A Paean to Boredom: Speculations on the Outcome of the Bundestag Election
Writing on the post-electoral scramble to form a governing coalition in the Huffington Post on September 9, Dr. Andrei Markovits and Joseph Klaver find this year’s election process “another boring ingredient …
After the German Elections: A Diminished Future
On Election Day in Germany, German voters will have little to decide in terms of substance. The best one can expect is a ratification of the status quo. Change is …
Syrian Hell: Why We Must Not Forget the Lessons from Bosnia
This essay by AICGS Trustee Wolfgang Ischinger argues that recent memory of Afghanistan and Iraq mislead expectations from more analogous conflicts, such as Bosnia in 1995, and that this “Problem from Hell” is, again, no excuse to ignore the already weak norm of Responsibility to Protect.
German-American Relations Post 9/22
In AICGS’ ongoing elections coverage, Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt argues that 9/22 will join 11/9 and 9/11 as a turning point in German-American and Transatlantic relations. Free trade, global governance, and the middle east each have major impending developments.
Syria Tests Germany’s Culture of Reluctance
Prospects for military intervention in Syria are still in discussion across the Atlantic, and the question of German participation remains unanswered. With Germany’s abstention from NATO actions in Libya in …
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The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative that offers fifteen accomplished Americans the opportunity to complete a comprehensive professional development program in Germany. The Bosch Fellowship …
Partner Opportunity: Mercator Research Fellowship
The NRW School of Governance (University of Duisburg-Essen) and the Mercator Foundation (Stiftung Mercator) will grant various Mercator Research Fellowships between 2013 and 2016 with the aim to intensify the …
Queen Europa
Despite the ongoing electoral campaign and fiscal crisis, Berlin is “weirdly detached” during the summer break. In this commentary, AICGS Non-Resident Scholar Almut Möller discusses this phenomenon and the latest developments’ impact on the election.
After Snowden: The Impact of PRISM in Russia and Germany
Temporary asylum for Edward Snowden in Russia is an embarrassment for the administration in Washington, and being snubbed by Vladimir Putin is a slap in the face for President Barack …
Germany’s Proliferating Parliament
Germany’s Bundestag contains one of the largest numbers of elected officials in the world—and it is about to get even bigger. Currently housing 620 members, the size of the Bundestag …
Parteienwettbewerb im Wahljahr 2013
Was ist am Herbst 2013 besonders interessant? Dass wir am 22. September den Bundestag und den Landtag von Hessen wählen und am 15. September den Landtag in Bayern. Bei beiden Terminen sind Änderungen in der Regierung nicht ausgeschlossen. Ein völliger Machtwechsel ist allerdings nur in Hessen im Bereich des
