Podcasts about German reunification

With Eliot still on the road, Eric welcomes Dennis Ross, Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former Director of Policy Planning under James Baker, Special Middle East Envoy under President Clinton among several other high level national security positions at State, Defense and the White House under Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, and Obama. Dennis is also a prolific author including his memoir of Middle East diplomacy, The Missing Peace, Doomed to Succeed - a history of U.S.-Israel relations, and most recently Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2025). They discuss why Dennis chose to update his 2005 book on Statecraft, his choice of case studies including German Reunification, the First Gulf War, Bosnia, the Iraq War and the Syria policy debacle under President Obama. He describes the contending schools of thought about America's role in the world, including America First, Restrainers, Realists, and Liberal Internationalists and their differences over the use of force, alliances, as well as the role of interests and values in American foreign policy. He outlines the habits of good statecraft, including proper assessments, use of leverage and coercion, Presidential leadership and empowering lower level officials while avoiding groupthink. Along the way they discuss Afghanistan, Libya, the war in Ukraine and Dennis's assessment of President Trump's trip to the Middle East and his policy approach to the war in Ukraine and changing Vladimir Putin's calculus about war termination. Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World: https://a.co/d/j8C7WcH Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

Mark Rosenblatt on Giant, his Olivier award-winning play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl.As Universal Studios announce plans for a major new theme park in Bedfordshire, what does this mean for the UK entertainment industry? Samira is joined by entertainment journalist Ella Baskerville and Gareth Smy from Framestore to discuss its signficance and the kinds of rides it's likely to contain. German director Natja Brunckhorst on her comedy film Two to One, about an East German heist set in the days leading up to German Reunification, starring Sandra Huller. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Oliver Jones

On November 10, 1989, former German Chancellor Willy Brandt declared, “Now what belongs together will grow together,” igniting hope for a reunified Germany. Just eleven months later, Germany achieved what had seemed impossible: reunification. But the path was anything but smooth. This episode unpacks the political challenges, economic hurdles, and social transformations that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. - Am 10. November 1989 erklärte der ehemalige Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt: „Jetzt wächst zusammen, was zusammengehört“ und entfachte damit die Hoffnung auf ein vereintes Deutschland. Nur 11 Monate später wurde das scheinbar Unmögliche wahr: die Wiedervereinigung. Doch der Weg dorthin war alles andere als reibungslos. Diese Episode beleuchtet die politischen Herausforderungen, wirtschaftlichen Hürden und sozialen Transformationen, die auf den Fall der Berliner Mauer folgten.

Project leader Jan Nimczik, an assistant professor of economics at the European School of Management Technology (ESMT) in Berlin, discusses his research on labor markets and migration. How did the German reunification, a major shock to the East German labor market, influence migration decisions? How personal connections act as a driver of mobility, especially in times of rapid changes? Join us in this episode to learn more about network effects and migration responses. Follow us and stay informed:

Welcome to Valuable Conversations with the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. Today's guest is Wolfgang Drechsler. MPA students Maria-Nikol Stoykova and Justin Beirold talk to Wolfgang about his life and work. We discuss how he got into public policy, his interest in non-western public administration, and the complicated history of non-western PA in Nikol's home country of Bulgaria. We also talk about Wolfgang's recent advocacy on protests by civil servants in Myanmar, and his experience as an advisor to governments and leaders around the world. Wolfgang is an insightful and funny guest, and we hope you enjoy! Guest Bio: Wolfgang is an Honorary Professor at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Professor of Governance at the Department of Innovation and Governance at Tallinn University of Technology, as well as an Associate at Harvard University's Davis Center. Dr. Wolfgang Drechsler has been Ad­visor to the President of Estonia, Executive Secretary during the German Reunification, a Congressional Fellow as well as a Senior Legislative Analyst in the United States Congress. He serves or has served as an advisor, especially in the areas of public management reform and innovation policy as well as e-governance, for national governments and international organizations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Council of Europe, SIGMA, World Bank, European Union, Inter-American Development Bank, and United Nations Development Program; he has worked, in different capacities, on the national development plans of, e.g., Estonia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Peru, Brazil, and Norway. His academic focus areas include Technology, Innovation & Governance; Non-Western paradigms of governance, especially Buddhist, Confucian, and Islamic (Southeast and East Asia); and Public Management Reform generally. He also has a strong background both in heterodox economic theory and in classical political philosophy. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books and journal issues and well over 100 scholarly articles. - Follow Wolfgang on Twitter: @wjmd - Read Wolfgang's recent article: ”New development: Myanmar's civil service—Responsible disobedience during the 2021 military coup” (2021) (Link) Learn about our student hosts: -Justin Beirold (Link) -Maria Nikol-Stoykova (Link) Follow IIPP on Twitter: @IIPP_UCL https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/ Production and music by Justin Beirold

