Publications
AGI publications offer deeper insights into various aspects of the German-American relationship.
Archived Publications
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Assessing the Zeitenwende
Implications for Germany, the United States, and Transatlantic Security The Zeitenwende marks a major turning point in German security policy. Fundamental shifts in Germany’s energy-security strategy, policies on security cooperation, conventional …
Smoot-Hawley, McKinley, or a Brave New Trading World?
Historical Analogy and the Future of U.S. Trade Policy under Trump Trump and trade history MAGA is coming back to the White House—but the 2024 vintage of “Make America Great …
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Chip War
Enhancing U.S.-German Policy Coordination on Re-shoring Semiconductor Manufacturing Semiconductor chips have become the basic component of the digital transformation. From smartphones, computers, and cars to jets and drones, nearly every …
Trust and Distrust in Civic Institutions
Generational Differences in Germany and the United States Trust in civic institutions, such as government, courts, or the media, is essential for the effective functioning of a political system and …
Testing Democratic Resilience
Evidence from the United States and Germany The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the pillars of democratic resilience in the United States and Germany. It focuses on the …
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Next U.S. Administration
The next U.S. president will be confronted with a plethora of global challenges: war in Europe, a disordered trading system, growing geopolitical competition and a more assertive China, disruptive new …
Seize the Burden
A European Initiative to Put NATO on a Sustainable Footing Shortly after entering office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden exclaimed at the (virtual) Munich Security Conference that “America is …
Far-Right Violence and World Community
An Evolving Threat in a Changing World What the life and work of German-American Christian ethicist Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) tells us about an old problem in a new context. Far-right …
Climate Policies in Germany and the United States
Lobbying through Networks? At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) at the end of November 2023, big questions arose about how the states performed after the Paris Agreement (COP …
Transatlantic Cooperation vs. Tech Nationalism
Values and Standards in the New Systemic Competition It is widely accepted that the ability to set technological standards is a prerequisite for an economy’s success on the world markets; …
The German-Israeli Relationship: A Chronicle of Four Decades, 1983-2023
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of AGI, the Society, Culture, and Politics program is pleased to present Dr. Lily Gardner Feldman’s policy brief devoted to understanding four decades …
A Limping Coalition of the Willing
Why is Transatlantic Cooperation on Clean Steel Lagging Behind? The 2020s have arrived as a decade of multiple crises. Beyond their devastating impact, however, these crises have also changed our …
