Hertie School
Episodes
S3 Episode 11: Exploring hybrid threats with Alex Romero
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David Backovsky interviews Alex Romero, visiting professor at Sciences Po and founder of Alto Intelligence. They discuss all things h...
S3 Episode 10: All things cyber conflict with Matthias Schulze
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 10th episode of Season 3 David Backovsky interviews Matthias Schulze of the IFSH on all things cyber conflict. They discuss the developing pers...
S3 Episode 09: The cyber dimension of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine with Nadiya Kostyuk
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode David Backovsky interviews Professor Nadiya Kostyuk of Carnegie Mellon University about the cyber elements of the Russian invasion of ...
S3 Episode 08: Creating secure and responsible AI systems with Rumman Chowdhury
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode David Backovsky sits down with Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence and the United States Science Envoy for Artificial Inte...
S3 Episode 07: On unlawful digital surveillance and spyware with Elina Castillo Jiménez & Rebecca White
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in better understanding spyware and the digital surveillance industry? Berlin Security Beat host David Backovsky interviews two e...
S3 Episode 06: On digital state repression with Anita Gohdes
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode David Backovsky interviews with Anita Gohdes, Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Centre for International Security a...
S3 Episode 05: U.S. cyber foreign policy with William Klein
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like like to better understand the role of the United States in cyber diplomacy? This episode features William Klein, a former U.S. State D...
S3 Episode 04: Cyber policy without a template with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to learn more about how cyber policy institutions were built across the last two decades? In our newest episode David Backovsky of the Be...
S3 Episode 03: Cyber Crime and the Human Factor with Rutger Leukfeldt
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our two-parter on cyber threats we focus on cybercrime. David Backovsky talks to Rutger Leukfeldt, Professor of Governing Cyb...
S3 Episode 02: Threat Intelligence, State Actors & China with Jiro Minier
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half of our two-parter on cyber threats we'll be discussing cyber threat intelligence (CTI) and state actors with one of Berlin's leading...
S3 Episode 01: Entering Cyber Security with Kritika Roy & Finn Hagemann
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the opening episode of the 3rd season, we interview two Hertie School alumni, Kritika Roy and Finn Hagemann on their transition to the industry, wh...
S2 Episode 06: Working for NATO with Vlasta Zekulic
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we delve into the work of NATO with the Branch Head for Strategic Issues Engagements at NATO Allied Command Transformation. We cover a...
S2 Episode 05: From academia to policy with Gorana Grgić
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we interview Dr. Gorana Grgić, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations and the United States Stud...
S2 Episode 04: How to be a nuclear analyst with Ankit Panda
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Berlin Security Beat, we welcome Ankit Panda, a renowned nuclear analyst and Stanton Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment's ...
S2 Episode 03: What intelligence work is really like with Cato Stensland
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode we interview Cato Stensland, former intelligence officer in the secret services in Norway. We cover a wide-range of issues f...
S2 Episode 02: Creating nuclear strategy with Brad Roberts
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about what i...
S2 Episode 01: From journalism to think tanks with Constanze Stelzenmüller
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the pilot episode of the second season, Constanze Stelzenmüller recounts the development of her career, from journalism to becoming a director at ...
S1 Episode 13: “Sports and Autocrats”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christian Gläßel, postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and Dr. Adam Scharpf, incoming assistan...
S1 Episode 12: “Nobel Peace Prize Special: State Repression of Journalists”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anita Gohdes, Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on contentious politics in the cyber realm, joins Dr. ...
S1 Episode 11: “When Sanctions Do (Not) Work”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alistair Wellmann, a Practice Fellow at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on sanctions implementation and effe...
S1 Episode 10: “20 Years of ‘War on Terror’”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security at the Hertie School, and an expert on ethnic civil war and terrorism, joins Dr....
S1 Episode 09: “Nuclear Weapons, Then and Now”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marina Henke, Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School and Director of the Centre for International Security, an expert on nuclear se...
S1 Episode 08: “Cyber (In-)Security”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tarah Wheeler, a Cyber Project Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Governmen...
S1 Episode 07: "Peacekeeping - Politics. Practice. Impact."
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Ruggeri, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford, and an expert on peacekeeping and civil wars, ...
S1 Episode 06: “Power Struggles in the South China Sea”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Mitchell, Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, and an expert on international conflict, esp. territorial, river and maritime...
S1 Episode 05: “Libya, 10 Years Later”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian McQuinn, Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of Regina, Canada, and an expert on armed groups and peace building, joi...
S1 Episode 04: "Grand Strategy for the Global Disorder"
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stacie Goddard, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and an expert on international order and global power politics, joins Dr. Katharin...
S1 Episode 03: “Germany’s Post-Merkel Foreign Policy”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kai Oppermann, Professor for International Politics at the Chemnitz University of Technology and an expert on German Foreign Policy and the dynamics o...
S1 Episode 02: “Conflicts We Can (Not) Predict”
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nils Metternich, Associate Professor in International Relations at the University College London and an expert on civil conflicts and the prediction o...
