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The German Ampel, the so-called Traffic Light government coalition, is now history. Its collapse came on November 6th, just hours after Donal Trump’s election victory across the ocean. Germans won’t be voting for their next government on September 28, 2025, as originally scheduled; instead, snap elections will take place by the end of March at the latest, potentially even sooner. This will be one of Germany’s rare early votes – the last was in 2005 – in a country where political stability is the norm, making government crises all the more disruptive.

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With 2020 coming to a close and the European approval for the Covid-19 vaccines, we are starting to see a dim light at the end of the tunnel. Although it may still seem distant, the European Union is looking to rebuild a decimated economy and reposition itself on the global stage. A two-day conference held this autumn, organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Corriere della Sera, brought together world-renowned experts to look at what possible futures exist for the EU and will a Biden presidency be able to rebuild much of what was lost under Trump in the way of trans-atlantic relations. Our latest e-book collects original pieces based on the conference proceedings and as well as exclusive interviews with Giuliano Amato, Enzo Amendola, and Paolo Gentiloni.

Videos Europe

The ecclesiastical ties between Russia and Ukraine are crucial to understanding the ongoing conflict and envisioning peace. Ukraine’s Orthodox community is divided, with over half aligning with the autocephalous Kyiv Patriarchate established in 2019, while 40 percent remain loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate, which views Kyiv as the birthplace of Russian Orthodoxy. Recently, all three branches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have declared independence from the Russian Orthodox Church, distancing themselves from Patriarch Kirill’s support for the war. Will faith overcome power politics and help to bring peace to the region?

ConveningEurope

March

2022

Online (Zoom & Facebook Live)

Join us online for a momentous virtial roundtable on Friday 11 March at 12pm EST / 6pm CET – With José Casanova, Craig Calhoun, Sean Golden, Andrea Graziosi, Shada Islam, Marlene Laruelle, Mikhail Minakov

February

2022

Online (Zoom & Facebook Live)

A dark air of impending war hangs once again over Eastern Europe. As Russia amasses thousands of troops on the Ukrainian border and brings its demands for NATO “security guarantees” to a new level, there is fear that the situation on the ground may escalate at any time into open military confrontation. This panel, featuring world-renowned experts on post-Soviet geopolitics, will seek to unpack those very underlying conditions, and find out if and how there is any room to be had for political compromise.

March

2021

Online (Zoom)

In this conversation with José Casanova, Fr. Halík will discuss his path to priesthood and his life’s work. This has included organizing a papal visit to the Czech Republic; interreligious dialogue work; a chaplaincy at Salvator Church, the historic Jesuit Church of the Clementinum; and pastorate of the intelligentsia, particularly of those who are on the margins and on the periphery of faith and of the Catholic Church.