Foreign & Domestic Policy
European Hegemon or Transatlantic Free Rider? Contending Perceptions of German Foreign Policy
AICGS Senior Non-Resident Fellow Christian Tuschhoff examines the opposing viewpoints towards Germany in the context of its role in the European Union and NATO. Many partner nations are criticizing Germany for putting its national interests above common goals. According to Mr. Tuschhoff, Germany must do more to assuage these partner nation’s concerns.
Nach den Landtagswahlen in Schleswig-Holstein und Nordrhein-Westfalen: Was bedeuten die Ergebnisse für die Bundespolitik?
Im Kanzleramt in Berlin ist man bemüht, die Bedeutung der beiden Landtagswahlen am letzten und vorletzten Sonntag herunterzuspielen. Die Ergebnisse gefallen der Union nicht, verständlicherweise. Aber natürlich haben die Resultate von Landtagswahlen generell und besonders wenn das größte Bundesland gewählt hat und so vieles passiert auch immer Einfluss auf die Politik im… Read more >
NATO Chicago Summit
Heads of State and Government will be gathering in Chicago this weekend for the 2012 NATO Summit, which will be the first to take place on U.S. soil in 13 years. A number of crucial items will be on the agenda, as leaders seek to provide some tangible answers to an array… Read more >
Energy-Efficient Urban and Regional Transportation Systems: Financing and Planning
Jun 15 RegisterBringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and experts from Germany and the United States, this conference discusses the environmental and economic sustainability of current urban and regional transportation systems. It will look specifically at some of the challenges that have to be met, examples of public-private partnerships and ways to source investments and share rewards and risks. The conference is part of the Institute’s project on Transportation in the U.S. and in Germany.
Implications of the 2012 Election Results in North Rhine-Westphalia for the German Party System and the 2013 National Elections
North Rhine-Westphalia is a bellwether state for the Federal Republic of Germany and once again electoral results here seem to represent a new national trend. After less than two years as a minority government, the SPD-Green coalition under the leadership of Hannelore Kraft won the absolute majority of seats in the state… Read more >
At Issue Interview Series: Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt
In this latest installment of the AICGS At Issue Interview Series, AICGS Senior Fellow Alexander Privitera sat down with Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt, member of the German Bundestag and Free Democratic Party (FDP), to discuss the current political landscape in Germany and the rest of the euro zone and what it could mean… Read more >
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
The initial German media reaction to Francois Hollande’s election in France has been a mixture of caution, concern and criticism. Hollande’s first trip as President to Berlin next week is being billed as a showdown with Chancellor Merkel, with battle lines drawn over German and French arguments over how to restore growth… Read more >
Ms. Cornelia Künzel
| Programs: Foreign & Domestic Policy
Ms. Künzel is an AICGS Visiting Fellow in May 2012 working on a project entitled, ‘‘The support for the USA by the EU member states in the Iraq crisis 2003,” an analysis of comparative foreign and security policy. After September 11, 2001, when ‘‘rogue nations“ like Iraq came into the focus of… Read more >
Is the Arab Spring a Turning Point in EU-Turkey Relations?
Many thought the Arab Spring would be a turning point not only across the Middle East region, but also in relations with its neighbors. Rana Deep Islam argues that the time is ripe for greater EU-Turkey cooperation in addressing ongoing risks — including international terrorism, the spread of WMD, and organized crime. … Read more >
European Elections
There is much to digest after elections in a number of European countries this past weekend. Much has been written about the potential impact of the French vote on the current European austerity programs, Germany’s predominance on the continent and the future of the euro. Over the next few weeks, we will… Read more >
