Burden or Blessing? The Impact of Refugees on Germany’s Labor Market
Germany is in the midst of a heated discussion: Are refugees a burden or a blessing for the German labor market? Supporters of the “blessing” camp argue the country’s aging society is in urgent need of...
View ArticleTransatlantic Traffic Jams
When the hundreds of government officials and international organization leaders make their way to Washington for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, an explosion of traffic jams...
View ArticleA Failed Nation of Homeowners
For most Germans, renting their homes is nothing unusual. The country has developed an affordable, well-functioning rental market and a longstanding reputation as a nation of renters, as the rate of...
View ArticleStepping Over the Line
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble was forced by Jens Weidmann, president of the powerful Bundesbank, to publicly state that he fully respects the independence of the European Central Bank...
View ArticleAfter the IMF Meetings, Will Germany Embrace Trudeaumania?
Trudeaumania 2.0—the sense of hope and optimism once again coming from a young, liberal prime minister north of the border—has so far found greatest resonance in concrete steps like an openness to...
View ArticleScouting the Land for Opportunities
March 13 saw strong voter support in three German state elections for the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party. Fueled by continuing waves of incoming refugees, anxiety is building in a...
View ArticleAICGS Podcast: IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings and the Road to Economic...
Immediately after the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, AICGS Non-resident Senior Fellow Peter Rashish dials in from across the Atlantic for a discussion with AICGS Senior Fellow Alexander Privitera on...
View ArticleThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
This Issue Brief is the result of a conference co-hosted by AICGS, the Center for International Security and Governance (CISG), and the Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre Praktischer Politik...
View ArticleWelcoming Cities and the Migration Challenge
AICGS will hold its third annual Transatlantic Dialogue of the States, Cities, and Communities on May 20, 2016 in cooperation with the Urban Institute in Washington, DC. While German-American relations...
View ArticleGermany’s Grand Scheme of the Internet of Things
“The very notion of a grand scheme of things is a nightmarish obscenity.” – Thomas Ligotti, author of Songs of a Dead Dreamer In the years since the Great Recession began, political elites in Germany...
View ArticleThomas Hinz
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hinz is a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow from May 1 to June 30, 2016. His research at AICGS focuses on the contexts of ethnic discrimination in rental housing markets. Based on rich...
View ArticleJustus Dreyling
Justus Dreyling is a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow in May and June 2016. He is a PhD candidate in Political Science (International Political Economy) at Freie Universität Berlin. He holds a master’s...
View ArticleClosing the Gap
The year 2016 has been characterized by growing uncertainty about the strength of the global economy: uncertainty about the ability of emerging markets—and especially China—to successfully address...
View ArticleUSA: Gegenwärtige FCC und FTC-Aktivitäten zum Schutz der Privacy
Die Federal Trade Commission (FTC) und die Federal Communications Commission (FCC) haben am 10.05.16 zwei getrennte Untersuchungsverfahren gegen bestimmte TK-Anbieter und Hersteller von Smartphones...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for June 3, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics A press conference between Airbus and the Heinrich Boll Foundation was held to discuss how to make flying...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for June 10, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics Progressing in the diesel scandal, Volkswagen is proceeding with the conversion of their diesel-powered...
View ArticleWho Gets What and Why in International Intellectual Property Regulation
In recent years, intellectual property rights have become a hot-button issue in public debates on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2012, for instance, in Berlin, New York, and other cities around the...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for June 17, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics The prospect of Britons voting to leave the EU next week fueled global market upheaval on Tuesday, with...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for June 24, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics German banks exploited a legal loophole that allowed two parties to claim ownership of the same shares....
View ArticleFinding the Right Balance: International Disputes over Intellectual Property...
How do the political struggles on intellectual property rights play out at the international level? Conventional wisdom holds that business interests in the European Union and the United States...
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