Jeff Rathke
@jeffrathke.bsky.social
Pres. American-German Institute; ex-diplomat; ex-CSIS; Pittsburgher
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That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
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The aircraft will serve to ensure no Russian submarines are able to enter the open Atlantic undetected, German officials said.
New German sub-hunting plane to operate out of Norway, Iceland
The aircraft will serve to ensure no Russian submarines are able to enter the open Atlantic undetected, German officials said.
www.defensenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The aircraft will serve to ensure no Russian submarines are able to enter the open Atlantic undetected, German officials said.
Picking up @donmoyn.bsky.social re: Germany and avoiding lapses in budgetary authority. GER Basic Law (constitution) stipulates that in absence of approved budget at the start of year, there is "provisional budgeting" (vorläufige Haushaltsführung) so the govt can meet all legal obligations 1/
I don't want to paint Germany as some utopia, but they have a reasonable welfare state and public employees keep getting paid to provide public services even when political parties are unable to pass a budget. For overseas troops representing American power, our governance weaknesses must stand out.
At the very bottom of the US Army’s “Shutdown Guidance” for troops in Bavaria, there was a “Running list of German support organizations for your kit bags” including various local food banks. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Picking up @donmoyn.bsky.social re: Germany and avoiding lapses in budgetary authority. GER Basic Law (constitution) stipulates that in absence of approved budget at the start of year, there is "provisional budgeting" (vorläufige Haushaltsführung) so the govt can meet all legal obligations 1/
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Germany spends €490 million on developing and fielding the DefendAir (formerly SADM) "anti drone" missile. Serial production for the 5 km range class missile envisioned for 2029. Will very likely be integrated on Skyranger.
www.hartpunkt.de/rund-500-mil...
www.hartpunkt.de/rund-500-mil...
Rund 500 Millionen Euro für Entwicklung und Beschaffung von Drohnenabwehrflugkörpern freigegeben
Der Haushaltsausschuss des Bundestages hat in seiner heutigen Sitzung rund 490 Millionen Euro für die Entwicklung und Beschaffung von Drohnenabwehrflugkörpern des Typs DefendAir von MBDA Deutschland f...
www.hartpunkt.de
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Germany spends €490 million on developing and fielding the DefendAir (formerly SADM) "anti drone" missile. Serial production for the 5 km range class missile envisioned for 2029. Will very likely be integrated on Skyranger.
www.hartpunkt.de/rund-500-mil...
www.hartpunkt.de/rund-500-mil...
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This FT account of pure thuggishness of Trump representatives posing as diplomats has not appeared in US media anywhere, but is being widely circulated and reported in media in Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific area. Be sure to read it all.
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This FT account of pure thuggishness of Trump representatives posing as diplomats has not appeared in US media anywhere, but is being widely circulated and reported in media in Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific area. Be sure to read it all.
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
The Hannah-Arendt Institute in Dresden is looking for an Assistant Director. (In German)
The Hannah-Arendt Institute in Dresden is looking for an Assistant Director. (In German)
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
The Hannah-Arendt Institute in Dresden is looking for an Assistant Director. (In German)
The Hannah-Arendt Institute in Dresden is looking for an Assistant Director. (In German)
A real treat to be third in line for grand opening of the Princeton Art Museum and greeted by the Director!
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A real treat to be third in line for grand opening of the Princeton Art Museum and greeted by the Director!
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AGI is pleased to announce that Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG and shareholder of the Schaeffler Group, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the American-German Institute.
Learn more: americangerman.institute/2025/10/geor...
Learn more: americangerman.institute/2025/10/geor...
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
AGI is pleased to announce that Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG and shareholder of the Schaeffler Group, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the American-German Institute.
Learn more: americangerman.institute/2025/10/geor...
Learn more: americangerman.institute/2025/10/geor...
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A Polish mass-produced ALCM is only a matter of time. We'll see if it ends up being this one or another design.
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Powstaną polsko-amerykańskie pociski manewrujące?
Dziś zostało podpisane porozumienie pomiędzy Polską Grupą Zbrojeniową a amerykańską spółką Anduril Industries. Przedmiotem umowy jest wspólne opracowanie i produkcja autonomicznych systemów powietrzny...
defence24.pl
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A Polish mass-produced ALCM is only a matter of time. We'll see if it ends up being this one or another design.
defence24.pl/przemysl/pow...
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A pardon "following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company." Unprecedented corruption.
President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family's own crypto venture.
Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company
on.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A pardon "following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company." Unprecedented corruption.
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Putin kann militärisch nicht gewinnen, deswegen versucht er politisch zu gewinnen. Er hält den Krieg aufrecht, um möglichst Trump dafür zu nutzen, seine Ziele durchzusetzen. Ukraine und Europäer bleiben von tragbaren Lösungen weit entfernt, wenn sie nur auf Trump setzen.
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Putin kann militärisch nicht gewinnen, deswegen versucht er politisch zu gewinnen. Er hält den Krieg aufrecht, um möglichst Trump dafür zu nutzen, seine Ziele durchzusetzen. Ukraine und Europäer bleiben von tragbaren Lösungen weit entfernt, wenn sie nur auf Trump setzen.
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Because he can: Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Because he can: Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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Nach Alaska sagte Trump: Putin hat einem Treffen mit Selenskyj zugestimmt. Kreml dann: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
Jetzt sagt Trump: Ich treffe Putin in Budapest. Kreml: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
„Viel Vorbereitung“ = Erfüllen aller russischen Forderungen.
