
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 …

What Can We Expect from the New German Government?
Speakers: Barbara Donovan, Professor of Political Science, Wesleyan College Sven T. Siefken, Professor of Political Science, Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences Ed Turner, Associate Dean for Research Impact of …

Germany, the EU, and the United States in a New Geoeconomic Order
After eighty years of a reasonably stable post-war international economic order held together by both common rules and U.S. engagement, the world is shifting to uncharted territory. The assertion of …

Redefining Transatlantic Economic Security
Panelists: Jeannette Chu, Vice President for National Security Policy, National Foreign Trade Council Jean P. Froehly, Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs, Embassy of Germany, Washington, DC Peter Rashish, Vice …

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, …
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The German Elections and the Future of the Economy
Panelists: Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council and Managing Director, McLarty Associates Sebastian Dullien, Research Director, Macroeconomic Policy Institute, Hans Böckler Foundation Alexander Privitera, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, AGI Sander Tordoir, …

Polling and the 2025 Bundestag Election
Panelists: Peter Matuschek, Director of Research, FORSA Yvonne Schroth, Managing Director, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen Moderator: Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of the Society, Culture & Politics Program, AGI In this …

Setting the Agenda: Priorities for U.S.-EU Economic Relations under the Trump 2.0 Administration
Panelists: Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council and Senior Fellow, McLarty Associates Elvire Fabry, Senior Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute Peter Rashish, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, AGI …

America First, Europe Uncertain
The Next Four Years of Transatlantic Relations With Road to Election partners, the Aspen Institute Germany, Amerikahaus NRW, and the Amerikazentrum Hamburg, this concluding event will explore Donald Trump’s policy …

The Collapse of the Traffic Light Coalition and its Consequences
Panelists: Frank Decker, Professor, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Matthias Dilling, Assistant Professor in Political Science and Qualitative Methods, Co-convenor German Politics Specialist Group, UK Political …

Smoot-Hawley, Havana Charter, or McKinley Tariff?
Historical Analogy and the Future of U.S. Trade Policy Speaker: Edward Knudsen, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Moderator: Peter Rashish, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, AGI Commentator: Beth Baltzan, …

(Dis-)trusting Civic Institutions Across Generations
Insights from the United States and Germany Speaker: Frank Reichert, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Moderator: Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of the Society, Culture, & Politics Program, AGI In many …

The Transatlantic Economy After the U.S. Election
On November 13, the American Council on Germany, the American-German Institute, and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a half-day forum on the future of the transatlantic economy …

Testing Democratic Resilience
Evidence from the United States and Germany Speaker: Maria Skóra, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Moderator: Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of the Society, Culture, & Politics Program, AGI As Europe …