Publications
AGI publications offer deeper insights into various aspects of the German-American relationship.
Archived Publications
Transatlantic Perspectives and Web Essays | Working Papers | Previous Publication Series
Local Governance of Religious Diversity in Hamburg and Washington, DC
A Transatlantic Perspective Germany is an increasingly heterogeneous society. This has become obvious by the Bundestag elections in September 2021. For the first time in the history of the Federal …
Comparing Racisms in Post-Migrant Societies
Similarities and Differences in Approaching Racism in Germany and the United States Rising Relevance of Racism in Germany A series of racist murders has brought the issue of racism into …
Learning from the Pandemic
Transatlantic Solutions to Global Crises The AGI project “Transatlantic Cooperation in Times of Global Crises – Opportunity and Imperative for Cooperation” took an expanded look at how Germany and the …
Underestimated Threat to Pluralist Democracy
Anti-Feminism in Parliamentary Speeches made by Female MPs of the Populist Radical Right in Germany and the United States Voters in many European countries are turning away from mainstream parties, …
Misperceptions and Distortions
How China, Germany, the EU, and the United States View Each Other in Times of War and Turmoil Dealing with a dynamic and increasingly assertive China is one of the …
The Zeitenwende: Germany’s Reluctant Revolution
Talking about a revolution Three days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a revolution in German foreign policy. At an extraordinary session of the German Bundestag …
Phasing Out Coal in Germany and Appalachia
Lessons Learned from Similar Experiences? The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, known as COP 26, was held in November 2021, and it again showed that the world continues to face …
Rebooting the U.S.-EU Defense Relationship
President Biden has come into office determined to reboot the U.S.-EU relationship after four years of tension between Washington and Brussels. The Biden administration acknowledges that the European Union is …
Fresh Start or False Dawn?
Prospects for U.S.-German relations in the post-Merkel era The pieces in U.S.-German relations are in flux. With the ‘traffic light’ coalition between the SPD, Greens, and FDP in office, German …
Who CARES?
Bank Lending, Inclusivity, and the Paycheck Protection Program during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. economy in many different ways. A unique combination of business shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, …
Transnational Breast Cancer Advocacy in the United States and Germany
In recent years, German breast cancer advocacy groups have begun taking a more American approach. Since the 2001 founding of Brustkrebs Deutschland e.V., with financial backing from U.S. cosmetics company …
Black Lives Matter
Activism for Reconciliation in a Divided Country Since a policeman killed Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, the United States has experienced a new phase of dealing …
