German Space Exploration and International Cooperation
On September 30, 2016, the Rosetta space mission came to an end. The mission, run by the European Space Agency (ESA), represented one of the most dramatic space achievements in …
October 3, 2016: Remembering and Renewing
In the months and weeks before the Berlin Wall fell twenty-seven years ago, there were moments of fear and anxiety in the streets of East German cities—and there were moments …
Merkel: One More Time
Yogi Bera – that immortal American philosopher – once said that it is tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Well, here is one prediction. A year from now, …
The Crisis of Liberal Order
The liberal world order, a system based on open borders and open societies, is increasingly under attack. In the past, it was mainly left-wing anti-capitalists and right-wing nationalists who fulminated …
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Support Our WorkCombating Terrorism and German Security Policy
Introduction The 2016 White Paper on German security policy is first and foremost a document reflecting a growing sense of realism with regard to the complex nature of the new …
“Considerate and Determined”: Germany’s Pragmatic Approach to Combatting Terrorism?
Germany has not yet experienced major coordinated terror incidents of the type that has hit the United States, Belgium, France, Turkey, and other countries. Two Islamist terror attacks in Bavaria, …
Political Signals and Populist Noises
Following the two party conventions last month in Cleveland and Philadelphia, many undecided American voters and many millions watching from around the world might have concluded that they had just …
Leadership Profile: BND President Dr. Bruno Kahl
Dr. Bruno Kahl became president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst – BND) on 1 July 2016, replacing Gerhard Schindler about two years ahead of his expected retirement. As head …
Zwischen Gestaltungsmacht und Hegemoniefalle: Zur neuesten Debatte über eine “neue deutsche Außenpolitik”
In his recent essay, AGI Non-Resident Fellow Gunther Hellmann examines the latest debate over a “new German foreign policy.” Whereas ten years ago Germany described its foreign policy role as …
A Transatlantic Perspective: Welcoming Cities and the Policy and Practice of Refugee and Immigrant Integration
Issue Brief 54 This Issue Brief is the result of an AGI conference held in cooperation with Welcoming America and the Urban Institute in Washington, DC in May 2016 entitled …
No Place to Stay? Discrimination Patterns in the German and American Rental Housing Markets
Things have changed. While for a long time German politicians have tried to define Germany as a ‘non-immigration country,‘ it is now one of the countries receiving the most migration …
