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Perception of Germany
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Foreign Policy covers Polish FM Sikorski's statements at the Munich Security Conference: Don't even try to become a hegemon "Germany cannot be said to be said to be similar to the United States [in the post WWII period]," Sikorski said. &...
Gingrich, Romney rely on Eurobashing to "define their America"
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Four years ago, Obama campaigned with hope and change. He ran against George W. Bush's track record, even though Bush was not running again. Today, Republicans campaign with fear and "against Europe", although Europe won't be on the ballot...
"Germany has the economic strengths America once boasted"
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Dear Don Lee and Los Angeles Times, Thank you very much for writing and publishing a positive article about the German economy that goes beyond the usual focus on our exports and also looks into the general economic model and the frugal lifestyle wi...
"What Germans Don't Understand About America"
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On Wednesday, January 25 at 7 PM (German time, which means 1:00 PM EST), US Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy will deliver a keynote speech at the American Academy in Berlin entitled "What Germans Don't Understand About America." Cont...
"Europe" is a Dirty Word in the United States
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Mitt Romney's Anti-European rhetoric is stronger than the Anti-American statements by leading German politicians in the last few election campaigns. Romney seems to assume that Republican voters are so stupid, uninformed and Anti-European that he can...
Republicans Campaign with Anti-European Rhetoric
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"Europe bashing has become an important stump-speech cornerstone for the entire Republican field," writes Spiegel: Europe is socialist, bloated and a threat to the global economy. That appears to be the message from the ongoing presidenti...
Some Good News for a Change: Afghanistan's Pop Idol
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The Taliban had banned music and 99% of everything else that is fun. Now, an Afghan version of the "American Idol" called "Afghan Star" has been broadcasted for seven seasons. Millions are watching and voting for their favorite si...
My Predictions for 2012
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1. Germany's Federal President will resign after less than two years in office. Christian Wulff will be the second head of state in a row who resigns because he does not like what the press writes about him. Germans will get new president. Again with...
"The United States should breathe new life into the Atlantic community"
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Georgetown Prof Charles Kupchan has published the interesting essay "Grand Strategy: The Four Pillars of the Future" in Democracy Journal. The first and most important, yet also quite mainstream and redundant recommendation is to reduce ov...
The Unfinished Business After the End of the Iraq War
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As an era ends, Iraqis will grapple with their own security while veterans will adjust to the labor market back at home, argues Caitlin Howarth in this guest article: On Monday, President Obama gave a joint appearance with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri...
Transatlantic Unity on Marijuana
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American and German Youtube users are most interested in asking their respective heads of government about the legalization of marijuana. This seems to be another indication that US and German social media users think much more alike than the politic...
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
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The Eurocrisis is severe, but no reason to wet your pants -- or to mention the war, is it? As did The Times editor-at-large Anatole Kaletsky, in an op-ed for his paper by the headline: "Germany has declared war on the eurozone" If Clausew...
NATO Transformation: Q&A with General Abrial
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From my day job: Join Atlantic Community for our next Q&A with General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. We invite you to ask questions about NATO's ongoing efforts to implement "Smart Defense" and share...
Short Guide to Lazy EU Journalism
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Excellent post by Kosmopolit: 1. Not sure how the EU works or what institutions are involved? -> Just write "Brussels". 2. Germany is generally seen as important in EU politics and journalists know how to frame it: &...
Drezner: GOP Abandons Italy
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Dan Drezner: While Rick Perry's major league gaffe will command all the headlines, I thought the most reealing answers were given to the first question of the night -- what to do about Italy? Here are the responses of the co-frontrunner...
GOP Abandons Italy
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Dan Drezner: While Rick Perry's major league gaffe will command all the headlines, I thought the most reealing answers were given to the first question of the night -- what to do about Italy? Here are the responses of the co-frontrunner...
Steve Jobs, European and American Washing Machines
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Apparently Steve Jobs and his wife, Laurene Powell, "spent a lot of time asking ourselves, 'What is the purpose of a sofa?'" It was the choice of a washing machine, however, that proved most vexing, writes Malcom Gladwell in The New Yorker:...
Giving advice is easier than taking advice
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"It's hard to detect which matters more: German behavior over Libya or its course in the management of the euro crisis, but, in short, most US analysts believe that Germany got both wrong," writes Ulrike Guérot in the European Counci...
Romney's Foreign Policy Team
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney published his foreign policy strategy: "An American Century -- A Strategy to Secure America's Enduring Interests and Ideals." James Joyner has read it and says "Romney's Realist Foreign Pol...
Today is World Teachers' Day
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Why do public school teachers have such a bad reputation in the US and get little pay? That's one of the things I don't get. It's quite different over here. The job is well paid and respected by most folks. As a country with little natural resources...
