The Comeback Kids?
The September 26 Election and the Green Party’s Paths to Government After a dramatic surge in public opinion in spring 2021, the Green Party briefly became the most popular party …
AGI-KAS Transatlantic Trade Week
With the advent of the Biden administration, both the tone and the substance of transatlantic economic relations are already improving. Although a number of bilateral irritants remain, there is now …
A New Direction?
German Foreign and Security Policy and the 2021 Bundestag Election The challenges ahead for the incoming German chancellor will be substantial. On the continent Russia is massing troops on the …
Queenmaker Once More?
The FDP in the Super Election Year 2021 In recent years, no party has fluctuated as much in the polls and election results as the Free Democratic Party (FDP). From …
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Towards a Revitalized Transatlantic Security Community
Keynote Remarks by: Michael Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European & Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State followed by a panel discussion with American, German, and European experts: Andrea Kendall-Taylor, …
The Left Party and the 2021 Bundestag Election
Despite periodic predictions of its demise, the Left Party has become a stalwart player in Germany’s increasingly fragmented party system, especially in the eastern states. Currently, polling a little below …
Oral History, Genocide Studies, and Diasporic History
The Herero Speaking Apartheid Refugees and the Shanghai Jews On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dr. Elise Pape and Prof. Kevin Ostoyich will discuss the importance of oral testimonies …
Towards Secure, Sustainable, and Values-Based Supply Chains
A Transatlantic Conversation The Covid-19 pandemic exposed structural deficiencies in global supply chains when the United States, the European Union, and many other countries experienced a sudden lack of access …
The Greens in 2021
Ready for Government? Despite a lackluster federal election result in 2017, the Greens have been riding high in public opinion polling ever since, hovering around the 20 percent mark. This …
A Council Presidency in Crisis
Evaluating Accomplishments and Shortcomings From July to December 2020 Germany held the rotating presidency of the EU Council of Ministers. Like its earlier Council experience in 2007, this was a presidency dominated …
The Alternative for Germany
Here to Stay? After its dramatic entrance into the Bundestag in 2017 as the third largest party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) went from strength to strength in various elections—in …
