Transatlantic Competition Over Institutional Design
In 1996, Martha Finnemore noted in National Interests in International Society that no matter how technical international organizations might seem, they “are never neutral forms.” In his new article, Alexander …
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Featuring AGI Trustee: Eugene Ludwig
Eugene Ludwig, the founder and chief executive officer of Promontory Financial Group, is a trusted adviser to many of the world’s leading financial companies. Mr. Ludwig is a business leader …
The BND Scandal
As reports emerge about the cooperation between Germany’s intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), and the U.S.’ National Security Agency (NSA), the German government is coming under increasing pressure from the …
Low Voter Turnout Does Not Distort Democracy
AGI Non-Resident Fellow Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte sits down with heute.de to discuss the role of Bremen Mayor Jens Böhrnsen in the low voter turnout and explains why the new …
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Support Our WorkRestructuring Greece’s Sovereign Debt: It’s Not the Answer, Yet
Greece barely managed to repay a loan installment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, only being able to do so by tapping its own buffer reserves at the …
Britain No Longer Has National Parties
There is always a unique drama to an election night in Britain, but the events of Thursday, May 7 surprised even the most hardened of British election watchers (see here …
Escalation of BREXIT Risk Will Jolt European Politics Over Next Two Years
In the run up to last week’s UK election, two things seemed extremely clear: (1) the Conservative Party would not be able to secure a majority; but (2) the Conservative Party …
AGI President Jackson Janes discusses riots in Baltimore on DLF Radio
AGI President Jackson Janes joined Deutschlandfunk Radio on April 29, 2015, to discuss the riots in Baltimore following the upheaval surrounding the arrest and death while in police custody of …
AGI President Jackson Janes discusses NSA on ZDF
AGI President Jack Janes joined a panel of experts to discuss NSA surveillance in Germany and Europe in a program titled “Paradies für US-Spione: Wie halfen Regierung und BND?” Find out more …
Seeds of Hope in Bloom
There are many anniversaries in 2015 tied to the end of World War II, now seven decades ago. The capitulation of Germany and Japan ended a war in which many …
Internal Flexibility and Wage Restraint as Key Factors for the German Labor Market Miracle
Former DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Alexander Reisenbichler and Kimberly J. Morgan, an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, recently published a chapter entitled “The German …
