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#53. Jacob Kirkegaard and Holger Wolf discuss France and Germany's bickering over Germany's export surplus and what to do about the Greek crisis.

#52. Participants from an AICGS conference on transatlantic views on Muslim integration discuss whether or not the U.S. should be an example for Germany when it comes to integrating Muslim populations.

#51. AICGS Trustee Frank Loy and Sascha Müller-Kraenner discuss the successes and failures of the UN Copenhagen Climate Summit and the chances for U.S. carbon market legislation.

#50. Dr. Jackson Janes of AICGS gets some German perspectives on Obama's accomplishments after one year in office.

#49. Bundestag Member Hans-Ulrich Klose (SPD) discusses German and European Russia policy with Dr. Jackson Janes.

#48. Participants from an October 5 AICGS conference discuss the outcome of the September 27 German federal election and how the results will affect German-American relations.

#47. AICGS Senior Non-Resident Fellow Alexander Ochs looks at the parameters for success and failure at the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen.

#46. Theo Sommer of Die Zeit discusses German foreign policy after the election, focusing on Iran and the EU.

#45. Dr. Angela Stent of Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies discusses with Dr. Jackson Janes Obama's visit to Russia and the potential policy implications for Germany.

#44. Participants from the AICGS conference on Reconciliation and Foreign Policy discuss the lessons learned from Germany's attempts at reconciliation and how they could apply to efforts in Japan.

#43. MEP Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) talks about the EU and its responses to Obama's foreign policy and the financial crisis.

#42: David Marsh discusses the economic crisis and its impact in the Eurozone.

#41: MdB Gert Weisskirchen (SPD) talks with Dr. Jackson Janes about Russia and its relations with Germany and the EU.

#40: Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Alexander Ritzmann and Dr. Jackson Janes discuss existing terrorist threats and how the West can help Muslims overcome radicals.

#39: Dr. Klaus Zimmermann of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn talks with Dr. Jack Janes and Bruce Stokes of The National Journal about the state of the German economy.

#38: Dr. Jackson Janes interviewed on WDR Program titled "Ein neues Amerika? Wunsch und Wirklichkeit."

#37: Dr. Jack Janes of AICGS speaks with Camilla Bausch and Michael Mehling of Ecologic and Alexander Ochs of the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), participants in the joint AICGS/CCAP conference on "Transatlantic Climate and Energy Cooperation: The Way Forward."

#36: Dr. Karl Kaiser of Harvard University talks with Dr. Jack Janes of AICGS about President-elect Barack Obama and how transatlantic relations might or might not change under the new administration.

#35: DAAD/AICGS Fellow Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte of the NRW School of Governance speaks with Dr. Jack Janes about the results of the U.S. presidential election.

#34: David Marsh of the London and Oxford Group speaks with Jack Janes of AICGS about the global financial crisis.

#33: Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen of the Deutsches Aktieninstitut talks with Dr. Jack Janes about the current economic crisis.

#32: Bundestag Member and Spokesman for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) for European Affairs Markus Löning speaks about globalization and the EU.

#31: AICGS Symposium on "U.S.-German Relations Under the New Administration," held in Berlin, Germany, on June 3, 2008, as part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary celebration.

#30: Bundestag Member and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) speaks to Dr. Jackson Janes about Iran and its nuclear intentions.

#29: Dr. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank Group, discusses how the outcome of the U.S. presidential election is likely to alter transatlantic economic relations.

#28: Dr. Werner Weidenfeld of Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung (CAP) in Munich talks about Europe's expectations of the new U.S. President.

#27: Dietmar Nietan and Niels Annen, Member of the Bundestag (SPD), discuss the SPD's outlook prior to the 2009 elections with Dr. Jack Janes.

#26: MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit talks about Leitkultur, identity, and integration in Europe.

#25: Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) speaks with Dr. Jack Janes about the security issues facing Germany today.

#24: Ralf Fücks of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung speaks with Dr. Jack Janes about the German party landscape.

#23: Eckart von Klaeden, Member of the German Bundestag, discusses Afghanistan and the role of NATO with Dr. Jack Janes.

#22: Dr. Georg Witschel and Professor Ruth Wedgwood discuss terrorism and international law with Dr. Jack Janes.

#21: Dr. Eugeniusz Smolar discusses Polish-German-American relations after the recent Polish elections with Dr. Jack Janes and Dr. Lily Gardner Feldman.

#20: Dr. Jack Janes speaks with participants from the AICGS Conference on NGOs.

#19: Dr. Klaus Deutsch and Dr. Adam Posen discuss Germany's economic outlook with Dr. Jack Janes.

#18: Peter Eigen of Transparency International speaks at the AICGS conference on NGOs.

#17: Dr. Angela Stent and Dr. Jörg Himmelreich's comments from the AICGS Russia Briefing.

#16: Dr. Lilia Shevtsova's remarks from the AICGS Russia Briefing.

#15: Professor Kurt Biedenkopf, former Minister-President of Saxony, discusses development in the former East Germany with Dr. Jack Janes.

#14: Alexander Ritzmann of the European Foundation for Democracy discusses the myths about terrorists and their backgrounds with Dr. Jack Janes.

#13: Bruce Stokes of The National Journal discusses the latest Pew Global Attitudes Project Poll with Dr. Jack Janes.

#12: Ambassador Fritjof von Nordenskjöld of DGAP and Dr. Simon Serfaty of CSIS discuss Franco-German relations after Sarkozy's election.

#11: Angela Stent of Georgetown University and Stefan Fröhlich of Universität Erlangen speak with Jack Janes about Russia's recent agitation.

#10: Falk Bomsdorf of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation speaks about Russia and Germany at an AICGS workshop.

From the AICGS/ACG/DGAP April 30, 2007, Conference:

#9: Tom Daschle discusses prospects for transatlantic cooperation on the issue of climate change.

#8: Senator Richard Lugar speaks about energy security and transatlantic relations.

#7: Senator Chuck Hagel talks about transatlantic relations and the importance of interaction between Germany and the U.S.

#6: Dr. Jack Janes interviews Dr. Klaus Deutsch of Deutsche Bank Research about the upcoming EU-U.S. Summit and the chances for transatlantic cooperation.

#5: Jack Janes and Stephen Szabo interview Dr. Friedemann Müller and Dr. Wilfrid Kohl on the challenges of transatlantic energy policy.

#4: Jack Janes interviews German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth on the EU's fiftieth anniversary.

#3: Jack Janes and Stephen Szabo talk to current DAAD/AICGS Fellow Dr. Gunther Hellman about German and American foreign policy developments.

#2: Dr. Josef Joffe presents his new book, "Überpower: The Imperial Temptation of America," at AICGS.

#1: Dr. Michael Stolpe and Dr. Stephen Silvia discuss the chances for German and American health care reform with Dr. Jack Janes.

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