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Are you a translator working on non‑fiction in the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, between Eastern ↔ Western European languages? Apply for a 2026/2027 Paul Celan Fellowship at the IWM! Deadline: 16 Jan 2026.

➡️ iwm.at/calls/paul-celan-fellowship-26-27

In coop with S. Fischer Stiftung
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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In the latest Vienna Coffee House Conversation, @ivejvoda.bsky.social talks with journalist & foreign policy expert @schwindelfrei.bsky.social, co-founder of Idemo!, about democratic engagement & the diaspora’s role in the Western Balkans.

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Listen here: www.iwm.at/europes-futu...
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Access to minerals that power a battery has emerged as a vital geopolitical, economic & social concern. So where does the lithium, the nickel, and the cobalt come from? Who controls the supply? Thursday Oct 3 20.00 hrs Docu and Talk @debalie.bsky.social.
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Cinédialoog: Lithium Rising
From the moment the smartphone alarm wakes us up in the morning, we begin our day relying on the lithium battery. From the mundane to lifesaving, lithium powered devices get us through the day. Who co...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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We’re thrilled to join this year’s forum alongside global leaders, scholars, and activists to explore new visions for hard realities.
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Special thanks to our CFK Global Fellows Koketso Moeti, Chris Muriithi, Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social for helping us work toward our goal of strengthening an international community of partners to promote and defend inclusive democracies around the globe.
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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In one of this week’s most popular IWM YouTube videos, historian Maria Todorova explores the shifting horizons of the Balkans, their transient lifespan as a geopolitical construct, and the role of race in understanding the region’s history. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaoG...
MARIA TODOROVA: Tracing the Balkans or Mission Possible: Fallout
The Balkans: Mission Possible (Part I) IWM Lectures in Human Sciences Maria Todorova, Misha Glenny Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 18:00 CEST Aula am Campus, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1, Wien, 1090 No, it is…
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October 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The New York Times shows servile ABC/Disney how it should be done

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New York Times CEO warns Donald Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’
Meredith Kopit Levien says newspaper will not back down after US president sues for $15bn
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September 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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💥🕵️ NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal the ringleader of the GRU’s parcel-bomb plot—a Russian radioactive-materials smuggler—trace the explosives’ route across NATO borders, and show how the GRU recruited Russians and Ukrainians in the West. @vsquare.bsky.social @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
Revealed: How Russia’s GRU Plotted Europe’s Parcel Explosions - VSquare.org
These parcel explosions were stagemanaged by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, via the social media platform Telegram.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Can democracy survive amid climate collapse, pandemics, and nuclear threats?
In a conversation with Ivan Krastev, Jonathan White explores how a sense of doom redefines our understanding and trust in democracy.

Watch their talk from the #VHF 2024: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wLN... #TBT
JONATHAN WHITE - CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE DEATH OF THE FUTURE?
JONATHAN WHITE in conversation with IVAN KRASTEV SATURDAY, 28.09.2024 / 12h30 AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE WIEN, SITZUNGSSAAL In his recent book In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea…
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September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🗣️What happened to Europe’s outrage?

At the #VHF25, historian Maria Todorova joins IWM's Ivan Krastev to ask why the Yugoslav wars vanished from Europe’s memory — and what that says about the tension between conscience and consciousness.

👉 Join the conversation: www.humanitiesfestival.at/todorova
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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🚨 Program Launch 🚨

The IWM is proud to announce Ukraine and the World, a new research program building on more than a decade of engagement with Ukrainian scholarship, headed by IWM Lesia Ukraїnka Permanent Fellow @timothysnyder.bsky.social.

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September 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Spain’s 20th century was shaped by one man in particular: dictator Francisco Franco (1892–1975). Why does his legacy remain so hard to confront?

➡️ Join @casanovahistory.bsky.social from @unizar.es and Judit Carrera at this year's #VHF to learn more: www.humanitiesfestival.at/casanova
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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If only there had been some kind of warning…

Germany car companies waking up to the geopolitical world.
Carmakers seek western supplies of rare earths and magnets
Mercedes-Benz among groups looking to secure alternative sources of vital materials after China tightens export curbs
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June 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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🇬🇪🇪🇺 Happy #Europe Day!
The people of Georgia are fighting every day to stay on the path to Europe - with courage, unity, and determination.
#EuropeDay2025 #GeorgiaProtests
May 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Exit Exit - the music festival is leaving Novi Sad after 25 years, blaming pressure from the Serbian government. The festival has supported the student protests
Exit festival pulls out of Serbia after backing student protests
The organisers have blamed 'undemocratic pressures' after authorities cut off funding.
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June 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Stefan Lehne on the EU’s response to a series of disruptions including the financial crisis, Brexit, the pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the implications of these events for European integration and global positioning:
www.iwm.at/europes-futu... @erstestiftung.org @ivejvoda.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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In this new episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, @ivejvoda.bsky.social welcomes Niccolò Milanese (@euroalter.bsky.social) to discuss the fragility of democracy in Europe amid global turbulence:
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March 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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In a recent Vienna Coffee House Conversations podcast episode, host @ivejvoda.bsky.social sat down with Zsuzsanna Szelényi to discuss how Trump’s unpredictability has prompted European leaders to rethink their security and defense strategies:
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March 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Tune in to @fm4.orf.at at 18:40 to listen to IWM Permanent Fellow @ivejvoda.bsky.social discuss with @christianccummins.bsky.social about the impact of Serbian protests and how the protesters are comparable to the early revolutionaries of 18th century France.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Could student-led #protests in #Serbia be a harbinger of more wide-spread change? A rejection of authoritarian governance and simplistic solutions? A move towards broad consensus well-thought out policy? @ivejvoda.bsky.social of @iwm.at thinks so: fm4.orf.at/player/20250...
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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IWM Permanent Fellow @ivejvoda.bsky.social speaks on TVP World about the protest movement in Serbia and its demands for justice, media freedom, and fair elections. He also reflects on what to expect now that the EU is supporting the call for democratic reforms.

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May 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The second 1-1/2 hour TV debate without a single question about Germany's relationship with China. And perhaps more astounding, no discussion tonight about how Germany/Europe should react to a withdrawal of US security guarantees and/or imposition of tariffs.
February 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Europe needs 'a mutual defence pact, outside NATO, extending beyond the EU to include Britain, Norway and others'.

Time to bring back the West European Union - which had a stronger commitment than NATO's Art 5?

@gideonrachman.bsky.social on de-risking from Trump's America.

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Vance’s real warning to Europe
Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America
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February 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM