Democrats Give Glimmer of Hope to Europe in First Debate: But Is It Enough?
Since Donald Trump’s election in 2016, American transatlanticists have been repeating the phrase “the U.S. is more than just the president,” to their allies across the ocean. “Look to Congress,” …
The Weaponization of Economic Policy on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Something’s Got to Give.
On July 25, 2018, Presidents Trump and Juncker agreed that the United States and the European Union should join forces to “protect American and European companies better from unfair global …
The AfD’s Path to Salvini: Winding, Yet Predictable
Earlier this month, the creation of the right-wing populist European Parliament group “Identity and Democracy” (ID) was officially announced. With the Alternative for Germany sending eleven Members of the European …
A Tale of Two Futures
The Future of Work Debate in Germany and the United States From Berlin to Washington, public debates about the future of work is omnipresent. Policymakers, business leaders, unions, and academics …
Engaging the Next Generation of Transatlantic Leaders
The project “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement” engages young Americans and Germans in a dialogue on relevant issues within the transatlantic relationship. The participants …
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Wunderbar Together in Southwestern USA
In the course of the AGI project “Integration: Made in Germany” the group travelled through the Southwest region of the United States from March 17 to March 22, 2019. It …
Marking the Polish-German Treaty of Good Neighborhood and Friendly Cooperation
On June 17, 1991, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland signed a treaty vowing to be good neighbors: to respect national boundaries and to contribute to …
China Backlash: Toward a Transatlantic Agenda?
At a time when the transatlantic relationship is under greater strain than at any period since World War II, there is one issue that should be pushing the United States …
Is a World of Three Trading Blocs Really Inevitable?
There is growing speculation about the global economic future being shaped by closed trading blocs. The most commonly mooted outcome is a world centered around the three poles of the …
Germany’s Growth Model under Attack?
On his last visit to Berlin in the beginning of May, French president Emmanuel Macron said that “the German growth model has perhaps run its course.” He argued that the …
Lies About Migrants
Immigration Policy in a Time of “Post-Truth” Politics In a June 6, 2019 seminar, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Beverly Crawford Ames argued that misinformation, exaggeration, distortion of facts, and fabricated content—all …
