AGI Profiles: Gerrit Huy
Member of the Bundestag; AfD Spokesperson for the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs A wife, mother, and former amateur skydiver, Gerrit Huy has emerged as a central figure in …
AGI Profiles: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
Vice President of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag and Deputy Chairman of the AfD Parliamentary Group in Saxony-Anhalt When voters went to the polls in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on …
From Leipzig to Jerusalem
Israel’s Elections and Eastern Germany’s Unfinished Reckoning Early in my tenure as American consul-general in Leipzig, I visited Jerusalem, the city of my first diplomatic posting, and encountered an unexpected …
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Populists on Both Sides of the Atlantic Are Selling the Past. And Voters Are Buying It.
A striking pattern has become apparent in politics across Europe: populist parties and movements are mobilizing voters by tapping into nostalgia. Their message is simple: A better society once existed, …
The Transatlantic Situationship
How MAGA-AfD Ties Are Reshaping American-German Relations In September 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly celebrated the radical-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) electoral victory in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, …
Heated Relations
The Past, Present, and Future of the LGBTQ+ Community in Germany and the United States For over a century, LGBTQ+ communities in Germany and the United States have fought for …
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