Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
A U.S. Public Health Perspective One month shy of two years into a global pandemic caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Associated Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with news of …
Transnational Breast Cancer Advocacy in the United States and Germany
In recent years, German breast cancer advocacy groups have begun taking a more American approach. Since the 2001 founding of Brustkrebs Deutschland e.V., with financial backing from U.S. cosmetics company …
Germany’s China Policy Moves Past Merkel
As Germany’s Merkel era ended, her brand of engagement-driven China policy seems also to have been consigned to history. The writing was already on the wall after the China-EU Comprehensive …
Black Lives Matter
Activism for Reconciliation in a Divided Country Since a policeman killed Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, the United States has experienced a new phase of dealing …
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Germany Emerges from Economic Realpolitik
The 178-page coalition agreement announced last week by Germany’s next government comprised of the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP) and called “Alliance for Freedom, Justice, and Sustainability” …
Episode 47: False Information, Conspiracy Theories, and Right-Wing Extremism
Since the Covid 19 pandemic began in many countries, conspiracy theories and political extremism have grown but particularly in the United States and Germany. False information has flourished, leading the …
Episode 46: Transatlantic Trade Policy for the Future: Climate, WTO, and China
Trade is one of the most important elements in the transatlantic relationship, and the values of open and fair competition have underpinned efforts by the United States and the European …
One Year after U.S. Elections: What Is the Status of the Transatlantic Trade Relationship?
Honeymoon Is Over, But Both Sides Committed to Make It Work One year ago, all of us in Europe were eagerly waiting for the results of the U.S. elections. The …
The Trade-Climate Nexus and the Future of the Global Trading System
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, both in November 2021, Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish authored a report for the Konrad …
Building Transatlantic Trust for AI Innovation and Regulation
Artificial intelligence is among the most promising and crucial emerging technologies that will bring about striking changes to economic productivity, social interactions, and national security. Its significance is further accentuated …
Martin Leiner, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Dr. Martin Leiner as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow from October to November 2021. Martin Leiner is Professor for Protestant Theology and Ethics at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. …
