American-German Institute

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AGI (formerly AICGS) is the only think tank focused on the issues at stake for the United States and Germany globally.

Washington, DC americangerman.institute Joined February 2011

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"Populist movements across the globe are exploiting all these hopes and fears that people have... At the same time, they're trying to position themselves as the voice of common sense, reason & calmness." Listen to our latest podcast on populist rhetoric: americangerman.institute/podcast/episod…

americangerman.institute Episode 158: The International Language of Populism On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Henk de Berg, author of Trump and Hitler: A Comparative Study in Lying, discusses how populists have used rhetoric throughout history. He compares and …

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How will the results of the midterms impact Trump's foreign policy and war in Iran? @JeffRathke discussed what Democrats in Congress might do to constrain the president: zdfheute.de/video/zdfheute…

www.zdfheute.de Druck der Demokraten: "Trump kein Fan von Checks and Balances" Gewinnen die Demokraten die Midterms, könnten sie den Druck auf Trump erhöhen, so Jeff Rathke. Ob sie Kriegsmittel kürzen würden, sei ungewiss.

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Retrograde political aspirations and radical tactics have become a feature of authoritarian populist movements across Europe and the US. Simon Morris-Lange examines which voters are susceptible to nostalgic appeals: americangerman.institute/publication/po…

americangerman.institute Populists on Both Sides of the Atlantic Are Selling the Past. And Voters Are Buying It. A striking pattern has become apparent in politics across Europe: populist parties and movements are mobilizing voters by tapping into nostalgia. Their message is simple: A better society once...

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Ahead of the midterms, @JeffRathke spoke to Welt TV about potential domestic and foreign policy consequences should the Democrats win one or both chambers of Congress:
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www.welt.de Midterm-Wahlen in den USA: „Trump wird die Macht in der eigenen Partei behaupten wollen“ - Video -... Wie verlässlich sind die Prognosen zu den US-Midterms – und welche Folgen hätte ein Machtzuwachs der Demokraten für die Präsidentschaft von Trump? Darüber spricht WELT-Chefredakteur Helge Fuhst mit...

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A recent poll found that corruption is an important issue for voters. @JeffRathke joined @ZDFheute to discuss how corruption is playing a role in midterm campaigns and how it could be addressed in the new Congress: zdfheute.de/video/zdfheute…

www.zdfheute.de Trump und Korruption: Wieso das Thema jetzt wichtig wird Vor den Midterms beschäftigt viele US-Amerikaner das Thema Korruption in der Regierung. Über Ursachen und Folgen berichtet ZDFheute live.