AICGS Advisor - January 10, 2008

Happy New Year to the Friends of AICGS!

2008 is a particularly meaningful year for AICGS, as we are marking our 25th anniversary and would like to invite you to celebrate with us during the year. A quarter of a century ago, the Berlin Wall was still standing, the Soviet Union still existed and Europe was still divided. When the Institute was founded in 1983, our agenda was focused on both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic within the framework of the Cold War. Seven years later, that agenda encompassed a unified Germany and its role in a unifying Europe. Today we are engaged in understanding how Germany and the United States are meeting global challenges. In order to enable both leaders and the public in Germany and the U.S. to understand what is at stake, AICGS has been providing insights about challenges and changes as well as solutions and opportunities involved in confronting those challenges. We need to forge a new agenda in order to build the basis of a global community with the same stability and security which has marked transatlantic relations over many decades. The German-American partnership plays a vital role in shaping this new agenda and AICGS is committed to supporting this partnership.

We look forward to welcoming you to our events during this special anniversary year and to sharing our work with you for many years to come. We send you our best wishes for a successful and enjoyable 2008.

Best regards,
Jack Janes, Executive Director

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Analysis

In this week's At Issue, Executive Director Dr. Jackson Janes discusses the race for the U.S. presidency and how this election affects the rest of the world. Dr. Janes writes that the next president will need to inspire not only his or her country, but also a world which is watching the U.S. very closely.
To read this essay, please click here.

In AICGS Issue Brief 19, former Deutsche Bank/AICGS Fellow Ingo Rollwagen analyzes education policy trends in the United States and concludes that tremendous changes are currently underway in the American education system.
To access this Issue Brief, please click here (PDF).

Senior Fellow in Residence Dr. Tim Stuchtey analyzes the German "Excellence Initiative" and its likely long-term effects on the German system of higher education. In his essay, Dr. Stuchtey looks at the multiple levels of the initiative as well as the political implications that accompany the initiative.
To read this essay in German, please click here (PDF).
To read this essay in English, please click here (PDF).

As North Korea continues to negotiate its nuclear ambitions with the world, what is Europe's role in the process of keeping nuclear weapons out of North Korea's hands? Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Roland Hiemann writes about what the EU has done to date and looks ahead to the future in his essay, "In the Shadow of the Six Parties: Europe and the Non-proliferation Process in North Korea."
To read this essay, please click here (PDF).

In his essay, "The Nuclear Dimensions of Jihadist Terrorism," Michael Rühle, Head of Speechwriting and Senior Policy Adviser in the Policy Planning Unit of the NATO Secretary General and a frequent contributor to AICGS, examines how jihadists' attempts to join the nuclear club have been thwarted to date and suggests what efforts are needed to stave off this threat in the future. This article first appeared in the NATO Review.
To read this article, please click here (PDF).

Announcements

AICGS is pleased to currently host an exhibit of artwork from German artist Corinna Heumann. Ms. Heumann has provided the Institute with several of her pieces which feature a wide range of artistic influences. Follow the links below to view the art and read a description of Ms. Heumann's style; better yet, come visit!
To view pictures of the artwork, please click here.
To read a description of Ms. Heumann's style, please click here (PDF).

AICGS would like to announce that it is now accepting applications for the DAAD/AICGS Fellowship program, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The deadline for Fall 2008 (July 2008-December 2008) is February 28, 2008.
For application instructions and more information, please click here.

The Winter 2007 edition of Internationale Politik is now available online, featuring articles on Asia's growing economic profile as well as looking back at the 1977 presence of the Red Army Faction in Germany.
To access the Winter 2007 edition, please click here.

The Council for European Studies at Columbia University (CES) is now seeking applications for a fellowship that covers travel to and research on Europe. The deadline for the next round of CES fellowships is February 1, 2008.
To apply for this fellowship, please click here (Word document).
Answers to frequently asked questions about the fellowship can be found here.
Additionally, the Sixteenth International Conference of Europeanists will be held at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, from March 6-8, 2008.
For more details on the conference, please click here.

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