Episode 55: Russia’s War on Ukraine and Europe’s Response
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, joins AGI President Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish, Director of AGI Geoeconomics Program. …
Why Some German Companies Are Struggling with the Ukraine Sanctions
Until Russia’s military invasion in Ukraine, many German companies used to have close ties with Russian companies and institutions. Some of them stem from the time of the USSR when …
Revoking Russia’s Trade Privileges
The System Worked Last Friday, the G7 and the European Union decided to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” (MFN) status, or what is called “Permanent Normal Trade Relations” in the …
Anne Goldmann, Visiting Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Anne Goldmann as an NRW Fellow at AGI from March to May 2022. She is a research and teaching assistant at the chair of “Ethics …
Rules or Tools?
The World Trade Organization, the hundreds of bilateral and regional trade agreements, and the more informal norms, principles, and frameworks that together form the global trading system are consistently referred …
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Scholz’s Next Big Challenge: Reforming the EU’s Debt Rules
The Ukraine crisis has caught the new German government largely by surprise and is providing an early test for the new coalition and its leader, Chancellor Olaf Scholz. His response …
The Conflict over German Nuclear Power and Renewables Rages On
On New Year’s Eve 2021, Germany shut down three of its last six nuclear reactors, with the final ones slated for closure in December 2022. This marks the end of …
Will France Lead the EU to More “Autonomy”?
To mark the start of France’s six-month presidency of the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen honored two French citizens at a January …
EU Data Governance Act Will Set New Standards for Public Data Access
Government institutions hold a wealth of information. Wouldn’t it be beneficial if everyone had fair access to this trove—for instance, for research to develop new vaccines or to operate driverless …
Phasing Out Coal in Germany and Appalachia
Lessons Learned from Similar Experiences? The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, known as COP 26, was held in November 2021, and it again showed that the world continues to face …
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Bank Lending, Inclusivity, and the Paycheck Protection Program during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. economy in many different ways. A unique combination of business shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, …
