Program areas at AICGS
OTHER PROGRAMS In fiscal year 2024, AGI Foreign and Security Policy Program hosted German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and convened events and articles from senior officials and experts. It also supported a symposium in Frankfurt that featured high-profile speakers to discuss the transatlantic agenda in a pivotal election year. AGI Society, Culture & Politics Program examined the changing political party landscape in Germany, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany, and convened events and articles on topics including gender and elections, the German-Israeli relationship, and memory and culture. Other notable activities include offering paid internships throughout the year (supported by a grant from the Halle Foundation) and a new three-year exchange program, Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States (supported by a grant from the German Economics Ministry).
DAAD FELLOWSHIPS AGI hosted four DAAD fellows in fiscal year 2024. The fellows presented their research in webinars and articles, and supported AGI work to strengthen the U.S.-German partnership by expanding scientific knowledge and networks.
GEOECONOMICS PROGRAM The AGI Geoeconomics Program promotes original thinking and debate on U.S., German, and EU global economic strategy with a focus on ways that trade, investment, financial, and technology policies can advance their shared interests, prosperity, and values. Key topics in fiscal year 2024 included transatlantic climate statecraft; friendshoring; trade and economic security; and relations with China. The program publishes a blog, The Wider Atlantic, in addition to regularly soliciting expert analyses, appearing in news media, and hosting high-profile events. Together with the Foreign & Security Policy Program, the Geoeconomics Program supported a high-profile symposium in Frankfurt.