The Future of Transatlantic Trade Relations
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pursued an aggressive, winner-take-all international trade policy. He pushed protectionism and punitive 232 tariffs, blocked the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, and both threatened and implemented …
President Biden’s Recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide
Will the German Government Follow? On April 24, 2021, President Joe Biden recognized as a genocide the mass killings by the crumbling Ottoman Empire of 1.5 million Armenians, beginning in …
AGI Asks: What is Angela Merkel’s Transatlantic Legacy?
AGI asks: What is Chancellor Angela Merkel’s transatlantic legacy? How has the partnership fared under Merkel, and what challenges are left for her successor? John Kornblum AGI Trustee As she …
Biden’s First 100 Days: Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation on Policies Toward China
Download Publication As we approach the first 100 days of the Biden administration, it is a good time to take stock of the new direction in U.S. foreign policy and …
Germany intends to restitute artworks from the Kingdom of Benin (“Benin Bronzes”) to Nigeria
On April 30, 2021, Germany’s Culture Minister Monika Grütters announced that restitution of a “substantial” portion of Benin artworks that are held in German museums to Nigeria will begin next …
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A Historic Choice?
The Bundestag Election on September 26, 2021 Every election is a “historic” one, as we regularly learn from the candidates. But the federal election in Germany on September 26 is …
Episode 43: Living the American-German Relationship—A Conversation with Martin Richenhagen
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, our guest is Prof. Dr. Martin Richenhagen, Chairman of the AGI Board of Trustees and former CEO of the American agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO …
Episode 42: A New Direction for Germany?
The German federal election campaign is heating up after Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) finally chose Armin Laschet as the bloc’s …
The Left Party in Superwahljahr 2021
If recent history is any guide, the 2021 German federal election will once again raise the question of whether the Left Party’s (Die Linke) cup is half-empty or half-full. As …
The Left Party in the 2021 Election Campaign
Fourteen years ago in 2007, the party named Die Linke was formed from the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and Labour & Social Justice – The Electoral …
With the Chancellor Candidates Selected, the Election Campaign Heats Up
Postwar German politics has been characterized by long periods of stability associated with dominant chancellors (Adenauer, Kohl, Merkel, Brandt/Schmidt) followed by a shorter period of upheaval and transition (Erhard/Kiesinger, Schröder), …
Annalena Baerbock: The Greens’ Ambitious Bet that Germans Want Change and Renewal
What might the Greens’ strength mean for the transatlantic relationship? A great start is just a start, and there are five months to go until Germany’s September 26 Bundestag election. …
