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  • Here’s what protest sounds like!
    When does music become a form of protest? Is it about the lyrics or the musical style? There are no clear answers to these questions, which closely relate to the nature of protest itself. One thing is for certain: across all continents and throughout the ages, music has been and…
  • The rupture in Russian politics and culture
    Author: Viktor Erofeyev We have all heard of the Napoleonic wars, named after the French emperor. Now we shall talk about Vladimir Putin’s war, simply because there is no other term for it. Putin will go down in world history as the Russian commander-in-chief who, for no apparent…
  • Standing up for academic freedom
    Author: Ilyas Saliba Academic freedom is in decline worldwide. Here are six ways students, scholars, university administrators and willing governments can speak up for freedoms of research and teaching now – before it is too late. Academic freedom is under threat across the globe.…
  • Amid an unjust war, Moscow ramps up digital repression
    Amid an unjust war, Moscow ramps up digital repression Author: Adrian Shahbaz You can make the censored passages visible by clicking with your mouse. The internet had been one of the few remaining avenues for independent thought in Russia. But popular uproar over the government’s war of…
  • What does speaking up mean to me?
    Author: Hatice Cengiz Hatice Cengiz (@mercan_resifi) is a Turkish academic and researcher in Middle Eastern studies. Her fiancé, Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was assassinated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. Since that day, Hatice has campaigned for truth…
  • The fight for abortion rights continues
    Author: Annabelle Chapman Access to reproductive healthcare – including safe and legal abortion – cannot be taken for granted. Recent events in the United States and Poland, where there has been a rightward shift under the Law and Justice government since 2015, are instructive. As the…
  • News
    Events News Publications News The manifold work of the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung is reflected in numerous events, publications, podcasts and in news coverage by the media. Here is an overview.
  • Foundation
    Committees Constitution About us | Location Management Board | Foundation Staff Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung The foundation was established in 2017 as one of seven non-partisan foundations commemorating politicians. As a future-oriented think tank, it addresses issues that also…
  • BKHS Magazine "Speaking up!"
    Hatice Cengiz - What does speaking up mean to me? Archives: remembering the past to imagine the future The rupture in Russian politics and culture Digital transformation: progress for all, not for the few The fight for abortion rights continues Think tankers, speak up for greater…
  • Digital transformation: progress for all, not for the few
    Author: Henning Tillmann When debating the challenges of the digital world, too often we fall short in our attempt to comprehend the issue at hand. Instead of focusing on technical obstacles, we need to strengthen our core values of freedom, justice and solidarity. This change will be…
  • Hatice Cengiz's speech at the Helmut Schmidt Lecture
    Human rights activist Hatice Cengiz opened Helmut Schmidt Lecture in Berlin. Read her speech here.
  • Dr. Eva Krick
    MA in Modern European Studies, University of North London and Magister in European Studies, University of Osnabrück; 2005-2006 lecturer and researcher in the field of state and governance, University of Hagen; 2006-2011 associated PhD student at the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences and…
  • Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftspreis 2022
    Am 28. Juni wird erstmalig der Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftspreis in Hamburg verliehen – für innovative Leistungen in den Bereichen Demokratie, Gesellschaft und Technologie
  • Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftspreis 2023
    Am 4. Mai wird zum zweiten Mal der Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftspreis in Hamburg verliehen – für innovative Leistungen in den Bereichen Demokratie, Gesellschaft und Technologie
  • Interdisciplinary conference: From the “workshop of the world” to “systemic rival”?
    Interdisciplinary conference organised by the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS): From the “workshop of the world” to “systemic rival”? International Perspectives on a Global China | 30. -31.03.2023
  • Helmut Schmidt Lecture 2023
    Moritz Schularick | More information BKHS Magazine | Remaking Globalisation! Welcome speech by Peer Steinbrück Economic globalisation has produced winners and losers: in most countries of the world, social inequality and economic…
  • BKHS Magazine "Remaking Globalisation!"
    Common prosperity as common interest Economic security as human security The truth behind your plastic waste Download now The third issue of our BKHS Magazine presents concrete ideas for remaking globalisation. The aim is to develop tangible, multifaceted ideas about what needs to be done…
  • BKHS Magazine | Remaking Globalisation!
    The third issue of the BKHS Magazine presents concrete ideas for remaking globalisation
  • The truth behind your plastic waste
    In: BKHS Magazine "Remaking Globalisation!"
  • Economic security as human security
    In: BKHS Magazine "Remaking Globalisation!"