The U.S., German, and EU Economies at a Tipping Point
Breakout or Breakdown? Watch Webinar Online In light of the May 27 proposal from Brussels for an EU pandemic recovery fund, this discussion will be an opportune moment both to …
Germany’s Colonial Past 30 Years after Reunification
Watch Webinar Online This talk examines how colonial reckoning is belatedly becoming part of the German memory landscape thirty years after reunification. It explores how colonial-era questions are acquiring the …
The Future of the German-American Relationship with Russia
Watch Webinar Online National elections in both the United States and Germany coming in the next year will have major implications for western policy on Russia. Germany under Chancellor Angela …
Post Wall, Post Square: How Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl, and Deng Shaped the World after 1989
This event has been postponed in response to the growing challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
Brexit Implementation
German and EU Interests in Negotiations with the UK Professor Paul Welfens, who is Jean Monnet Professor, University of Wuppertal, will offer his views on the EU-UK negotiations with a …
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Assessing 30 Years of Peaceful Revolution
In 1989, peaceful protest movements first in Poland and then in East Germany led to the end of communism and free elections in both Poland and East Germany, followed by …
Negotiating for the Future
Lessons for American Diplomacy from German Unification AGI is proud to present a lecture by Robert Zoellick to officially inaugurate our new office and conference space. Mr. Zoellick is best …
German Approaches to Remembering the Berlin Wall, 1989-2019
The history and meaning of the Berlin Wall remain controversial, even three decades after its fall. Drawing on an extensive range of archival sources and interviews, Dr. Hope Harrison’s new …
Inner Unity Revisited
Convergence Amid Differentiation Do the terms East and West still matter in unified Germany? The short answer is yes, in particular when analyzing selected elements of voting patterns, living standards, …
Deutschland einig Muttiland?
The Transformation of Women’s Rights in United Germany, 1989-2019 Characterized as “the triumph of the Vaterland,” unification was both a male-dominated and male-normed process, despite the significantly different gender regimes …
Migration and Integration in Germany and the United States
Success, Failure or Work In Progress? Migration and integration have become dominant political topics in the United States and Germany. The German experience in 2015-2016 is often cited in the …
The Afghanistan War
Collective Memory in Germany and the United States The war in Afghanistan has been going for 18 years—with no end in sight. The terrorists have not been defeated, and Western …
