Past Events

February 22, 2024

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Ian Shapiro
Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University

Angry Populist Politics:

Why it is Happening

and What to do About it

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October 26, 2023

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator and
best-selling author

Can America Be Trusted Again?

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December 12, 2022

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History
and Global Affairs
Yale University

U.S. - China Relations

in light of the Ukraine War

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April 27, 2022

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George Packer
Award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic

Is there still hope?

America in Crisis and Renewal

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June 28, 2021

Jason Stanley
Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University

How Fascism Works

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February 2, 2021

Arun Chaudhary
American Political Operative and Filmmaker

To Lead a Movement, You Need a Story / Bringing Art into the World of Political Campaigns

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July 20, 2020

Nina Jankowicz
Author and Disinformation Fellow
at the Wilson Center

How to Lose the Information War

Russia, Fake News and the Future of Conflict

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December 3, 2019

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

Can the United States be a Free Country?

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February 28, 2019

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

THE ROAD TO UNFREEDOM

RUSSIA, EUROPE, AMERICA

Democracy in Danger

Photo: ©Ine Gundersveen

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February 1, 2024

Franklin Foer
Author and Staff Writer at
The Atlantic

Joe Biden's White House

and the Struggle for America's Future

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April 26, 2023

Matt Armstrong
Expert on public diplomacy
and political warfare

The Politics of US Information Warfare:

The history, why we are so bad at this, and current challenges given the domestic and geopolitical situation.

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October 19, 2022

Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Professor of History and Italian Studies
New York University

Strongmen

How Illiberal Leaders Consolidate Power

and How They Can Be Defeated

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October 25, 2021

Steven I. Wilkinson
Nilekani Professor of India and South Asian Studies and Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Yale
Siddharth Varadarajan
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Wire
Manjari Chatterjee Miller
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations

Is India’s Democracy at Risk?

Democratic success, regional tension, and foreign policy today

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May 18, 2021

David W. Blight
Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies and of American Studies, Yale University

Frederick Douglass: Prose Poet of Democracy in His Time and Our Own

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December 10, 2020

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History at Yale

The Sources of Chinese Conduct

Are Washington and Beijing Fighting a New Cold War?

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June 25, 2020

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David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

A Post-Trump America

How to renew American world leadership after Trump

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October 8, 2019

Daryl Davis
Musician and Social Activist

KLAN WE TALK?

How Can You Hate Me When You Don't Know Me?

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February 15, 2019

Ben Rhodes
Obama Administration Security Advisor and Speechwriter

Reflections on My Years in the Obama White House

Photo: ©Natalie Moser

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November 29, 2023

Nastya Stanko

in conversation with
The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent

Joshua Yaffa

Reporting Ukraine: An Evening with One of Ukraine's Premier War Correspondents

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A joint event with Bard College Berlin

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March 2, 2023

Joshua Yaffa
Author and contributing writer for
The New Yorker

A Continent at War

Russia, Ukraine, and the West

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October 5, 2022

Thomas Homer-Dixon
Executive Director
of the Cascade Institute
Royal Roads University

Commanding Hope

The Power We Have

to Renew a World in Peril

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September 30, 2021

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Democracy Rules

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March 25, 2021

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Robert B. Zoellick
Former Ambassador, Diplomat and President of the World Bank

America in the World

U.S Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Past, Present and Future

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September 21, 2020

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Trump's Lesson: Rebuilding Democracy After the Crisis

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March 6, 2020

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Kamilla Arku
Pianist
Callie Shell
Photography

“Hope, Never Fear”: A Personal Portrait of the Obamas and a musical program of pioneering African-American composers

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September 24, 2019

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

POPULISM, POLARIZATION

AND CORRUPTION

How Can Western Democracy Survive?

