Event highlights

CEU President Michael Ignatieff | Hertie School commencement speech 2017

Transcript of remarks delivered by CEU President Michael Ignatieff on 2 June in Berlin to the 2017 graduates of the Hertie School of Governance.

Democracy challenged: Responses and innovations

Watch the keynotes from the presentation of The Governance Report 2017.

#partypeople?! Engaging young people in political parties

Report presented by Polis180 and Hertie School students.

Labour, social policy, investment – What's best for Germany?

A talk with Hertie School Prof. Anke Hassel, BDA German employers association Director General Steffen Kampeter and DIW President Marcel Fratzscher.

Gabriel | Macron | Habermas – Which future for Europe?

Discussion between Germany's Minister for Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel and French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron with philosopher Jürgen Habermas about the future of Europe.

Hacking and fake news: A threat to democracy and the international order?

Keynote address by former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

The 2016 US presidential election: Explanations and implications of the Trump presidency

A discussion about possible consequences of the Trump presidency.

The EU's "legitimacy deficit"

Dieter Grimm outlines sources and remedies of Europe’s “legitimacy deficit”.

Britain and Europe after Brexit

Watch the recent talk by Ed Miliband (Member of Parliament, United Kingdom).

Women at the top in international affairs

A discussion on the successes and challenges of women in leadership.

EU in a rapidly changing world: Where do we go from here?

Watch the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström's talk at the Hertie School.

The new German White Paper on security policy: Sustainable days ahead?

Panel discussion and inauguration of the Centre for International Security Policy (CISP) with Katrin Suder.