Thirty-one Octobers ago, Germany suddenly, irreversibly reunited after more than 40 years of separation following the Second World War. The ensuing three decades have been Germany's best years, so it is easy to forget how much apprehension and outright opposition surrounded the move to end the division between West and East Germany, the latter a repressive, single-party satellite state of the USSR. In this episode, acclaimed historian Sir Ian Kershaw looks back at the fascinating series of events that made reunification a reality, and he looks ahead to Germany post-Merkel. After 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel is stepping aside after dedicating her career to upholding the values that the EU represents.

The UK Government will soon publish a plan for levelling up the country and bridging its long-standing geographic divides. The UK is not the first country to have to grapple with this challenge; when Germany reunified in 1990, productivity in the former East was was just 60% of that in the West and people in cities such as Leipzig and Dresden were less prosperous than those in Frankfurt or Munich. Over the last three decades the German Federal Government has worked to close this gap and, though it still exists, prosperity and economic productivity in the former East Germany has now almost caught up with the West. What did the Federal Government do to achieve this? And what lessons can the German experience offer the UK's own levelling up agenda? To discuss this Andrew Carter is joined by: Dr Matthias Brachert, Economist at the Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice, part of IWH Halle, which provides independent economic research. Dr Benjamin Klement, Research Fellow at Fraunhofer Leipzig, the Centre for International Management and the Knowledge Economy. It conducts interdisciplinary socio-economic research. Prof Felix Roesl, Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at the University of Braunschweig and former Economist at IFO Dresden, which conducts economic research on the former East German federal states.  

In the final installment of our series of German reunification, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) discuss the ways East Germany continues to be (mis)remembered in popular and political culture. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). To read up on some of the finer details discussed in this episode, check out these links: - A Second Life for Socialist Realism by Magdalena Moskalewicz  - Judging the Past in Unified Germany by A. James McAdams Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In the final installment of our series of German reunification, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) discuss the ways East Germany continues to be (mis)remembered in popular and political culture. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). To read up on some of the finer details discussed in this episode, check out these links: - A Second Life for Socialist Realism by Magdalena Moskalewicz  - Judging the Past in Unified Germany by A. James McAdams Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In the third installment of this series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) interview American journalist Victor Grossman about his experience defecting to East German in the early 1950s and living through German reunification. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann) with help this week from Tom Wills (@tomwills). To learn more about Victor, check out his two books: Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee And check out Victor's Berlin Bulletin on theleftberlin.com. Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In the third installment of this series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) interview American journalist Victor Grossman about his experience defecting to East German in the early 1950s and living through German reunification. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann) with help this week from Tom Wills (@tomwills). To learn more about Victor, check out his two books: Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee And check out Victor's Berlin Bulletin on theleftberlin.com. Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In this second instalment of a three-part series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) discuss the economic impacts of Treuhand and the mass privatization of East German enterprises, and challenge the "Aufbau Ost" narrative that positions reunification as the saviour of the East German economy. Stay tuned for the final part of this series, where we'll hear from someone who experienced this moment in history firsthand. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In this second instalment of a three-part series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) discuss the economic impacts of Treuhand and the mass privatization of East German enterprises, and challenge the "Aufbau Ost" narrative that positions reunification as the saviour of the East German economy. Stay tuned for the final part of this series, where we'll hear from someone who experienced this moment in history firsthand. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.

