AGI Profiles: Hans-Georg Engelke
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community Hans-Georg Engelke, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, BMI) has …
German Strategic Culture
Small Steps or Side-Stepping? Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German chancellor Olaf Scholz is still in search of the right balance between courage and prudence in addressing the …
Leonard Schütte, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Dr. Leonard Schütte as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in March and April 2024. Dr. Schütte is Senior Researcher at the Munich Security Conference, where he …
A Munich (In)security Conference?
This year’s gathering of diplomats, government officials, and experts to discuss security challenges around the globe was just getting started when the news of Alexei Navalny’s death shocked the Munich …
Will A Beautiful Summer Follow Germany’s Winter of Rage?
The mood in Germany right now is as bleak as a Berlin winter. Things are indeed not going so well in this “winter of rage” (Wutwinter). The economy contracted by …
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AGI at the 2024 Munich Security Conference
The American-German Institute will host a series of events in Germany during the week of the Munich Security Conference. AGI President Jeff Rathke is available for comment on the developments …
Transatlantic Climate Statecraft and Global Economic Order
Part I: A Pluralist International Economic Landscape After World War II the United States, several European countries, and other liberal democracies promoted a vision of international economic relations that was …
The Global Race to Regulate AI Is Just Beginning
On February 2, ambassadors from all 27 EU member states approved the final text of the bloc’s landmark AI Act, advancing the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation further toward implementation. …
We Have Closed Our Eyes for Too Long
This article originally appeared in German in Fuldaer Zeitung on February 1, 2024. Europeans are anxiously watching the Republican primaries in the United States, hoping and looking for signs that …
AGI Profiles: Wolfgang Schmidt
Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks Wolfgang Schmidt, dubbed by some as Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s “shadow foreign minister,” has been serving as the Head of …
AI and Data Privacy
No good fit The nexus of the EU’s AI Act and the GDPR is a timely topic. The AI Act has not finally been adopted in Europe, while the General …
The Transatlantic Economy in an Election Year
This year will see elections in both the United States (the White House and Congress) and the European Union (the European Parliament and indirectly the next President of the European …
