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"Maintaining the firewall is not going to change attitudes of voters who have already decided the AfD represents their interests. But it can be important to keep out policy and eventually normalization of parties deemed right wing extremists." americangerman.institute/pod…
Did you miss our latest webinar? Watch "Climate, Economic Security, and the Global Trading System" now, part of a major project on Transatlantic Climate Policy and Economic Security supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation: americangerman.institute/vid…
In a new podcast episode, Hannah Alarian discusses what issues and narratives are drawing voters to the AfD, if centrist parties can win voters back, and how effective the mainstream’s “firewall” approach (the Brandmauer) is as a strategy: americangerman.institute/pod…
Apply by November 1 for a spring internship at AGI!
Interns research issues on transatlantic relations with fellows and staff, write articles for the AGI website, support events, and are introduced to all aspects of a nonprofit think tank.
Learn more: americangerman.institute/job…
Merz is seeking to reduce the impact of global turbulence on Germany, but the solutions could be painful and therefore vulnerable to populist attacks. @alexprivitera1 examines the ways the AfD is already constraining German domestic and European policy: americangerman.institute/202…
We were pleased to partner with @KAS_USA for a discussion with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on transatlantic security in an increasingly challenging global environment.
Thank you to @FDD, @BrookingsInst, @StimsonCenter, @CarnegieEndow and @gmfus for a fruitful exchange.
📷 Marion Maekem for KAS USA
#TransatlanticRelations #NATO #KASUSA
ALT Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer listens and responds during the roundtable, seated between two participants. Water glasses on the table in the foreground.
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Centrist parties are losing support everywhere, but the CDU's performance is especially bad in eastern Germany. The most common explanation is loss of credibility on migration, but Tim Eydelnant writes that there is more to the story: americangerman.institute/202…
American-German Institute retweeted
Why did @dieLinke win Berlin—and is its success really just a left-wing version of the #AfD’s rise?
In my @amgerinst piece, I look at how a party rooted in East Germany’s past managed to present itself as a party of change 👇
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Characterizing the fall state elections in Germany as simply a victory of extremes misses the point. @TerezaANovotna writes that they carry a double warning to the establishment parties to listen to voters: americangerman.institute/202…
Germany's oldest party continues to slide in nationwide polls, and working-class voters are defecting to the Alternative for Germany. Ian Hoerr explains the SPD's forfeiture of issue ownership over social policies and how it can revitalize its base: americangerman.institute/202…
AGI is pleased to welcome Dr. Martin Thunert as a DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in fall 2026. At AGI, he will examine Canada's emergence as a strategic partner for Germany and the EU and how the United States views this emerging axis: americangerman.institute/202…
Support for Germany's two major centrist parties, the CDU and SPD, have declined dramatically since the 1970s. Joern Quitzau examines the cause of this shift and how mainstream parties can counter voter dissatisfaction: americangerman.institute/202…
How can the US and the EU spearhead a cooperative strategy on climate and economic security that can attract other like-minded countries? Join AGI's webinar on October 14 for a discussion on Climate, Economic Security, and the Global Trading System: americangerman.institute/eve…
"Merz's biggest danger this fall will be passing the budget... If you go back to previous government collapses before the end of a term, the budget is often an important element in that." Listen to the latest podcast on Merz's future after state elections: americangerman.institute/pod…
Characterizing the fall state elections in Germany as simply a victory of extremes misses the point. @TerezaANovotna writes that they carry a double warning to the establishment parties to listen to voters: americangerman.institute/202…
How are populists turning nostalgia into political gain? Watch our webinar with DAAD/AGI Fellow Simon Morris-Lange on this mobilization tactic and the voters with whom it resonates: americangerman.institute/vid…
How could Merz’s rededication to the domestic agenda and the struggle for reforms at home affect Germany’s foreign policy engagement? In @ForeignPolicy, @JeffRathke looks at the significance of recent state elections beyond Germany: foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/24…
Regional elections in Germany saw successes for the far-right and far-left and “disaster” for the mainstream parties. A new podcast episode dives into local and federal implications, especially for the Christian Democrats and Chancellor Friedrich Merz: americangerman.institute/pod…
In a new Wider Atlantic blog, @PeterRashish argues that the stepped-up, building block strategy for cooperation announced between Canada and the EU in the #SOTEU last week could be the new norm in the fragmenting global economy: americangerman.institute/202…
"I don't want to leave national pride to the wrong people," Jürgen Klopp said last week. Tim Eydelnant writes that Klopp's intervention is especially important now, as questions of identity and national culture are at the center of political debate. americangerman.institute/202…
American-German Institute retweeted
1/2 Very happy to contribute to this new publication with my chapter “Navigating Between Giants” 🇰🇷 ↔️🇺🇸🇨🇳
Many thanks to @zsuzsettte & @ISDP_Sweden for our excellent cooperation!
No better place to ponder these questions than @amgerinst in DC where I’m currently a Fellow👇🧵
🌐 Special Paper: The Missing Strategy in Europe’s Reindustrialization: Lessons from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, edited by @zsuzsettte
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Contributions by: @ElliPohlkamp @TerezaANovotna Yingfen Lin
