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Russia's War on Ukraine: Transforming Transatlantic Relations
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally reshaped transatlantic relations, laying bare
Europe's reliance on the United States for security ...
"Mapping the Race to the White House"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
This year’s presidential race is likely to be particularly close, with possibly only a few thousand voters in battleground states determining the outcome. With ...
"The Digital and the Political"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
We are currently witnessing the merging of digital and analogous worlds. In this new media framework, the development of generative AI and the increasing ...
"The Presidential Elections: Views from the States"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The U.S. Constitution and political system separate powers between branches and levels of government. Despite such division and decentralization of powers, ...
"American Democracy at Risk"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
As American democracy has come increasingly under attack from within, and lies, conspiracy theories, and physical violence thrive, artist Bill Travis has ...
"Feeling is Believing"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Why has conspiracy theory risen to prominence in our current political moment–especially in the US, where presidential candidate Donald Trump has frequently ...
"The 2024 U.S. Election Seen from Down Under"
via Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:55 AM
Most prominently at stake for Australia in the 2024 US election is the direction of Australian conservative politics. Trump engages an idiom and symbolism that ...
"Europe Alone at Home"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Founded in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat, NATO now faces a renewed threat from Russia. For more than three decades Europe seemed to be at ease, enjoying ...
The Orbanization of the United States
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal democracy” has become a model for the global radical right. At the Conservative Political Action (CPAC) conference in Washington, DC, ...
"Trump-Proofing Transatlantic Security"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Donald J. Trump’s presidency (2017-21) was a rough ride for Europeans: Trump called NATO obsolete, repeat-edly scolded allies, questioned US security ...
"How the Republicans Threaten U.S. Democracy"
Bundeszentrale für ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Descriptions of political opponents as “vermin” and migrants engaged in “poisoning the blood of our country” illustrate the extent to which Donald Trump’s ...
"Canadian Perspectives on the 2024 U.S. Election"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Canadians are paying close attention to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, reflecting multiple concerns and considerations about the potential outcome and ...
Forum Beruf North American Studies
Regina-Pacis-Weg 3, ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
"Studierende fragen - Alumni antworten"
Join us for this year's "Forum Beruf" on June 24th, 6 p.m. (s.t.)
"An Old White Men's Election Campaign"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The current presidential race is dominated by the oldest pair of candidates in the history of US elec-tions, both of whom are highly un-popular in the general ...
Earth in the Balance?
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Earth in the Balance? Environmental Politics and US American Elections
Environmental issues have never loomed large in U.S. presidential elections; the ...
Literature in Motion: Black Authors and the Movies
IAAK, Rabinstraße 8 ...
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The book is “almost everywhere,” lamented Henry James in 1899. Advancements in transport as well as
communications and printing technologies effected an ...
"Women, Power, and the Presidential Elections"
Bundeszentrale für ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Just four years ago, the election of the first “Madam President” seemed immi-nent: six women, the highest number ever, competed in the Democratic primaries. ...
"The Economy as National Security?"
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The United States increasingly sees the economy as part of its national security to which China is deemed to pose the greatest threat. Consequently, a key ...
Student Symposium
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 ...
01:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Join us for our Student Symposium in the context of Prof. Dr. Sabine Sielke's seminar "On the Occasion of the 2024 Presidential Election: Media, Culture, ...