{"id":374938,"date":"2026-09-01T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/qa-special-is-germany-ready-for-the-world-ahead-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:01:08","slug":"qa-special-is-germany-ready-for-the-world-ahead-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/qa-special-is-germany-ready-for-the-world-ahead-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Q+A special: Is Germany ready for the world ahead? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/sZOpt2OdGB4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Q+A special: Is Germany ready for the world ahead? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZOpt2OdGB4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Over the past months, you&#8217;ve sent us your toughest questions about Germany, Europe and the world. 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