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 …
The SPD and 2021 Bundestag Election
Can the Party Recover? The venerable Social Democratic Party of Germany is in a strange place as the 2021 Bundestag election approaches. On the one hand, it has been in the …
The Post-Merkel CDU/CSU and the 2021 Bundestag Election
For a year, the governing Christian Democratic Union has been considering a new leader. By January 16th, the CDU will finally have one and can start to focus on the …
Trump, Merkel, and Putin
Lessons and Legacies for Transatlantic Cooperation toward Russia Under the presidency of Donald J. Trump, transatlantic relations deteriorated significantly. Many analysts argued that this is particularly the case for a …
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Regional Inequality and Populist Voting in Germany and the United States
Although having lost the U.S. presidential election, the number of votes won by populist president Donald J. Trump still exceeded many expectations. In a similar manner, the populist German party …
How to Respond to China’s Carrots and Sticks?
Prospects of a Transatlantic Response to Chinese Economic Coercion China is increasingly resorting to economic coercion in order to advance political objectives. In the Asia-Pacific regional context, Beijing has repeatedly …
Germany and Transatlantic Security
Germany’s Role in European Defense with Dr. Volker Ullrich, Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Omid Nouripour, Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesperson …
Germany’s Changing Religious Landscape
In 1990, Germany was not only deeply divided politically, but also religiously. Eighty percent of the German population in the West belonged to either the Catholic or one of the …
In a Dangerous World
The United States, Germany, and International Security Partnerships with Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX-13) The United States and its allies …
After the U.S. Elections: What Role for Economic Policy at Home and Abroad?
As part of the AGI series of webinars on the consequences of the November 3 vote for German-American relations, this event will examine the domestic and foreign economic policies that …
The Transatlantic Relationship after the 2020 U.S. Elections
After four years of upheaval, the German-American relationship is at a crossroads after the 2020 U.S. presidential and congressional elections. How will the results in the United States affect the …
