The Zeitgeist

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Episode 114: The Transatlantic Legacy of Stonewall

Posted October 23, 202400:35:00

In September 2024, participants in AGI’s project “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future” traveled...

Episode 113: A Geoeconomic Europe?

Posted September 25, 202400:30:44

The German economic model is facing headwinds: a loss of secure energy from Russia, renewed urgency to rebuild its defense capabilities, and a fragmenting...

Episode 112: Eastern State Elections and Their Implications for National Politics

Posted September 4, 202400:35:36

In state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to first and second place, respectively, with over 30...

Episode 111: Trade and Transatlantic Economic Security

Posted August 14, 202400:37:10

At least since the Hiroshima G7 summit in May 2023, the United States and the European Union have been explicitly calling upon trade policy to advance...

Episode 110: The Continued Strength of the AfD

Posted July 31, 202400:39:19

The eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia will vote in state elections on September 1, and Brandenburg will vote on September 22. The populist...