Archive - ZEITGEIST

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 •

Why people vote AfD

Conversations on the German-Polish border

Jun 5 •

Is Germany ready to build a new military ethos?

Germany’s new government has vowed to build ‘the strongest conventional army in Euro…

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Hats off: The Decline of East German Industry

and how communities are bouncing back

May 29 •

The Most Desirable Room in Berlin

SPD and AfD in a tug-of-war over square footage in the halls of power

May 25 •

Too Naked for Berlin?

An 18th-century statue was reported for being 'sexist' - how offensive.

May 22 •

The Kingdom of Germany has fallen

What German monarchists are up to these days

May 18 •

What's left of World War II?

‘This cake is delicious,’ I shouted at the old lady behind the counter.

May 15 •

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