AICGS Advisor - September 27, 2007

Analysis

In the newest AICGS Working Paper, Olaf Gersemann, International News Editor for Financial Times Deutschland and a participant in AICGS events, analyzes the recent European economic growth trend and concludes that complacency by European politicians will likely lead to short-lived gains.
To access this Working Paper, please click here (PDF).

Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Dr. Gunther Hellmann and Ulrich Roos, both of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, argue that while reform of the UN Security Council is long overdue, Germany's chances of achieving membership have been hindered by its own actions at the UN and in foreign policy. This essay will appear in the October 2007 edition of Internationale Politik and is available in German only.
To read this essay, please click here (PDF).

Alexander Ritzmann, a former DAAD/AICGS Fellow and a senior research fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy, attempts to answer the question of what drives terrorists, and specifically, "why they hate us so much." This article originally appeared in the September 26, 2007, online edition of Die Welt, and is available in German only.
To read this article, please click here.

The recently-concluded European Union Brussels Summit presented a sober picture of the current state of Europe, according to Michael Hanpeter, a frequent contributor to AICGS, in his essay, "After the EU Summit: Pause or Plateau?" Hanpeter writes that after the summit, a fundamental question arises: has European integration effectively reached a set of qualitative limits?
To read this essay, please click here.

In Policy Report 28, the third and final report in a series on innovation, Christopher T. Hill and Jan U. Becker analyze the promising, if uncertain, futures that the United States and Germany face in the realm of innovation.
To access this Policy Report, please click here (PDF).

Upcoming Events

On September 28, 2007, AICGS will host a workshop on "German-American Media Reporting on Religion, Diversity, and Immigration." The workshop will bring together German and American media experts and journalists who will analyze the question of how the culture differences across the Atlantic influence the media's reporting about religion, immigration, and diversity on both sides of the Atlantic.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

On October 9, 2007, AICGS will host Professor Dr. Heinrich August Winkler of Humboldt University in Berlin for a discussion on the idea of the "Community of Values" that bind Europe. In his lecture, Dr. Winkler, who is also the author of the recent book, "Germany: The Long Road West," will discuss the West's long path to the division of power, the inalienable rights of humankind, and pluralistic democracy.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

Nongovernmental organizations play an increasingly large role in the international arena when it comes to issues such as international security, human rights, and development. In light of this growing global role, AICGS is pleased to invite you to a workshop on "NGOs, International Security, and Global Governance," on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, that will analyze questions about NGOs in a German-American context.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

Announcements

AICGS is pleased to introduce Dr. Dieter Dettke as the Institute's newest Visiting Fellow. While at AICGS, Dr. Dettke will be working on a forthcoming book, tentatively titled "In Search of Normalcy: German Foreign and Security Policy Between Realpolitik and the Civilian Power Paradigm."
For a short biography of Mr. Dettke, please click here.

AICGS is now accepting applications for the Spring 2008 session of the DAAD/AICGS Fellowship program. The program is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations to AICGS for research stays of two months each. The spring application deadline is September 30, 2007.
For application instructions and more information, please click here.

AICGS offers unpaid internships to undergraduate and graduate students in spring, summer, and fall. AICGS internships provide a professional and educational experience in a not-for-profit organization; the deadline for Spring 2008 applications is October 15, 2007.
For more information, please click here.

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.
For more information about the dinner, please click here.

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