Now More Than Ever People unite for a cause. In 2004 when a tsunami hit southeast Asia, people came together, donating unprecedented amounts of money to support first aid and humanitarian work. When terrorists attacked the office of Charlie Hebdo, murdering several journalists, people across the world came together to demonstrate solidarity. Meeting the 2-degree […]
Young people represent an important stakeholder group in the Transatlantic Relationship. The issues relevant to young people (aged 18-29) tend to be increasingly global and diverse, ranging from online privacy to climate change. Addressing these challenges requires greater cooperation between institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Democracies run from the bottom up. They require […]
Status Quo The major expression of the transatlantic relations was over 70 years ago when the US helped the German society on its own feet again. Since then, those actions have built the new foundation of the strong ties between the nations. There were several events were prominent figures in history revitalized the US-German relations […]
Now more than ever, it has become evident that the transatlantic relations must not be taken for granted. Since the new U.S. president has taken office, unpredictability and unsteadiness has been the new policy strategy of the United States. At the same time, the European countries are still in crisis mode and are more concerned […]
The actual situation within the European Union can be described as one of the most challenging within the last decade. The Brexit – negotiations and the Greek debt crisis will have to be solved without damaging the overall European idea. Nonetheless the French elections displayed that the idea to unite all Europeans and benefit from […]
As the mid-point of 2017 approaches, shifts in the international landscape illuminate the importance of globalization and interdependency. It is no secret: For better or worse, our world is becoming more connected. As such, it is essential for two international powerhouses, the United States and Germany, to strengthen their transatlantic relationship. Both nations shoulder the […]
Writing this article is an anxious exercise, as the relationship between the United States and Europe appears precariously situated today, and each day seems to strain that relationship further. The world that called this partnership into existence after WWII is not the same that we find ourselves in today. Many in the West, from the […]
“You are who you are where you were when” First coined by sociologist Morris Massey in the 1970s, this tongue-twister depicts the sentiment that values of our past directly motivate how we behave. A boy who grew up during the Depression to a widowed mother found himself working the ranches of Nebraska at fifteen year […]
Germany and the United States have shown ambitions to a strong political and economical relationship since the end of the Second World War. These ambitions were reinterpreted and gained new importance with the reunion of Germany and the end of the Cold War. Furthermore, the transatlantic relationship between the US and Germany is significant for […]
A way to rebuild the US-German relations The US-German relations go through a hard period nowadays. Since the NSA spy scandal in 2013, the discord between the German and US government is at a low point. However, the spy scandal was not that challenging neither for the US government nor for the German government. Both […]