AICGS Advisor - June 22, 2007

Analysis

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In this week's At Issue, Executive Director Dr. Jackson Janes discusses the formal creation of a fifth party in the German party spectrum, Die Linke, a conglomerate of the former PDS and WASG parties, and analyzes the impact it will have on upcoming Land elections and possibly federal elections in 2009.
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In Issue Brief #15, Karin Johnston analyzes the challenges European countries are facing with regard to the interaction of religion and politics and how Europe's growing Muslim population will influence the debate.
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On June 21-22, Germany will hold its final summit as President of the EU before handing the rotating presidency to Portugal at the end of the month. AICGS has compiled a list of the best articles and coverage of the summit and some of the first post-presidency analysis for your observation.
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Professor Dr. Karl Kaiser, Ralph I. Straus Visiting Professor at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a frequent contributor to AICGS, writes that the G8 Summit might have been more productive than it appeared to be, as circumstances on both sides of the Atlantic have led to an unexpected improvement of transatlantic relations. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2007 edition of Internationale Politik.
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The global economy is in the midst of a fundamental transformation, and changing times call for updated policies for cooperation. Dr. Thomas Enders, German Co-CEO of EADS and an occasional participant in AICGS events, argues that strengthening the transatlantic relationship and global trade should not be treated as separate issues, and recommends the Transatlantic Economic Council as a forum for coordinating policy between Europe and the U.S. This article originally appeared in the June 11, 2007, issue of The German Times.
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For more on global trade in the aviation sector, please read AICGS Issue Brief #14, "Boeing vs. Airbus: The WTO Dispute Neither Can Win," by Eric Heymann (PDF).

Ruediger Lentz, Washington Bureau Chief for Deutsche Welle, analyzes media differences in Europe and the United States with regard to the post-9/11 world and concludes that media perceptions and the changing face of transatlantic relations have had a significant impact on the way that the respective publics of each side of the Atlantic views the other. This text is a transcript of a speech given to a reunion of RIAS Fellows in April 2007.
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Announcements

AICGS is pleased to announce its thirteenth annual Global Leadership Award Dinner, honoring Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Managing Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank AG, on November 15, 2007, in New York City. Please join us for this special evening in honor of Dr. Ackermann.
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The Berlin-based policy group Atlantic Initiative launched its new website, the Atlantic Community, an open online think tank on transatlantic relations. Atlantic-community.org provides the opportunity to engage in discussion on the current challenges facing the West and to contribute solutions to the transatlantic debate.
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On June 6, 2007, AICGS hosted a discussion on the topic "Nicolas Sarkozy - President of Change." This discussion was held to examine the results of the recent French elections and to evaluate how newly-elected President Sarkozy might influence both intra-European as well as transatlantic relations.
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AICGS has extended the deadline for applications for internships at the Institute for the fall 2007 time period. AICGS offers unpaid internships to undergraduate and graduate students looking for professional and educational experience in a not-for-profit organization.
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AICGS is seeking a Development Coordinator to assist the AICGS Director of Development and External Communications with all aspects of fundraising and to assume primary responsibility for AICGS special events.
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