2023 Global Leadership Award Dinner
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) cordially invites you to attend and support the 28th annual Global Leadership Award Dinner. Honoree / Sponsors / FAQ / About GLAD Honoring Christian Sewing Chief …
Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States
Consequences for Politics and Society An Exchange Outside of the Metropolitan Areas The project “Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States” seeks to establish new …
Assessing the 2021 Bundestag Election
In conjunction with the BMW Center for German and European Studies and generously funded by the DAAD, AICGS conducted a one-day conference devoted to assessing the results and impact of …
Germany and the United States: Partners in Shaping a New International Order?
AICGS Symposium The transatlantic agenda for President Joe Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz was already ambitious. When the two leaders met in February 2022 as Russia massed troops on the …
Living (up to our) Constitutions?
President of the German Federal Constitutional Court Stephan Harbarth, in conversation with Dr. Catherine Lotrionte, will discuss current dynamics of constitutional law and the similarities and differences between the German …
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2022 Global Leadership Award Dinner
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) cordially invites you to attend and support the 27th annual Global Leadership Award Dinner. Honoree / Sponsors / FAQ / About GLAD Honoring Michael H. McGarry …
Germany’s Defense and Security Priorities under a post-Merkel Government
Presented by IISS-Americas and AICGS The rise or resurgence of revisionist, repressive and authoritarian powers threatens the Western, US-led international order upon which Germany’s post-war security and prosperity were founded. …
Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States
Consequences for Politics and Society An Exchange Outside of the Metropolitan Areas The project “Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States” seeks to establish new …
AICGS-KAS Transatlantic Trade Week
With the advent of the Biden administration, both the tone and the substance of transatlantic economic relations are already improving. Although a number of bilateral irritants remain, there is now …
Competition and Compromise: The Biden Administration’s Emerging China Policy and the Prospect for Transatlantic Cooperation
After four years of tumultuous U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration, the Biden presidency is aiming to bring a more strategic and disciplined approach, especially with regard to China. …
The Transatlantic Relationship after the 2020 U.S. Elections
After four years of upheaval, the German-American relationship is at a crossroads after the 2020 U.S. presidential and congressional elections. How will the results in the United States affect the …
Post Wall, Post Square: How Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl, and Deng Shaped the World after 1989
This event has been postponed in response to the growing challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
Energy Markets and Security in Germany and Wider Europe
Is a Stronger EU the Answer? On January 29 AICGS convened a roundtable discussion on “Energy Markets and Security in Germany and Wider Europe: Is a Stronger EU the Answer?” …
