Looking Ahead: The United States, Germany, and Europe in 2020
Policy Report 40 What will the world look like in 2020? While this is ultimately unknown, in Policy Report 40, Jackson Janes asserts that over this time, the transatlantic community …
Toward a Transatlantic Eastern Policy? The U.S., the EU, and the “In-Between States”
Policy Report 38 In Policy Report 38, Dr. Kai-Olaf Lang, former DAAD/AGI Fellow and Senior Associate at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, examines the European and American policies vis-à-vis Russia and …
The Fall of the Wall at 20: Global Consequences Today
German-American Issues 12 When East Germans first crossed through the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, no one knew that the consequences of this one small act would have global …
Germany’s Electoral System at 60: Trends and Reforms for the Twenty-first Century
German-American Issues 11 When Germany elected a new government on 27 September 2009, it did so not with an eye to the party, economic, or political successes of the previous …
Germany’s Founding Pillars at 60: Future Challenges and Choices
German-American Issues 10 This German-American Issues edition, “Germany’s Founding Pillars at 60: Future Challenges and Choices” (#10), examines the dimensions of the three pillars on which the Federal Republic was …
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Support Our WorkWaiting for September: German-American Relations Between Elections
Issue Brief 30 As Germany approaches its September federal election, how will this election shape German-American relations in the coming months? In Issue Brief 30, Jessica Riester, Research Program/ Publications …
The EU Five Years After Its Eastern Enlargement
Five years after the EU’s 2004 enlargement, former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Dr. Kai-Olaf Lang looks at the early results of this eastern expansion and concludes that the positives outweigh the many negatives that have come out of it. Dr. Lang writes that a more consistent enlargement policy will enable the EU to export stability to its fringes, something that will benefit all of its members.
The Future of Germany’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Whatever the outcome of the September elections, Germany’s foreign policy agenda in the Middle East will remain by and large stable writes AICGS Non-resident Fellow Almut Möller. In her essay “The Future of Germany’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East: European, Transatlantic, and Eventually More German?” Möller argues that Germany will continue to cooperate with the European Union in its Middle East policies and will seek a strong link with the Obama administration in Washington in the face of such challenges as the war in Iraq, the Iranian nuclear program, the fragmentation of the Palestinian territories, and the Israeli invasion in Gaza.
The German Republic Turns Sixty
The Federal Republic of Germany turns sixty in 2009—and she has had a breathtaking life so far. Born out of the devastations of World War II, she worked hard to overcome the physical and psychological damages. She had a flourishing youth when she was around twenty, known in the history books as the “Wirtschaftswunder.”…
German Reunification: Myth or Reality?
Former AICGS Fellow and Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank Research Professor Dr. Norbert Walter looks at the role reunification played in the shaping of the Federal Republic’s role within the European community, from the initial fall of the Iron Curtain to the introduction of the Euro. This essay is part of an AICGS project on “60 Years Federal Republic of Germany: Rebuilt, Reunified, Revitalized?”
Climate and Energy Policies in the United States and Germany: Lessons for the Future
Issue Brief 29 AGI recently completed a project to address the climate and energy challenges with the generous support of the Daimler-Fonds im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, resulting in …
A New Map for American-German Relations: Memorandum to the New U.S. President
In January 2009, you—Mr. President—the United States, and the world will be facing numerous challenges of enormous importance ranging from the crisis in the global financial markets to the global …
