Dr. Nikolas Stihl Receives Global Leadership Award
New York, NY, June 13, 2024 – The American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University (AGI) honored Dr. Nikolas Stihl, Chairman of the Advisory Board and Supervisory Board at STIHL, with …
Public Debt: Is the Next Crisis Looming?
Debt sustainability has a lot to do with trust. There are early warning indicators for sovereign debt crises that can indicate an incipient loss of confidence. However, fiscal and monetary …
The Transatlantic Community and the Global South in the Age of Great Power Rivalry
In 1980, the Independent Commission for International Development Issues, chaired by former German Chancellor Willy Brandt, published a landmark report entitled “North-South: A Program for Survival.” In the midst of …
Redressing the Citizen in Uniform
Analyzing the Past and Future of German Conscription The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 75th anniversary is a milestone. It is also a reminder of the importance of a strong security …
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Delivers Address at Johns Hopkins University
On Thursday, May 9, the American-German Institute and the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies co-hosted German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in …
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A Zeitenwende for Science and Technology Research?
In March 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research published its “Position Paper on Research Security in Light of Zeitenwende.” The document asserts that Germany’s approach to science …
Maximilan Schiffers, NRW Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Dr. Maximilian Schiffers as an NRW Fellow at AGI from May to June 2024. Dr. Maximilian Schiffers is a postdoctoral researcher at the NRW School …
The Biden Administration Internationalizes its Trade Policy
In the last month, both at home and abroad, the Biden administration has stepped up its engagement on the potentially game-changing yet currently languishing role of trade policy in advancing …
AGI Profiles: Dr. Wolf Heinrich Reuter
State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance Dr. Wolf Heinrich Reuter has served as the State Secretary at the Minister of Finance (Staatssekretär im Bundesministerium der Finanzen) since January 1, …
Small Carrots, Hypothetical Sticks, and Phantom Hopes
Scholz’s Visit to China Showcases Parallel Practice to Germany’s China Strategy Nine months after the release of Germany’s first China Strategy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz returned to China at the head …
Revising Germany’s Playbook
For More European Unity When faced with criticism about his commitment to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz usually reminds audiences of numbers—German military support to Kyiv is the highest in Europe—and …
He Votes, She Votes
The Evolution of Gendered Voting in Germany The German federal election of 2017 brought up a novelty: for the first time, women were voting more left-wing than men. When I …
