AICGS Advisor - October 19, 2007

Analysis

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In Issue Brief 17, AICGS Research Program Associate Kirsten Verclas takes a look at what drives Russian foreign policy and what policies the West should adopt in response to Russia's global actions. This Issue Brief is the result of the project on "German and EU Policy toward Russia: The Transatlantic and Global Strategic Dimensions," which aimed to inform the transatlantic dialogue on Western policy toward Russia and was sponsored by The German Marshall Fund of the United States.
To access this Issue Brief, please click here (PDF).

AICGS is pleased to introduce its newest Working Paper, "The Culture Factor: German-American Media Reporting on Religion and Immigration." In this Working Paper, several authors analyze the role that media coverage of religion and immigration plays in German and American domestic politics. This paper was sponsored by The German Marshall Fund of the United States as part of a greater project on transatlantic media.
To access this Working Paper, please click here (PDF).

In a speech given on May 30, 2007, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dr. Jackson Janes explores the similarities and differences in German-American relations between 1979 and today. More than ever before, the United States and Germany are confronted with the same challenges, and neither country can deal with these challenges on its own. This speech was turned into an essay which will also appear in the March 2008 edition of German Politics, the journal of the International Association for the Study of German Politics.
To read this essay, please click here (PDF).

Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Alexander Ritzmann continues his look at Jihadism and how the takeover of Spanish Andalusia is a sworn duty of Muslim extremists. This article originally appeared in the October 17 online edition of Die Welt and is available in German only.
To read this article, please click here.

Upcoming Events

Social Security has often been described as a "third rail" of American politics; it is a program that cannot be fundamentally reformed because retrenchment efforts have a history of producing backlashes that have ended political careers. On October 24, 2007, AICGS will host former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Christian Eckert, who will look back on the effort to reform Social Security during the 109th Congress and discuss the reasons for the failure of President Bush's proposal. Additional commentary will be provided by Dr. Stephen Silvia of American University.
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The Grand Coalition governing Germany has been riding the wave of the cyclical upswing since late 2005, showing progress in consolidating public finance and a proposal for a comprehensive approach to tackle climate change, yet current economic policy has done little to put the economy on a more sustainable path of economic growth. On October 25, Klaus Deutsch of Deutsche Bank Research will discuss a recently-produced Deutsche Bank study that analyzes the first two years of Chancellor Angela Merkel's economic policies and whether or not they have been successful. Additional commentary will be provided by Dr. Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute of International Economics.
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Announcements

AICGS is pleased to welcome its newest DAAD/AICGS Fellow, Mr. Roland Hiemann. While he is at AICGS, Mr. Hiemann will analyze the prospects and limits for transatlantic non-proliferation cooperation, taking North Korea as a case in point.
For a short biography of Mr. Hiemann, please click here.

On October 17, 2007, AICGS hosted a breakfast briefing for ten CSU staffers from Bavarian ministries, the Bundestag, universities, and the Bavarian state government. The briefing was co-sponsored by the Hanns-Seidel Foundation and AICGS's Foreign and Domestic Policy Program.
For a summary of this event, 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 31, 2007.
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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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