Starting with What’s There
Through an exploration of Studio Gang’s portfolio of work, Jeanne Gang will demonstrate how her practice uses the motto of “start with what’s there” to reveal the often-hidden potential of existing sites or buildings.
Constructing the Right to Vote
In this talk, Joshua Sellers illustrates how voting is, in his words, “reactive” -- directed and defined by some who seek to limit the right rather than by those who advocate for it.
The Elusive Goal of Western Partnership with Russia
In this lecture, Professor Sarotte will draw from her most recent book, "Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate," to investigate what went wrong.
Quantum Leaps in European Integration
In this talk, Barry Eichengreen explains how significant departures from the status quo ante led to deeper European integration, and asks whether and how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will prompt a similar reaction.
Presentation of the Class of Fall 2022 Fellows
Introduction by Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation.
Trans: Here, Now, and Hereafter
How are global ideas of gender changing in the contemporary world and in which ways can "gender" be understood as an artifact of the structures behind the modern Eurocentric worldview?
Russia in Ukraine IV: The Aggressor’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
What might be Putin’s own assessment of his situation and what would need to happen for him to change course? What might the Russia that emerges from this war look like?
Colonialism, Propaganda, and Postcolonial Legacies
In this talk, Dominic Thomas examines and decodes various forms of colonial representation to better understand how iconographic propaganda was instrumentalized to legitimize and enforce colonial rule.
When the Unthinkable Becomes Real: A Reporter’s View on Russia’s War in Ukraine
Joshua Yaffa reports on his experiences in Ukraine, where he witnessed the war up close.
Why the Road to Syrian Accountability Runs through Germany
Deborah Amos explains the importance of the Syrian war-crimes trial that opened at a court in Koblenz in late April 2020.