Events / Program: Europe’s Futures

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	Who is Telling Us What? Why? And How?	Wed, 14.10.2020	Seminars and Colloquia	Alison Smale Ivan Vejvoda	Who is Telling Us What? Why? And How? Wed, 14.10.2020 Speakers: Alison Smale Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia With technological change so rapid, and global concerns rivaling the traditionally local focus of most human beings, media assume an ever more important role in our societies. That is particularly true in central and eastern Europe, where journalists and their audience mostly have had a mere three decades to establish and mold independent media that suit or reflect their societies. Just in the weeks since Alison Smale was writing to Ivan on her chosen subject, developments in the former Soviet space – in this case, Belarus, and its Baltic and Polish neighbors, and Russia and Germany over Alexei Navalny – have shown their power to surprise most outside observers, and thus to influence the world. Who is telling this tale, and how? Read more
Who is Telling Us What? Why? And How? Wed, 14.10.2020 Speakers: Alison Smale Ivan Vejvoda Series: Seminars and Colloquia With technological change so rapid, and global concerns rivaling the traditionally local focus of most human beings, media assume an ever more important role in our societies. That is particularly true in central and eastern Europe, where journalists and their audience mostly have had a mere three decades to establish and mold independent media that suit or reflect their societies. Just in the weeks since Alison Smale was writing to Ivan on her chosen subject, developments in the former Soviet space – in this case, Belarus, and its Baltic and Polish neighbors, and Russia and Germany over Alexei Navalny – have shown their power to surprise most outside observers, and thus to influence the world. Who is telling this tale, and how? Read more
	What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans?	Mon, 14.06.2021	Panels and Discussions	Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic	What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans? Mon, 14.06.2021 Speakers: Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic Series: Panels and Discussions The state of play in the Western Balkans shows signs of political deterioration. There is uncertainty over opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, whilst those already open with Serbia and Montenegro progress sluggishly. Implementation of the Prespa Agreement is slow and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is at a standstill. Overall, it is not a very promising picture even without the growth of popular frustration. Is the European Union awakening to the need for a more robust engagement in the Western Balkans? Read more
What is the outlook for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans? Mon, 14.06.2021 Speakers: Ioannis Armakolas Ivan Vejvoda Srdjan Cvijic Series: Panels and Discussions The state of play in the Western Balkans shows signs of political deterioration. There is uncertainty over opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, whilst those already open with Serbia and Montenegro progress sluggishly. Implementation of the Prespa Agreement is slow and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is at a standstill. Overall, it is not a very promising picture even without the growth of popular frustration. Is the European Union awakening to the need for a more robust engagement in the Western Balkans? Read more
	US Perspective of the War in Ukraine	Thu, 09.06.2022	Panels and Discussions	Ivan VejvodaMirjana Tomic, Bruce Stokes, Richard Parker	US Perspective of the War in Ukraine Thu, 09.06.2022 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaMirjana Tomic, Bruce Stokes, Richard Parker Series: Panels and Discussions Washington has pledged support for Ukraine and approved the biggest arms, economic and humanitarian aid package since 1945. It has also provided intelligence and training. What is the political and economic thinking behind current policy decisions? Is there bipartisan support? What have been the main policy debates? How long can the US sustain this high-profile support? Can the midterm elections, scheduled for 8 November 2022, alter political aims and foreign policy priorities? Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, US objectives regarding the outcome of the war seem to be shifting, as several US media noted, from liberating Ukraine to defeating Russia. Is the final goal clear for the US citizens and the Western allies? Does US president Joe Biden have popular support for his policy towards Ukraine? What does the US public think about the war in Ukraine? Is the public ready for long-term support? What has been the role of the media in shaping policies towards Ukraine? Bruce Stokes will explore public attitudes towards the war in Ukraine, Russia, and government policies, while Richard Parker will focus on debates and policy choices that have dominated the US public sphere. Read more
US Perspective of the War in Ukraine Thu, 09.06.2022 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaMirjana Tomic, Bruce Stokes, Richard Parker Series: Panels and Discussions Washington has pledged support for Ukraine and approved the biggest arms, economic and humanitarian aid package since 1945. It has also provided intelligence and training. What is the political and economic thinking behind current policy decisions? Is there bipartisan support? What have been the main policy debates? How long can the US sustain this high-profile support? Can the midterm elections, scheduled for 8 November 2022, alter political aims and foreign policy priorities? Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, US objectives regarding the outcome of the war seem to be shifting, as several US media noted, from liberating Ukraine to defeating Russia. Is the final goal clear for the US citizens and the Western allies? Does US president Joe Biden have popular support for his policy towards Ukraine? What does the US public think about the war in Ukraine? Is the public ready for long-term support? What has been the role of the media in shaping policies towards Ukraine? Bruce Stokes will explore public attitudes towards the war in Ukraine, Russia, and government policies, while Richard Parker will focus on debates and policy choices that have dominated the US public sphere. Read more
	Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process	Thu, 15.09.2022	Panels and Discussions	Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender	Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process Thu, 15.09.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender Series: Panels and Discussions In June Ukraine and Moldova got EU candidate status. Hailed as a historic achievement, in practice the accession process is still stuck. Several member states insist that further steps towards enlargement have to be preceeded by internal reforms, in particular of the EU’s decision making structures. This will take many years. Meanwhile, the reluctance of these EU member states has blocked the accession process. This can be vividly observed in the Western Balkans, where reforms have stalled for years and where the frontrunners are hardly better prepared than some of the countries that have not even started accession negotiations yet. The reluctance of EU member states and the failings of the accession process are reinforcing each other and have created a vicious circle. If nothing changes, Ukraine and Moldova are set to join the Balkan club of disillusionment. Read more
Ukraine, the Western Balkans and How to Revive the Broken EU Accession Process Thu, 15.09.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Kristof Bender Series: Panels and Discussions In June Ukraine and Moldova got EU candidate status. Hailed as a historic achievement, in practice the accession process is still stuck. Several member states insist that further steps towards enlargement have to be preceeded by internal reforms, in particular of the EU’s decision making structures. This will take many years. Meanwhile, the reluctance of these EU member states has blocked the accession process. This can be vividly observed in the Western Balkans, where reforms have stalled for years and where the frontrunners are hardly better prepared than some of the countries that have not even started accession negotiations yet. The reluctance of EU member states and the failings of the accession process are reinforcing each other and have created a vicious circle. If nothing changes, Ukraine and Moldova are set to join the Balkan club of disillusionment. Read more
	Ukraine and the Future of Europe	Tue, 05.04.2022	Conferences and Workshops	Ivan Vejvoda Katherine YoungerTimothy Garton Ash	Ukraine and the Future of Europe Tue, 05.04.2022 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Katherine YoungerTimothy Garton Ash Series: Conferences and Workshops As Ukrainians resist the Russian assault on their country, they speak powerfully of defending the principles and values on which the European project rests, and of Ukraine's place in Europe. The war has opened an opportunity for the European Union to reaffirm its purpose, as not merely an economic union but a normative alliance. Will this moment of European unity and resolve lead to lasting change? What can Ukraine expect from Europe? And what can Europe learn from Ukraine? Read more
Ukraine and the Future of Europe Tue, 05.04.2022 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Katherine YoungerTimothy Garton Ash Series: Conferences and Workshops As Ukrainians resist the Russian assault on their country, they speak powerfully of defending the principles and values on which the European project rests, and of Ukraine's place in Europe. The war has opened an opportunity for the European Union to reaffirm its purpose, as not merely an economic union but a normative alliance. Will this moment of European unity and resolve lead to lasting change? What can Ukraine expect from Europe? And what can Europe learn from Ukraine? Read more
	Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023	Tue, 16.05.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg	Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 Tue, 16.05.2023 Speakers: Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg Series: Conferences and Workshops What will the coming year bring about? How will Europe’s foreign and defense policy be transformed? Will Europe’s democracies come out weakened or strengthened from the current crisis? What future for the economy and ecology in Europe? Can risks be turned into opportunities, and how? Read more
Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 Tue, 16.05.2023 Speakers: Anthony Barnett Gerald Knaus Ivan Krastev Ivana Dragičević Jan-Werner Müller Janka Oertel Kim Scheppele Soli Özel Misha GlennyAlexander Schallenberg Series: Conferences and Workshops What will the coming year bring about? How will Europe’s foreign and defense policy be transformed? Will Europe’s democracies come out weakened or strengthened from the current crisis? What future for the economy and ecology in Europe? Can risks be turned into opportunities, and how? Read more
