Podcast
Vor den US-Zwischenwahlen
Wie ist die Stimmung in den USA?

Am 8. November finden in den USA die Zwischenwahlen statt, die sogenannten Midterm Elections. Die Welt schaut gebannt nach Amerika und erhofft sich Hinweise für die Präsidentschaftswahl 2024. Wie steht es heute um die amerikanische Gesellschaft? Wie gespalten ist das Land? Welche Politiker sind für die Präsidentschaftswahl 2024 im Auge zu behalten?

Ein Gespräch zwischen Dr. Jackson Janes (German Marshall Fund) und Dr. Jörn Quitzau (Berenberg).

Aus dem Inhalt:

Einleitung (00:18)

Wo steht die amerikanische Gesellschaft, wie tief sind die Gräben? (01:42)

Welche Rolle spielt die Wirtschaft, welche Rolle spielt die Inflation? (05:45)

Welche Rolle spielen kulturelle Aspekte für die gesellschaftlichen Spannungen? (12:27)

Ausblick auf die Zwischenwahlen (15:58)

Implikationen für die transatlantischen Beziehungen (22:56)

Die Teilnehmer:

Dr. Jackson Janes is a resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund and president emeritus of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, where he has been affiliated since 1989.

Dr. Janes has been engaged in German-American affairs in numerous capacities over many years. He has studied and taught in German universities in Freiburg, Giessen, and Tübingen. He was the director of the German-American Institute in Tübingen (1977-1980) and then directed the European office of The German Marshall Fund of the United States in Bonn (1980-1985). Before joining AICGS, he served as director of Program Development at the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh (1986-1988). He was also chair of the German Speaking Areas in Europe Program at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, DC, from 1999-2000 and president of the International Association for the Study of German Politics from 2005-2010.

Dr. Janes is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Atlantic Council of the United States. He serves on the advisory boards of the Berlin office of the American Jewish Committee, Beirat der Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (ZfAS), the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association, and the American Bundestag Intern Network (ABIN) in Washington, DC. He is a member of the board of the German American Fulbright Commission and serves on the Selection Committee for the Bundeskanzler Fellowships for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He is a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington DC.

Dr. Janes has lectured throughout Europe and the United States and has published extensively on issues dealing with Germany, German-American relations, and transatlantic affairs. In addition to regular commentary given to European and American news radio, he has appeared on CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, CBC, and is a frequent commentator on German television. Dr. Janes is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Education.

In 2005, Dr. Janes was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany’s highest civilian award.