The EU’s Old School Approach to Russian Oil
Over the last two years, the European Union has innovated in a remarkable fashion to strengthen both its internal and external roles as an economic actor. As the EU struggles …
Recovering More Than Profits
According to the usual statistics, the United States is leading the pack out of the pandemic. Already by the end of 2021, GDP was 5 percent higher than at the …
The Potential Role of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in a Rapidly Changing Global Economic Order
In an important speech on April 13, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that “…the war between Russia and Ukraine has redrawn the contours of the world economic outlook.” Amid …
Episode 57: U.S. and European Responses to Economic and Strategic Challenges from China
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Daniel Gros, Member of the Board and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), joins AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Peter …
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The West Should Stay Focused on Geoeconomic Rivalry with China
As China leveraged its state capitalist model to become a global superpower, it increasingly challenged the market-oriented basis of the liberal economic order founded by the United States and its …
Labor and Social Welfare Policies in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Germany and the United States Compared The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread standstill of substantial parts of the economy have had an unprecedented impact on businesses and …
Episode 55: Russia’s War on Ukraine and Europe’s Response
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, joins AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish, Director of AICGS Geoeconomics Program. …
Unforeseen Challenge for Germany’s G7 Presidency: Time for a Comprehensive Perspective
The Problem of Thinking in Silos In January 2022, the German government published its policy priorities for the G7-Presidency of this year. They are sensible and well placed. In fact, …
Why Some German Companies Are Struggling with the Ukraine Sanctions
Until Russia’s military invasion in Ukraine, many German companies used to have close ties with Russian companies and institutions. Some of them stem from the time of the USSR when …
Revoking Russia’s Trade Privileges
The System Worked Last Friday, the G7 and the European Union decided to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” (MFN) status, or what is called “Permanent Normal Trade Relations” in the …
Anne Goldmann, Visiting Fellow
AICGS is pleased to welcome Anne Goldmann as an NRW Fellow at AICGS from March to May 2022. She is a research and teaching assistant at the chair of “Ethics …
