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Interview with Andrew Hammel: US calls for German troops in southern Afghanistan primarily have a "symbolic meaning," says Andrew Hammel, who teaches Anglo-American Law at Heinrich Heine University and runs the popular blog "German Joys."
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Simon K. Koschut: President-elect Obama faces a tough challenge once he takes office. The world is expecting change from America, but they shouldn't hope for too much, too fast. Instead, in countries like Germany, the question needs to be "what can we do for the United States?" Likely topics of discussion will regard burden sharing in Afghanistan and possibly even Iraq.
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Sonja Bonin: The election of Barack Obama represents more than just the ascendancy of the first African American to the heights of political power in the United States; it denotes the end of the Reagan Revolution -- the dominant form of politics in the US for the past generation that divided the nation on cultural grounds.
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From the Editorial Team: We spent the election night at a number of parties throughout Berlin. In light of the blithe atmosphere surrounding these events, we decided to ask fellow revelers a few questions regarding their election thoughts.
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From the Editorial Team: German and American policy pundits and exchange students celebrated Obama's election and look forward to a new era in transatlantic relations, but they also recognize the limits of further US-European cooperation.
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Eckart von Klaeden: No matter whom the American voters elect, a radical change in US foreign policy towards its European allies is unlikely. Both McCain and Obama would generally continue to follow the multilateral course pursued by President Bush in his second term of office and before him by President Clinton.
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Heinrich Maetzke: Here is a politically incorrect assessment: President Bush will hand over to his successor a Middle Eastern foreign policy outlook far brighter than the one he inherited from Bill Clinton. Strenuous double containment of Iraq and Iran has given way to difficult but doable containment of Iran. And Iraq looks like the most promising country in the entire region.
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Morgan Sheeran: Europe can contribute to progress in Afghanistan outside of the military arena: mentoring Afghan ministry officials, instilling policies of good governance, and developing the Afghan economy could ultimately provide as much security as any troop contribution.
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Wolfgang Nowak: America is no longer up to shouldering the world’s crises. But who is going to take its place? And how do the new global powers imagine the future world order? Foresight, a project of the Alfred Herrhausen Society, asks thinkers and policy makers from the emerging and existing powers for their thoughts and proposals.
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Matthias Stephan Fifka: McCain is likely to loose the US presidential election. Though his bad luck of having to follow the current Republican presidency is also a factor, he has made fatal mistakes in his campaign. Abrupt strategy changes, his pick of Sarah Palin for VP, and negative campaign ads were all part of his own demise.
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