S1 Episode 01: "What Joe Biden's Win Means for the World"
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Kreps, Professor of Government at Cornell University, U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned policy advisor joins Katharina Emschermann, Deputy Dir...
What does it take to be a digital transformation leader - in government and beyond?
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a discussion with Siim Sikkut, former government CIO of Estonia, about his new book 'Digital Government Excellence: Lessons from Effective D...
Challenges in International Security: The limits of our understanding of cyber warfare
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scholars have become more interested in secret statecraft in global politics, especially in its digital manifestations. Unfortunately, the self-hiding...
Challenges in International Security: An introduction to the art and science of deterrence
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year's iteration of our speaker series Challenges in International Security examines the concept of deterrence, often defined as “the action of...
Preventing nuclear proliferation and reassuring America's allies - 10 May, 2021
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, questions about the credibility of the US nuclear guarantee have re-emerged, leading to debates among some US allies about potential ...
Does NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangement in Europe have a future?
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NATO's nuclear sharing arrangement – the deployment of some 200 U.S. nuclear weapons in five European NATO member states as part of NATO's nuclear d...
Challenges in International Security: Far-right extremism in the world today
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The signs of growing far-right extremism are all around us, and communities across the globe are struggling to understand how so many people are being...
Book launch: "Limits of Supranational Justice"
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With its contextualised analysis of the European Court of Human Rights' (ECtHR) engagement in Turkey's Kurdish conflict since the early 1990s, "Limits...
Challenges in international security: Why Biden can’t restore US global hegemony
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a presentation by Daniel Nexon and Alexander Cooley based on their recent book Exit from Hegemony: The Unravelling of American Global Order....
The German Constitutional Court: A Threat to European Unity?
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Germany’s Constitutional Court has long been a powerful actor within the German political system. Recent decisions of the Court, however, indicate i...
Racial borders - a presentation by Tendayi Achiume
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
he Centre for Fundamental Rights is honoured to welcome Tendayi Achiume for a talk on racial borders. This presentation will aim to discuss the inters...
Book launch: "The Construction of Fatherhood"
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On 16 September, Alice Margaria opened the programme of the Fundamental Rights Research Colloquium for the new academic year with a presentation of he...
Spotlight on hotspots and the new EU Migration Pact
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2019, the head of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency described the EU ‘hotspot’ in Moria, Lesbos, Greece, as “the single most worrying...
Fundamental rights in EU policy-making: The effects and advantages of institutional diversity
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an online presentation on 20 May, Mark Dawson, Professor of European Law and Governance at the Hertie School, discussed how the EU’s political pr...
Covid-19 and the German Constitution
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How far does the German constitution, compared to other legal orders, allow for fundamental rights to be restricted in times of crises? How far can th...
Fundamental rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A webinar presentation by Başak Çalı, Professor of International Law and Director of the Centre for Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School. Fund...
What are the positive aspects of moving online? | Online Education Training Series #4
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of our Hertie School Online Education Training Series, we talk about why it can be a good thing to be online and take the innovation with...
Out of sight, out of mind. How to stay in touch. | Online Education Training Series #3
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of our Online Education Training Series, we talk about how to stay in touch with your students. +++ Formative feedback to get a better i...
Why it is a good idea to pre-record your lecture | Online Education Training Series #2
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of our Hertie School Online Education Training Series, we talk about why it is a good idea to pre-record your lecture (anyway). +++ Too...
Getting your online class off the ground | Online Education Training Series #1
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1 of our Hertie School Online Education Training Series, we talk about why your first class online might be especially challenging. +++ T...
The next state of digital public services: Experiences from Estonia
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Estonian govt CIO Siim Sikkut and Gerhard Hammerschmid discuss Estonia’s digital transformation. Siim Sikkut, the Republic of Estonia's Chief Info...
Centre for Fundamental Rights: Are fundamental rights losing or gaining ground?
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Global trends suggest that norms and institutions of fundamental rights are losing ground. Many governments and political movements explicitly deny f...
The arrest, detention, and torture of health workers by the Syrian government
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Panel discusses findings of the Physicians for Human Rights report at Centre for Fundamental Rights event. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) present...
Squaring the circle? Fundamental right to a minimum standard of living and welfare conditionality
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion following the German Federal Constitutional Court’s decision on 5 November 2019 declaring the sanctions imposed on recipients of unempl...
Security and climate change: Fixing the missing links?
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is increasingly considered a security threat with potentially far-reaching implications for the geostrategic environment. Through large...
Closing the SDG financing gap
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keynote and discussion with Masood Ahmed, President of the Center for Global Development. Major constraints to achieving the Sustainable Development ...
Why do some ideas catch on? Johanna Mair examines systemic power in fields.
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some ideas take hold in fields and become standard practice while others are passed over and forgotten? What happened to these ideas that were ...
