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Episode 54: Diverse Communities, Questions of Identity, Polarization of Societies

Posted April 7, 2022 • 00:29:16

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

Episode 53: The Changing Dynamics of German Politics

Posted March 31, 2022 • 00:36:32

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Liberal FDP has just passed 100 days in office, faced...

Episode 52: A Turning Point in Germany’s Policy toward Russia?

Posted February 24, 2022 • 00:42:43

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine to redraw the post-Cold-War order in Europe. Russia’s aggression has drawn global condemnation...

Episode 51: Why Does Russia Want to Roll Back Europe’s Political and Security Architecture?

Posted January 31, 2022 • 00:35:58

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke and AGI Trustee Ambassador John Kornblum discuss the growing threat to European security...

Episode 50: German Interests, a New Coalition, and a Changing World

Posted December 16, 2021 • 00:34:02

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS president Jeff Rathke and Senior Fellow and Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish talk with Dr. Josef...