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Weekly News Digest

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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 9, 2023)

Transatlantic Politics
Germany Prepares for Possible Re-Election of Donald Trump – Markus Becker, et al., Der Spiegel
Biden-von der Leyen 2024 – Suzanne Lynch, Politico EU
Analysis: Whether It’s Trump or Biden, Some in Europe See the US as an Unreliable Ally – Luke McGee, CNN

Post-Brexit World
Britain Is Back – John F. Jungclaussen, Internationale Politik Quarterly
How the EU and UK Can Start to Collaborate in a Post-Brexit World – Jörn Fleck and Ben Judah, Atlantic Council

Stronger Stance Towards China
Ein Klub gegen China – Michael Sauga, Der Spiegel
Woran es bei der China-Strategie hakt – Corinna Emundts, Tagesschau
Europe Takes Tougher Stance Toward China in Boost to US Policy – Arne Delfs, et al, Bloomberg
Die versuchte Unterwanderung – Leonhard Landes, Lennart Pfahler, Die Welt

European Migration
Two Reasons Why Europe Will Never Solve Its Migration Problem – Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg
Faeser sieht Chance für Asyl-Durchbruch – Tagesschau
A Missing Piece in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum – Kathrin Pabst, EURACTIV
Auf dem Sonderweg zur Migration – Jochen Buchsteiner, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

AfD Controversy and Classification
Far-Right German EU Lawmaker Caught Up in Contract Fraud Probe – Eddy Wax and Barbara Moens, Politico EU
“Die Junge Alternative ist der Radikalisierungsmotor der AfD” – Alisa Schnellberg, Die Zeit
Der Pilgerort der Neuen Rechten – Reinhard Bingener, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

European Energy and Resources
The Big Dig: Germany Reopens Its Mines in Quest for Mineral Self-Sufficiency – Guy Chazan, Financial Times
“Am Kostbarsten ist die Energie, die wir einsparen” – Lena Meyer, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Energy Crisis Drives EU Institutions to Cut Down on Energy Use, Go Solar – Kira Taylor, EURACTIV