Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation	Mon, 02.06.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger	The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation Fellows' Colloquium with Philip Schlesinger Mon, 02.06.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Philip Schlesinger discussed the far-reaching transformation of the post-World War II media-political order, marked by the shift from “legacy media” to a digitalized and increasingly decentered landscape (“post-public sphere”). Read more
The Geopolitics of Digital Regulation Fellows' Colloquium with Philip Schlesinger Mon, 02.06.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Philip Schlesinger Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Philip Schlesinger discussed the far-reaching transformation of the post-World War II media-political order, marked by the shift from “legacy media” to a digitalized and increasingly decentered landscape (“post-public sphere”). Read more
	Spring Fellows' Conference 2025	Wed, 28.05.2025, 09:00 - Wed, 28.05.2025, 18:00	Conferences and Workshops		Spring Fellows' Conference 2025 Wed, 28.05.2025, 09:00 - Wed, 28.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The IWM's biannual Fellows' Conference provided an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Read more
Spring Fellows' Conference 2025 Wed, 28.05.2025, 09:00 - Wed, 28.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops The IWM's biannual Fellows' Conference provided an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Read more
	Europe After Trump	Sat, 24.05.2025, 20:00	Festivals	Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama	Europe After Trump An event in the context of Hay Festival Sat, 24.05.2025, 20:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama Series: Festivals What does the return of Trump to the U.S. presidency mean for Europe? In this Hay Festival panel discussion, IWM Rector Misha Glenny was joined by historian Anne Applebaum, campaigner and strategist Alastair Campbell, and Albanian prime minister Edi Rama to discuss how Europe might respond. Read more
Europe After Trump An event in the context of Hay Festival Sat, 24.05.2025, 20:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyAnne Applebaum, Alastair Campbell, Edi Rama Series: Festivals What does the return of Trump to the U.S. presidency mean for Europe? In this Hay Festival panel discussion, IWM Rector Misha Glenny was joined by historian Anne Applebaum, campaigner and strategist Alastair Campbell, and Albanian prime minister Edi Rama to discuss how Europe might respond. Read more
	Dayton at 30	Mon, 19.05.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Christopher R. Hill Ivan Vejvoda	Dayton at 30 Fellows' Colloquium with Christopher R. Hill Mon, 19.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Christopher R. Hill Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia Now, 30 years after the drafting of the Dayton Accords, the spirit that drove the architects and builders at Dayton is very much in question. It is a time when senior US leadership has openly called into question the role of Washington’s interests in Europe, raising the possibility that the Dayton Accords, or any similar such agreement, might never happen again. Read more
Dayton at 30 Fellows' Colloquium with Christopher R. Hill Mon, 19.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Christopher R. Hill Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia Now, 30 years after the drafting of the Dayton Accords, the spirit that drove the architects and builders at Dayton is very much in question. It is a time when senior US leadership has openly called into question the role of Washington’s interests in Europe, raising the possibility that the Dayton Accords, or any similar such agreement, might never happen again. Read more
	A Speech to Europe 2025: “Migration and Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century”	Thu, 15.05.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Lea Ypi	A Speech to Europe 2025: “Migration and Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century” Part of Wiener Festwochen Thu, 15.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Lea Ypi Series: Lecture In this year’s A Speech to Europe at Vienna’s Judenplatz, Lea Ypi addressed the complex relationship between citizenship, voting rights, and migration. She illustrated how the rise of far-right parties across Europe is closely linked to a regressive interpretation of citizenship and reflected on ways to counter the related manipulation of the migration discourse. Read more
A Speech to Europe 2025: “Migration and Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century” Part of Wiener Festwochen Thu, 15.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Lea Ypi Series: Lecture In this year’s A Speech to Europe at Vienna’s Judenplatz, Lea Ypi addressed the complex relationship between citizenship, voting rights, and migration. She illustrated how the rise of far-right parties across Europe is closely linked to a regressive interpretation of citizenship and reflected on ways to counter the related manipulation of the migration discourse. Read more
	Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles	Tue, 13.05.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Julie Klinger Misha Glenny	Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Monthly Lecture with Julie Michelle Klinger Tue, 13.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Julie Klinger Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Protests in the streets, policy-(un)making in offices, and radical changes in the relative freedom of movement of different groups of people are generally considered to be terrestrial affairs. Yet these are often directly and indirectly shaped by access to and power within space-based and space-linked technological systems. In this Monthly Lecture, Julie Klinger presented a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Monthly Lecture with Julie Michelle Klinger Tue, 13.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Julie Klinger Misha Glenny Series: Lecture Protests in the streets, policy-(un)making in offices, and radical changes in the relative freedom of movement of different groups of people are generally considered to be terrestrial affairs. Yet these are often directly and indirectly shaped by access to and power within space-based and space-linked technological systems. In this Monthly Lecture, Julie Klinger presented a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics	Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan	Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan Series: Panels and Discussions This Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan invited us to look beyond the immediate and the dramatic, and instead to examine the deeper trends influencing geopolitics today—trends that persist regardless of who occupies the seats of power in Washington, Beijing, Moscow, or Brussels. Read more
Beyond the Headlines: Current Structural Trends in Global Politics Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan Mon, 12.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevJake Sullivan Series: Panels and Discussions This Geopolitical Talk with Jake Sullivan invited us to look beyond the immediate and the dramatic, and instead to examine the deeper trends influencing geopolitics today—trends that persist regardless of who occupies the seats of power in Washington, Beijing, Moscow, or Brussels. Read more
	Thinking in Dark Times	Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko	Thinking in Dark Times Lessons from Ukraine Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Lecture Living through Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have worked to make meaning of their experience. In moments such as these, we can imagine the act of thinking as an enlightening force that breaks through the darkness of war. In this lecture, Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko reflected on the significance of ongoing intellectual work in times of existential threat. Read more
Thinking in Dark Times Lessons from Ukraine Tue, 06.05.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Lecture Living through Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have worked to make meaning of their experience. In moments such as these, we can imagine the act of thinking as an enlightening force that breaks through the darkness of war. In this lecture, Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko reflected on the significance of ongoing intellectual work in times of existential threat. Read more
	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia	Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Stefan Meister	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister discussed the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more
The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister discussed the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more
	China, Europe, and Global Leadership	Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan	China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, addressed what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more
China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuetong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, addressed what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more