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Sep 20 2024

Origins of the War in Ukraine

Why the war started and how its origins have influenced the its ongoing course.

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Sep 17 2024

Fellow Spotlight: Nell Irvin Painter

Historian Nell Irvin Painter reflects on how her experiences living abroad have shaped her views on history and race.

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Sep 17 2024

Fellow Spotlight: James N. Green

Historian James N. Green traces the emergence of student-led mobilization efforts in the years preceding the fall of the Brazilian dictatorship.

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Sep 17 2024

Fellow Spotlight: Michael Kimmage

Historian Michael Kimmage examins the origins of the war in Ukraine and its effects on global order.

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Sep 16 2024

Europe and the United States in the Shadow of War

Michael Kimmage addresses the Ukrain war's impact on Europe and the transatlantic relationship, in discussion with Oleksii Makeiev, Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany and Barbara Lippert, Director of Research, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

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Jun 18 2024

The Crossroads of Democracy: Student Protests and the 2024 US Presidential Election

Daniel Benjamin, president of the American Academy in Berlin, discussed the campus turmoil of 2024 with student journalist Theo Baker, sociologist Nicholas Christakis, and pollster Laura Silver.

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Jun 13 2024

Letters Home

In this illustrated lecture, Edmund de Waal explores his relationship with the idea of home through his writings and artistic practice.

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Jun 12 2024

The Crossroads of Democracy: Foreign Policy Implications of the 2024 US Presidential Election

Majda Ruge and Jeremy Shapiro join Academy president Daniel Benjamin for an examination of the foreign policy implications of the 2024 US elections.

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May 28 2024

Stripping Opera for Parts

Composer David Lang discusses how concentrating on opera’s component parts can move the field forward.

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May 22 2024

American Academy in Berlin Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Video

Celebrating twenty-five years of fostering transatlantic bonds in the arts, scholarship, and public policy.

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