In this first installment of a three-part series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) guide us through the messy months in 1989 and 1990 that resulted in the unified Germany that we know today, and pose the question: Was it really a unification, or rather an annexation? Stay tuned for part two of this series, where we'll hear from someone who experienced this moment in history firsthand. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider. To read up on some of the finer details discussed in this episode, check out these links: - East Germany's Shock Therapy: An interview with Christa Luft by Max Trecker in Jacobin - The Economic Anschluss of the GDR by Rachel Knaebel and Pierre Rimbert in Le Monde Diplomatique

In this first installment of a three-part series, Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) guide us through the messy months in 1989 and 1990 that resulted in the unified Germany that we know today, and pose the question: Was it really a unification, or rather an annexation? Stay tuned for part two of this series, where we'll hear from someone who experienced this moment in history firsthand. Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider. To read up on some of the finer details discussed in this episode, check out these links: - East Germany's Shock Therapy: An interview with Christa Luft by Max Trecker in Jacobin - The Economic Anschluss of the GDR by Rachel Knaebel and Pierre Rimbert in Le Monde Diplomatique

While the fall of the Berlin Wall is now celebrated as a symbol of the end of the Cold War, the immediate aftermath was a tumultuous period which could easily have resulted in chaos and conflict. The remarkable diplomatic efforts that reunified Germany offered a blueprint for nations to pursue a shared vision of a Europe whole and free and at peace with Russia as a partner, not an adversary.

My name is Dirk and I want to take you through German history from the early middle ages to German Reunification in 1990. Why would you want to come along to this journey? Can German history reach places, other histories cannot? Why would you want to listen to me, not a professional historian? Answers to these and other question in this 6 minute trailer Support this podcast

Dr. Kerstin Brueckweh, historian at the Leibniz Center for Contemporary History in Potsdam, Germany and a Fellow at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, joined us to discuss the 30 year anniversary of German reunification, the impact of German reunification on the transatlantic relationship and her project on this period: The Longue Durée of 1989/90 - Regime Change and Everyday Life in East Germany.  The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Jonas Heering, Iris Thatcher and Emily Traynor Mayrand Communications by Hannah Tyler and Mitchell Fariss Design by Sarah Diebboll https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: theeuropedesk@georgetown.edu.

This episode, we’re doing a deep dive on a song that means a lot to Germans who remember the heady days of reunification in 1989. If you want to do your own exploration of the earworm that may* have ended the Cold War, check out: David Hasselhoff - Looking For Freedom Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/h2f9dumn8DM (We’re listening to this at 9:10 in the episode)David Hasselhoff - Looking For Freedom Live in Berlin (1989): https://youtu.be/dYVi7n7aoB4 (Starting at 14:52 in the episode)David Hasselhoff & André Rieu - Knight Rider Theme Song & Looking For Freedom: https://youtu.be/BSeWA8f0Qv0 (We start watching this at 23:16 in the episode)Special thanks to Aaron P for listening and giving feedback. Much appreciated.* It absolutely did not.

The University of Melbourne's School of Languages and Linguistics invite you to their upcoming German event Conversation about "Die anderen Leben" which celebrates the 30th anniversary of German Reunification. - Die Abteilung „School of Languages and Liguistics” der Universität Melbourne führt am kommenden Mittwoch eine virtuelle Gesprächsrunde durch, über das Buch „Die anderen Leben. Generationengespräche Ost“. Ein Thema, das auch nach 30 Jahren Wiedervereinigung brisant ist, sagen die Moderatorinnen Claudia Sandberg und Daniela Müller.