Jetzt sagt Trump: Ich treffe Putin in Budapest. Kreml: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
„Viel Vorbereitung“ = Erfüllen aller russischen Forderungen.
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nach Alaska sagte Trump: Putin hat einem Treffen mit Selenskyj zugestimmt. Kreml dann: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
Jetzt sagt Trump: Ich treffe Putin in Budapest. Kreml: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
„Viel Vorbereitung“ = Erfüllen aller russischen Forderungen.
Jetzt sagt Trump: Ich treffe Putin in Budapest. Kreml: Das braucht viel Vorbereitung.
„Viel Vorbereitung“ = Erfüllen aller russischen Forderungen.
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Die Trump-Serie aus aufgeregten Gipfeln, Sondergipfeln, Gipfelankündigungen bringt uns dem Frieden in Europa bisher nicht näher. Wir drehen uns im Kreis. Die Europäer sollten endlich ihre Stärke nutzen und selbst Putin zu Waffenstillstand und Frieden drängen.
October 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Die Trump-Serie aus aufgeregten Gipfeln, Sondergipfeln, Gipfelankündigungen bringt uns dem Frieden in Europa bisher nicht näher. Wir drehen uns im Kreis. Die Europäer sollten endlich ihre Stärke nutzen und selbst Putin zu Waffenstillstand und Frieden drängen.
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Kawasaki in talks to develop #Taurus missile engines, sources say. So far it’s an US engine.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Kawasaki in talks to develop #Taurus missile engines, sources say. So far it’s an US engine.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
This piece by @abenewman.bsky.social on international order and personalist rule is extremely thought-provoking and timely
1/In honor of no kings! Imagine an international order organized not around nation-states but hyper elites pledged to absolute rulers. Welcome to neo-royalism. New w/Stacie Goddard in International Organization. We use the approach to rethink US policy in Trump era.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This piece by @abenewman.bsky.social on international order and personalist rule is extremely thought-provoking and timely
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@aaronstein1.bsky.social and I wrote for @fpri.bsky.social about everyone's favorite once-and-future GLCM, the Tomahawk, and its potential redeployment to Europe: open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
American Missiles and Russian Dachas: Tomahawk and the Future of Stability and Deterrence in Europe
There are ample reasons for the United States to provide Ukraine with longer-range weapons.
behindthefront.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@aaronstein1.bsky.social and I wrote for @fpri.bsky.social about everyone's favorite once-and-future GLCM, the Tomahawk, and its potential redeployment to Europe: open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
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US-China tariffs: where do they currently stand?
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart
Average US tariffs on Chinese exports now stand at 57.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. China's average tariffs on US exports are at 32.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. US tar...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
US-China tariffs: where do they currently stand?
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
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Die 10 wichtigsten Punkte aus der öffentlichen Anhörung der Nachrichtendienste BND, BfV und MAD: 🧵
October 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Die 10 wichtigsten Punkte aus der öffentlichen Anhörung der Nachrichtendienste BND, BfV und MAD: 🧵
Have a look and apply!
The Halle Foundation/AGI Internship Program provides a paid professional and educational experience in a not-for-profit think-tank that works to build a stronger German-American partnership. Apply for spring internships by November 7:
Halle Foundation/AGI Internships
Halle Foundation/AGI internships aim to: Introduce interns to all aspects (administrative, programming, development, research) of an American nonprofit public policy institute. Provide opportunities…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have a look and apply!
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🚨We’re hiring at ECFR!
* Policy Fellow (for our Washington Office)
* Shared Services Accountant (for one of our offices in Berlin, Madrid or Sofia)
Join a truly European think tank working on today’s biggest global challenges.
More info 👉 https://ecfr.eu/jobs/
* Policy Fellow (for our Washington Office)
* Shared Services Accountant (for one of our offices in Berlin, Madrid or Sofia)
Join a truly European think tank working on today’s biggest global challenges.
More info 👉 https://ecfr.eu/jobs/
Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR
Join the ECFR team and be part of the future of European foreign policy.
ecfr.eu
October 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🚨We’re hiring at ECFR!
* Policy Fellow (for our Washington Office)
* Shared Services Accountant (for one of our offices in Berlin, Madrid or Sofia)
Join a truly European think tank working on today’s biggest global challenges.
More info 👉 https://ecfr.eu/jobs/
* Policy Fellow (for our Washington Office)
* Shared Services Accountant (for one of our offices in Berlin, Madrid or Sofia)
Join a truly European think tank working on today’s biggest global challenges.
More info 👉 https://ecfr.eu/jobs/
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MIT rejects "the Compact"
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
MIT rejects "the Compact"
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Germany has been building its military capabilities and coordinating closely with European partners. In our latest podcast, @annakatrein.bsky.social discusses what Germany still needs to do to prepare for strategic independence:
Episode 134: Europe’s Strategic Dependencies
The dynamics of the transatlantic relationship are changing. As Europe faces the changing policies of the United States toward its alliances, Germany is investing in its armed forces at a …
americangerman.institute
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Germany has been building its military capabilities and coordinating closely with European partners. In our latest podcast, @annakatrein.bsky.social discusses what Germany still needs to do to prepare for strategic independence: