Germany’s Strategy of Balancing China and the U.S. and Bolstering Competitiveness
Looking to balance China and the U.S. has made Peter Altmaier a very busy man these days. The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy is traversing Silicon Valley …
At the G20 Summit, a Shift from Trade to Digital
Sometimes the best way to make progress is to change the conversation. This idea seems to have been at the heart of Japan’s approach to the Osaka G20 summit it …
New Policy Report Now Available
Cooperation or Division? The German-American Relationship in a Changing World Policy Report 70 AICGS is pleased to present the written results of the third and final year of its project …
Engaging the Next Generation of Transatlantic Leaders
The project “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement” engages young Americans and Germans in a dialogue on relevant issues within the transatlantic relationship. The participants …
China Backlash: Toward a Transatlantic Agenda?
At a time when the transatlantic relationship is under greater strain than at any period since World War II, there is one issue that should be pushing the United States …
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Engaging the Next Generation of Transatlantic Leaders
Foreign & Domestic Policy Recommendations During the course of the 2018-2019 project “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement,” the Foreign & Domestic Policy Group focused …
One Year GDPR: What Comes Next?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018. Many EU and U.S. businesses rushed to take measures to comply with the new requirements. The GDPR …
Ines Wagner, DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow
AICGS is pleased to welcome Ines Wagner as a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow from May to June 2019. Dr. Wagner is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social Research in …
Done is Better Than Perfect: Perfectionism is no friend in addressing geopolitical challenges that impact the German economy.
German companies’ ability to perfect processes or products is unique in the global market and lends any export with a “Made in Germany” stamp a certain level of cachet. But …
Restarting the Transatlantic Partnership Before It’s Too Late
We live in an era of rapid changes. It is not the first time that mankind has faced a fundamental socio-technical transformation, but it is the first time that it …
A Transatlantic Innovation Strategy and Tomorrow’s Black Swan
“Black Swans” are the unpredictable, high impact events that must be accounted for in every early warning algorithm. Their catastrophic consequences can often be predicted only in hindsight. In the …
Meet China’s AI Competition: Germany’s Drive toward AI Innovation Needs Sound Policy and Partnership with U.S.
Last week, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier suggested the creation of a large private company for Europe to pursue marketable artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This …
More Than a Choice between Huawei or U.S.: The Cost for Europe’s Pursuit of 5G
German chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Tuesday that Germany will set its own security standards for a new 5G mobile network—despite fresh warning from the U.S. that inclusion of Huawei …
The Two-Letter Word Leaders are Letting Define the Transatlantic Relationship: 5G
If last year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) marked the very public breakup of the United States’ relationship with Europe, this year’s stage message was that Europe had moved on, for …