	Time to Decide Europe Summit	Fri, 20.05.2022	Conferences and Workshops	Dimitar Bechev Gerald Knaus Heather Grabbe Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Ivana Dragičević Karolina Wigura Maxim Trudolyubov Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Olivia Lazard Serhii Plokhii Stefan Lehne Stephen Holmes Zsuzsanna Szelényi Misha Glenny Slawomir SierakowskiFranziska Brantner, Marina Davydova, Florence Gaub, Anna Jermolaewa, Marta Pardavi, Susanne Scholl, Želimir Žilnik	Time to Decide Europe Summit Fri, 20.05.2022 Speakers: Dimitar Bechev Gerald Knaus Heather Grabbe Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Ivana Dragičević Karolina Wigura Maxim Trudolyubov Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Olivia Lazard Serhii Plokhii Stefan Lehne Stephen Holmes Zsuzsanna Szelényi Misha Glenny Slawomir SierakowskiFranziska Brantner, Marina Davydova, Florence Gaub, Anna Jermolaewa, Marta Pardavi, Susanne Scholl, Želimir Žilnik Series: Conferences and Workshops In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Europe woke up to a grave new world. Something considered unthinkable after WWII had happened, and the European security order was blown up. Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine put an end to the “end of history” era, which had begun in 1989. This attack has triggered events in Europe that had been previously unimaginable. We want to look ahead and think about the consequences of these dramatic events for Ukraine, for Europe and the EU, and for Russia. ERSTE Foundation and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) have invited some of the brightest minds to start a debate on the difficult questions that Europe is facing today and the answers that will determine the future. Read more
Time to Decide Europe Summit Fri, 20.05.2022 Speakers: Dimitar Bechev Gerald Knaus Heather Grabbe Ivan Krastev Ivan Vejvoda Ivana Dragičević Karolina Wigura Maxim Trudolyubov Nathalie Tocci Nikola Dimitrov Olivia Lazard Serhii Plokhii Stefan Lehne Stephen Holmes Zsuzsanna Szelényi Misha Glenny Slawomir SierakowskiFranziska Brantner, Marina Davydova, Florence Gaub, Anna Jermolaewa, Marta Pardavi, Susanne Scholl, Želimir Žilnik Series: Conferences and Workshops In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Europe woke up to a grave new world. Something considered unthinkable after WWII had happened, and the European security order was blown up. Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine put an end to the “end of history” era, which had begun in 1989. This attack has triggered events in Europe that had been previously unimaginable. We want to look ahead and think about the consequences of these dramatic events for Ukraine, for Europe and the EU, and for Russia. ERSTE Foundation and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) have invited some of the brightest minds to start a debate on the difficult questions that Europe is facing today and the answers that will determine the future. Read more
	The Sahel and Africa’s Future in a World of Geopolitical Confrontation	Wed, 08.03.2023	Panels and Discussions	Ivan VejvodaEmanuela Claudia Del Re	The Sahel and Africa’s Future in a World of Geopolitical Confrontation Wed, 08.03.2023 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaEmanuela Claudia Del Re Series: Panels and Discussions Violence and instability have been on the rise in the Sahel region of Africa over the last three years. Moreover, Russia’s multi-pronged penetration in the Sahel has made the region into a new zone of geopolitical confrontation over political influence and control of valuable resources. How does, and how should, the European Union act to stabilize and improve the situation? Read more
The Sahel and Africa’s Future in a World of Geopolitical Confrontation Wed, 08.03.2023 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaEmanuela Claudia Del Re Series: Panels and Discussions Violence and instability have been on the rise in the Sahel region of Africa over the last three years. Moreover, Russia’s multi-pronged penetration in the Sahel has made the region into a new zone of geopolitical confrontation over political influence and control of valuable resources. How does, and how should, the European Union act to stabilize and improve the situation? Read more
	The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe	Tue, 06.12.2022	Panels and Discussions	Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda	The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe Tue, 06.12.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Panels and Discussions This seminar considered the dimensions of justice involved in the climate transition and the challenges that they pose to democracy, particularly in Europe. Can the EU maintain democratic consent for this long and large-scale transition? Or will it get blamed for unpopular measures? Might authoritarian regimes deliver faster and better transitions to climate neutrality? Should the EU develop new methods of transnational governance – or go local instead, relying on local climate assemblies to design policies with democratic legitimacy? Read more
The Politics of Creating a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe Tue, 06.12.2022 Speakers: Heather Grabbe Ivan Vejvoda Series: Panels and Discussions This seminar considered the dimensions of justice involved in the climate transition and the challenges that they pose to democracy, particularly in Europe. Can the EU maintain democratic consent for this long and large-scale transition? Or will it get blamed for unpopular measures? Might authoritarian regimes deliver faster and better transitions to climate neutrality? Should the EU develop new methods of transnational governance – or go local instead, relying on local climate assemblies to design policies with democratic legitimacy? Read more
	The German Elections and Europe's Future	Thu, 30.09.2021	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Olivia Lazard Valbona Zeneli Zoran NechevRoderick Parkes	The German Elections and Europe's Future Thu, 30.09.2021 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Olivia Lazard Valbona Zeneli Zoran NechevRoderick Parkes Series: Panels and Discussions The panel addressed the results of the elections from three regions of Europe by researchers who are this year's Europe's Futures Fellows, together with a view from Berlin offered by the research director of the German Council for Foreign Relations DGAP. Read more
The German Elections and Europe's Future Thu, 30.09.2021 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Olivia Lazard Valbona Zeneli Zoran NechevRoderick Parkes Series: Panels and Discussions The panel addressed the results of the elections from three regions of Europe by researchers who are this year's Europe's Futures Fellows, together with a view from Berlin offered by the research director of the German Council for Foreign Relations DGAP. Read more