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Diversity and Community: On the Future of the European Union

November 16, 2012 - When we speak of the future of the EU, it’s about more than saving the Euro. The question is whether Europe wishes to remain relevant as a strategic actor. If it does, then we must strengthen internal solidarity, as well as our capacity to act externally. Ralf Fücks more»

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The American Presidential Election from a Czech Perspective

- November 2, 2012 - An interview with Jan Jireš, director of the Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations at the CEVRO Institute, for the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Prague, October 2012.
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Great Expectations - The Future of Progressive Politics

- May 25, 2012 - Having fulfilled their historic mission to build the welfare state, social democrats struggle to articulate a vision beyond the status quo. Where should they turn after the third way? Ralf Fücks more»

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Your Ideas, Your NATO: 2012 Policy Workshop Competition

- January 27, 2012 -

Atlantic-community.org is inviting students and young professionals to contribute their policy ideas on key issues of the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago in the policy workshop, "Your Ideas, Your NATO." Participate for a chance to discuss your ideas directly with decision makers, including US Ambassador Philip Murphy and a NATO representative, during the May 21 summit.

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Saving for Germany?

- December 20, 2011 - The European crisis is not only a Euro or financial crisis, it also has far reaching political implications. In his article Rainer Emschermann analyses the political dynamics while Europe is struggling for ways to solve its deepest crisis since the foundation of the European Union. Rainer Emschermann more»

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The Euro Area Must not Founder on the Narrow-Minded Approach of the German Government

- December 20, 2011 - Just before the start of the decisive crisis summit on the Euro, leading politicians of the SPD and Green party criticized Merkel's crisis management and demanded a radical rethinking from the German Chancellor. Renate Künast, Cem Özdemir, Claudia Roth, Jürgen Trittin, Sigmar Gabriel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Peter Bofinger more»

Proposal

Solving the European Economic Crisis: Proposal of a "European Redemption Pact"

- December 15, 2011 - The proposal is part of the annual report of the German Council of Economic Experts, which advises the German government in economic problems. Leading economic experts support this proposal, which also has been endorsed by the Parliamentary Group of the Greens in the German Parliament. more»

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Solidarity and Strength. The Future of the European Union

- May 1, 2012 - With the ink on the Treaty of Lisbon scarcely dry, the European debt crisis has once more raised the question as to how the EU should be constituted. The Union’s ability to hold together and withstand the crisis is being put to the test. Against this background, the Heinrich Böll Foundation set up a commission in 2010 to examine the future of the EU and a summary of its findings can be found in this publication. FULL PUBLICATION NOW AVAILABLE. more»

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Transatlantic 2020: A Tale of Four Futures

- November 15, 2011 -

What deep currents are likely to affect Europe and the United States over the next decade? Will they draw Europeans and Americans together or drive them apart? In this new book, Dan Hamilton and Kurt Volker offer “four futures” for the transatlantic relationship – each a narrative of how trends evident today could interact and evolve to shape the world we live in tomorrow.

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Can a Stronger ESFS Save the Euro?

- October 3, 2011 - In the European Union, the Euro, the common currency of 17 EU countries, has been under speculative attack in global currency markets for some time. This is due largely to the debt crisis sweeping several of its member countries, but also a signal of larger global imbalances and power shifts in global financial markets. Gerhard Schick more»

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Transatlantic 20/20: The US and Europe in an Interpolar World

- July 15, 2011 - As the United States and Europe transition from the post-Cold War era of Western dominance to a more uncertain future, their commitment to each other in world affairs has been called into question by both sides. Once a given in international affairs, the future of the transatlantic relationship is anything but certain. Colin M. Adams more»

Cem Özdemir, co-chair of the German Green Party

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Making Sense of Berlin’s Foreign Policy in an Era of Global Change

- May 17, 2011 -

On Friday, May 13, 2011, the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America and the Brookings Institution co-hosted the event Quo Vadis, Germany? Making Sense of Berlin’s Foreign Policy in an Era of Global Change with Cem Özdemir.

Green-Red in Baden-Württemberg Coalition Contract

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Green-Red in Baden-Württemberg: How Much Change Should There Be?

- May 4, 2011 - A strong wind of change is blowing throughout the entire state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. What do the people expect of their new government? How much change should there be? And in what areas? Thorsten Faas more»

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Can Europe rise to the Challenge? EU Policy Responses to the Global Crisis

- October 6, 2010 - There are crises and crises. Some come and go without leaving any lasting trace but others signal a break with the past. You do not need to be much of a prophet to predict that the current global economic shock will go down in the history books as the end of an era. more»

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