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New IWM Blog: Ukraine in Focus

In solidarity with Ukraine as the country seeks to defend itself against Russian aggression, and in recognition of the need to amplify the voices of intellectuals from Ukraine and abroad who have engaged deeply with the most pressing issues facing…
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Janka Oertel discusses CO₂, China and Economic Competition in Latest Podcast Episode

This week Ivan Vejvoda is in conversation with Europe's Futures Fellow and director of the Asia programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Janka Oertel.

New Visiting Fellows Starting in March

In March, twelve visiting fellows will start their fellowship at the IWM. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. 

Zoran Nechev and Ivan Vejvoda Discuss European Autonomy

In the most recent Vienna Coffeehouse Conversations podcast, Vejvoda and Nechev explore the necessity for, logistics of and limits on European autonomy.
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„Europa im Diskurs“ im Burgtheater wieder mit Live-Publikum

Wir freuen uns außerordentlich, dass wir die nächste Debatte der Reihe „Europa im Diskurs“ im Burgtheater endlich wieder mit Live-Publikum durchführen können. Unter der Moderation von Eric Frey – leitender Redakteur der Tageszeitung Der Standard –…

New Visiting Fellows Starting in February

In February, seven visiting fellows will start their fellowship. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. 
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New podcast episode on China, Europe and the Belt and Road Initiative

In this episode, Ivan Vejvoda talks with Valbona Zeneli, professor of national security studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. 
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When history makes sense in practice

Lidiia Akryshora, Research Assistant in our Ukraine in European Dialogue Program, interviewed former fellow Mykola Balaban, a young Ukrainian historian. They discussed how obtaining a fellowship within this program has influenced his…

How to Think About War in Ukraine

As concern over Russian military escalation against Ukraine mounts, IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder reflects on the current situation, its roots, and its consequences in a Substack essay from 18 January 2022.
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Soli Özel in latest episode of Coffeehouse Conversations with Ivan Vejvoda

Europe's Futures Fellow, Soli Özel and IWM Acting Rector Ivan Vejvoda wrestle with the implications of a truly epochal shift in the geopolitical status quo in this latest episode of the Coffeehouse Conversations podcast.

Change of Date for Jeremy Adelman Monthly Lecture

The date for the Monthly Lecture with Jerey Adelman on "Patient Earth: The Rise and Fall of Globalization" had to be changed to 8 March 2022. 

New Visiting Fellows Starting in January

We are happy to introduce the first fellows of the new year 2022.