Archive - ZEITGEIST

How Anglophile is Friedrich Merz?

Friedrich Merz is in London today for his first official visit to the UK as German Chancellor.

Jul 17 •

The slow decline of Germany's oldest political party

Why the SPD needs a rethink

Jul 13 •

Hoyer Holiday Reads

Six German history titles to read this summer

Jul 10 •

Merkel's tears and Bismarck's tantrums

A potted history of political crying

Jul 6 •

Berlin, why are you like this?

Cold War division will leave more than just scars on the city's face

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Was communist resistance bad resistance?

What’s the price you’re willing to pay for your values?

Jun 29 •

Kiefer / Van Gogh

Two artists, two centuries

Jun 26 •

How Fears of a Nazi Atom Bomb Fuelled the Manhattan Project

A guest piece by Iain MacGregor

Jun 22 •

How did Germany's first Veterans Day go?

‘Veterans Day?

Jun 19 •

What is it with Ireland and Germany?

Thoughts on an understated love affair

Jun 15 •

A German in Poland - Part II

Joyful Encounters and Awkward Conversations

Jun 12 •

A German in Poland

‘It’s all deeply rooted in history, and history is deeply rooted in daily life.

Jun 8 •

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