AICGS Advisor - July 6, 2007

Analysis

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Wilfrid Kohl and Friedemann Müller analyze the parameters of debates and choices with regard to energy security in the United States and Germany in Policy Report #29, "U.S. and German Approaches to the Energy Challenge."
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On July 1, Germany handed the rotating presidency of the EU to Portugal, ending its six-month tenure as president. Looking back at the accomplishments of its time as president, AICGS has compiled a list of the best articles and post-presidency analysis for your observation.
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Former AICGS Fellow and Der Spiegel journalist Henryk Broder recently received the Ludwig Börne Prize for his work in German-language literature. In accepting the award, Broder gave this speech in which he continually asked himself, in light of current global events, "am I crazy, or is it the others?" This article originally appeared in the June 25 edition of Der Spiegel Online.
To read this speech in German, please click here.
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Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Alexander Ritzmann, currently Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy, recently testified on the growing threat of Hezbollah in Europe before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe. Ritzmann argued that it is essential to add Hezbollah to the EU Terrorist List because it is a threat to EU interests and radicalizes Muslim communities in the EU.
To read a transcript of the testimony, please click here (PDF).

On July 26, 2007, AICGS will host an event with former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Alexander Ritzmann, Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy, titled "The Myths About Terrorists." Mr. Ritzmann will discuss what really drives terrorists and why U.S. policymakers should learn what it is that propels young men from New York, London, Madrid and Los Angeles to choose to be terrorists.
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Walter Andrusyszyn, a frequent contributor to AICGS, compares Angela Merkel to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and concludes that Merkel has the chance to become an equally important leader in modern Germany's history.
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Experts from Germany and America recently gathered in Washington for a discussion on the world's growing energy requirements at a conference organized by the Dräger Foundation and supported by AICGS. Among the items discussed were the need for more efficiency, greater reliance on alternative fuels and greater energy security. This article originally appeared in the June 2007 edition of The Atlantic Times.
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On June 13, 2007, AICGS, in cooperation with Ecologic, hosted a workshop in Berlin on the topic of "Federalism in Germany and the United States: Environmental Regulatory Implications and Trends." Miranda A. Schreurs, Professor of Government at the University of Maryland, and R. Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic, presented papers written for a forthcoming AICGS Policy Report that looks at this topic.
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To read AICGS's summary of the event, please click here.

Announcements

Dr. Simon Green, Deputy Director of the Institute for German Studies and a frequent contributor to AICGS, and Dan Hough, Alister Miskimmon, and Graham Timmins recently released a new book titled "The Politics of the New Germany," which aims to help gain an understanding of the politics in post-unification Germany. Dr. Green and his coauthors pinpoint three key themes of reconciliation, consensus, and transformation, and examine Germany's relations with the EU and the wider world.
For more information about the book, please click here (PDF).

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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On June 21, 2007, AICGS hosted a discussion on the recently published book "Demonstrating Reconciliation: State and Society in West German Foreign Policy toward Israel, 1952-1965" by Hannfried von Hindenburg. Can the German government be critical of Israel? How important are societal and public figures respectively in bringing about policy changes? What is the future role of Germany in the Middle East? These questions and more were discussed at the event.
For a summary of this event, please click here.

AICGS is seeking an Associate Director to serve as deputy to the Executive Director with management and oversight responsibilities for the Institute's general operation and staff and in particular for the AICGS Research Program.
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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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