The Zeitgeist

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Episode 29: German-American Relations in 2020

Posted July 14, 202000:37:58

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Peter Beyer, Member of the Bundestag and Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation in the German Federal Foreign Office,...

Episode 28: From Frugality to Stimulus: Responses to the Pandemic

Posted June 16, 202000:22:32

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging all aspects of modern society.  Public health systems are grappling with a disease that has spread faster than...

Episode 27: EU-U.S. Relations: Messy but Valuable

Posted June 15, 202000:33:28

The European Union is one of the world’s most important but least understood international bodies.  It is simultaneously many things: a collection...

Episode 26: Deep History and Politics in Eastern Germany Today

Posted June 8, 202000:40:13

How does the past shape today’s politics? For states in eastern Germany, memories of life in the German Democratic Republic are not that distant of...

Episode 25: Defeat or Liberation: The Changing Interpretations of May 8

Posted May 13, 202000:36:11

May 8 marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. While the displays of remembrance differed from the past given presence of the...