The Zeitgeist

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Episode 49: Health Care Workers and Public Health in Germany and the United States During COVID-19

Posted December 13, 202100:36:23

The Covid-19 pandemic has subjected the German and U.S. healthcare systems to tremendous pressure and posed great challenges to public health policy...

Episode 48: The Future of Germany’s Security and Defense Policy

Posted December 6, 202100:25:42

Germany is essential to transatlantic security, a fact that grows more important with rising security challenges in Europe. Berlin’s allies have long...

Episode 47: False Information, Conspiracy Theories, and Right-Wing Extremism

Posted November 29, 202100:33:09

Since the Covid 19 pandemic began in many countries, conspiracy theories and political extremism have grown but particularly in the United States and...

Episode 46: Transatlantic Trade Policy for the Future: Climate, WTO, and China

Posted November 24, 202100:30:13

Trade is one of the most important elements in the transatlantic relationship, and the values of open and fair competition have underpinned efforts...

Episode 45: Democracy as the Victor in Germany’s Federal Election

Posted October 21, 202100:20:12

The September 26 German federal election marked a notable decline of the traditional big-tent parties (Volksparteien) and significant gains by the Green...