China: From Engine of Growth to Risk Factor
The People’s Republic of China was the engine of global growth and international trade for many years. From 2000 to 2014, China contributed 30 percent to global growth, while its share …
U.S.-German Futures Forum: U.S. Department of State Announces Partnership with American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University
The U.S. Department of State will partner with the American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University (AGI) for the U.S.-German Futures Forum. The inaugural Futures Forum took place in Münster, Germany, …
Olaf Scholz and the Cum-Ex Scandal
Why the German chancellor is stuck in a nasty multibillion dollar tax evasion scandal It can be blurry sometimes, the line between tax evasion—a criminal offense—and tax avoidance—morally questionable or …
Time for a TTIP Light?
Germany and Transatlantic Economic Relations “Germany should dismantle transatlantic trade barriers and make a new start on a free trade agreement that increases prosperity while protecting climate and social policy …
Till Jürgens, Visiting Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Till Jürgens as a Visiting Fellow in October and November 2022. Till Jürgens is a research associate at the Institute of Political Science at the …
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AGI Profiles: Yvonne Magwas
Vice President of the Bundestag The former Auerbach, Saxony, city councilwoman was elected Vice President of the Bundestag with 600 votes on October 26, 2021—the highest-ranking office left for the …
AGI Profiles: Dr. Carsten Pillath
State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Dr. Carsten Pillath serves as a State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, heading Directorate-Generals VII (Financial Market Policy) and E (European …
Globalization 2.0
Path to German-American Prosperity in the Age of Decarbonization and China’s Economic Slowdown? Two megatrends will dominate the global economy in the coming decade—our accelerating efforts to decarbonize and the …
Reparations Reprise
Poland Presses a Perceived Advantage The leader of Poland’s governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, has escalated his demand for compensation from Germany for the World War …
The 9-Euro Ticket
A one-off low-cost and climate friendly public transportation measure in Germany has expired. Will the German government continue it? The 9-euro ticket, a one-time, low-cost public transportation measure introduced in …
The Grand Failure
Grand New Beginning? February 24, 2022, will go down in history as a watershed moment for Europe and not the least for Germany. The day Russia invaded Ukraine spelled the …
Anna Körs, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Dr. Anna Körs as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in October and November 2022. She is scientific manager and vice director at the Academy of World …
