A Limping Coalition of the Willing
Why is Transatlantic Cooperation on Clean Steel Lagging Behind? The 2020s have arrived as a decade of multiple crises. Beyond their devastating impact, however, these crises have also changed our …
Europe Must Stand Firm Supporting Ukraine’s Independence
As the Ukraine conflict continues with no end in sight after over one and a half years of fighting, the European determination to stand up against Putin’s war of aggression …
Germany’s Juggling Act between Taiwan and China
In the past few years, the German government led by Olaf Scholz has shifted considerably Berlin’s policy regarding the Indo-Pacific region. Concerned by China’s expanding power and ambitions in the …
One Year of the IRA
Assessing the Impact on Europe’s Clean Energy Industry A U.S. Climate Action Milestone The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been hailed by many as the most “important climate action in …
What Follows from Germany’s National Security Strategy?
Strategic Foreign Policy Toward Russia, China, and Transatlantic Relations Russia’s war against Ukraine highlighted the epochal turning point in German foreign policy, which Olaf Scholz called a Zeitenwende. Germany has …
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AGI Profiles: Claudia Müller
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture Claudia Müller is currently serving as the Parliamentary State Secretary for Food and Agriculture in the coalition government of …
After the Security Strategy, the Real Work Begins
The government of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz published a national security strategy on June 14. The document appeared half a year later than promised in the coalition agreement, but it …
Episode 85: Addressing Germany’s Colonial Legacy
Germany is well-known for its robust memory culture that deals with the crimes of National Socialism and the Holocaust; however, it has only recently begun to address legacy of its …
Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner”
Courageous Ukraine has become the West Berlin of the 21st century It has been 60 years since John F. Kennedy’s historic speech in Berlin. Today there is still much to …
A First German National Security Strategy
Next to Come: A Process for German Priorities? The world looks for German leadership in its National Security Strategy, the first in German history, unveiled on June 14, 2023. It …
Henry Kissinger at 100
Henry Kissinger is undoubtedly the most well-known living statesman in the world of diplomacy and global strategy. His tireless engagement for a stable world order is legendary. Kissinger’s fellow American …
Episode 83: Can the WTO Retool for an Age of Geoeconomic Competition?
The open and rules-based trading system is at an inflection point. Countries are reexamining their trade policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s rise, and Russia’s invasion of …
Episode 81: Sustaining Germany’s Support for Ukraine—A Conversation with Dr. Norbert Röttgen
On this episode of the Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke speaks with Dr. Norbert Röttgen, member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and Vice Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke, about Germany’s efforts …
