TOPICS: ‘Germany’
April 30, 2013In this video, Megan Greene, chief economist at Maverick Intelligence, discusses a variety issues about the future of southern European economies and the United States' response to the euro crisis.
Read more...Welcome Centers in Canada: Lessons for Newcomer Integration in Germany April 24, 2013 / Berlin, Germany
The Immigration and Integration program launched the first ever “Welcoming Weeks” in Germany, as part of the GMF Welcoming Weeks, which showcases Canadian and U.S. initiatives for welcoming immigrants. Read more...Regional Collaboration to Reduce Auto Dependence: Lessons from Europe for SB 375February 20, 2013 / Autumn Bernstein
This policy paper looks at how some European cities have reduced auto dependence, and how California can follow those models.Read more...Dialogues for Change Workshop – Transatlantic Lessons in Civic ParticipationJanuary 31, 2013 / Washington DC
Read more...For US and Europe, governance by brinkmanshipJanuary 14, 2013 / Thomas Kleine-BrockhoffChristian Science Monitor
Following this practice of governance by brinkmanship, the United States has Europeanized its crisis response by artificially erecting a number of cliffs, obstacles, and deadlines.Read more...Livable Streets Where People Live: Policy Lessons on Broadening the Civic Role of Residential Streets from Munich, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and MalmoDecember 12, 2012 / Denver Igarta
This policy paper documents proven policies and practices from European cities that make local streets more “livable.”Read more...
November 28, 2012 / Sudha David-WilpSudha David-Wilp, a senior program officer at GMF Berlin, analyzes the results of the U.S. elections with other panelists on Deutsche Welle TV.
Read more...New Dangers to the Western Liberal OrderNovember 02, 2012 / Ian Bremmer, Mark Leonard, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
This policy brief presents two views on a purported widening divide between Berlin and Washington, DC.Read more...The Impact of the “Sarrazin Debate” on the German Public’s Views on ImmigrationJune 25, 2012 / Claudia Diehl, Jan-Philip Steinmann
This paper looks at a recent debate over immigration in Germany.Read more...
June 22, 2012 / Thomas Kleine-BrockhoffGMF's Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff joined Background Briefing's Ian Masters to discuss the outcome of the latest G20 meeting and its implications for Europe, Britain and the United States.
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