Changing Parameters of Power
In this week's At Issue, Executive Director Dr. Jackson Janes discusses how Russia's invasion of Georgia was an attempt at changing the power status quo in Europe and that new global parameters require cooperation in solving this crisis.

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AICGS Trustee Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher/Editor of Die Zeit, examines what the West should do in response to Russia's actions in Georgia, and argues that the West must not let Russia act without consequences. This article originally appeared in the August 21, 2008, edition of Die Zeit and is available in German only.

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In AICGS Policy Report 33, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Virginia Haufler discuss the challenges that NGOs face and examine NGOs on a global level, addressing the roles of NGOs in agenda-setting, negotiation, monitoring, and implementation. The authors also offer several recommendations for how to improve NGOs, global governance, and the impact of NGOs on the global scale.

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Warum Muslime nicht gleich Terroristen sind
Former DAAD/AICGS Fellow Alexander Ritzmann, currently a political analyst at the European Foundation for Democracy, writes that non-radical Muslims are trying hard to break the cycle of instant conflation with terrorism, but in the eyes of the public, they are not doing enough to distance themselves from terrorism. This article originally appeared in the August 20, 2008, edition of Die Welt and is available in German only.

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What are Germany's vulnerabilities in today's globalized world? A recent joint AICGS/Institute for German Studies at the University of Birmingham conference sought to explore the collection and nature of challenges that Germany faces as a state, as well as Germany's responses to these challenges. Conference participants Frank Umbach, Katrin Auel, Roland Czada, Christian Hacke, and Dan Hough all provide their thoughts on some of the domestic issues that Germany must face.

NEW: To read Frank Umbach's essay, please click here (PDF).

To read Katrin Auel's essay. please click here (PDF).

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To read Christian Hacke's essay, please click here (PDF).

To read Dan Hough's essay, please click here (PDF).

 

The Caucasus conflict is sending shock waves across Europe and the world. With another serious crisis erupting in Europe's backyard, the EU is challenged to prove its capacity as a coherent foreign policy actor. On August 29, 2008, AICGS, in cooperation with the Humboldt Institution on Transatlantic Issues, will hold a discussion on these issues with Markus Löning, who is the Berlin chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a member of the Bundestag.

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AICGS would like to welcome Ms. Marianne Schneider, who has joined AICGS as the Assistant to the Executive Director. Prior to this position, she was a research intern at AICGS and an intern at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

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AICGS is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the DAAD/AICGS Fellowship program, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The deadline for Spring 2009 (January 2009 - June 2009) is August 31, 2008.

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Every year, AICGS awards the DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies in recognition of exceptional work in one of the Institute's three major areas of research. The central aim of this prize is to foster a new generation of American scholarship on Germany and encourage innovative contributions to the interdisciplinary scope of German Studies. This year's prize carries a stipend of $5,000 and will be awarded in the field of Economics; nominations must be received no later than September 12, 2008.

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