Trump Bobbles the G7 Summit
The Group of Seven, or G7, can seem like a creature of the late twentieth century, with its rich-country, Europe-heavy membership. China and Russia are absent, but so are democracies …
As Europe Readies to Recalibrate Its Relationship with China, Should It Look to Paris Instead of Berlin?
France’s recent decision to effectively ban the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from its 5G network by 2028 came on the heels of the UK’s announcement to purge Huawei’s 5G equipment …
After the EU Summit: Without the UK, A Single Economic Future?
The European Union’s €750 billion “Next Generation EU” pandemic recovery fund announced at the EU summit on Tuesday has broken important new ground. Assuming the European Parliament gives its approval …
No More Data from Germany? European Court of Justice Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
On July 16, 2020, the “Grand Chamber” of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks were designed by the …
EU Special Summit Agrees on Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund
After four days of intensive negotiations, the EU special summit has finally made a breakthrough: EU leaders agreed on a recovery fund to combat the economic consequences of the coronavirus …
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Instead of Trade Wars, the U.S. and EU Need a ‘Safe Trade’ Agenda
Writing in World Politics Review, AGI Senior Fellow Peter Rashish calls for the next U.S. to “launch a ‘Safe Trade’ agenda that creates growth, resilience and security without abandoning U.S. …
EU Strategic Autonomy: Opening Up?
As the idea of “strategic autonomy” (de jure sovereignty) has migrated within the European Union from the foreign and defense policy realm to economics and trade it has picked up …
Keep Neutral and Carry On: The European Union’s Continuing Search for a China Policy
The June 22 EU-China Summit ended without a joint statement. Although both sides stressed the importance of cooperation, the EU is clearly dissatisfied with the state of bilateral relations. The …
Enduring Partnership
Recommendations to the Next U.S. Administration for the German-American Relationship In this publication, AGI scholars and staff focus on the common interests that can form the basis of renewed transatlantic …
Enduring Partnership
Recommendations to the Next U.S. Administration for the German-American Relationship The United States and Germany have forged a unique partnership in the seventy-five years since the end of World War II, …
Episode 28: From Frugality to Stimulus: Responses to the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging all aspects of modern society. Public health systems are grappling with a disease that has spread faster than anything in a century. Workplaces have lain …
Episode 27: EU-U.S. Relations: Messy but Valuable
The European Union is one of the world’s most important but least understood international bodies. It is simultaneously many things: a collection of institutions, including an executive administration (the European …
