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Episode 85: Addressing Germany’s Colonial Legacy
June 29, 2023

Germany is well-known for its robust memory culture that deals with the crimes of National Socialism and the Holocaust; however, it has only recently begun to address legacy of its

Episode 84: The Evolution of German-American Relations
June 15, 2023

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke; Dr. Eric Langenbacher, Senior Fellow and Director of AGIs Society, Culture & Politics Program; and Dr. Jackson Janes, President Emeritus

Episode 83: Can the WTO Retool for an Age of Geoeconomic Competition?
May 24, 2023

The open and rules-based trading system is at an inflection point. Countries are reexamining their trade policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinas rise, and Russias invasion of

Episode 82: Dealing with Social Divisions and Integration in Memmingen
May 10, 2023

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke and Susanne Dieper, Director of Programs and Grants, discuss the latest findings in the AGI project Social Divisions and Questions

Episode 81: Sustaining Germany’s Support for Ukraine—A Conversation with Dr. Norbert Röttgen
May 01, 2023

On this episode of the Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke speaks with Dr. Norbert Rttgen, member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and Vice Chairman of the Atlantik-Brcke, about Germanys efforts

Episode 80: 40 Years of AGI—A Conversation with Frank Trommler
April 13, 2023

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI looks back on the 40 years of the Institutes work on strengthening the American-German relationship through academic research, policy dialogue, and exchanges. AG

Episode 79: Germany’s Public Health Care System
March 09, 2023

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI president Jeff Rathke and Dr. Christine Arentz, Professor for Health Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, discuss Germanys public health

Episode 78: Transatlantic Trade Cooperation for the Future—A Conversation with Dan Mullaney
March 02, 2023

Dan Mullaney, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, is our guest for this episode of The Zeitgeist. Together with AGI President Jeff Rathke and Peter

Episode 77: Zeitenwende Anniversary
February 23, 2023

On February 27, 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an historic speech to the German Bundestag, declaring a historic turning point (Zeitenwende) for Germanys security and defense policy followin

Episode 76: Energy, Trade, and Security—Germany’s Expanded Zeitenwende with FDP Caucus Leader Christian Dürr
February 09, 2023

On this episode of the Zeitgeist, our guest is FDP Bundestag Caucus Leader Christian Drr. He and AGI President Jeff Rathke discuss how Germany has reset its energy policy, the