Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge-Builder
This week began sadly with the news that Guido Goldman passed away at age 83. Guido was known to so many in the transatlantic community as an institution-builder: at Harvard’s …
Support AGI on Giving Tuesday
AGI is proud to participate in this day of giving again this year. What exactly is #GivingTuesday? After a series of specially-labeled shopping days—Black Friday, Cyber Monday—Giving Tuesday has usually …
The Future Role of NATO: Reinventing the Alliance?
The discussion of the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the current international system is as old as the end of the Cold War–by now nearly 25 …
Power Brokers in Difficult Times? The Role of German Political Foundations in Transatlantic Relations
Dr. Nicole Renvert’s recent book, “Machtmakler in schwierigen Zeiten?: Die Rolle der deutschen politischen Stiftungen in den transatlantischen Beziehungen,” (WVT, 2014) is an insightful survey of public policy research institute’s …
What is at Stake in Ukraine
The next steps in dealing with the crisis in Ukraine will be as much of a challenge for Europe and the United States as they are for Russia and Ukraine. …
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Support Our WorkPartner Opportunity: The German Chancellor Fellowship Program
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship Program is for university graduates from the United States, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, Brazil, and India with an …
It Takes Three to Tango
As the EU’s success in managing Ukraine slips, frequent AGI contributor Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg reminds us that Europe “has more leverage over the situation than policymakers seem to think they …
Putin planning ‘Soviet Union lite’
Past AGI Fellow Ulrich Speck cannot emphasize enough that the outcome of Russia’s operations in Crimea will be profoundly important for the future of international order. In his recent opinion …
Is Germany Ready to Lead?
Why are observers so supportive of President Joachim Gauck, when not four years ago then-president Horst Köhler was harshly criticized and ultimately forced out of office for attempting to spur …
Collapse of Russia’s Image in Germany: Who Is to Blame?
Identifying and deconstructing Germans’ increasingly negative outlook on Russia and President Vladimir Putin, Hannes Adomeit notes a turn in perceptions in the early 2000s as the German public became disillusioned …
What the West Must Do for Ukraine
After a watershed series of events in Ukraine that saw President Yanukovych fleeing Kiev, the country is on the road to a new government, yet also in a precarious position …
Academic Opportunity: Societies in Transition. Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe between Conflict and Reconciliation
Currently accepting applications and papers, the International Summer School “Societies in Transition. Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe between Conflict and Reconciliation” will be held from August 22-28, 2014 …
