Germany Buys Pipeline Peace with Washington at the Price of Owning Russian Misbehavior
The United States and Germany, seeking to lower the temperature in their six-year-old dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, issued a joint statement on July 21, 2021. The …
Media Coverage of Chancellor Merkel Receiving Honorary Degree from JHU
On July 15, 2021, German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Johns Hopkins University during her official visit to Washington, DC. AGI was proud …
Peter Rashish Interviewed on Chancellor Merkel’s Washington, DC, Visit
Ahead of the meeting between the U.S. and German leaders, Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish spoke with the Italian news site Formiche.net. In the interview, “Biden’s Bet on Merkel and …
From “The Hub” at JHU: Angela Merkel receives Johns Hopkins honorary doctorate
On July 15, 2021, German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Johns Hopkins University. AGI President Jeff Rathke presented the closing remarks of …
AGI President Jeff Rathke Looks Back on Merkel’s Relationships with Four U.S. Presidents
AGI President Jeff Rathke spoke recently with the BBC about Angela Merkel’s relationships with presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joseph Biden during her nearly sixteen-year tenure …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate from JHU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University during her visit to Washington, DC, on July 15, 2021. AGI is proud to have played a …
After Merkel’s Steady Hand, A More European and Strategically-Minded Germany?
On July 15, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Joe Biden in the White House, the first European leader to visit him since he took office in January. …
AGI President Jeff Rathke Joins CNAS Podcast “Brussels Sprouts”
President of AGI Jeff Rathke was recently a guest on the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) podcast, “Brussels Sprouts.” Along with Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Cathryn Clüver, …
AGI Experts Preview Merkel’s Visit to Washington
Securing a Transatlantic Legacy Jeff Rathke, President Chancellor Merkel makes her last official visit to Washington just weeks before the September 26 Bundestag election will punctuate her path-breaking career as …
American Spending Spree—Echoes from the Past and Lessons for the Future
Negotiations are ongoing in Congress on the American Jobs Plan and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. The former is a $2 trillion infrastructure spending bill originally proposed in March …
AGI-KAS Transatlantic Trade Week
The American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung collaborated on a series of online events examining three areas for U.S.-EU trade policy cooperation. These include agreeing a joint …
Berlin and Washington Revive Their Defense Partnership
Will Germany’s Next Government Address its Defense Spending Dilemma? German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer visited Washington on June 30, developing Germany’s emerging role as one of the Biden administration’s most …
