But what is coming out of Germany? What do we hear? Nothing! Nothing but deafening silence! It seems as though the political class is speechless before an American president who has adopted the liberal triad of political freedom, human rights and economic development as preventive medicine against all kinds of crises.

The Transatlantic Law Forum (TLF) will host its fifth annual conference on October 28–29 at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. The topic of the conference is "Constitutionalism in Crisis?"

On June 5, Josef Joffe led a lively exchange of views on the current divide in U.S.-European relations. Joffe, the copublisher of the Hamburg-based Die Zeit, defined transatlantic tensions as resulting from an imbalance of power. His advice to the United States: America, contain yourself. The following is a...

On both sides of the Atlantic, “citizenship” is the subject of vital and often contentious policy debates. In the United States, a nation famously founded on a creed rather than blood ties, the question of what it means to be an American citizen has always been central to the country’s...

On both sides of the Atlantic, "citizenship" is the subject of vital and often contentious policy debates. In the United States, a nation famously founded on a creed rather than blood ties, the question of what it means to be an American citizen has always been central to the country's...

Nicht nur die Bankenkrise, auch der Alterungsprozess setzt die Regierungen unter Druck. In Analogie zu Banken-Stresstests drängen sich mit Blick auf die zukünftig schwerer werdenden sozialpolitischen Lasten demografische Stresstests auf.

Please note that this event will be held in Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium; and Berlin, Germany on the dates of Monday, March 26; Tuesday, March 27; and Wednesday, March 28, 2007 While the UN Security Council imposed limited sanctions against Iran in December 2006, Tehran’s leadership remains...

Background on the telegraph company that controlled wires betweenTehran and London via Russia and Germany in the nineteenth century.