Martin Thunert

Martin Thunert is senior research lecturer in political science at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at Heidelberg University in Germany. His teaching and research focuses on North America as well as on lobbying and policy advice, transatlantic relations and US foreign policy. Thunert studied in Germany, the UK and Canada, has held academic positions in Germany and the US where he was at the University of Michigan. He also worked as a staff assistant for the late US Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

Much More than Congress is at Stake this Midterm

The US midterms in November are shaping up to be more than just a referendum on President Joe Biden, with issues such as inflation, abortion and crime jostling for voters’ attention. While hard to predict, the midterm elections will set the stage for the 2024 presidential vote. Continue Reading

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