The Transatlantic Economy in 2026
Present Uncertainties and Future Strategy Since the signing of the United States-European Union bilateral trade deal on July 27, 2025 two key issues are emerging that will determine the short- …
Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future
Year 3: Berlin, Germany LGBTQ+ individuals and their communities have been organizing to assert their rights for over a century, especially in Germany and the United States—two countries that were …
Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future
Year 3: Washington, District of Columbia, United States LGBTQ+ individuals and their communities have been organizing to assert their rights for over a century, especially in Germany and the United …
Assessing the Zeitenwende
On February 27, 2022, three days after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined major changes to German foreign and security policy, which he termed as a …
Transatlantic Transitions
Trump, the EU, and the Next German Government Germany, Europe, and the United States are on the threshold of major transitions. The start of the second Trump administration will have …
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A Mnemonic Zeitenwende?
German Memory Culture in the 2020s Speakers: Dirk Moses, Professor of Political Science, City College of New York Helmut Walser Smith, Professor, Department of History, Vanderbilt University Andrew I. Port, …
Steadfast, Capable, and Ready: Germany’s Security Renaissance and Transatlantic Defense
An Address by H.E. Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense Moderator: Jeff Rathke, President of AGI Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and the American-German Institute are proud …
Friendshoring: A Zeitenwende for the Global Economy?
This workshop co-hosted by AGI and the VDMA (European Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association) examined the idea of friendshoring that has been at the center the Biden administration’s trade and …
Shattered Illusions
How to Preserve and Update Transatlantic Resolve AGI at the 2024 Munich Security Conference The transatlantic community faces a world increasingly bristling with systemic conflict: Russia’s attempt to remake the …
Welcome Dinner and Discussion with Ambassador Michaelis
German Ambassador to the United States Andreas Michaelis has taken up his duties on August 1, representing one of the United States’ closest allies in Washington, DC. Ambassador Michaelis served …
Roundtable with Heather Hurlburt, USTR Chief of Staff
Moderators: Jeff Rathke, President at AGI Peter Rashish, Vice President; Director of the Geoeconomics Program at AGI As the idea of globalization experiences increasing contention, avenues for advancing shared transatlantic …
A Rocky Road Ahead? German-American Friendshoring in an Era of Systemic Rivalry
AGI at the 2023 Munich Security Conference China’s growing international presence has far-ranging effects on both the United States and Germany in areas such as economics and trade, technology policy, …
Rethinking Transatlantic Priorities
AGI at the 2022 Munich Security Conference With a new coalition government in Berlin and mid-term elections on the horizon in the United States, the United States and Germany face …
Expanding the Transatlantic Toolbox for Economic and Strategic Competition with China: Export Control, Foreign Subsidy Rules, and Investment Screening
As calls for more methodical and coherent policy measures to manage economic and strategic competition with China continues to grow across the Atlantic, both the United States and the European …
