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Shaken but Not Deterred: Why I Still Have Hope for International Development After 2025
USAID, the world's largest foreign aid agency, was abolished by the Trump administration in July 2025. Tessa Coggio reflects on this process as well as on its long-term implications.
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Defense, Debt, Draghi
The Atlantik-Brücke's first delegation trip to Paris made clear that Germany and France share at least one major challenge: to swiftly invest in defense and organize joint procurement amid fiscal constraints.
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“Democracy is fighting for survival”
Our world order is facing profound upheaval. Democracy, peace, and the rule of law are under threat in many places, warns journalist and human rights activist Düzen Tekkal.
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“Reaching the next generation of transatlanticists”
We need the next generation of transatlanticists—for security, freedom, and prosperity, demands Florian Hahn.
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What’s next?
An “old liberal” Europe following in the wake of the US will no longer exist, according to Sigmar Gabriel and Julia Friedlander.
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“A whole-of-society effort”
We stand at the threshold of a new world order. If the West fails to defend our liberal values, we will become the plaything of autocrats, emphasizes Inspector General Carsten Breuer.
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The costly search for defense capabilities
Europe is rearming — yet between geopolitical pressure, fragmented markets, and tightening budgets, a new distributional conflict is taking shape, analyzes IW-Director Michael Hüther.
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“The transatlantic relationship is already damaged”
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook spoke at the Frankfurt Luncheon on the future of American democracy.
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Reckoning With a Restless World: Populism, Power, and the U.S.–German Alliance
An analysis of the US–German relationship through the lens of the New Bridge Alumni conference's learnings.
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A Transatlantic Life
He was a Jew, a banker, an intelligence officer in the US Army and a transatlantic bridge-builder: The biography 'A Transatlantic Life' tells the story of the founder of the Atlantik-Brücke.
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Democrats at a Crossroads: Left-Wing Populism or the Center Path?
Since Trump assumed office, the Democrats have struggled with an identity problem: whether to take a leftward turn or stay closer to the center.
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“Hard power, alone, is never going to be the path to peace”
Europe must redefine its global role, and navigate the limits of American leadership, emphasize Ben Hodges and David Ranan in an interview.
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The AI skills gap is here — and bridging it is a social responsibility
Monoswita Saha and Enver Cetin discuss the differences between American and European approaches to AI, how to build a common transatlantic AI framework and the necessity of labour upskilling.
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„Germany must strengthen its defense capabilities.“
As part of the Munich/Bavaria regional group event “Is Germany in Good Constitutional Shape?”, Peter Müller discussed the current state of the country and its highest court.
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„A Reorientation of the Partnership on an Equal Footing“
Şirin Tiryaki und Mateo Blazevic share their impressions from this year's New Bridge to the US journey.
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Responding to Global Shifts
The 4th Transatlantic Forum on Geoeconomics emphasised the urgent need for reinforced NATO commitments, increased European defence spending and a renewed US-EU partnership.
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“The course has been set for a modern NATO alliance”
Our managing director Julia Friedlander spoke at the Berlin Banking Symposium about America's uncomfortable truths, new rules for global trade, and Germany's future role in NATO.
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Book Burning and Freedom to Read: Transatlantic Connections
Amy Brownlee reflects on the importance of intellectual freedom and shares her insights from her engagement with Germany’s history.
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“Crypto assets are a niche phenomenon”
Crypto assets have not yet gained acceptance in the euro area due to their high volatility, explains Prof. Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib, member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
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”We are heading into a period of state-driven capitalism”
A video analysis of our CEO Julia Friedlander about “Interest Rates, Tariffs, Recession”.
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“Engagement is a cornerstone of our democracy.”
Professor Dr. Ulrich Reinhardt discusses the challenges facing our society in times of geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, digitalization, migration, and demographic change.
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Canada and Europe Deepen Defense Ties Amid Rising Global Instability
Kim Lioe provides insights into the growing cooperation between Canada and Europe in the defence sector.
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Resilience, reconciliation, and remembrance in modern Germany
A report of this year's Transatlantic Study Trip for Teachers by Amy Brownlee.
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Changes in the Executive Board – Atlantik-Brücke Aligns for the Future
Insights into the election results of this year’s members’ meeting and into our first summer reception in the courtyard of our new office at Palais Eger.
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“Is the EU still important to Ukraine?”
In our webinar "The Ukraine Negotiations" the speakers tackled pressing questions such as what a peaceful settlement between Russia and Ukraine could look like.
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“I leave with a sharper lens on how transatlantic relations can evolve”
Read our fellows' reflections on the New Bridge Program.
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“We can leverage AI to save soldiers’ lives”
Insights from the German-American Conference 2025. Watch our interviews with experts Norbert Röttgen, Fritzi Köhler-Geib and more.
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AI: Consider not only the risks, but also the benefits
Young Leader alumnus Armand Zorn was a guest at the Netzwerkstatt. In the video interview, he talks about the regulation of artificial intelligence and the fight against disinformation.
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DKK 2025: “Canada and Germany need closer relations”
The German-Canadian Conference in Ottawa on May 5 and 6, 2025 came at just the right time.
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Young Atlantiks: Meet the Class of 2025
Every year, ten young professionals from Canada and Germany meet at the German-Canadian Conference as part of the Young Atlantiks Program. Meet this years cohort.
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„An annexation is highly unlikely“
The last edition of Atlantik-Brücke’s virtual event series “Better Be Prepared” explored the strategic and economic significance of Greenland.
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„Putin certainly sees Trump as an easy mark“
In his guest commentary for Atlantik-Brücke, John Bolton, former national security advisor to Donald Trump, talks about Trump's relationship with Putin and urges us not to give up on the transatlantic alliance just yet.
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