The Zeitgeist

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Episode 59: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape—State Election Edition #2

Posted May 24, 202200:36:13

This month’s election in Germany’s largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, saw a resurgence of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), growing support...

Episode 58: Economic Transformation and Social Divisions in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet

Posted May 19, 202200:28:44

On this episode of the Podcast, AGI President Jeff Rathke talks with participants in the AGI project on social divisions in Germany and the United States,...

Episode 57: U.S. and European Responses to Economic and Strategic Challenges from China

Posted May 9, 202200:38:12

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Daniel Gros, Member of the Board and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), joins...

Episode 56: War in Ukraine: How are the United States and its NATO Allies Responding?

Posted April 22, 202200:18:46

A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Russia’s war in Ukraine has entered a new phase, after the Ukrainian...

Episode 55: Russia’s War on Ukraine and Europe’s Response

Posted April 11, 202200:39:31

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, joins AGI President Jeff Rathke and Peter...