Fracking and the Presidential Election: Drilling for Jobs
On November 6, the U.S. presidential election will be decided in nine swing states: Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, and North Carolina, representing a crucial number …
The U.S. Could Learn from Germany’s High-Tech Manufacturing
In this featured article from Scientific American, Stefan Theil, Newsweek’s Berlin Bureau Chief and regular AGI contributor, examines how Germany is able to maintain a strong manufacturing sector, and thus a relatively strong …
Daily Travel and CO2 Emissions from Passenger Transport: A Comparison of Germany and the United States
Germany and the U.S. present many similarities that make a comparison of CO2 emissions from transport and related policies meaningful. This essay compares trends of CO2 emission from passenger transport, discusses policies to decrease emissions, and offers policy lessons for both the U.S. and Germany.
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Support Our WorkThe Week in Europe
The last week of August has opened with the usual salvo of news about the debt crisis in Europe. Of course, American public opinion will turn its attention towards the …
The German Model
In this Handelsblatt report, Peter Ross Range takes an in-depth look at the so called “German Model” of economic and political success. Why, amidst all of the negative issues currently …
The Consequences of the Financial Crisis for Europe’s Security
First published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, this article from Karl-Heinz Kamp discusses the effects of four recent economic and geostrategic trends and emphasizes three necessities as NATO moves forward. …
Slimming Down: The Pivot, Austerity, and the Path Ahead for Transatlantic Security
“If Article 5 beckons, the United States should and will be there.” Barry Pavel and Jeff Lightfoot of the Atlantic Council It goes beyond saying that this statement is one …
High Drama in the High Court? ESM and Fiscal Compact in Legal Limbo
For months, policymakers and public alike could only wait with bated breath for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care reform law. As they pondered and deliberated …
Prospects for National and Transatlantic Security under Austere Defense Spending
Looming on the horizon, January 1, 2013 and the beginning of sequestration’s effects are approaching closer and closer. A consequence of the Budget Control Act of 2011, budget sequestration is …
Housing Beyond Profit: A Comparison of U.S. and German Alternative Ownership Models
In recent years the shortcomings of both the market and of the state in providing decent housing for everyone has become particularly apparent. On the one hand housing, until recently …
