Democracy

Program Director Hannah Winnick writes a letter to the editor of The Atlantic regarding Graeme Wood's recent article "The Refugee Detectives."

Four German fellows will collaborate with UVA faculty and students from March 26th - 30th, 2018, in this weeklong initiative of the UVA Center for German Studies and the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America.

As the midterm elections near, more women and minority candidates are throwing their hats in the ring. Alexander Nasserjah interviews Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 6th district, Dr. Nadia Hashimi.

In the age of Trump and Brexit, the 2018 Munich Security Conference featured a surprising new topic on the official agenda: diversity and inclusion.

2018 marks the third year of the Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange, a program that brings together US and German community leaders to share strategies for welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees.

Russian disinformation. A government attacking the media. A populace deeply skeptical of it. These Slovak journalists had seen it all — and decided to do something about it.

With an upcoming Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering, new voter ID laws around the country, and increased rhetoric about voter fraud, the topic of voter suppression is at the forefront of the US national debate.

Young people in Central and Eastern Europe took to the streets in a quixotic fight. Will they now face a winter of despair?

By training at-risk youths in history, philosophy, literature, and religion, the government hoped to fight terrorism at its root.

Interested in joining a future Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange (WCTE) tour? Tune into our upcoming webinar for more information.