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A Disastrous Year in German-American Relations

2025 will surely go down as the worst in German-American relations since World War II. To be sure, there have been many deep disagreements since the formation of the German-American …

Grassroots LGBTQ+ Resistance to Federal Pressures

Over the course of 2025, the Trump administration has implemented policies and executive orders designed to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; defund support services for vulnerable groups, including …

Building Resilience

How LGBTQ+ Organizations in Germany and the United States Navigate Right-Wing Backlash Participants in the American-German Institute program “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States” gathered in Washington, …

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Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States (2024-2025)

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Where Does the Catholic Church Stand on Migration Policy?

On November 12, 2025, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a special message at its annual conference in Baltimore, the first of its kind in the last …

Deterrence by Self-Defense?

Ukraine, Security Guarantees, and Transatlantic Relations Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, seized Crimea, and occupied parts of the Donbas region, a major question confronting transatlantic policymakers has been …

(De)Romanticizing Uncertainty at the Transatlantic Science-Policy Interface?

Insights from a U.S.-German Case Study On November 21, 2025, South Carolina became the first U.S. state to sign a Joint Declaration of Intent with Germany, formalizing a new economic …