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November 5, 2018

Anne Applebaum
Pulitzer Prize winning historian, journalist and commentator
on geo-politics

Democracy and Disinformation

Understanding our New Normal

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Ian Shapiro
Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator and
best-selling author

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History
and Global Affairs
Yale University

George Packer
Award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic

Jason Stanley
Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University

Arun Chaudhary
American Political Operative and Filmmaker

Nina Jankowicz
Author and Disinformation Fellow
at the Wilson Center

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

THE ROAD TO UNFREEDOM

RUSSIA, EUROPE, AMERICA

Democracy in Danger

Franklin Foer
Author and Staff Writer at
The Atlantic

Matt Armstrong
Expert on public diplomacy
and political warfare

Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Professor of History and Italian Studies
New York University

David W. Blight
Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies and of American Studies, Yale University

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History at Yale

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

Daryl Davis
Musician and Social Activist

Ben Rhodes
Obama Administration Security Advisor and Speechwriter

Nastya Stanko

in conversation with
The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent

Joshua Yaffa

Joshua Yaffa
Author and contributing writer for
The New Yorker

Thomas Homer-Dixon
Executive Director
of the Cascade Institute
Royal Roads University

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Robert B. Zoellick
Former Ambassador, Diplomat and President of the World Bank

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Kamilla Arku
Pianist
Callie Shell
Photography

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

POPULISM, POLARIZATION

AND CORRUPTION

How Can Western Democracy Survive?

Watch video

Anne Applebaum
Pulitzer Prize winning historian, journalist and commentator
on geo-politics

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Yale Club of Germany Presents

Past Events

Ian Shapiro Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University

David Frum Writer, Political Commentator and best-selling author

Odd Arne Westad Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs Yale University

George Packer Award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic

Jason Stanley Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University

Arun Chaudhary American Political Operative and Filmmaker

Nina Jankowicz Author and Disinformation Fellow at the Wilson Center

Timothy Snyder Levin Professor of History, Yale University

Timothy Snyder Levin Professor of History, Yale University

THE ROAD TO UNFREEDOM

RUSSIA, EUROPE, AMERICA

Democracy in Danger

Franklin Foer​ Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic

Matt Armstrong Expert on public diplomacy and political warfare

Ruth Ben-Ghiat Professor of History and Italian Studies New York University

David W. Blight Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies and of American Studies, Yale University

Odd Arne Westad Elihu Professor of History at Yale

David Frum Writer, Political Commentator

Daryl Davis Musician and Social Activist

Ben Rhodes Obama Administration Security Advisor and Speechwriter

Nastya Stanko ​ in conversation with The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent ​ Joshua Yaffa

Joshua Yaffa Author and contributing writer for The New Yorker

Thomas Homer-Dixon Executive Director of the Cascade Institute Royal Roads University

Jan-Werner Mueller Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Robert B. Zoellick Former Ambassador, Diplomat and President of the World Bank

Jan-Werner Mueller Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Kamilla Arku Pianist Callie Shell Photography

David Frum Writer, Political Commentator

POPULISM, POLARIZATION

AND CORRUPTION

How Can Western Democracy Survive?

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Anne Applebaum Pulitzer Prize winning historian, journalist and commentator on geo-politics

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Ian Shapiro
Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator and
best-selling author

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History
and Global Affairs
Yale University

George Packer
Award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic

Jason Stanley
Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University

Arun Chaudhary
American Political Operative and Filmmaker

Nina Jankowicz
Author and Disinformation Fellow
at the Wilson Center

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

Timothy Snyder
Levin Professor of History,
Yale University

Franklin Foer
Author and Staff Writer at
The Atlantic

Matt Armstrong
Expert on public diplomacy
and political warfare

Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Professor of History and Italian Studies
New York University

David W. Blight
Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies and of American Studies, Yale University

Odd Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History at Yale

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

Daryl Davis
Musician and Social Activist

Ben Rhodes
Obama Administration Security Advisor and Speechwriter

Nastya Stanko

in conversation with
The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent

Joshua Yaffa

Joshua Yaffa
Author and contributing writer for
The New Yorker

Thomas Homer-Dixon
Executive Director
of the Cascade Institute
Royal Roads University

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Robert B. Zoellick
Former Ambassador, Diplomat and President of the World Bank

Jan-Werner Mueller
Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Princeton

Kamilla Arku
Pianist
Callie Shell
Photography

David Frum
Writer, Political Commentator

Anne Applebaum
Pulitzer Prize winning historian, journalist and commentator
on geo-politics