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Episode 74: Antidemocratic Insurrections and Populist Uprising—Germany, Brazil, and the United States

Posted January 12, 202300:38:04

In December 2022, German authorities arrested dozens of people tied to an alleged right-wing extremist plot to overthrow the German government. Among...

Episode 73: 2022—A Year in Review

Posted December 22, 202200:35:37

As 2022 draws to a close, AGI President Jeff Rathke, AGI Senior Fellow and Director of Society, Culture, and Politics Program Eric Langenbacher and...

Episode 72: Germany’s Foreign Policy Reorientation—A Zeitenwende Conversation with Roderich Kiesewetter MdB

Posted November 17, 202200:27:24

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke sits down with Roderich Kiesewetter, ranking member of the CDU/CSU faction in the Foreign...

Episode 71: Economic Boom, Income Disparity, and Climate Change in Glendale, AZ

Posted November 3, 202200:22:48

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke talks with participants in the AICGS project on social divisions in Germany and the United...

Episode 70: Germany and Systemic Competition with China and Russia—A Conversation with Johannes Vogel

Posted October 27, 202200:25:55

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke sits down with Johannes Vogel, Deputy Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and...