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Derek Penslar discusses his forthcoming book Zionism: An Emotional State in this podcast.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says fights in homeland, Ukraine are linked by desire for democracy, independence from Russia

Constanze Stelzenmüller frames responses to Putin’s assault on the West in lecture to honor the legacy of Guido Goldman, CES co-founding director.

“In an uncertain world, no one wants to invest; no one wants to consume. So there is a high probability that the economic situation in Germany could deteriorate in the months ahead,” said Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.

Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković details spread of economic, political, humanitarian crises, continuing authoritarian threats.

All of us need recognition. We need it from those we love but also from the state if we are to enjoy our rights as citizens, and from society at large if we are to secure esteem for our achievements. In the absence of recognition we languish, unloved and unseen, without legal protection and without the basic sense that we matter as human beings.

"The queen embodied a profound, sincere commitment to her duties — her final public act was to appoint her 15th prime minister — and for her unflagging performance of them, she will be rightly mourned. She has been a fixture of stability, and her death in already turbulent times will send ripples of sadness around the world. But we should not romanticize her era." – Maya Jasanoff

Daniel Ziblatt and his co-author Steve Levitsky are prominently featured in the Frontline PBS documentary "Lies, Politics and Democracy" which details how GOP insiders embraced Trump and endangered democracy.

"I have always interpreted the national projects of India and the United States in relation to one another. I have felt profound forms of connection and belonging, as well as alienation and discomfort, in both places. ... As both nations became less recognizable to me, I felt compelled to step in for a closer look at India." – Maya Jasanoff on India's 75th anniversary