media Law and Public Law including Theoretical Foundations” at the Faculty of Law at Universität Hamburg. In 2012\, he was also appointed director at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin. \nProf. Dr. Schulz works on questions of communications constitutional law\, media law and internet governance (with a focus on intermediaries)\, legal problems of algorithmic decision-making\, and the ethics of digitalization. He often works at the interface between law and other disciplines such as communication science and computer science and with a focus on the dimension of knowledge. He uses the functional comparison of different national approaches to solve problems. The transfer to politics at all levels (state\, federal\, EU\, Council of Europe\, UNESCO) plays an essential role in his work. \nHe was a member of the German Bundestag’s Enquete Commission “Internet and Digital Society” (2010 to 2013)\, Chairman of the Committee of Experts on Internet Intermediaries (MSI-NET) of the Council of Europe (2016-2017) and is Chairman of the Expert Committee “Communication and Information” of the German Commission for UNESCO (DUK) and thus also a member of the DUK Board. He also coordinates the Content Contact Group of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network (INJ). Wolfgang Schulz is a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (NoC). He is also head of the Board of Directors of the Hamburg-based citizens’ and educational channel TIDE and a member of the Board of Trustees of the #UseTheNews initiative.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/words-matter-the-future-of-free-speech/
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SUMMARY:Germany Prepares for a Post-America Deterrence Future
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 surrounding the transatlantic alliance – especially as the prospect of a diminished U.S. nuclear presence in Europe raises urgent questions about the future of the continent’s security architecture. \nFor decades\, Germany has operated under the protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella. But\, with growing doubts over the reliability of Washington’s extended deterrence commitments\, Germany now faces a pivotal strategic crossroads. While France and the United Kingdom remain nuclear allies\, the absence of U.S. leadership in Europe’s nuclear deterrence posture would mark a profound shift. The incoming German government appears increasingly concerned – and is preparing for a strategic recalibration of its nuclear defense policy. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion with security expert Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp\, Associate Fellow in the German Council on Foreign Relations’ (DGAP) Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia\, to explore this critical moment\, the future of nuclear deterrence in Europe\, and Germany’s evolving role in a changing security landscape.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7717443828082%2FWN_63gZ7RxWRke5avAax0G8Qw” css=”.vc_custom_1744382859121{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp has been an Associate Fellow in DGAP’s Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe\, Russia\, and Central Asia since October 2023. He holds a lectureship at the University Roma Tre in Rome and was the political director’s representative at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense until 2023. Prior to that\, he was president of the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin. \nFrom 2007 to 2013\, Kamp was director of research at the NATO Defense College in Rome. Previously\, he held various positions at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bonn and Berlin as well as in the planning staff of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-prepares-for-a-post-america-deterrence-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T173000
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SUMMARY:Zeitenwende 2.0? Priorities and Challenges for Germany’s New Government
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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) .[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fzeitenwende-20-priorities-and-challenges-for-germanys-new-government-tickets-1308128470469%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1744917983780{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]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\, and a frequent guest on television shows as an expert on central eastern Europe\, the United States\, transatlantic relations\, and Great Power Competition. Since 1991\, he has been working for Der Tagesspiegel\, where his prior positions have included Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent (2005‐2013) as well as Editorial Page Editor (1995‐2005). In 1989\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung and covered the regime changes in Hungary\, Romania\, and Bulgaria. \nFrom 2017 to 2018\, Dr. von Marschall was the inaugural Helmut Schmidt Fellow of the Zeit Foundation and the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, based in Washington\, DC. Informed through his access to the White House as a member of the Press Corps during Donald Trump’s first term\, he wrote a book about the future of Germany’s foreign policy: Wir Verstehen die Welt Nicht Mehr. Deutschlands Entfremdung von Seinen Freunden (“We Don’t Understand the World Anymore. Germany’s Estrangement from Its Friends”). Dr. von Marschall was awarded an ACG Kellen Fellowship in 1999. He studied East European History and Political Science in Freiburg\, Mainz\, and Krakow\, Poland\, culminating in a Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/zeitenwende-2-0-priorities-and-challenges-for-germanys-new-government/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T113000
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Transatlantic Trade Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation will host a discussion and luncheon with Julian Heißler\, U.S. Correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Flp.constantcontactpages.com%2Fev%2Freg%2Fswxcc7c%2Flp%2Fe3223088-8a76-4a36-ad5c-4472338153c6″ css=”.vc_custom_1744061147762{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Julian Heißler has been working as the U.S. correspondent for WirtschaftsWoche in Washington\, D.C.\, since 2018. Before that\, he spent several years in Berlin writing about German federal politics for various media outlets. He studied communication studies\, political science\, and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and completed the master’s program in journalism at the Hamburg Media School. \nHis first book Traum und Albtraum: Amerika und die vielen Gesichter derFreiheit (Dream and Nightmare: America and the Many Faces of Freedom) was published in October 2023. This October his second book on America’s “oligarchs” will be published at Piper Verlag.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-future-of-the-transatlantic-trade-relationship/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T170000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of the Members
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will hold the Annual Meeting of the Members. More information to follow.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/annual-meeting-of-the-members-3/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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