"For Ukraine, the clock is ticking, and remaining viable options are few," Academy alumna and Johns Hopkins SAIS prof. Mary E. Sarotte M.E. Sarotte writes in Foreign Affairs, about how Ukraine can achieve NATO membership despite its ongoing conflict with Russia: buff.ly/4eYfRda

No less than 6 Academy alumni & 2 former Visitors made the New York Times Books 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list: Jeffrey Eugenides, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Jennifer Egan, Katherine Boo, Claudia Rankine, Sigrid Nunez, Jonathan Franzen, & Lawrence Wright. buff.ly/3xNZyyR

"This fence was not only a fence. It was also an overreaction—a fearful response to what might have happened, rather than what did," ✍️ spring fellow Heidi Julavits in NYT Magazine about a new fence installed after a car crash, leading to unexpected revelations buff.ly/3Y4GE1m

"Further outbreaks of violence would not surprise me," spring fellow & UW Political Science prof. Mark Copelovitch tells Stefan Kegel SÜDWEST PRESSE in an interview on the Republican party convention, the assassination attempt on Trump, & the upcoming US election: buff.ly/3y3DtfM

Summer is a quiet time at the Academy after the fellows go home, but we're still busy preparing a stellar event lineup for fall. In the meantime, catch up on last semester's wide-ranging lectures on YouTube (youtube.com/@aabonline/vid…) or our website (americanacademy.de/video-and-audi…)!

Congrats to Adam Weinberg, spring fellow, former Whitney Museum director & co-author of the new book "David Hammons: Day's End," which documents the enigmatic artist's important 2021 public art project and the wider scope of his career. Out today! buff.ly/3KVH9mz

Our "Beyond the Lecture" podcast is back! In this episode, spring 2024 fellow and expert in comparative political behavior Noam Lupu talks about his research into how intergenerational trauma shapes political identity. 🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts!

Taiwan is frequently in the news, but context is scarce. In the latest episode of "Beyond the Lecture," journalist & spring fellow Michael Meyer Michael Meyer discusses his research on the immense changes the island has seen in recent decades. 🎧 Wherever you get your podcasts!

Join us on August 8, 2024, 6:00 pm CET, for our next #RoadToElection2024 event about the latest developments in the United States with Johannes Thiem, SWP, Prof. Dr. Sabine Sielke, Bonn University, and Johanna Roth, ZEIT Online! For more information visit roadtoelection.de

There's still time to enjoy the Berlin Journal before the next issue comes out this fall! With writing and art by our fellows on topics ranging from the dollar's dominance, tainted history, and the human rights of soldiers. Download for free: buff.ly/3Rsfuya

A slice of paradise in our own backyard–sunny summer days, spectacular blooms, and the hum of our team diligently preparing an exciting calendar of events with the fall 2024 cohort of fellows that arrives in just a few weeks! 🌺🐝☀️

Sunsets at the Academy are enchanting year-round, but there's something particularly magical that happens in the fall when our lecture series begins once again. Stay tuned for our new program and mark your calendars to join us for another beautiful evening at Lake Wannsee! 🌇

In this Monopol-Magazin column, Oliver Koerner von Gustorf reflects on memory & fragility through the lens of his encounter with artist & writer Edmund de Waal in Berlin this spring, including his Galerie Max Hetzler exhibition & Academy talk: buff.ly/3WS2FPY

We look forward to welcoming our guests back to the Academy terrace beginning in mid-September. Enjoy stunning Lake Wannsee views, sunsets, and -- most importantly -- a rich, intellectually exciting program. Subscribe to our newsletter for invitations: buff.ly/44Sqsks

The US government's focus is shifting away from Europe & more towards Asia–regardless of who moves into the White House as president, says former German ambassador to the US & Academy trustee Emily Haber in an interview with Deutschlandfunk's Stephan Detjen: buff.ly/3YKndey

The pivot to fiction by recognized translators like Jenny Croft, Anton Hur, & Bruna Dantas Lobato "is just the tip of the iceberg as translators feel more & more empowered," Academy alumna, translator, & WordsWithoutBorders co-founder Samantha Schnee told The New York Times: buff.ly/4duJAsB

Back in the 90's, fall fellow David Grubbs David Grubbs was in avant-garde rock duo Gastr del Sol with Jim O’Rourke. Their new boxed set "inspires with its expansion of what is musically conceivable & playable," ✍ Benjamin Moldenhauer for taz buff.ly/46UsORq