In this issue, we take a look at the reunification of Germany while simultaneously discussing International Relations theory.  Thank you for subscribing, and if you enjoy reading this, please forward the newsletter to your friends. ~ KevinMost of us can probably recall seeing the images of the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall coming down in 1989.  This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the reunification of Germany, a very important event in European history as well as in global political relations. A unified Germany and a broken Soviet Union, and its allied Warsaw Pact countries, created an environment of economic growth and the continued influence of the West. And that environment has continued throughout the following decades. In fact, at a scaled-down ceremony last week, Germany’s president declared, that the present is “the best Germany there has ever been.” But what had unified Germany earlier in its history?  Many point to the acts of Prussia’s leader, Bismarck, and his role in the Franco-Prussian war, which Prussia won.  In that process, he consolidated an order of seemingly disparate German states.  As the U.S. State Department history says, “The third and final act of German unification was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, orchestrated by Bismarck to draw the western German states into an alliance with the North German Confederation. With the French defeat, the German Empire was proclaimed in January 1871 in the Palace at Versailles, France.”   What reunified Germany?   As we know Germany was divided by the East and West during the Cold War.  There continues to be a debate on the sources of the unraveling of Eastern Block countries as well as the Soviet Union.  Some suggest it was the decline of the Communist system. Others, in a related matter, suggest these decades of decline undermined the system from within and it imploded. Still others suggest it was part of the tension drawn from the conflictual relations with the U.S. that led to poor choices, or that Gorbachev’s efforts to open up the country politically set up a condition for unraveling. Some say the unraveling of the Soviet Union was due to their fighting in Afghanistan.  I put very little weight in the last point, but I do see a case for it being a confluence of the other factors.  It is important to remember that while there was an internal decline in the U.S.S.R., the Eastern European countries were behaving more autonomously, and they did not suffer all the negative repercussions that they experienced from the Soviet Union decades before.  Perhaps the most memorable element of this unraveling was the fall of the symbol of division, the Berlin Wall. However, when the wall fell there was a robust debate on how the political arrangement should be handled. Many Europeans were uneasy with the prospect of a unified Germany, in light of the painful memories of World War I and World War II.  While others, including President Bush, were strong proponents of reunification.  It might be helpful to visit some theoretical ideas that feed into this debate. The purpose of this account is to look at how much has transpired in the period, as well as how consequential specific factors are.  A lot of us look at the relations in politics (including those that are international) and focus on the traits and perspectives of individuals interacting with other individuals and producing specific outcomes.  As Kenneth Waltz said under this perspective, “the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars result from selfishness, from misdirected aggressive impulses, from stupidity.” However, the reality (as Waltz would argue) is much more complicated. We can look at a country’s behavior based on their traits or consider that they operate in a global system where they influence and are influenced by other countries.  The influences range from diplomacy and commerce to culture and war.  These forces are specifically guided by the relative power of other countries.  To distill this in a different way, we can look at individuals and how their minds work to explain their behavior, or we can look at the society they operate within.  Both are interesting and helpful perspectives and I think that external frame provides a lot of insight into the relations between countries. With this in mind, we can see this system of relations among countries and things look somewhat different. The reunification of Germany and the fall of the Soviet Union take on added importance.  Although today we take the matter for granted, at the time many realized how important it could be. The world shifted from having two great powers (the U.S. and the Soviet Union) to a situation in which, for decades, the United States has been the only great power.  Today we see a clear transition to multiple levels of differing power where it most prominently features the United States and China.  However, German and European unification is a significant economic force, although nearly all the members are in alliance with the U.S. in NATO.  Nevertheless, there are at least three main units in economic power.  Russia, of course, adds to the complexity through its nuclear arsenal.  This perspective may not help us predict the motives of individual leaders, but it does help create a framework to understand the environment they operate within.  We will continue to talk about global politics in the months ahead in this context. Hopefully, that can help discourage us from thinking myopically about our complex world. Quote:“Some students of international politics believe that realism is obsolete. They argue that, although realism’s concepts of anarchy, self-help, and power balancing may have been appropriate to a bygone era, they have been displaced by changed conditions and eclipsed by better ideas. New times call for new thinking. Changing conditions require revised theories or entirely different ones. True, if the conditions that a theory contemplated have changed, the theory no longer applies. But what sorts of changes would alter the international political system so profoundly that old ways of thinking would no longer be relevant? Changes of the system would do it; changes in the system would not.” ~ Kenneth N. WaltzNews: I am enjoying the chance to share these newsletters with you in the form of the new podcasts and appreciate your continued feedback. You can reply to this email or leave your comments below.  I sincerely enjoy chatting and learning what folks think. Thank you ~ Kevin Get on the email list at modlinglobal.substack.com

