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The announcement by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirming the removal of 12,000 U.S. troops from Germany marks the end of an era. Over 12 million American service personnel and …
Jeff Rathke on Trump’s Decision to Move Troops from Germany in CNN Politics
AGI President Jeff Rathke discusses the Trump administration’s recent decision to pull nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, nothing that removing troops removes them from, “the best place from which they …
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. …
Episode 29: German-American Relations in 2020
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Peter Beyer, Member of the Bundestag and Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation in the German Federal Foreign Office, talks with Jeff Rathke about the broad …
Climate Politics under Trump: The United States Climate Alliance
The Paris Agreement is a milestone in the fight against climate change. Contracting parties aim to limit global warming to below 2 degrees—if possible below 1.5 degrees—compared with the pre-industrial …
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AGI Chairman Martin Richenhagen Interviewed in Handelsblatt
Martin Richenhagen, AGI Chairman, talks with Handelsblatt about the German-American relationship and the upcoming U.S. election as AGI releases a new report outlining recommendations for the next U.S. administration. Read …
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, …
Is Germany Trolling Trump?
On May 29, 2020, Germany unveiled its motto for the country’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin on July 1 and last through the …
Countering Racism and Anti-Extremism in Germany
On May 20, just days before the United States became engulfed in another serious crisis over the issue of racism and racial violence, the first meeting of the German federal …
Richard Grenell: An American Ambassador Leaves Berlin
In 1959, Eugene Burdick and William Lederer published a best-selling novel, The Ugly American. It was a searing critique of the American professional diplomatic corps and the lack of cultural …
Jeff Rathke discusses U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany with Washington Post
AGI President Jeff Rathke discusses President Trump’s plan to withdraw one-third of U.S. troops stationed in Germany with The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung. He notes, “For those who think this …
