Far-Right Violence and World Community
An Evolving Threat in a Changing World What the life and work of German-American Christian ethicist Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) tells us about an old problem in a new context. Far-right …
The United States and Europe must recalibrate their security partnership
In a new op-ed for Defense News, AGI President Jeff Rathke and AGI/Halle Foundation Intern Theresa Lütkefend argue that the United States and its transatlantic partners should move beyond the …
The Pressure on Feminist Foreign Policy
About ten years ago, Sweden became the first country to officially commit to a so-called feminist foreign policy. Although Sweden’s center-right government, which took office in 2022, has abandoned the …
Episode 96: The United States and Germany in a Shifting Global Order
The international order built by the United States after World War II is under strain, and the consensus about America’s role that used to unite U.S. political leaders and the …
Henry Kissinger, America and Germany
More than fifty years after he arrived on the world scene as Richard Nixon’s National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger remained an imposing figure on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite …
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John Kornblum Remembers Helga Haftendorn
Over the years I have identified two types of “experts” on German-American relations. There are what I would call the “issue” experts. These are writers who chase whatever question or …
Episode 95: German Security Policy’s Balancing Act
Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller joins this episode of The Zeitgeist to discuss Germany, transatlantic defense, and the West’s response to today’s challenging security order. Are Germany and the United States doing …
Statement on Rising Incidents of Anti-Semitism in Germany and the United States
The terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 shocked the world, a stunning, deliberate, and cooardinated act of violence that became the deadliest day for Jews since the end of …
Germany’s Role in the World
This article was originally published in German in CIVIS, August 2023. The question of Germany’s role in the world is as old as the Federal Republic. In the beginning, it …
Episode 91: After the Zeitenwende: Is Germany’s Military Measuring Up?
Dr. Eva Högl is the German Bundestag’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, assisting the Parliament in their oversight of the German military. She is working to ensure that everyone …
