The Zeitgeist

Recent Episodes

Episode 69: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape: Through the Lens of the Lower Saxony Elections

Posted October 13, 2022 • 00:39:59

On this episode of the Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke, AICGS Senior Fellow and Director of Society, Culture, and Politics Program Eric Langenbacher...

Episode 68: U.S.-German Economic Relations and a Changing Global Landscape

Posted October 5, 2022 • 00:32:40

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish, Director of the AICGS Geoeconomics Program, discuss the state of German-American...

Episode 67: Will Germany’s Zeitenwende Stick?

Posted September 27, 2022 • 00:36:11

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a “Zeitenwende,” a historic turning point for Germany’s...

Episode 66: Are the International Trading System and Globalization in Crisis?

Posted September 21, 2022 • 00:31:51

On this episode of the podcast, AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish, Director of the AICGS Geoeconomics Program, discuss the ongoing challenges...

Episode 65: The Future of Trade and Globalization—A Conversation with Former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy

Posted September 8, 2022 • 00:40:43

On this episode of the podcast, AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish, Director of the AICGS Geoeconomics Program, discuss the challenges facing...