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The Day After
In this week's At Issue, Executive Director Dr. Jackson Janes discusses the reaction to Barack Obama's election as president and concludes that Obama's truly American personal story plays a large part in terms of the enthusiasm surrounding him.
To read this essay, please click here.

AICGS Coverage of the U.S. Presidential Election
Now that the results of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election are in and Senator Barack Obama is the President-Elect, AICGS has compiled the best analysis from both sides of the Atlantic about the implications Obama's election will have for transatlantic relations and the world in general. The featured links below are commentaries from regular Advisor contributors and AICGS program participants, and are in German except where otherwise noted.

Additional Coverage of the Election
In addition to the AICGS-affiliated journalists linked above, here are more commentaries from members of the media in Europe and the United States.
To access a page of links in English, please click here.
To access a page of links in German, please click here.

New AICGS Podcast: Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte
DAAD/AICGS Fellow Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte of the NRW School of Governance speaks with Dr. Jack Janes about the results of the U.S. presidential election. This AICGS Podcast is available in German only.
To access this AICGS Podcast, please click here.

A New Map for American-German Relations
With the election having been decided, President-Elect Obama will now have to turn to the set of challenges he will face beginning in January.
In a public memorandum to the next president, AICGS has focused on the primary issues driving the American-German dialogue and debate. We have identified the opportunities and pitfalls which lie ahead for Berlin and Washington. The memo results from an extensive series of conferences, discussions, and debates which the Institute has sponsored over the last twelve months.
AICGS would like to thank The German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Elfriede Dräger Memorial Foundation, and the sponsors of the AICGS Business & Economics and Foreign & Domestic Policy Programs for their support in producing this publication.
To access the memorandum, please click here (PDF).

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: After the Elections: German-American
Relations in a New Era
On November 13, 2008, AICGS and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will hold a Symposium on "After the Elections: German-American Relations in a New Era." This Symposium, held in New York City, will feature prominent members of the academic community who have received the DAAD Prize. Each of them will lend their expertise and insights concerning changes both in Germany and the U.S. in a time of transition.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

Upcoming Event: Transatlantic Climate and Energy Cooperation:
The Way Forward
Over the last decade, Europe has taken the lead in advancing a global climate change solution within the United Nations framework agreement. With U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama supportive of mandatory climate actions, the change in administrations promises to unleash a powerful new effort in the global struggle to reach agreement on a climate solution. On November 17, 2008, AICGS and the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) will hold a workshop on "Transatlantic Climate and Energy Cooperation: The Way Forward," which will address these issues and more.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

Upcoming Event: Global Capital Flows
On November 21, 2008, AICGS will host a discussion with Ms. Ute Volz, DAAD/AICGS Fellow, on "Global Capital Flows: The Investment Income Puzzles of Germany and the United States." Ms. Volz will look at the U.S.'s international investment position and the corresponding investment income from a German perspective, focusing on the apparent ability of the United States to generate income out of a debtor position.
To RSVP and for more information, please click here.

Announcements

14th Annual Global Leadership Award Dinner
On November 13, 2008, AICGS will hold its fourteenth annual Global Leadership Award Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. At this year's gala, the Institute will celebrate its 25th Anniversary, and for the first time in its history, AICGS will honor two award recipients:

Richard D. Parsons, Chairman of the Board of Time Warner Inc. and
Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer AG.

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt will present the award to both distinguished recipients on this special evening.
For more information about attending the dinner and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the AICGS Development team via email or at +1 202-587-0699.

Event Summary: Mobilisierung von Wählern
On Monday, November 3, 2008, AICGS held an event with DAAD/AICGS Fellow Prof. Dr. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte titled "Mobilisierung von Wählern: Welche Konsequenzen haben die US-Präsidentschaftswahlen auf die Wahlkampfstrategien der Parteien in Deutschland?" At this event, Dr. Korte introduced eight observations he made about the differences in German and American campaigns during his tour through five U.S. states and his visits to Democratic and Republican campaign events.
For a summary of this event, please click here.

Event Summary: U.S. and European Banks
On Thursday, October 23, 2008, AICGS hosted a luncheon event on "U.S. and European Banks: Two Sides of the Same Story?" in Washington, DC. Mr. Jan Schildbach, Deutsche Bank/AICGS Fellow, hosted an analytic presentation outlining similarities and differences between the banking markets on both sides of the Atlantic, briefly touching on the current financial crisis and discussing trends of consolidation and diversification of American and European banks.
For a summary of this event, please click here.

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