Climate and Energy Policies in the United States and Germany: Lessons for the Future
Issue Brief 29 AGI recently completed a project to address the climate and energy challenges with the generous support of the Daimler-Fonds im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, resulting in …
U.S. and European Banks: Two Sides of the Same Story?
Issue Brief 28 Financial institutions in Europe and the U.S. are currently facing one of the most difficult periods in decades. In Issue Brief 28, Deutsche Bank/AGI Fellow Jan Schildbach …
Religious Literacy and Religious Education in Europe and the United States
Issue Brief 27 Finding a balance between secular education and teaching the lessons found in religion is quite difficult, as experienced by public school systems in both Germany and the …
A New Map for American-German Relations: Memorandum to the New U.S. President
In January 2009, you—Mr. President—the United States, and the world will be facing numerous challenges of enormous importance ranging from the crisis in the global financial markets to the global …
Why is There No PISA Shock in the U.S.? A Comparison of German and American Education Policy
When the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released the results from its third cross-country comparison of the knowledge and skills of high school students in early December 2007, …
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Support Our WorkCounter-Terrorism and German-American Relations: A German Perspective
Issue Brief 26 German-American relations reached a historic low point during the years of the second Bush administration. Many argued that this was mainly due to widespread disagreements and a …
Short-Term Solutions to the Climate and Energy Challenge
Policy Report 37 In AGI Policy Report 37, “The Short-Term Potential of Climate-Friendly Technologies,” Felix Chr. Matthes and Lewis J. Perelman examine the technological solutions that can make a substantial …
Bioenergy in the United States and Germany
Policy Report 36 Authors Bruce A. McCarl and Tobias Plieninger focus on the role biofuels can play in addressing climate change and improving energy security in AGI Policy Report 36, …
Climate Change and Energy Security: Lessons Learned
Policy Report 35 In AGI Policy Report 35, “Climate Change and Energy Security: Lessons Learned,” Joseph E. Aldy, Camilla Bausch, and Michael Mehling draw on the experiences in Germany and …
Overcoming the Lethargy: Climate Change, Energy Security, and the Case for a Third Industrial Revolution
Policy Report 34 Climate change is one of the most important challenges that the world faces today. In addition to the war in Iraq, climate policy was also one of …
Religion and Public Policy: A German-American Comparison
German-American Issues 9 AGI is pleased to present German-American Issues 9, “Religion and Public Policy: A German-American Comparison.” The essays presented in this publication examine the issues of faith-based initiatives, …
Campaign Finance in the United States
Issue Brief 25 For many observers, both inside the United States and abroad, the financing of American political campaigns is regarded with skepticism and some disregard as a system which …
