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 Marshal 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 Referenten:


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.


Dr. Jörn Quitzau ist Leiter Wirtschaftstrends
beim Bankhaus Berenberg. Zuvor war er Senior Economist bei
Deutsche Bank Research. Gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Norbert Berthold
ist er Initiator dieses Podcasts.