The American Image in Germany

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This paper discusses the German perspective of the USA. The paper reviews the historical relationship between the two countries and reviews the difference between the diplomatic German opinion with that of the average German citizen.

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"In recent years, German-American relations have been considered on the downtrend especially with the negative outlook on America's foreign and military policies on Iraq, Iran and other hot spots. With the new German chancellor, Angela Merkel, showing emerging signs of bridging the gap between U.S.-German relationships - this might be a gesture of interest in rebuilding the Atlantic alliance and see if the "Bush administration wants to see her get the economy moving again so Germany can pick up the slack from the U.S. but also work with the U.S. to deal with challenges such as Russia and Iran (USINFO, 2006)." The assistance or partnership of the U.S. in stabilizing the region without appearing as the "neighborhood bully" might capture the sympathy and support of the German people in terms of accepting fully the U.S. again as a partner in global governance."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Germany Info Home: Government & Politics: German-U.S. Relations Factsheet." German Embassy, Washington, D.C. 2006. 07 September 2006. <http://www.germany.info/relaunch/politics/german_us/facts.html>.
• Janes, Jackson and Sandschneider. Eberhard. "The New and Old Agenda: Restoring the German-American Relationship." The United States, Germany and Europe: Building a Global Agenda. IP-Transatlantic Edition - Special Issue. 22 December 2005. 07 September 2006. <http://www.internationalepolitik.de/english/content/Special_Issue/index.html>.
• "U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative: American Character Gets Mixed Reviews." Pew Global Attitudes Project. 23 June 2005. 07 September 2006. <http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=247>.
• "United States, Germany and the New Transatlantic Relationship." USINFO Web chat transcript, 17 January 2006. 07 September 2006. <http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Archive/2006/Jan/18-414884.html>.

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