U.S.-EU Trade: To Deal or Not to Deal?
In a July 11 letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would raise tariffs on imports from the European Union to 30 …
Strobe Talbott and the Rise of the Liberal Post-Cold War Order
Currently, we are witnessing enormous stress on the institutions established in the post-Cold War era. A new era of great power competition and a revival of authoritarianism threaten to undermine …
Turning Climate Protection into an Economic Success Story
Foreign policy challenges and opportunities for Germany and the EU The Draghi Report of 2024 put the competitiveness of European industries high on the political agenda of European climate and …
AGI Profiles: Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space In May 2025, Dorothee Bär took office as Germany’s first Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space. As the former Parliamentary State Secretary …
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 …
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The Nord Stream 2 Debate and Russia’s Gas Weapon
“Nord Stream 2 was a mistake,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently said during his first official visit to the White House. President Donald Trump appreciated these remarks, reminding reporters that he …
Germany is Back
Chancellor Merz, Defense Investment, and the NATO Summit Since Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine more than eleven years ago, German leaders have struggled to find a fitting response to the …
Chancellor Merz and Germany’s ‘New Determination’
In a June 24 address to the German parliament, Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a Regierungserklärung (government declaration) that highlighted a profound shift in Germany’s strategic outlook, characterized by what he …
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 …
Merz Bridges G7 Disputes, Eyes NATO
The 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, opened under the weight of low expectations and closed under the shadow of deepening transatlantic fault lines. The headlines surrounding the summit were …
The G7 Summit, Plus or Minus
While the G7 economies today account for only 30 percent of global GDP, they remain a decent proxy for what can still be called the “West” in geopolitical terms. Or …
More Growth Through Less Red Tape
The United States of America is in a much better economic position than the countries of the European Union. This is not only reflected in the corporate structure, with the …
Role Reversal
The Trump Geoeconomic Approach Imitates Merkel The first three months of the Trump administration have seen what could be called the Germanization of U.S. foreign policy. Trump has taken on …
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s European Vision, and the Constraints of German Coalition Politics
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been having quite a run. His chancellorship stumbled briefly out of the gate, with a second round of voting necessary in the Bundestag on May …
