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Sep 22 2021

What the Habsburg Empire Got Right—and Why It Matters

Pieter Judson discusses possible legacies of the Habsburg Empire.

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Sep 21 2021

Presentation of the Fall 2021 Fellows

Welcoming remarks by Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director, Komische Oper Berlin. The Fellows Presentation is made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York and Nina von Maltzahn.

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Sep 17 2021

Schreiben von unterwegs: Postkarten von Walter Benjamin

Liliane Weissberg Walter Benjamins Beziehung zur Postkarte nach – sowohl zum materiellen Produkt selbst als auch zu ihrer Funktion als Korrespondenzobjekt.

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Sep 14 2021

Julie Mehretu in Conversation with Patricia Falguières

Julie Mehretu, an alumna and trustee of the American Academy in Berlin, speaks with art historian Patricia Falguières about her work, process, and new exhibition at carlier | gebauer Berlin.

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Aug 24 2021

Afghanistan: What on Earth Happened? What Do We Have to Worry about Next?

Three Afghanistan experts of the region discuss the Western withdrawal and collapse of the Afghan government.

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Jun 10 2021

You’re Doing It All Wrong! How Germans and Americans Misunderstand Each Other While Working to Deal with Climate Change

Since the inauguration of President Biden, the United States and Germany have established similar goals to decarbonize their economies by the middle of the century. But politics and public attitudes toward various technologies mean that the two countries are currently following different pathways. In this talk, Samantha Gross discusses how German and EU policies are…

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Jun 07 2021
May 25 2021

Automobiles and the Convergence of Safety, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Risks

Risks historically treated as distinct—safety, cybersecurity, and privacy—are converging in the auto industry. Andrew Grotto explains.

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May 20 2021

The Very Difficult Mr. Putin: What Russia Wants and How the West Should Respond

Steven Pifer describes the factors driving Russian policy, as well as a policy response for the West.

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May 17 2021

Stepping onto the Pedestal: An Animating History of Art Restitution from the Napoleonic Wars

Alice Goff offers a novel view of the contradictions within nineteenth-century Prussia’s liberal cultural politics—and the consequences for our own understanding of restitution and museology in Germany today.

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