Events / Program: Guests of the Institute

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles	Tue, 13.05.2025	Lecture	Julie Klinger Misha Glenny	REGISTER HERE	Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Tue, 13.05.2025 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 will present a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
Geopolitics in 4D! Understanding the Subterranean and Orbital Dimensions of Political Struggles Tue, 13.05.2025 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 will present a framework and several illustrative examples for 4D geopolitics. Read more
	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia	Mon, 05.05.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Stefan Meister		The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Mon, 05.05.2025 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 Mon, 05.05.2025 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
	Nationalisms Without Nations?	Mon, 31.03.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek		Nationalisms Without Nations? Mon, 31.03.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Ondřej Slačálek's discussed the contemporary rise of a variety of nationalisms that do not need to develop nations as a positive cultural project. Among others, he addressed the question what—if anything—we can learn about contemporary European and Northern American nationalisms through a dialogue with classical theories of nationalism. Read more
Nationalisms Without Nations? Mon, 31.03.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Ondřej Slačálek's discussed the contemporary rise of a variety of nationalisms that do not need to develop nations as a positive cultural project. Among others, he addressed the question what—if anything—we can learn about contemporary European and Northern American nationalisms through a dialogue with classical theories of nationalism. Read more
	Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again?	Mon, 17.03.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev		Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again? Mon, 17.03.2025 Speakers: Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Cameron Abadi traced the changes in Germany's military readiness and asked whether and how the German culture could become “re-bellicized” in parallel with the country's coming rearmament. Read more
Can Germany Learn to Love Its Military Again? Mon, 17.03.2025 Speakers: Cameron Abadi Ivan Krastev Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Cameron Abadi traced the changes in Germany's military readiness and asked whether and how the German culture could become “re-bellicized” in parallel with the country's coming rearmament. Read more
	New Museums and the Memory Disputes in Poland	Mon, 10.02.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Robert Kostro		New Museums and the Memory Disputes in Poland Mon, 10.02.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Robert Kostro Series: Seminars and Colloquia Historian Robert Kostro zoomed in on the museum boom occurring in Poland over the past 20 years. By looking at institutions such as the Polish History Museum in Warsaw, Kostro analyzed the interconnections between history, memory, and politics. Read more
New Museums and the Memory Disputes in Poland Mon, 10.02.2025 Speakers: Misha Glenny Robert Kostro Series: Seminars and Colloquia Historian Robert Kostro zoomed in on the museum boom occurring in Poland over the past 20 years. By looking at institutions such as the Polish History Museum in Warsaw, Kostro analyzed the interconnections between history, memory, and politics. Read more
	Růžena Vacková as a Critic	Mon, 27.01.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová		Růžena Vacková as a Critic Mon, 27.01.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová Series: Seminars and Colloquia By situating Růžena Vacková’s writings within broader sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the presentation shed light on her contributions to Czech criticism and her underappreciated influence on the intellectual landscape of that time. Read more
Růžena Vacková as a Critic Mon, 27.01.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová Series: Seminars and Colloquia By situating Růžena Vacková’s writings within broader sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the presentation shed light on her contributions to Czech criticism and her underappreciated influence on the intellectual landscape of that time. Read more
	Political Entrepreneurs vs. Democracy: Why Are People Abandoning Democracy for the Nation	Mon, 25.11.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Vejvoda Filip Milačić		Political Entrepreneurs vs. Democracy: Why Are People Abandoning Democracy for the Nation Mon, 25.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Filip Milačić Series: Seminars and Colloquia In many countries appeals to safeguard the nation have been followed by democratic backsliding. Nevertheless, the literature on democratic backsliding has not recognized ethno-nationalism as a separate explanatory variable of the phenomenon. Read more
Political Entrepreneurs vs. Democracy: Why Are People Abandoning Democracy for the Nation Mon, 25.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Filip Milačić Series: Seminars and Colloquia In many countries appeals to safeguard the nation have been followed by democratic backsliding. Nevertheless, the literature on democratic backsliding has not recognized ethno-nationalism as a separate explanatory variable of the phenomenon. Read more
	Comparing Cold War Political Trials: Prosecuting the “Enemy Within”	Mon, 11.11.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Barbara Falk Ivan Vejvoda		Comparing Cold War Political Trials: Prosecuting the “Enemy Within” Mon, 11.11.2024 Speakers: Barbara Falk Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia During the early Cold War, domestic justice was politicized in the service of the larger international conflict. Political trials were a prominent feature utilized by both East and West to “construct” the Cold War and to target the “enemy within.” In this Fellows' Colloquium, Barbara J. Falk compared and analyzed four such trials, namely the 1949 Rajk trial in Hungary and the 1952 Slánský trial in Czechoslovakia, as well as the 1949 Dennis trial and the 1951 Rosenberg-Sobell trial in the US. Read more
Comparing Cold War Political Trials: Prosecuting the “Enemy Within” Mon, 11.11.2024 Speakers: Barbara Falk Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia During the early Cold War, domestic justice was politicized in the service of the larger international conflict. Political trials were a prominent feature utilized by both East and West to “construct” the Cold War and to target the “enemy within.” In this Fellows' Colloquium, Barbara J. Falk compared and analyzed four such trials, namely the 1949 Rajk trial in Hungary and the 1952 Slánský trial in Czechoslovakia, as well as the 1949 Dennis trial and the 1951 Rosenberg-Sobell trial in the US. Read more
	Can We Create a Better World Order?	Tue, 05.11.2024	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt		Can We Create a Better World Order? Tue, 05.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt Series: Panels and Discussions The Geopolitical Talks are a series of public debates with foreign policy experts and former politicians initiated by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in 2018. This time, he was in conversation with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and, most recently, a fellow at the IWM. Read more
Can We Create a Better World Order? Tue, 05.11.2024 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Stephen Walt Series: Panels and Discussions The Geopolitical Talks are a series of public debates with foreign policy experts and former politicians initiated by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in 2018. This time, he was in conversation with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and, most recently, a fellow at the IWM. Read more
	Between Populism and Technocracy: Digital Hyperconnectivity and the Transformation of Politics and Governance	Wed, 30.10.2024	Lecture	Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker		Between Populism and Technocracy: Digital Hyperconnectivity and the Transformation of Politics and Governance Wed, 30.10.2024 Speakers: Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker Series: Lecture Digital hyperconnectivity has reshaped political life by transforming regimes of knowing, feeling, and governing. In this lecture, Rogers Brubaker discussed the social and political implications of hyperconnectivity and its ability to foster both populism and technocracy. Read more
Between Populism and Technocracy: Digital Hyperconnectivity and the Transformation of Politics and Governance Wed, 30.10.2024 Speakers: Misha Glenny Rogers Brubaker Series: Lecture Digital hyperconnectivity has reshaped political life by transforming regimes of knowing, feeling, and governing. In this lecture, Rogers Brubaker discussed the social and political implications of hyperconnectivity and its ability to foster both populism and technocracy. Read more