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The AGI Foreign & Security Policy Program addresses German security policy, the foreign policy cooperation between the U.S. and Germany, and the transatlantic defense relationship.
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Germans hand Chancellor Angela Merkel a historic fourth term

Featuring Jack Janes via USA Today on September 24, 2017.

German Chancellor Merkel’s unflappable style may carry her to an election victory Sunday

Featuring Jack Janes via the Los Angeles Times on September 21, 2017.

The Left Party: Left Over? Left Out? Or Left Turn?

The Left Party (Die Linke) is the story of the last twenty-seven years since German unification. It has been the largest of the three smaller parties in the Bundestag during …

The German Election Only Looks Boring

The consensus on this week’s election in Germany is that it has been a boring campaign, it’s outcome a done deal, and that we can all look forward to four …

Angela Merkel: 4.0

On September 24, Angela Merkel is likely to match former chancellor Helmut Kohl by winning a fourth election to become Chancellor of Germany. Following that, the question is: what will be …

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Far-right party likened to Nazis to shake up German parliament

Featuring Jack Janes via Reuters on September 17, 2017.

Baffled by the electoral college? Germany’s system might be more confusing

Featuring Jack Janes via CNBC on September 15, 2017.

The New Friction Between Berlin and Washington

Featuring Jack Janes via Handelsblatt Global on September 15, 2017.

Angela Merkel: 4.0

Op-ed by Jack Janes via Judy Dempsey’s Strategic Europe on September 8, 2017.

The CSU: Bavarian Partner and Power Player

One of the peculiarities of the German political landscape is the role of the Christian Social Union (CSU). A party whose reach is confined to the borders of Bavaria, it has …

All Politics is Local…also auf Deutsch 

As Tip O’Neill once said, all politics is local. Had he heard the debate on Sunday between Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz, he would have just nodded. The exchange between …

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Says He’ll Join Rosneft’s Board

Featuring Jack Janes via The Wall Street Journal on August 30, 2017.