
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, …

Rules or Tools?
The World Trade Organization, the hundreds of bilateral and regional trade agreements, and the more informal norms, principles, and frameworks that together form the global trading system are consistently referred …
Klaus Larres, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Klaus Larres as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow from February through April 2022. He is the Richard M Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs …

Germany’s China Policy Moves Past Merkel
As Germany’s Merkel era ended, her brand of engagement-driven China policy seems also to have been consigned to history. The writing was already on the wall after the China-EU Comprehensive …

Germany Emerges from Economic Realpolitik
The 178-page coalition agreement announced last week by Germany’s next government comprised of the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP) and called “Alliance for Freedom, Justice, and Sustainability” …
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Peter Rashish Interviewed on Transatlantic Relations by German Engineering Association VDMA
In an interview with the VDMA, Germany’s mechanical engineering association, Geoeconomics Director Peter Rashish discusses the Biden administration’s approach to transatlantic economic relations, including the role of values in U.S. …

Nudging Germany toward a More Strategic Economic Role
The Social Democrats have come out on top in yesterday’s German election and are likely to lead the next government. But despite their losses, the Christian Democrats may still have …

After Merkel’s Steady Hand, A More European and Strategically-Minded Germany?
On July 15, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Joe Biden in the White House, the first European leader to visit him since he took office in January. …

American Spending Spree—Echoes from the Past and Lessons for the Future
Negotiations are ongoing in Congress on the American Jobs Plan and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. The former is a $2 trillion infrastructure spending bill originally proposed in March …

AGI-KAS Transatlantic Trade Week
The American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung collaborated on a series of online events examining three areas for U.S.-EU trade policy cooperation. These include agreeing a joint …

Expanding the Transatlantic Toolbox for Economic and Strategic Competition with China
Export Control, Foreign Subsidy Rules, and Investment Screening Download Publication The June 2021 G7 meeting in Cornwall, England ended with the issuance of a communique that reflected real progress in …