Merkel
At Issue Interview: Reinhard Buetikofer
In this latest installment of the AICGS At Issue Interview Series, AICGS President Jack Janes sat down with Green Party member Reinhard Buetikofer to discuss the state of the Green Party as it prepares for Germany’s general election in September. Which domestic and European-wide issues could play a major role for all… Read more >
At Issue Interview: Peter Beyer
AICGS Senior Fellow Alexander Privitera sat down with Peter Beyer, member of the Christian Democratic Union, to discuss the current political landscape in Germany with general elections on the horizon. What effect is the recently formed anti-euro movement, Alternative fuer Deutschland, having on domestic German politics and how can Germany approach the… Read more >
Renewing the Green Agenda
The Green Party in Germany geared up for the battle for Berlin this past weekend at their party conference. With the elections now less than five months away, the party is betting its chances on both its own platform and a commitment to form a government with the Social Democrats if the… Read more >
Merkel’s Placet
Remember the saying it takes two to tango? In the case of the European Central Bank, that phrase could prove rather fitting for its President Mario Draghi, who will need the tacit support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel if he wants to introduce new unconventional policies, especially during an election year. What… Read more >
Germany’s Alternatives
There is a new metric in Germany to measure its “normalization.” Just like many of its neighbors, Germany now has a political movement forming as a backlash against the euro. The “Alternative for Germany” group is preparing itself for the next elections in September and its timing may be quite prescient. The… Read more >
Agenda 2010 Revisited
Ten years after its birth, Agenda 2010, the series of structural reforms announced and implemented by then German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, has become the symbol for Germany’s “Jobwunder” (jobs miracle). Since the eruption of the euro crisis, this economic reform package has also turned into the blueprint for the economic overhaul of… Read more >
Merkel’s Current Headaches
If Chancellor Angela Merkel could decide who should run Italy and Spain, she would have little doubt about whom to choose: Mario Monti and Mariano Rajoy, the current prime ministers of Italy and Spain, respectively. What Merkel needs in 2013, first and foremost, is continuity. As she approaches her own election challenge… Read more >
At Issue Interview: Dr. Michael Inacker
In this latest installment of the AICGS At Issue Interview Series, AICGS President Jack Janes sat down with Dr. Michael Inacker, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Handelsblatt, to discuss the electoral landscape in Germany with national elections on the horizon. Mr. Inacker also sheds some light on the current state of the euro crisis,… Read more >
Merkel’s Setback in Lower Saxony
This essay was also published in The National Interest on January 23, 2013. As President Obama began his second term in the White House this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now wondering whether she can win a third term in next September’s national elections. The results of this week’s regional elections… Read more >
AICGS President Jack Janes in The Economist
With elections in Lower Saxony approaching on January 20th, Germany’s political parties will be looking towards the results as a gauge for what could be expected when all Germans take to the polls in national elections later this year. One party that is going to keep a very close eye on the… Read more >
