Niklas Helwig, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Niklas Helwig as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in October and November 2018. Prior to his research stay at the AGI, he was a Transatlantic Post-Doc …
Volker Rein, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Volker Rein as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in October and November 2018. Dr. Rein is an experienced social scientist specialized on developments in education and …
After NAFTA: What the USMCA Means for Germany and Europe
October 1 saw the birth of the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” that will replace NAFTA, the 25-year old accord that governed trade among the three North American countries. While the EU …
A Democratic Response to Digital Disinformation: The Role of Civil Society
Numerous factors complicate efforts to combat digital disinformation, not the least of which is the near impossibility of establishing a universal set of standards that could define what is and …
A Specter Is Haunting Europe
The thirteen-year era of “Mutti” (“mama”) Angela Merkel just ended—not with a bang, but with a whimper. Germany’s most beloved politician for a long decade was not voted out of …
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The Hijacking of the German Immigration Debate
When the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) had their ugly spat over migration in July, few would have expected it to result in a new …
Why were UN diplomats laughing at Trump?
On President Trump’s comments to the UN General Assembly on Germany’s reliance on Russian energy, AGI president Jeff Rathke tells CBS News in this article from September 25, “If you want …
Digital Propaganda and Cyber Threats: The Role of Politics and the State
Politics and the state are facing new challenges posed by digital propaganda and cyber threats since the obvious aim of those digital propaganda campaigns and cyberattacks is to undermine democracy, …
AGI Senior Fellow Peter Rashish Joins T20 for Presentation of Communiqué at Summit in Argentina
Washington, DC, September 25, 2018 – AGI Senior Fellow and Director of the Geoeconomics Program Peter Rashish joined other members of the Think 20 to present its Communiqué to President …
The Parliamentary View: Protecting Our Societies from Propaganda and Disinformation
Understanding Disinformation and Digital Propaganda Today’s interconnected societies have largely benefited from the Internet. The world-wide web enables unlimited information sharing, communication, and transactions. Some argue that data has replaced …
The War with Words – Digital Propaganda as a Multilateral, Multi-Perspective, and Multi-Stakeholder Challenge
Maxwell Aitken, the first Baron of Beaverbrook (1879-1964), was a successful Canadian-British businessman, a newspaper editor, and, even in younger years, an influential grey eminence in British politics. Given his …
Google 2.0 in China? A Look at the Global Competition for Tech Dominance
Hundreds of Google employees recently signed a letter over ethical concerns about the company’s transparency on a secret project intended for the Chinese market. Known internally as Dragonfly, the project …
