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. (November 6, 2024)
Final Sprint to Election Day
US-Wahl am 5. November: Ist Deutschland auf einen Sieg von Donald Trump ausreichend vorbereitet? – Steven E. Sokol, et. al., Der Tagesspiegel
‘Bitter Medicine’: Why Some EU Officials Quietly Yearn for Trump – Barbara Moens, et. al., Politico EU
Time Is Almost Up – Martin Quencez and Gesine Weber, German Marshall Fund
What a Second Trump Presidency Would Mean for the European Far-Right – Georgios Samaras, Kings College London
How Europe Should Prepare For the Return of Donald Trump – Steven Hill, Social Europe
US Election: EU Wants Kamala Harris in the White House – Bernd Riegert, Deutsche Welle
Does Germany Still Believe in Europe? – John Kampfner, Politico EU
Trump ist kein Betriebsunfall – Nikolas Busse, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
A Coalition in Crisis: German Politics
Will Scholz Face A Revolt And Germany An Early Election? – Mike O’Sullivan, Forbes
Germany’s Ruling Coalition May Have Already Quietly Quit – Kamil Kowalcze and Arne Delfs, Financial Post
Als Kanzler ausgedient – Alexander Marguier, Cicero
Pegida Disbands, As the German Far Right Moves From the Streets Into Parliament – Sabine Volk, LSE EUROPP
German Coalition Teeters on Brink of Break-Up – Guy Chazan, The Financial Times
It’s Not Just Democrats Who Fear a Trump Victory – It Would Be a Disaster for Europe Too – Nathalie Tocci, The Guardian
‘No Trust’: Germany’s Ruling Coalition Hangs By a Thread – Andreas Rinke, et. al., Reuters
Transatlantic Tech
Bridging the Transatlantic Digital Divide: KAS-Wilson Center Reflections – Keith Rockwell, The Wilson Center
Europe’s Big Tech Hawks Brace for a Post-Biden Future – Morgan Meaker, Wired
Future of NATO
Memo to Trump or Harris — Focus on NATO’s Steadfast Eastern Members – Colby Badhwar, CEPA
If Trump Wins the Election, NATO Can Expect More Turbulence Ahead – Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian
Finance, Business, and the Economy
The Economic Impacts of Trump’s Tariff Proposals on Europe – Aurélien Saussay, LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China – Keith Bradsher, The New York Times
The Future Is Female – Business Insider’s “Zukunftsmacherinnen” – Solveig Rathenow, Axel Springer
How the VW Crisis Is a Failure of Germany’s Car Policy – Dirk Kaufmann and Nadine Mena Michollek, Deutsche Welle