
The Holbrooke Forum in Estonia
From November 5-7, 2017, the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum held a seminar in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of its ongoing Digital Diplomacy Project. In cooperation with the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defense and Security (ICDS), participants conducted a deep- dive into the question of how the unfolding IT revolution will impact international affairs, diplomacy, statecraft, and global order. At the center of the discussion were issues of institutional adaptation in a networked world, the revolutionary impact of blockchain technology and quantum computing, the increasingly fuzzy distinction between war and peace, and how political order will come about and be maintained in a world where classic politics loses much of its ability to bring about outcomes. The seminar will be followed up by a series of essays on the subject, published under the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum publications page, and downloadable as PDFs.
Download and read the rapporteur’s summary by Judy Dempsey and chairman John C. Kornblum’s observations of the seminar.
Read Der Tagesspiegel coverage of the event in an essay by Anna Sauerbrey.

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Museums, Architecture, and Social Engagement

Nina von Maltzahn (1941-2022)

Welcoming the Fall 2019 Fellows

Next Generation
What was like to be the first black person at an all-white private school in…

The Fall 2021 Program

The Winter 2018 Program

The US Midterm Elections

The Fall 2019 Program

Beyond “Wilkommenskultur”

Celebrating Twenty Years of Fellowships
This fall, the American Academy in Berlin is proud to celebrate twenty years of Berlin…

The Spring 2021 Program

The 2018-19 Berlin Prize
BERLIN—April 25, 2018—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—to 24…

The Fall 2020 Program

Reception for “Our Man”

The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize

Al Gore at the American Academy

Angela Merkel Receives the Henry A. Kissinger Prize

Panel Discussion: US-German Relations One Year Later

Remembering Anna-Maria Kellen (1918-2017)
The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Anna-Maria Kellen, who died in New…

Katholisches Schulzentrum Edith Stein
On the afternoon of Friday, April 13, 2018, American Academy president Michael P. Steinberg visited…

Inaugurating the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship
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The 2020-21 Berlin Journal

Remembering Madeleine Albright (1937−2022)

Welcoming the Spring 2018 Class of Fellows

Announcing the 2019-20 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows

The Spring 2019 Program

William Drozdiak on Emmanuel Macron and the Future of Europe

Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time

The 2022-23 Berlin Prize Fellows

Remembering Berthold Leibinger (1930-2018)

The Global Triangle Project
On May 5, 2017, the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum hosted a workshop entitled The Global…

The Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition

New Stuttgart Head-to-Head Series Partnerships
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Ben Rhodes on the Two American Stories

Remembering Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)
The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Helmut Kohl, a longstanding friend and…

Kerry James Marshall at the American Academy
From April 21 to May 1, the American Academy in Berlin hosted Chicago-based artist Kerry…

The 2017 Gala at The Met

Alumni Seminar in New York
On the afternoon of April 5, 2018, the American Academy in Berlin held an alumni…
