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Fall 2004 Issue
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Understanding a New Era of
German-American Relations
Education Systems in USA and Germany
Transatlantic Counter-Terrorism Measures
Expansion of EU: Impact on Indian IT Business |
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Abstract:
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Today, the transatlantic relationship, as
well as German-American relations, is in a mode of
transition. NATO and the European Union are enlarging.
Both countries face transnational threats such as terrorism,
weapons proliferation, and information warfare. The United
States and Germany have espoused opposing vies on the number
of international issues, most recently the Iraq war.
Germany and the United States, within the confines of the
transatlantic relationship, must reevaluate how they can
continue to best serve each other while also acting together
for the common good.
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About the author:
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Melissa Fried, of Fort Worth, TX, is a senior International
Studies major with minors in German and Political Science.
As a junior in high school, she was one of six Texas
students to receive the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth
Exchange Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually to 300
American high school students. During her sophomore year of
college, she interned with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Auswärtige Politik (German Council on Foreign Relations) in
Berlin, Germany where she did extensive research on
transatlantic security policies, most notably on NATO
enlargement and the (then pending) war in Iraq. She is
currently the Chair of the MSC Student Conference on
National Affairs and hopes to attend graduate school next
fall focusing on transatlantic relations and security
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Education Systems in USA and Germany
Anthony Schweizer |
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With the growth of the EU and the raising demand of higher
education, Germany has found itself with an aging education
system that is in desperate need of reform. This
comparative and analytical essay looks at the higher
education system of the United States and Germany, and
delves into possible changes for the future of the German
education system. |
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Anthony Schweizer is an undergraduate student majoring in
international studies with minors in German and business and plans
to graduate in May 2005. Anthony was born in Germany, but
has spent the last 9 years in the United States. He hopes
for a career in business that has the potential to send him
overseas. |
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Transatlantic Counter-Terrorism Measures
M. Brant Stephenson |
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the European Union share common values, economic interests,
and security challenges. The expansion of the European Union
into the countries which were under the Soviet sphere of
influence continues to complicate the internal border
security of the European Union. Given the liberalization of
trade within the EU and in turn into the US, the port and
border security of each trading partner is connected in this
global economy. This paper examines some of the border
security issues facing the EU and how these challenges
affect the United States. Particular interest is paid to the
porous borders of the former Warsaw Pact countries given
their habitual, Cold War trading partners. The EU must
strengthen its executive authority in order to enforce
external border security in order to maximize its internal
free trade zone. The national leaders within the EU will
continue to resist the increasing strength of the EU
Commission and the decreasing sovereignty of the member
states. This paper was originally submitted on 5 August 2004
as the final project for Bush 689-200 Structure and Policy
of the European Union, taught by Dr. Klaus L. Aurisch. |
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| M. Brant Stephenson is
a Masters Candidate in International Affairs (National
Security) at the George Bush School of Government and Public
Service, Texas A&M University. He earned a Bachelor of
Science in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University prior
to his commissioning in the United States Army. Mr.
Stephenson currently serves on active duty in the US Army as
a Field Artillery Officer with a specialty as a Foreign Area
Officer, concentration in Western Europe. No part of this
article represents the official view of the US Army or
United States Government; it is solely the writings of Mr.
Stephenson as part of the Structure of the European Union
class taught as part of the MPIA curriculum.
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Expansion of EU: Impact on Indian IT Business
Shreyas Kumar |
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The basic principles on which EU functions involve removal
of trade barriers among member countries and facilitation of
free movement of people within the EU. It
is very interesting to note that prior to the formation of
EU, India had competed with some of the Eastern European
countries for the business in West European countries. India
has emerged as a major software exporter to the European
countries, often times competing with the emerging IT
industry of Romania and Poland. This paper explores the
changing dynamics of the competition between Indian and East
European IT businesses
due to the latest EU expansion. |
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Shreyas Kumar is a
graduate student of Computer Science at Texas A&M
University. He is a 2003-05 Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholar. He has worked in India, Singapore, Australia and
USA. He enjoys reading and writing about international
affairs. |
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