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.
On April 13, American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council hosted a conversation on the war in Ukraine and what it means for Germany with Ambassador John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and Dr. Liana Fix, Program Director in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin, about the latest developments of the conflict in Europe and its lasting consequences.
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 April 11, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Brent Goff, Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff”.
On April 5 the ACG Chicago Warburg Chapter hosted a discussion with Consul General Wolfgang Mössinger, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago and former Consul General in Donetsk, Ukraine, which was moderated by Elke Rehbock, Esq., ACG Board Member and Partner at Dentons US.
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 April 4, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause which took a deep dive into how the Ukraine war has changed Germany’s energy and climate policy plans with ACG Kellen Fellowship alumnus Julian Wettengel, Correspondent for Clean Energy Wire.
On April 1, the ACG and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), hosted a hybrid event with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD) on Germany’s foreign policy, the western alliance, and relations with Russia.