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Monday, Nov. 15 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
Volodymyr Zelensky has reached the midpoint of his five-year presidency. The Kennan Institute is hosting an online round table dedicated to the successes and failures of Zelensky’s presidency thus far. How has Ukraine changed in these years? What has President Zelensky and his team achieved so far? What remains to be accomplished from his list of electoral promises two and a half years ago?
Monday, Nov. 15 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)
Kate Clifford Larson’s biography of Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, Walk with Me, is stirring, immersive, and authoritative. Recently declassified FBI files, rich movement archives, interviews with veteran activists, and extensive conversations with Hamer’s family led Larson to uncover Hamer the woman, her struggles to survive, and the critical turning points that forced her rebirth from a Mississippi sharecropper into a fierce freedom fighter.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 // 9:30–10:30 a.m. (ET)
Relations between Russia and Germany are at a low point following Russia’s attempts to undermine German democracy, its annexation of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine, and its human rights abuses at home, among other issues. However, Germany and Russia have retained deep economic ties throughout this ebbing of relations, especially in the energy sector, where Germany is a major importer of Russian gas and the end-point of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Is the icy bilateral relationship here to stay? Might new German leadership move the relationship in a different direction?
Tuesday, Nov. 16 // 9:30–11:00 a.m. (ET)
Every two years, the LAPOP Lab at Vanderbilt University releases the AmericasBarometer, a regional field survey to gauge the public’s assessment of democratic governance, support for democratic values and institutions, and perceptions of basic liberties. Join us to discuss the latest findings of the AmericasBarometer.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 // 11:00 a.m.–12:30 pm. (ET)
The third GMES seminar this Fall features a discussion with Özlem Altan-Olcay and Evren Balta on the meanings and values of U.S. citizenship for people outside of the United States.
Thursday, Nov. 18 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)
On November 11, 2021, the world celebrated the bicentenary of Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of Russia's greatest literary treasures. What is his enduring influence on culture and philosophy? What appeal do international readers find in his style and message today? And how do contemporary audiences explore and (re)interpret his writings? At this event, we will discuss Dostoevsky's relevance in the 21st century and the reasons why his influence has stretched beyond Russia and beyond his time.
Thursday, Nov. 18 // 2–3:00 p.m. (ET)
Watching Darkness Fall is a gripping new history of the years leading up to and the beginning of WWII in Europe told through the lives of five well-educated and mostly wealthy men all vying for the attention of the man in the Oval Office. Join us for a discussion with David McKean and Mary Jo Binker on diplomatic history, the U.S. response to the rise of the Third Reich in Germany, and the contemporary parallels behind this unique chapter in World War II history.
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