AICGS Commentary Archive - Page One

2008

..................................................................................................................... Eine Leine für den Bären By Dr. Josef Joffe ..................................................................................................................... AICGS Coverage of the Conflict in Georgia ..................................................................................................................... Warum Muslime nicht gleich Terroristen sind By Alexander Ritzmann ..................................................................................................................... German Vulnerabilities in a Globalizing World: German Vulnerabilities of its Energy Security By Frank Umbach (PDF) Federalism and the (in)famous German 'Reformstau' By Katrin Auel (PDF) German Welfare Capitalism: Crisis and Transition By Roland Czada (PDF) Germany's Foreign Policy under Angela Merkel By Christian Hacke (PDF) The Left Party and Germany's Coalition Conundrums By Dan Hough (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... 'The Europeans Are Chasing Illusions' By Henryk Broder and Martin Doerry ..................................................................................................................... Russland ist schwächer, als Europa wahrhaben will By Dr. Jörg Himmelreich ..................................................................................................................... 'Obamania' in Berlin ..................................................................................................................... German Vulnerabilities in a Globalizing World: International Terrorism: The Achilles Heel of German Security? By Jochen Bittner Germany’s Immigration Vulnerability By Dr. Simon Green Pandemic Influenza - How Vulnerable is Germany? By Immanuel Steinhilper (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... No Country Is More 'Green By Design' By Stefan Theil ..................................................................................................................... Keynes is Dead, But His Ideas are Not By Dr. Tim Stuchtey and Marianne Schneider ..................................................................................................................... Die Neuvermessung der Welt By John Kornblum | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... Oh, oh, oh, Obama By Dr. Josef Joffe ..................................................................................................................... Why Lisbon Matters By Dr. Colette Mazzucelli ..................................................................................................................... The Irish Exception By Doug Bandow ..................................................................................................................... Creating the Transatlantic Marketplace By Daniel Hamilton (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Migration, Migrant Policies and Changing Cultures of Belongings: Alevis from Turkey in Germany and the United States By Dr. Asiye Kaya, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Energy Security and Climate Protection: Urgent Action is Necessary By Dr. Claudia Kemfert (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... The Iranian Predicament in Germany's Relations with America and Europe By Dr. Colette Mazzucelli ..................................................................................................................... Germany's Struggle with University Tuition Fees By Dr. Tim Stuchtey ..................................................................................................................... A Novelty in German Politics By Elmar Sulk ..................................................................................................................... Will We Get it Right This Time? How the Europeans See the U.S. Elections By Rüdiger Lentz ..................................................................................................................... Ein Konterrevolutionär by Michael Werz (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... We Believe in Change: Europe, the Middle East, and the Future of Transatlantic Cooperation By Almut Möller, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Building Bridges: The 26th Manfred Wörner Seminar By Ann-Kristin Otto ..................................................................................................................... Frozen Conflict By Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... The Conservatives' New Favorite Color By Stefan Theil ..................................................................................................................... Here's How America Looks to the World By Dr. Josef Joffe ..................................................................................................................... Perceptions and Realities of Globalization By Jacob F. Kirkegaard (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Redeployment Reconsidered: Rumsfeld, Gates, and the U.S. Presence in Germany By Amy Holmes, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Beware of False Arguments: The Strong Euro Will Hurt By Dr. Sebastian Dullien ..................................................................................................................... Big Power Goes Local By Stefan Theil ..................................................................................................................... A Good Day for the Bundestag That Will Not Last Dr. Tim Stuchtey ..................................................................................................................... A Convergence of Threat Perception? By Dr. Jean-Luc Marret (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Know Your Market Economy By Dr. Tim Stuchtey | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... Indispensable NATO By Dr. Karl Kaiser | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... Back on Track? Germany and the Georgian and Ukrainian NATO Bids By Ulrich Speck ..................................................................................................................... Braun, Schwarz, Weiss By Michael Werz (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Germany's Celebration of Israel at Sixty: A Skillful Blend of Old and New By Dr. Lily Gardner Feldman ..................................................................................................................... The European Theatre: German-American-Russian-EU Relations Dr. Iris Kempe Dr. Michael Rühle Jan Techau Dr. Frank Umbach ..................................................................................................................... Geert Wilders Is No Right-Wing Populist By Henryk Broder | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... Coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election ..................................................................................................................... Die neue politische Farbenlehre By Ralf Fücks ..................................................................................................................... Merkel's Mark By Robert Gerald Livingston ..................................................................................................................... Why Europeans Should Embrace the Idea of a Mediterranean Union By Almut Möller, DAAD/AICGS Fellow ..................................................................................................................... The Big Gamble Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... No Germans to the (Southern) Front By Dr. Franz-Josef Meiers, DAAD/AICGS Fellow ..................................................................................................................... Republic of Fear By Malte Lehming ..................................................................................................................... Between Social Angst and a Shift to the Left By Dr. Paul Nolte | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... February 24 Hamburg Election - Links and Information ..................................................................................................................... Afghanistan and NATO: Jackson Janes of AICGS Markus Kaim of SWP Karl-Heinz Kamp of NATO Defense College Anne-Marie Le Gloannec of CERI Michael Rühle of NATO Stefan Theil of Newsweek ..................................................................................................................... The Change in Germany's Party Landscape By Dr. Tim Stuchtey and Elmar Sulk (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Europe and the Annapolis Process By Almut Möller, DAAD/AICGS Fellow ..................................................................................................................... Super Tuesday Primary Coverage - Important Links ..................................................................................................................... The Impact of EU Treaty Reform on Transatlantic Relations: The Cases of Open Sky and the EU-U.S. Extradition Agreement Dr. Klaus Bachmann, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... No Reason to Panic By Prof. Dr. Norbert Walter ..................................................................................................................... January 27 Lower Saxony and Hesse Land Elections - Links and Information ..................................................................................................................... In Case You Hadn’t Noticed By John Starrels ..................................................................................................................... The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Europe, the United States, and China at the World Climate Conference By Alexander Ochs, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) ..................................................................................................................... Die Macht von Gottes Gnaden By Marcia Pally | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... The Excellence Initiative and its Effect on the German University System By Dr. Tim Stuchtey (PDF) | German | English | ..................................................................................................................... In the Shadow of the Six Parties: Europe and the Non-proliferation Process in North Korea By Roland Hiemann, DAAD/AICGS Fellow (PDF) .....................................................................................................................  The Nuclear Dimensions of Jihadist Terrorism  By Michael Rühle (PDF) .....................................................................................................................

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