Organising in and for society — Johanna Mair on social innovation and "wicked problems"
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you solve some of the world's most "wicked problems"? In her keynote on social innovation at the Hertie School's 2019/2020 Opening of the Acade...
How to regulate the internet?
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tech companies have recently been criticised for not doing enough to control the negative effects of the internet. Spreading false information and hat...
Debating the future of strategic human rights litigation
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turning to domestic and international courts through strategic litigation has been central to global human rights activism for decades. It is a strate...
The political economy of populism
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can we explain the geographical variation of populism in Europe? In the North, right-wing populism dominates, while for many years left-wing popul...
Anne-Marie Slaughter speaks on changing roles of men and women in society
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Panel discussion centres on work, care-giving and how to bring about real equality in today’s world. Long-held notions of both women’s and men’...
A young vision for Europe
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Four young European Parliament candidates discussed their vision for Europe at the Hertie School on 11 April. On the panel were Hannah Neumann, 35, fr...
The rise of populism and the 2019 European Parliament election: Causes and implications for Europe
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The upcoming 2019 European parliament election is increasingly portrayed as a fundamental turning point in the process of European integration. Follow...
Brexit, euroscepticism and the rise of populism
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine de Vries discusses how to move the European project forward ahead of the EP elections. Catherine de Vries is Professor of Political Behavio...
Taking peace-building to the world: Our responsibilities and failures
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kapuscinski Development Lecture with H.E. José Ramos-Horta, former President of the Republic of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. "We are ...
Digital dictates: What digital priorities should the next European Commission set?
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The next European Commission faces a broad array of challenges in regulating the evolving digital world. What are the ethical implications of artifici...
Liberal values in a less liberal world? The economic case for rules-based global integration.
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Siv Jensen, Norwegian Minister of Finance, and Mark Hallerberg discussed the economic case for rules-based global integration. Liberal values have gu...
Post-MSC talk: Picking up the pieces — What's ahead for global security
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Hertie School of the Governance convened top foreign policy thinkers from the United States and Germany on 18 February, directly after the 55th Mu...
Getting our facts straight: Disinformation and the 2019 European Elections
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 2018 the European Union launched a “war against disinformation” in an attempt to protect the upcoming European Parliament elections ...
Reward and punishment: Inside China’s social credit system
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Reward and punishment: Inside China’s social credit system by Hertie School
The European jihadism wave of the 2010s: Lessons and prospects
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A lecture by Thomas Hegghammer on 3 December 2018 on the causes, evolution, and revival prospects of the latest jihadism wave. This event is chaired...
Defence, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Panelists Katrin Suder, Chairperson of the Advisory Council on Digitalisation to the German Federal Government, Constanze Stelzenmüller, inaugural Ro...
"Blue wave" meets "red wall" in US mid-term election
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Panelists discuss future of US political parties, implications for transatlantic relations and what’s in store for 2020. A "blue wave" has now met...
Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, accepts Dr Michael Endres prize
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“People-centred, inclusive, experimental, data-enabled and connected,” – these are the five elements of the “new practice of public problem-so...
International security: Counterterrorism
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his spring 2018 International Security course, Professor Julian Wucherpfennig tasked first-year Master of International Affairs (MIA) students to p...
International security: In the dark
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his spring 2018 International Security course, Professor Julian Wucherpfennig tasked first-year Master of International Affairs (MIA) students to p...
International security: Climate and security
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his spring 2018 International Security course, Professor Julian Wucherpfennig tasked first-year Master of International Affairs (MIA) students to p...
Pieter van de Glind on future of the sharing economy
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pieter van de Glind gave this keynote as part of the 4th symposium of the research project “i-share: The sharing economy’s impact in Germany” th...
A learning journey towards social innovation – Johanna Mair
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna Mair guides Executive MPA students on a quest to discover the secret to creating impact. Learn more about the seminar: https://www.hertie-sc...
Post-MSC 2018 discussion: Louise Mushikiwabo & Wolfgang Ischinger
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a post-Munich Security Conference discussion held at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin on 19 February, Wolfgang Ischinger asked Louise Mush...
Ira Katznelson – Who is the people?
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ira Katznelson delivered this lecture*, "Who is the people? Reflections on popular sovereignty," on 8 February at the Hertie School of Governance in B...
Arjun Appadurai – The ghost of Schumpeter
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Does the nature of innovation in the sphere of digital technology today represent success or failure for contemporary capitalism? Newly appointed Hert...
The 2016 US presidential election: What happened?
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On 9 February 2017, the Hertie School hosted a panel discussion with David Karol (Associate Professor of Government, University of Maryland), Mark Kay...
The Stats Meister – Mark Kayser
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are, Statistics 1 has never been as useful – or amusing – as Mark Kayser makes it. Understand today. Shape tomorrow. https://www.hertie-...
Tackling social inequality in small-scale societies – Johanna Mair
22 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hertie School Professor Johanna Mair tells us more about the findings of a study she published in the Academy of Management Journal. Understand today...