Dinner with Felix Banaszak, Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Greens
The transatlantic relationship is navigating significant changes. Russia’s full-scale war, ongoing regional conflicts, and changing U.S. policies toward Europe have prompted German leaders to re-evaluate the country’s policy in a …
What’s Next for Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals?
Moderators: Penny Naas, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Competitiveness, German Marshall Fund of the United States Peter S. Rashish, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, American-German Institute Panelists: …
Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future
Three-Year Project Final Conference LGBTQ+ individuals and their communities have been organizing to assert their rights for over a century, especially in Germany and the United States—two countries that were …
German-Hungarian Relations After Orbán
Speaker: Zsuzsanna Végh, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow; Program Officer, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) Moderator: Jeff Rathke, President, American-German Institute The April 12 parliamentary election in Hungary brought …
Breakfast with Bettina Orlopp, CEO of Commerzbank
At a time when investment activity remains robust in selected sectors—such as artificial intelligence, defense, energy, and infrastructure—companies are simultaneously navigating a more complex environment shaped by tariffs, political uncertainty, …
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NATO After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Threat Perceptions and Their Consequences
Welcome: Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of the Society, Culture & Politics Program, AGI Speaker: Jason Davidson, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Atlantic Council; Professor of Political Science …
Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future
Year 3: Washington, District of Columbia, United States LGBTQ+ individuals and their communities have been organizing to assert their rights for over a century, especially in Germany and the United …
Resilience and Resistance in Fragile Democracies
Historical Perspectives from Germany, Hungary, and Poland Organized by the German Historical Institute Washington, DC; Cosponsored by the American Historical Association and the American-German Institute Speakers Michael Brenner, American University Christina …
Assessing the Zeitenwende
On February 27, 2022, three days after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined major changes to German foreign and security policy, which he termed as a …
Transatlantic Challenges for the Next German Government
Panelists: Thurid Hurstedt, Dean of Graduate Programmes and Professor of Public Administration and Management, Hertie School Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director, Society, Culture & Politics Program, AGI Andrea Römmele, …
A Mnemonic Zeitenwende?
German Memory Culture in the 2020s Speakers: Dirk Moses, Professor of Political Science, City College of New York Helmut Walser Smith, Professor, Department of History, Vanderbilt University Andrew I. Port, …
German and U.S. Relations with Israel amid Escalating Conflict in the Middle East
Welcome: Eric Langenbacher, Teaching Professor and Director of the Senior Honors Program, Government Department, Georgetown University Panelists: Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Chairman, Munich Security Conference Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow, Carnegie …
Steadfast, Capable, and Ready: Germany’s Security Renaissance and Transatlantic Defense
An Address by H.E. Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense Moderator: Jeff Rathke, President of AGI Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and the American-German Institute are proud …
Friendshoring: A Zeitenwende for the Global Economy?
This workshop co-hosted by AGI and the VDMA (European Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association) examined the idea of friendshoring that has been at the center the Biden administration’s trade and …
