An Accidental Brexit – Key Insights Beyond the Snap Election
The British EU-referendum of 2016 resulted in a 51.9 percent majority in favor of Brexit. There are, however, serious doubts about whether this referendum was an orderly one. One can …
The European Defense Fund: A Start but Read the Small Print
After the past month of contention over the shortfall by the NATO European allies, and particularly Germany, on the now well-known NATO guideline to spend a “minimum of 2% of …
AGI Earns 4 Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the 3rd Year in a Row
AGI is proud to announce that it has again been awarded with a 4 Star rating by Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator. Receiving four out of a possible four …
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Support Our WorkThe German-American Relationship: What’s In It for the U.S.?
The German-American relationship has gone from Bush 41’s call for a Partnership in Leadership to Trump’s view of Germany as one of America’s adversaries. His National Security Advisor and top …
“Out-Cirlik”: After months of tensions, domestic pressure drives German cabinet to vacate Turkey’s Incirlik Airbase diminishing support for assault on Raqqa
German-Turkish relations, experiencing their fair share of turbulence in the past months, reached a new low last Wednesday when Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet decided to redeploy some 260 German soldiers …
Seeking Compromise with the U.S. Instead of Conflict
While recently in Brussels, Donald Trump renewed his invectives against Germany’s trade surplus. This fits into an already quite familiar pattern: An unfriendly reception by demonstrators in Europe, major problems …
The British Roll the Dice…Again
When Angela Merkel delivered her shot over the bow toward Washington, DC, following her encounter with Donald Trump, it was not only aimed at that city but also across the …
