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Daniel Benjamin, president of the American Academy in Berlin, discussed the campus turmoil of 2024 with student journalist Theo Baker, sociologist Nicholas Christakis, and pollster Laura Silver.

In this illustrated lecture, Edmund de Waal explores his relationship with the idea of home through his writings and artistic practice.

Majda Ruge and Jeremy Shapiro join Academy president Daniel Benjamin for an examination of the foreign policy implications of the 2024 US elections.

Composer David Lang discusses how concentrating on opera’s component parts can move the field forward.

Celebrating twenty-five years of fostering transatlantic bonds in the arts, scholarship, and public policy.

In this inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Lecture in Policy, Sharon Nazarian argues for the need to understand rising anti-semitism as a global trend.

Former US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discusses global developments in nuclear power generation and its risks.

Johannes von Moltke illuminates the details and broader patterns of the New Right’s weaponization of culture on both sides of the Atlantic.

Steven Chu discusses the significant technical challenges and potential solutions to a more sustainable future.

In this talk, Mark Copelovitch looks at the sources of the dollar’s enduring dominance.