Auschwitz and Holocaust Memory Today
January 27, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. With 1.1 million victims, overwhelmingly Jewish, the complex was one of the …
The United States, Germany, and Global Trade
Renewal or Reversal? On November 15, 2019, AICGS hosted the third event of the Allianz Geoeconomics Speaker Series featuring remarks by Gabriel Felbermayr, President of the Kiel Institute for the …
Negotiating for the Future
Lessons for American Diplomacy from German Unification AICGS is proud to present a lecture by Robert Zoellick to officially inaugurate our new office and conference space. Mr. Zoellick is best …
Roundtable Discussion on China and the Transatlantic Business Community
On November 13, 2019, the Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion moderated by Peter Rashish, Senior Fellow …
Private Lunch with Martin Zielke
During the week of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, AICGS welcomed Martin Zielke, CEO of Commerzbank AG, one of Germany’s leading financial institutions, …
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Between Nationalism and Multilateralism
A Renewed Approach for Transatlantic Economic Engagement On September 26, 2019 AICGS hosted an event to launch its new Issue Brief, “Between Nationalism and Multilateralism: A Renewed Approach for Transatlantic …
Divided We Stand
On the Resilience of the Political East-West Divide in Germany 30 Years After the Wall’s Fall While Germany is commemorating the 30thanniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall, which paved the …
Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States
Consequences for Politics and Society An Exchange Outside of the Metropolitan Areas The project “Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United States” seeks to establish new …
German Approaches to Remembering the Berlin Wall, 1989-2019
The history and meaning of the Berlin Wall remain controversial, even three decades after its fall. Drawing on an extensive range of archival sources and interviews, Dr. Hope Harrison’s new …
Inner Unity Revisited
Convergence Amid Differentiation Do the terms East and West still matter in unified Germany? The short answer is yes, in particular when analyzing selected elements of voting patterns, living standards, …
Deutschland einig Muttiland?
The Transformation of Women’s Rights in United Germany, 1989-2019 Characterized as “the triumph of the Vaterland,” unification was both a male-dominated and male-normed process, despite the significantly different gender regimes …
Migration and Integration in Germany and the United States
Success, Failure or Work In Progress? Migration and integration have become dominant political topics in the United States and Germany. The German experience in 2015-2016 is often cited in the …
Transatlantic Young Leadership Program
Giving Voice to Diversity AICGS’ “Transatlantic Young Leadership Program: Giving Voice to Diversity” addresses the theme “Immigration, Integration, and a New Transatlantic Generation.” As part of this initiative, ten diverse …
More than Trade Policy?
U.S. and German Responses to the New Global Economy This event is the second of the Allianz Geoeconomics Speaker Series. Marcel Fratzscher is President of DIW Berlin (German Institute of …
