The ACG brings its members a compilation of timely analyses and opinion pieces on transatlantic issues. Articles are then posted to the website the following week. (May 8, 2024)
Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Listen to this week’s Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski, German Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
The Transatlantic Relationship and the 2024 U.S. Election
What if Donald Trump Wins? A Victory Would Be a Stress Test for Europe – Daniel Steinvorth, NZZ
As Aid Heads to Ukraine, Russia Must be Hoping for Trump’s Return – Carl Bildt, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
No, Trump Was Not Good for US Alliances. And Without Changes, Trump 2.0 Will Be Worse. – Lisa Homel and Ambassador Daniel Fried, Just Security
The War in Ukraine
Time for a Franco-German Plan for Ukraine – Joseph de Weck and Michel Duclos, Internationale Politik Quarterly
EU and Ukraine—A Strategy Hesitantly Unfolding? – Karen E Smith, Social Europe
Dorf ohne Männer – Florian Hassel, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Redefining Peace – Hans Kundnani, IPS Journal
Ukraine’s Green Hydrogen Potential – Yulia Valova, Emerging Europe
Far-Right Politics
The Political Economy of Populism in Germany – Knut Bergmann and Matthias Diermeier, ProMarket
Marine Le Pen Grows Wary of ‘Crazy’ German Far Right – Guy Chazan and Leila Abboud, The Financial Times
EU Dynamics and Parliamentary Elections
For German Voters, Immigration is Main Issue in EU Elections – Sabine Kinartz, Deutsche Welle
EU-Wahl: Was deutsche Parteien versprechen – Lynn Hruschka, ZDF
Rethinking the EU’s Strategic Partnerships in Times of Crisis – Meltem Müftüler-Baç and Ezgi Uzun-Teker, Carnegie Europe
Ties with China
Die Strategie des Westens kann jetzt nur sein, China einzubinden – Christoph B. Schiltz, Die Welt
Auf Spaltungsreise – Francesco Collini and Christoph Giesen, Der Spiegel