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 …
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The Afghanistan War
Collective Memory in Germany and the United States The war in Afghanistan has been going for 18 years—with no end in sight. The terrorists have not been defeated, and Western …
A Tale of Two Futures
The Future of Work Debate in Germany and the United States From Berlin to Washington, public debates about the future of work is omnipresent. Policymakers, business leaders, unions, and academics …
Lies about Migrants
Immigration Policy in a Time of ‘Post-Truth’ Politics June 6, 2019, 12:00 – 1:30 pm The ascendance of the far right has jolted both American and European politics, weakened the …
Global Transitional Justice
Current Strategies, Trends and Counter-Trends across the Atlantic June 4, 2019, 12:00 – 1:30 pm Seeking justice for past atrocities has become a standard practice for countries after conflict or …
Finance, Trade, and Brexit
The European and German Agenda After the EU Elections One month ahead of the European Parliament elections, AICGS and the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted MdB Alexander Radwan for a roundtable …
China Backlash
Prospects for a Transatlantic Agenda May 9, 2019, 12:00 pm A backlash is building in the United States and Europe against China’s state-driven economic policies, its human rights record, and …
International Energy Policy at a Crossroads?
The Transatlantic Partners and the Future of Energy May 7, 2019, 12:00 pm Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the United States and Germany have embarked on pathways to quite …
Post NAFTA
The United States, Germany, Canada, and Mexico in the Global Economy The new “U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement” (USMCA) signed on October 1 presents a number of important indications about the future direction of …
Global Value Chains, Local Economic Values
The Automobile Industry’s Role in Trade and Investment The Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) hosted a timely discussion about …
