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DGAP’s program on the Americas is a knowledge hub for German politicians, businesspeople, academics, and media on social, economic, and domestic factors related to US foreign policy. We cooperate with renowned US institutions and think tanks such as Johns Hopkins University, the Harvard Kennedy School, the Atlantic Council, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Over many years, we have also built close relationships with networks and influential circles among Democrats and Republicans. Thanks to this access to powerful insiders in the US government and its collaboration with German and international partners, DGAP operates a US strategy group that enriches the transatlantic debate and is valued by a wide range of experts – from government officials to opinion leaders in industry and civil society.

Our aim is to counteract misinterpretations of how political decisions are made on both sides to reduce tensions on the transatlantic relationship. Grappling with today’s world order necessitates a comprehensive understanding of transatlantic relations that includes Latin America and Canada.

Key topics:

  • Social, economic, and domestic factors that will determine the future of US foreign policy
  • US foreign policy and economic interests
  • Involvement of Europe’s trading partners in Latin America, the US, and Canada in the geo-economic strategies and policies of Germany and Europe.
  • Strategies to maintain a rules-based world order

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Publications

Mit Sicherheit gefährlich

Mit seinen Strafzöllen hebelt Trump auch die US-Gewaltenkontrolle und die internationale Ordnung aus

Author/s
Dr. Josef Braml
Policy Brief

In the media

Events

Past events

10:00 - 11:00 | 05 Nov 2012

Der Umbau der Eurozone

Verhandlungen über das Präsidentenpapier und die Zukunft der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion - Sitzung der Studiengruppe für Europapolitik

Veranstaltung Forschungsprogramm
Diskussion
12:00 - 14:00 | 02 Oct 2012

The United States and the International Criminal Court

Discussion with ICC judge Hans-Peter Kaul and David J. Scheffer, director of the Center for International Human Rights

In March 2012 the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed its first verdict: a 14 year prison sentence for Congolese military leader Thomas Lubanga. But even with this recent success, the ICC faces problems, most notably the fact that the United States is not a member. On the Court's tenth anniversary, David J. Scheffer and Hans-Peter Kaul took stock of where the court stands and discussed the prospects of American membership.

Program Event
Expertenrunde
18:00 - 20:00 | 25 Jun 2012

Unmanned Warfare

The Use of Drones and Its Implications for International Relations

Omid Nouripour, MP, spokesperson on security policy for Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group and James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, discussed political, ethical and judicial implications of unmanned warfare at the German Council on Foreign Relations. The discussion contributed a transatlantic perspective to an ongoing Task Force on the use of drones in armed conflicts.

Think Tank Event
Expertenrunde

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