In this episode we go over the exciting games in the Bundesliga match day 3, and then in honor of German Reunification we get into the history and culture of 2 Berlin teams, Hertha BSC and Union Berlin. Come crack a beer with us

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow joins Kathryn to talk about the historic moment 30 years ago marked on Saturday when East and West Germany reunified. He'll also talk about Germany's three-point formula for fighting coronavirus being expanded to include ventilation and use of the tracing app.

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow joins Kathryn to talk about the historic moment 30 years ago marked on Saturday when East and West Germany reunified. He'll also talk about Germany's three-point formula for fighting coronavirus being expanded to include ventilation and use of the tracing app.

In this episode, I look at the state of German reunification thirty years later. The reunification has - to a large extend - been difficult to pull off. The Economic and quality of life gap is shrinking, but lingering inequality continues to impact both German society and its politics.

30 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Thierry Noir’s colorful art still graces the remains of the former border. At the East Side Gallery visitors can see the iconic graffiti by the French street artist.

In this episode of the Mile End Institute podcast, Co-Director, Dr Robert Saunders, is joined by Professor Christina von Hodenberg and William Waldegrave, Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, to discuss the thirtieth anniversary of German reunification. The panel discusses the historical context of a divided (and subsequently reunited) Germany, the 1989-90 revolution, the response of the British Government, and legacies of reunification.

A decades old conflict flares up in Nagorno Karabakh, causing alarm in Europe - Lockdown leads to lawsuits in Germany - Is the work of aid groups being criminalized in Greece? - Italy’s black designers make a bold statement on the catwalk - And we have a special half hour focussing on 30 years since German reunification.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most historic moments of the 1990s.  On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany were reunited after 45 years of cold war separation.  The reunification process was set in motion a year earlier when border crossings along the Berlin Wall were unexpectedly opened, finally allowing friends and family who had been divided by the concrete barrier to reunite.  Who can forget the glorious celebrations that took place on top of the Berlin Wall which marked a turning point in modern history?  On this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the tumultuous events that led up to the toppling of the Berlin Wall and ultimately the reunification of East and West Germany. Contact:  Twitter: @1990shistory Facebook: @1990shistory Instagram: @that90spodcast Email:  90s@curiouscast.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Joanna Vargas interviews members Susanne Puerschel, a retired ballet dancer from Berlin, Germany. In this episode, Susanne gives you information on what the major requirements were to become a successful ballet dancer in a strict ballet school in Europe. Listen to the stories that happened as the wall of Berlin was knocked down and how it affected dance in Germany. In this episode you will learn about:What you can accomplish by speaking up and asking for help. What works to leave a place of passion and make it your own. The differences between dance generations. How important it is to continue to train in ballet as a dance foundation.How to continuously grow as a person by asking questions for your self- development.   Show Notes: Susanne takes you inside the ballet world and gives knowledge on how to help yourself to grow not only as a dancer but as a person too. Susanne is a dance and performance coach that will inspire you to live life with great passion.  Question Highlights:What was your experience as a ballet dancer living in Berlin, Germany?What kind of strict requirements did the ballet school have? Tell us about Pointe de Rise. How is it helping dancers? What are some good tips for self development?How do you see the dance world now versus when you started dancing? About Susanne:Susanne is an experienced Principal Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer services industry. Skilled in Team Motivation, Conflict Prevention, Operations Management, Wellness Coaching, and Conflict Resolution. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Arts - BA focused in Ballet from Staatliche Ballett Schule Berlin.She had the privilege to grow up behind the Iron Curtain in Berlin, East Germany. She danced 8 years at the very best Ballet school in Germany was fully paid for. At the age of 18 she was emerged into the best company in Germany, the State Opera House in Berlin, where her childhood dream became true. Susanne had the honor to work with legends like Rudolph Nureyev, Maurice Bejart, Roland Petite, Roberto Bolle and Vladimir Malakhov. Follow Susanne:Instagram (Link to https://www.instagram.com/susanneguides/?hl=en )Linkedin link to: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanne-puerschel-800364175/?originalSubdomain=ca)LinkTr.ee link to: (https://linktr.ee/susannepuerschel) JOIN MY 30 DAY MEDITATION CHALLENGE ON INSTAGRAM. FOLLOW ME HERE - Joanna Vargas on Instagram - AND JOIN ME EVERYDAY FOR 30 DAYS AT 7AM PST (2PM UTC) FOR 4 MINUTES!Resources:The Get Up GirlJoanna Vargas on InstagramJoanna Vargas on FacebookTikTok @joannavargasofficialJoin my monthly online academy:LIVE FULLY ACADEMY

On the 9th of November 2019, Germany celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Yet, the country appeared to be once more divided along political lines as the far-right party Alternative for Germany gained enormous success in the Eastern regions. Laura Tradii was on fieldwork in rural Brandenburg as the electoral campaign unfolded, and she discusses the debates that emerged around the failures and successes of the German Reunification.

Finally, the long awaited & the frequently requested English episode on my Podcast! On this special occasion, we will discuss the story of how we grow up, the rules & expectations of our parents, which food our parents used to prepare for us, the school system, and also some weird yet funny stories we experienced while growing up, one of them is about the story of how I accidentally grow up in a brothel! I will be accompanied by Co Host Jenny, who's born & raised in the UK with Hongkong cultural background and Co Host Yannick, born & raised in West Germany shortly before the German Reunification.

As 2019 draws to an end we have a couple more interviews with participants of our second Postcard Salon which took place at the beginning of this year. Back in July I met up with Louise Crawford and Stéphan Guéneau, artist couple from Scottland and France respectively. We speak about their series 36 Related Objects, their love of large format analogue photography and the inevitable transition to a digital workflow.----------Louise Crawford (Scotland) and Stéphan Guéneau (France) work on large format analogue photography (4X5), 16mm films and installations. They live in Paris and Berlin. Louise Crawford studied at Falmouth School of Art in England followed by a postgraduate year at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie. Stéphan Guéneau studied in l’École des Beaux-Arts de Rouen in France and in the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. They are both Le Fresnoy — Studio national des arts contemporains alumni. They have been collaborating since 2000. Recurrent themes throughout their work are; an interest in contemporary history and its impact on urban space and landscape, film —and the film noir aesthetic—, the archive as document/as artwork, the half-tone image and its relationship to history, archiving and cataloging. In April 2019, they had a screenprinting residency with Atelier #808080 in association with La Maison Julien Graq; in 2016, a post-production residency with Light Cone in Paris to re-master and digitize 2 film works and in 2014 were chosen for an Écritures de Lumières’ academic photography residency at Pierre & Marie Curie college in Bolbec, Normandy. In 2010 they were commissioned by the Goethe Institut and the French Alliance in Glasgow to produce a series of photographs celebrating the 20th anniversary of German Reunification shown at Street Level Photography Gallery during Glasgow International and in 2008 they were commissioned by L’Onde Art Centre outside of Paris to produce a series of photographs exhibited in advertising panels throughout the city of Velizy-Villacoublay.----------Interview with Louise Crawford and Stéphan Guéneau recorded by Michael Dooney on 30. July 2019 in Berlin, Germany.LOUISE CRAWFORD AND STÉPHAN GUÉNEAUWebsite http://www.crawfordgueneau.net/Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/user-134454193JARVIS DOONEYhttp://www.jarvisdooney.com/https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooneyhttps://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/https://twitter.com/jarvisdooneyhttps://www.patreon.com/JarvisDooneySEBASTIAN DE LA LUZhttps://soundcloud.com/sebastiandelaluzMICHAEL DOONEYhttp://www.michaeldooney.net/https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_https://www.youtube.com/michaeldooney

We’ve a special edition on the legacy of the Berlin Wall coming down 30 years ago. We hear from Vincent Boland; journalist and commentator on business and finance who has a specific insight on Germany and Eastern Europe and how it has developed since 1989. Also joined by Peter Conradi author of Who Lost Russia and currently Europe Editor of The Sunday Times who’s in Berlin. And Arthur Sullivan Journalist with DW Business based in Germany on the challenges facing the German auto industry. Taking Stock is brought to you in association with PwC Ireland.

You've all been waiting for it, and now here it is! Part 2 of our interview with Robert Treu dives more into the ideas of anti-war movements, Mexican Politics, creating societal and political change, and a bit of info on German Reunification!

GR - Interview w/ professor Albrecht Ritschl of the London School of Economics on the history of Germany's unpaid World War II debts and reparations towards Greece. Greek translation and voiceover by Konstantinos Papatheodosiou. Aired January 18-23, 2014.

EN - An interview with professor of economic history Albrecht Ritschl of the London School of Economics, on the history of Germany's unpaid World War II debts and reparations towards Greece and other countries. Translated to Greek. Aired Jan. 16-17, 2014.

Almost three decades since German reunification, a rise of far-right violence, and growing economic disparity signals anything but a united Germany. Hosts Damien McGuinness and Michaela Küfner are joined by DW's Linda Vierecke and The Economist's Conny Günther to ask: just how united is Germany?

Annual Lecture on Contemporary German History. The lecture was given on 24 April 2018 at the German Embassy London. In his lecture Timothy Garton Ash gives an insightful analysis of the processes of German and European unification, reflecting on the history of the European Monetary Union, the unification of Germany as a means towards a more united European continent and on how the roots of the problems we face in Europe today are connected to the historic developments in 1989 and the 1990s.

Transcript -- Memories of the German Reunification

Memories of the German Reunification

In an interview with Gestalten.tv, editors of Berlin Wonderland: Wild Years Revisited 1990-1996, Anke Fesel and Chris Keller, set the scene and share some of the stories behind the rare images of a city that no longer exists in this form. Berlin then was a place of total freedom, but also of lawlessness and hooligans. A time when MiG 21 jets were re-appropriated for artistic purposes and squatted buildings secured with welded barricades. The video also provides a preview of the material from the book and exhibition: firsthand accounts and pictures that will be new to the public eye.

A public lecture by Markus Meckel, Former Foreign Minister of the German Democratic Republic. Introductory remarks by Dr. Bernd Fischer, Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Los Angeles.

[Radio Goethe] Magazine - 20th anniversary of German reunification - www.radiogoethe.org - Arndt Peltner

[Radio Goethe] Magazine - 20th anniversary of German reunification - www.radiogoethe.org - Arndt Peltner

Sunday, October 3, 2010. Twenty years ago today, the nations of East Germany and West Germany, separated for 45 years, reunited as one nation.  I take a look at this event, which was the biggest step toward the end of the Cold War to that time, and reflect on how Germany -- and the world -- has changed since then.