AGI Insights on Trade, Education, and Cyber Security during Steinmeier’s Visit
During his visit to Washington, DC, this past week, Germany’s foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the relevance of the transatlantic relationship to a new generation–a relationship which is “in no …
Is Germany Ready to Lead?
Why are observers so supportive of President Joachim Gauck, when not four years ago then-president Horst Köhler was harshly criticized and ultimately forced out of office for attempting to spur …
Collapse of Russia’s Image in Germany: Who Is to Blame?
Identifying and deconstructing Germans’ increasingly negative outlook on Russia and President Vladimir Putin, Hannes Adomeit notes a turn in perceptions in the early 2000s as the German public became disillusioned …
NSA and Germany
The continuing Snowden revelations, including the reported interception of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal cell phone conversations, have sparked a major controversy in Germany and Europe that has the potential to …
German and American Responses to Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests
In a sweeping parliamentary vote, President Viktor Yanukovych has been impeached from office and has fled Kiev, presumably to eastern Ukraine. He is believed to be in Kharkiv, approximately 300 miles from the capital. Hopefully, these …
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Ukraine: Another Test for Europe – and the United States
Europe has seen many moments marked as a “major passage.” Most of them are self proclaimed, but one was suggested by an American. Forty-one years ago–then Secretary of State–Henry Kissinger …
From the AGI Bookshelf: The Passage to Europe
The effort to create a European community of nations and peoples is one of the most important experiments in world history. On a continent shaped by war and conflict for …
What the West Must Do for Ukraine
After a watershed series of events in Ukraine that saw President Yanukovych fleeing Kiev, the country is on the road to a new government, yet also in a precarious position …
Germany’s Approval Ratings Higher Than Ever
For the past eleven years, Germany’s Washington embassy has annually commissioned an international research firm, Frank N. Magid Associates, to poll Americans on their opinions about Germany. The most recent …
Open for Business?
Iran may be continuing its global charm offensive, but the U.S. government is still having trouble selling changes in Iran policy to an American audience. The latest example came late …
From the AGI Bookshelf: 1913: The Year Before the Storm, Florian Illes
Amidst the wave of historical works appearing around the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, one finds repeated reference to the web of accidents, intentions, personalities, and …
Franco-German Relations: A River Runs Through It
While sharing a common border for centuries, France and Germany have always had deep differences going back even to the days before the two countries even existed. Julius Caesar had …
