The Americas

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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09:30 - 11:00 | 28 Sep 2016

Poland and Germany in the Transatlantic Alliance

An exchange of perspectives

Poland and Germany share an interest in a strong transatlantic security architecture. The deteriorating situation to NATO’s east has produced different opinions about how to deal with Russia, however. The recent elections in Poland have further complicated German-Polish relations. Considering the recent study “Transatlantic Relations After the Russia-Ukraine Conflict” by the Warsaw-based Institute of Public Affairs, guests sat down to discuss German-Polish relations in the transatlantic context.

09:30 - 11:00 | 28 Sep 2016

Poland and Germany in the Transatlantic Alliance

Ein Runder Tisch zur deutsch-polnischen Zusammenarbeit im transatlantischen Kontext

Polen und Deutschland haben ein gemeinsames Interesse an einer starken transatlantischen Sicherheitsarchitektur. Allerdings sind unterschiedliche Schwerpunktsetzungen in Berlin und Warschau hinsichtlich des Umgangs mit der prekären Sicherheitslage an der NATO-Ostflanke erkennbar. Nach den Wahlen in Polen kommen zudem neue Herausforderungen auf die deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen zu. Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Studie „Transatlantic Relations After the Russia-Ukraine Conflict“ des Warschauer Institute of Public Affairs (ISP) fand in der DGAP ein Runder Tisch zum Thema der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen im transatlantischen Kontext statt.

11:30 - 13:00 | 30 Jun 2016

Bridging Collective Defense and Crisis Management?

09:00 - 13:00 | 30 Jun 2016

Crisis Reaction Lite?

Options for NATO’s Southern Flank

In a workshop at DGAP, a group of security policy experts discussed NATO’s challenges on its southern flank prior to the NATO summit in Warsaw.

09:00 - 11:00 | 28 Jun 2016

The United States after the primaries

The primaries in the U.S. are about to enter their final stage. The republican nominee will be officially announced on July 18, 2016. Dr. Dieter Dettke spoke before the transatlantic roundtable and addressed the current developments in the United States after the primaries and how they could shape the country’s future.

12:30 - 14:00 | 20 Jun 2016

Germany’s Role in the World

A Presentation of the Pew Research Center's poll of public opinion and foreign policy in Europe

European partners disagree about how to respond to Europe’s current political challenges, to say nothing of the challenges facing its neighboring countries. The Pew Research Center’s newly published survey “Europeans Face the Word Divided” gives insight into how divided European citizens are in their views concerning the role of their governments and the European Union in the world. A few days before the Brexit referendum, Bruce Stokes gave an exclusive presentation of the report at the DGAP.