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Episode 89: Forty Years of Anticipating Trends

Posted August 31, 202300:34:58

Dr. Jill McGovern has been involved with AGI since the idea for it came about in 1981. As part of our AGI at Forty series, Dr. McGovern reflects on...

Episode 88: The Geoeconomic Evolution of Germany and AGI

Posted August 17, 202300:24:52

On this episode of the Zeitgeist, guest host Dr. Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of the Society, Culture & Politics Program, continues...

Episode 87: German Political Turbulence and the Rise of the Alternative for Germany

Posted July 26, 202300:38:15

Squabbles within Germany’s coalition parties and unpopular policy decisions—including a controversial home heating bill spearheaded by Green Party...

Episode 86: Transatlantic Alignment in the International Economic Order

Posted July 20, 202300:39:14

In its economic policies, the Biden administration has focused on domestic investment, close collaboration with like-minded democracies, and addressing...

Episode 85: Addressing Germany’s Colonial Legacy

Posted June 29, 2023

Germany is well-known for its robust memory culture that deals with the crimes of National Socialism and the Holocaust; however, it has only recently...