Small Carrots, Hypothetical Sticks, and Phantom Hopes
Scholz’s Visit to China Showcases Parallel Practice to Germany’s China Strategy Nine months after the release of Germany’s first China Strategy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz returned to China at the head …
Germany’s Juggling Act between Taiwan and China
In the past few years, the German government led by Olaf Scholz has shifted considerably Berlin’s policy regarding the Indo-Pacific region. Concerned by China’s expanding power and ambitions in the …
Olaf Scholz: The Indispensable Element of a Sustainable China Strategy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Washington on March 3, at a peak of transatlantic focus on supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s aggression. President Biden’s bold visit to …
A Transatlantic Approach to Global Technology Standards Competition with China?
Technology Standards as a New Frontier Concerns over China’s growing capabilities in new and emerging technologies are intensifying global competition with traditional technology heavyweights like the United States. American policymakers …
China: From Engine of Growth to Risk Factor
The People’s Republic of China was the engine of global growth and international trade for many years. From 2000 to 2014, China contributed 30 percent to global growth, while its share …
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Scholz Goes to China
Much ink has already been spilled over German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s upcoming visit to China. A chorus of skeptics and critics in Germany, around Europe, and across the Atlantic have …
Episode 70: Germany and Systemic Competition with China and Russia—A Conversation with Johannes Vogel
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke sits down with Johannes Vogel, Deputy Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the FDP’s Chief Whip in the …
Despite Challenges, the U.S. And EU Can Save the Rules-Based Economic Order and Redefine Globalization
First there was a trickle. After years of sounding the alarm about China’s use of forced labor, economic coercion, and unfair trade practices, the U.S. government has made steady but …
Globalization under Pressure: Danger for the German Economic Model?
The term globalization stands for an increasing economic and social interdependence worldwide. It is, or was, the result of three main factors: 1. the collapse of communism in Europe, the …
Friendshoring: Democracy or Diversity?
In an April 2, 1917 speech before Congress arguing for U.S. entry into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson famously declared that “the world must be made safe for democracy.” …
Misperceptions and Distortions
How China, Germany, the EU, and the United States View Each Other in Times of War and Turmoil Dealing with a dynamic and increasingly assertive China is one of the …
Reading Between the Lines of U.S. China Policy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech to George Washington University on May 26 with the admirably straightforward title of “The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of …
China as a Cause of Transatlantic Tension and Cooperation
From Tiananmen Square to the War in Ukraine U.S. and European relations with China have been seldom smooth and harmonious. But rivalry and competition have also characterized the transatlantic allies’ …
Klaus Larres, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Klaus Larres as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow from February through April 2022. He is the Richard M Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs …
