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New Books in Military HistoryDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (Mariner Books, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.
In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt...2025-05-131h 10
New Books in German StudiesDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (Mariner Books, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.
In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt...2025-05-121h 10
New Books in Genocide StudiesDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (Mariner Books, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.
In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt...2025-05-121h 10
voice#7 Joshua WalkerJoshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President and CEO of Japan Society, is a perpetual bridge-builder, citizen diplomat, trained academic, and global enthusiast passionate about international affairs with a specialization in East Asia and the Middle East. Previously the Global Head of Strategic Initiatives at Eurasia Group, he is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, Presidential Leadership Scholar, David Rockefeller Fellow of the Trilateral Commission, Munich Security Conference Young Leader and Nakasone Yasuhiro Award Winner. He was previously a Professor of Leadership and...2024-07-3037 min
New Books in Jewish StudiesDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (HarperCollins, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied...2022-06-1353 minNew Books in Genocide StudiesDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (HarperCollins, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied...2022-06-1353 minNew Books in German StudiesDavid de Jong, "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties" (Mariner Books, 2022)In Nazi Billionnaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (HarperCollins, 2022), journalist David de Jong presents a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.In 1946, Günther Quandt—patriarch of Germany’s most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW—was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his arch-rival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied...2022-06-1353 min
The Europe DeskTransatlantic TrendsGesine Weber, Program Coordinator at the German Marshall Fund's Paris Office, joined us for this bonus episode to discuss the recent Transatlantic Trends 2021 report, published by the GMF in partnership with the Bertelsmann Foundation. 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 Nick Lokker and Mitch Fariss Communications by Iris Thatcher 2021-06-2948 min
The Europe DeskTransatlantic Trade in 2021Dan Hamilton, Director of the Global Europe Program at the Wilson Center and Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Distinguished Fellow, joined us to discuss trade and the transatlantic relationship in the time of COVID-19 and China's rise as a global power. 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, Justin Faulhaber, Mitch Fariss...2021-04-1336 min
The Europe DeskThe Future of BelarusKatsiaryna Shmatsina, a political analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies and a Rethink. CEE fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joined The Europe Desk for a live event with European Horizons Georgetown on the situation in Belarus and what it means for the country's future. This episode was produced in collaboration with European Horizons Georgetown. 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 an...2020-09-2249 min
The Europe DeskReporting Across the Pond, Part 2Juliane Schäuble, U.S. correspondent for the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel spoke with Peter Sparding, transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund about her experience covering the White House, the U.S. primary election cycle and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Schäuble talked about translating U.S. politics for a German audience and the challenges that the last few weeks have posed. Be sure sure to tune into Reporting Across the Pond, Part 1, featuring a conversation between Alistair Somerville and Brent Goff of Deutsche Welle News. This episode is part of our collaboration with the...2020-03-3112 min
Out of OrderReporting Across the Pond Pt. 2Out of Order is excited to present part two of our first collaborative episode series, Reporting Across the Pond, produced in coordination with the Europe Desk, a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University. Out of Order host Peter Sparding connects with Juliane Schäuble, the U.S. Correspondent for “Der Tagesspiegel”, to discuss her experience covering the White House, the U.S. primary election cycle and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Schäuble talks about translating U.S. politics for a German audience, working a primary press briefing, and reporting during the pa...2020-03-2512 minOut of OrderReporting Across the Pond Pt. 1Out of Order is excited to present our first collaborative episode series, Reporting Across the Pond, produced in coordination with the Europe Desk, a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University. In this two-part series, we will be talking both to a European journalist reporting on the U.S. and a U.S. reporter dispatching from Europe. This first episode, produced by The Europe Desk, features Brent Goff, host of The Day with Brent Goff on Deutsche Welle News, who joined host Alistair Somerville from Berlin to discuss his c...2020-03-1928 min
The Europe DeskReporting Across the Pond, Part 1Brent Goff, host of The Day with Brent Goff on Deutsche Welle News, joined us from Berlin to discuss his career reporting on European and international issues. He discussed the role of social media, the challenges of reporting in a fair and balanced way, and Deutsche Welle's unique vantage point reporting in 30 languages from Berlin and around the world. Check out Deutsche Welle's reporting here: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 This episode is part of our collaboration with the German Marshall Fund. You listen and subscribe to their podcast, Out of Order, here...2020-03-1728 min
The Europe DeskOut of Order: Westful ThinkingThis week, we have a bonus episode from our friends at the German Marshall Fund. You can subscribe to their podcast, Out of Order, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-order/id1326893666 Out of Order is a German Marshall Fund podcast about how our world was, is, and will be ordered. The Out of Order podcast brings together experts from the German Marshall Fund of the United States and beyond to talk about politics, economics, technology and everything else that might help us understand our disordered world. When the Berlin Wall fell and the...2020-03-0324 min
The Europe DeskEurope on the Hill, Part 2: Reta Jo Lewis on Think Tanks and CongressThis episode is the second part of our series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill in Washington. We spoke to Reta Jo Lewis, Senior Fellow and Director of Congressional Affairs at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (one of our partner organizations in Washington). She discussed her career in Washington, and how her prior work as an international lawyer has helped her work at GMF on issues such as technology, leadership and diversity in the transatlantic relationship. Listen to the first part of our Europe on the Hill series here: https://p...2020-02-2542 minOut of OrderWestful ThinkingWhen the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR crumbled, an era of excessive optimism set in. It was a period where it seemed like liberal democracies would lead a straight march to global peace. Three decades later, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says that, somewhere down the line, we took a hard turn toward excessive pessimism – or Immerschlimmerismus—the German word describing a feeling that things keep getting worse and worse. As the values that once bound western democracies fall by the wayside, is the concept of “the West” as we know it dead in the water? Kleine-Brockhoff, head of GMF’s Ber...2020-02-2124 min
The Europe DeskEurope and Iran: Time for Plan B?Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, and adjunct professor in the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, discusses the crisis in relations between the west and Iran. He talked specifically about Europe's diplomatic efforts on this issue, and traced the historical roots of the present crisis. Dr. Vaez's book recommendation was Michael Morgan, The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691176062/the-final-act He also discussed Crisis Group's recent work on the Middle East's "1914...2019-12-1042 min