Germany and the U.S.
What I love about Berlin
“Wunderbar together” ambassador Danielle shows us her favourite places in Berlin and talks about why she came to Germany.
EUlogy of Defense
No longer able to rely on America’s military leadership, the EU is harmonizing its military capabilities and facilities.
History part 3: The path to democracy
The new beginning after the Second World War: The USA supported Germany in establishing a democratic society.
Quiz
Quick facts
9,831,510
square kilometres
is the size of the USA
357,380
square kilometres
is the size of Germany
325.7
million
people live in the USA
82.7
million
people live in Germany
Shared history
Emigration
Away to a new world: German immigrants play a significant role in the history of the USA.
The World Wars
Two devastating wars that changed the course of history. The USA played a significant role in the Allies’ victory.
Post-war period
After the Second World War, the USA assumed a decisive role in Germany’s reconstruction.
Friendship and East-West conflict
“Ich bin ein Berliner” – how German-American friendship developed between rock and roll and East-West tensions.
Reunification
A historical milestone: The world grew a little bit closer together when the Berlin Wall came down.
Present and future
Germany and the USA are transatlantic friends; they share many values, but do not always agree on everything.
Earn while you learn
The US Department of Labor has designated Charleston a national model region for the advancement of vocational training based on the German apprenticeship system.
Let’s get physikalisch
How I learned to love the Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde – and to pronounce it properly.
An American's First Berlinale
DW's Hallie Rawlinson reports on her first time attending the Berlinale International Film Festival.
We believe in German-American friendship
Our countries are united through deep historical ties, shared values, and bold visions for the future. Join us for a year-long festival celebrating our transatlantic partnership through dialogue, experience, and exchange. #Wunderbartogether
“I don’t want to lecture the US”
The German Ambassador to Washington, Emily Haber, seeks to cultivate the collective.
The American Dream for Germans
The Director of the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Simone Eick explains, why and when Germans migrated to the US.
The future of fahrvergnügen
The automotive industry is facing major challenges around the world. German carmakers have more to lose than most and are thus investing a great deal in securing its future.
Germany’s greatest revolution
Review of 1918: Why the German November Revolution has often been underestimated.
Diplomatic maintenance
Withdrawing from the nuclear deal is a major blunder – the E-3 must pick up the baton
Building bridges over Monument Valley
Political relations are also often a tightrope act. The athletes of "One Inch Dreams" prove that this can still succeed.
Bernstein in the Baltic
Reflections on American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, who would have been 100 this year.
Not without America
Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference explains why Europe must become more independent, yet cannot forgo its alliance with the US.
America is different. Germany is, too
Cornelia Funke talks about the high regard many Americans have for Germans, but also about German anti-Americanism and how the world can overcome nationalism.
History part 1: America’s German roots
Germans are the largest immigrant group in the USA – and yet are the least visible.
Wunderbar together
The Year of German-American Friendship aims to encourage exchange and encounter – especially at a time of political differences.
“Open and cordial”
Bettina Fleck is doing research at the universities in Stanford and Berkeley
“Our connections will remain strong”
Terry McCarthy is President of the American Academy in Berlin.
“A transatlantic company”
Stefanie Lemcke moved to the States and established an app firm in New York.
“Get out of your comfort zones!”
Five questions about studying in Germany to Noelle from Wisconsin
“Only the sky is the limit”
Five Questions about studying in the USA to Max from Cologne
Faces and Moments
The faces, the stories, the shared history – the German-American friendship in pictures.