The spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing global lock-down as governments try to slow the spread of the corona virus has tested individuals and institutions around the world. Since March of 2020, the ACG has stepped up its digital programming by hosting webinars and video discussions which bring together policy makers and thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss some of the key issues shaping transatlantic relations in an unprecedented time. In addition to organizing events on its own, the ACG has also partnered with other organizations such as 1014 and Atlantik-Brücke to launch new series designed to reach beyond the ACG community.
Russia, Iran, and Turkey have a complex relationship that has been shaped by shared interests and by conflict. Last week, the leaders of the three regional powers met in Tehran in an effort to bolster relations between their countries. On July 26, the ACG held a virtual discussion with Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, McCloy Fellow on Global Trends and author of Iran in an Emerging New World Order: From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani. He provided his assessment of the relationship between the three countries.
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On July 25, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with journalist Johannes Leithäuser, Berlin Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On July 11, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Josh Gallu, Editor, Global Business Europe, at Bloomberg in Munich
Each week, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. On July 5, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause following the G7 Summit in Germany and the NATO Summit in Spain with Jens Wiegmann, Foreign Editor for WELT / WELT AM SONNTAG.
Following the G7 and NATO Summits in Europe, on July 1, the ACG hosted a virtual discussion with Fabian Reinbold, political correspondent for T-Online and a former White House correspondent in Washington, and Andrea Shalal, Senior Correspondent for Reuters.