The Social Democrats Give Their Leader a Yellow Card, Green Light for Stronger Defense
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has devoted significant energy in his first two months in office to restoring Germany’s international partnerships, strengthening the Bundeswehr and hardening the country’s Russia policy. His success depends …
Sustaining LGBTQ+ Communities in a Fragmenting Landscape
The second cohort of AGI’s project “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States” met in March 2025 in the Bavarian capital of Munich. Between their first meeting in …
Episode 128: Queer Economies: Solidarity, Sustainability, and the Struggle for Space
Third spaces where people can gather, organize, and provide support have been critical for LGBTQ+ communities in Germany and the United States. “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United …
Divided We Fall
Discrimination within the LGBTQIA+ Community The LGBTQ+ community has always experienced discrimination and persecution. Even if the narrative prevails in some circles that equality has been achieved, discrimination and violence …
AGI Profiles: Lars Klingbeil
Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Minister of Finance, and Vice Chancellor of Germany In the aftermath of the 2025 German federal elections, both the Bundestag and German media were …
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From Shame to Pride to Propaganda
The Political Afterlives of the Pink Triangle Symbols wield profound political significance, particularly within marginalized communities. They emerge from histories of exclusion and become tools of identity, resistance, and collective …
Episode 126: Pride and Politics: The Complex Relationship between the LGBTIQ+ Community and Politics
The LGBTQ+ communities in Germany and the United States have been working toward greater legal rights, but laws and politicians in both countries have threatened to not only halt progress …
Forty Years After Forty Years After
Reflections on the Eightieth Anniversary of the End of World War II The 8 of May, 2025, is the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. …
AGI Profiles: Aminata Touré
Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Senior Citizens, Integration and Equality of the State of Schleswig-Holstein Born to refugee parents and now one of the youngest politicians …
What Germany Needs?
The 2025 CDU/CSU-SPD Coalition Agreement After the February 23, 2025, Bundestag election, only two majority coalition governments were possible under the Union leadership of Friedrich Merz. Given that an alliance …
“Never again Ignore”
Why supporting Ukraine is a strategic necessity, not simply a moral obligation Support for Ukraine is a strategic necessity. However, in Germany, support for the beleaguered country is mainly portrayed …
What Now?
Examining the Uncertain Future of Syrian Refugees in the Aftermath of Syria’s Civil War Like so many impacted by the conflict, Syrians in Germany reacted to the fall of Bashar …
AGI Profiles: Marc Jongen
Member of the European Parliament Marc Jongen is a German politician affiliated with the Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD). Currently serving as a member of the European Parliament, …
