Yascha Mounk for CNN


On November 10, 2016, CNN published an op-ed by Transatlantic Academy Fellow Yascha Mounk entitled "The scary part of an unpredictable President."

Berlin’s New Pragmatism: Will It Be Enough After Trump’s Election?

By Stefan Fröhlich

From Russia to refugees, from the eurozone to TTIP, from Brexit to President-elect Donald Trump – at a time of radical uncertainties and a fast-changing European and global environment, Germany knows that it cannot escape from more responsibility. At the same time, Berlin is overwhelmed by expectations which it cannot fulfill alone.

Trump and the Consequences of Radical Uncertainty

On Tuesday night, the unthinkable happened. The most urgent task now is to think about what other previously unthinkable things might follow from Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States.

Yascha Mounk in Slate


On November 9, 2016, Slate published an article by Transatlantic Academy Fellow Yascha Mounk entitled "What We Do Now: How to preserve the ideals of liberal democracy in the face of a Trump presidency."

Weathering the Storm: Talking European Populism on the Eve of the U.S. Election

By Ted Reinert

As an ardent xenophile, ideologically committed to the values of diversity and political and cultural liberalism, though happy to have civil debates about economic and foreign policy, the rise of populism across Europe and other corners of the world is a depressing topic for me.

Transatlantic Academy Germany-U.S. Year Featured in Deutschland.de


On October 7, 2016, Deutschland.de published an article on the Transatlantic Academy's Germany and the United States in the 21st Century fellowship year, entitled ""We have many topics 
to discuss together.""