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
Transatlantic Renaissance?
German-American Relations in Obama’s Second Term
Transatlantic Relations in Dire Financial Straits
The United States in President Obama’s second term will remain focused on itself
Obama braucht Europa
Selbst die militärisch mächtigste Nation ist auf Kooperationspartner angewiesen
President Obama’s Berlin Visit
Security policy is seeing some convergence, but there are still major differences of opinion in economic policy
Die USA: Zwischen Durchregieren und Systemblockade
Über die Machtfülle des Präsidenten im politischen System der checks and balances
Afghanistan after 2014: How Can Reconstruction Succeed?
Regional cooperation is the key to long-term stability. A new publication in the DGAP publication series