In the news…
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. (September 19, 2023)
International Relations and the UNGA in New York
The World is Meeting At The East River ‒ Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock At The 78th United Nations General Assembly – German Federal Foreign Office
Ahead of SDG Summit, Germany Calls for Sustainable Finance – Ines Pohl and Thomas Latschan, Deutsche Welle
UN General Assembly: Snubs and Fragmentation – Stéphanie Fillion, The Interpreter
Scholz und Baerbock in New York: Wer hat das Sagen? – Markus Sambale, Tagesschau
UN-Generalversammlung: Ein Rettungsplan für die Menschheit – Elmar Thevessen, ZDF
Watch: Germany’s Baerbock on Ukraine War, US Leadership – Bloomberg
NATO and Defense
NATO Chief Urges Germany to Boost Defense Spending – Deutsche Welle
Rethinking Neutrality in Europe – Tony Barber, Financial Times
Jetzt bekommt Pistorius’ Image als Anpacker deutliche Risse – Johannes Wiedemann, Die Welt
Climate and Energy
Scholz’s Dream of Climate Revolution to Revive Germany Is Dying – Arne Delfs and Kamil Kowalcze, Bloomberg
Lohnen sich Alleingänge beim Klimaschutz? Eine Bilanz der deutschen Energiepolitik – Klaus Stratmann, Handelsblatt
Will Germany Be the First to Ditch its Net Zero Commitments? – Ross Clark, The Spectator
Deutschland wird heißer und trockener – Der Spiegel
Germany’s Economy
Germany’s Weakness Darkens the Global Economic Outlook – Desmond Lachman, Barron’s
Germany: Increasingly Mimicking Italy‘s Economy? Or Eventually Turkey’s? – Thomas Mayer, The Globalist
Deutschland ist nicht der kranke Mann Europas – Marcel Fratzscher, Die Zeit
Human Rights and Migration
Where Germany Stands on Refugees and Asylum – Sabine Kinkartz, Deutsche Welle
All Work and Low Pay — Europe’s Migrant Workforce – Ankita Anand, IPS
Experte zur Flüchtlingspolitik: Migration: EU “in jeder Hinsicht gescheitert” – ZDF