AGI Receives $100,000 Funding to Study Apprenticeship Models in Europe and the United States
Washington DC, June 3, 2014 — The American-German Institute (AGI) announced today that it has received a $30,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation and a $70,000 grant from the Robert Bosch …
Europäische Friedensordnung
Der Westen im Allgemeinen und die Bundesregierung im Besonderen hätten sich in den vergangenen Jahren mehr um eine Vertiefung der Zusammenarbeit mit Russland bemühen sollen. Dieses Versäumnis wollten die Sozialdemokraten …
Consensus and Contentment in Germany’s Left Party. For Now
A strange outbreak of consensus seems to have engulfed Germany’s Left Party (Linke/LP). The recent party convention, held from May 9-11, illustrated that the days of internal bickering seem to …
The Cycles of Decline: Addressing the Political Backlash in Europe
Following the European Union elections, the main conclusion seems to be that bashing Brussels is a mobilizing force on both the left and the right and that national governments around …
Why Putin Fears Ukraine
An eon ago, when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union imploded, the Kremlin still feared Germany. Its angst was anachronistic, but useful. Today President Vladimir Putin fears Ukraine. …
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Support Our WorkThe EU Elections: The Evolution of an Electorate
After India, the European Union is the second largest democracy in the world, with 400 million people entitled to vote. While India just finished its several-weeks-long election process, many Europeans …
American Soccer’s Steady Journey from Periphery to Core Where Germany Has Comfortably Resided for Decades
Even though Germany and the United States will share their presence—with Ghana and Portugal—in Group G (aka the Group of Death) at the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil, and even …
Deutschland und die Ukraine-Krise
Die gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen in der Ukraine und die völkerrechtswidrige Annexion der Krim durch Russland haben die Grundlagen der europäischen Friedensordnung untergraben. Vertrauen, Gewaltverzicht und Regeln wurden missachtet. An ihre Stelle …
Germany and the Ukrainian Crisis
With tensions high in Ukraine and across the West, Member of the German Bundestag Dr. Rolf Mützenich highlights the great importance of de-escalation. Despite an increasing undercurrent of approval or understanding in Germany for Russia’s nineteenth-century behavior, “the German government’s highest priorities are to de-escalate the situation, reinforce the few operable lines of communication, integrate the conflict participants, and compel European institutions to joint action.”
Toward a Diplomatic Solution in Ukraine
None of the parties involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine have entirely clean hands, but that does not signify equivalence. Had Russia taken action to ensure just the security …
Merkel Visit Unproductive
On her two-day trip to Washington last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel spent four and a half hours in conversation and a working lunch with President Barack Obama, with a visit …
Merkel’s Moment
When French President François Hollande visited Washington two months ago, he declared “trust is restored,” regarding the vast NSA surveillance programs in Europe. In her upcoming visit in May, Angela …