{"title": "Umkämpfte Freiheit", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A panel discussion on the future of the transatlantic relationship and on what freedom means today on both sides of the Atlantic. The panelists are Dr. Ronald Granieri of the U.S. Army War College, Dr. Norbert Röttgen and Dr. Rachel Tausendfreund of the DGAP; the conversation is moderated by the journalist Dr. Melinda Crane. The event is a cooperation between the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin and takes place at the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin. Registration was requested, but the event is unfortunately fully booked.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/umkampfte-freiheit-75826/", "official_url": "https://adenauerhaus.de/aktuelles-und-termine/termine/umkaempfte-freiheit-amerika-europa-und-die-zukunft-des-transatlantischen-verhaeltnisses", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1d92c9b864eadae973b3b1ee07f5dfbf97a3b3c17ea8fbd830c9d4995f85c46-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium: Adenauer's Heirs", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T12:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/germany", "society/politics"], "description": "A scholarly colloquium about the CDU/CSU after the Adenauer era. The Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung is hosting its 8th scholarly colloquium on the book “Adenauer's Heirs: The CDU/CSU from Détente to Reunification”. The author Dr. Ronald Granieri and Dr. Hugo Müller-Vogg present the years that were decisive for the union; the discussion is moderated by Dr. Michael Borchard. It also explores how Helmut Kohl prevailed against Rainer Barzel and Franz-Josef Strauß and how a party can preserve its brand core while reaching new groups of voters. 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The political scientist Dr. Marie Wachinger opens with a talk on the concept of solidarity and its current situation in civil-society networks. Afterwards Dr. Rupert Graf Strachwitz, a board member of the foundation, examines the concept of freedom before a discussion with all participants. The hybrid event addresses a broad audience and aims to develop arguments for public debate; a small reception follows at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-und-solidaritat-gegensatze-oder-komplementare-26301/", "official_url": "https://www.maecenata.eu/terminarchiv/freiheit-und-solidaritaet-gegensaetze-oder-komplementaere/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventim.de/artist/winfried-glatzeder/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "„Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ is a discussion event in the DT Kontext series, held in the Rangfoyer of the Deutsches Theater. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-ande-16847/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5c2ecaa26477b4abaf702a62d55bafe5cba3f71174a147e7d5183ce2ab3391-600.webp"}, {"title": "IPE Roundtable: Trumped? A Conversation About the USA Midterm Elections", "start": "2026-11-05T16:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00+01:00", "place": "Campus Schöneberg, Haus B, 4.41", "address": "", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/elections"], "description": "An event titled „Trumped? A Conversation About the USA Midterm Elections“ is a roundtable discussion. It is hosted by the Institute for International Political Economy (IPE) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. The discussants will be Jeff Peck (President of the Friends and Sponsors of the German-American Fulbright Commission) and Martin Kronauer (IPE Berlin), moderated by Jennifer Pédussel Wu (IPE Berlin). Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ipe-roundtable-trumped-a-conversation-about-the-usa-midterm-72558/", "official_url": "https://www.hwr-berlin.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/detail/7184-ipe-roundtable-trumped-a-conversation-about-the-usa-midterm-elections", "image": ""}, {"title": "Release before Peace", "start": "2026-11-10T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei (begrenzte Anzahl, Anmeldung über die Ticketseite der Berlin Freedom Conference mit Code ", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://berlin-freedom-conference.com/en/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/war/ukraine-war", "society/human-rights"], "description": "\"Release before Peace\" is a panel discussion on human rights, responsibility and the question of why freedom cannot wait for peace. It takes place as part of the Berlin Freedom Conference in cooperation with Vitsche e.V., hosted by the Politisches Bildungsforum Berlin of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. It addresses the situation of people under Russian occupation in Ukraine, the systematic oppression of the Ukrainian population, and the return of children and prisoners. Together with leading Ukrainian human rights activists and experts, it also examines the political and diplomatic steps needed to give those affected a voice and protect their rights.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/release-before-peace-75765/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/berlin/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/release-before-peace", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e1750faf7a8ec79f7df72ac8bf61dba6b0ab56a84308c56a5b6e21e36200d94-600.webp"}, {"title": "Free Science for Humanity", "start": "2026-11-08T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/open-science"], "description": "\"Free Science for Humanity\" is a panel discussion held on the Curie Stage and also available as a livestream. It is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation, with speakers including senior science policy figures from UNESCO, the International Science Council and SECIHTI. The topic is the free circulation of ideas, data and researchers at a time when geopolitics, export controls and research security regimes are reshaping collaboration. The panellists present what international collaboration delivers, how researchers keep partnerships productive, and how proportionate, transparent safeguards can protect both security and openness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/free-science-for-humanity-72405/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/free-science-humanity", "image": ""}, {"title": "Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/geopolitics", "science/science-policy"], "description": "A panel titled \"Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science\" at the Falling Walls Science House on Karl-Marx-Allee. It is hosted by the Hasso Plattner Institute together with Falling Walls, with speakers including Bill Rosehart of the University of Waterloo, Helga Nowotny, formerly of the European Research Council, and El Mouhoub Mouhoud of PSL University. The discussion addresses how higher education institutions can manage geopolitical risks such as security concerns, technological dependencies and threats to academic freedom without withdrawing from global engagement. It also asks how countries can chart an independent course as a trusted platform for worldwide scientific collaboration and discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-for-global-science-72467/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-global-science", "image": ""}, {"title": "Friedensprozess in der Türkei – Wie weiter?", "start": "2026-10-30T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics", "history"], "description": "A panel discussion on the peace process in Turkey with Kurdish perspectives in the German context. It is organised by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Off University. The topic is the role of the world's largest Kurdish diaspora, living in Germany, for a lasting peace. The evening closes with a concert by Loma Reqs; the discussion takes place in German and Turkish with simultaneous interpretation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/friedensprozess-in-der-turkei-wie-weiter-22766/", "official_url": "https://www.rosalux.de/veranstaltung/es_detail/1IFKG/friedensprozess-in-der-tuerkei-%E2%80%93-wie-weiter?cHash=d992db62cbf06ca83a4ad0f60f61eab7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/563b8a6f3abd073d8ef9ff410a1cffd2678d1743637f41793ad9b9d887445e8f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Friedensprozess in der Türkei – Wie weiter?", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung", "address": "Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, 10243 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/migration/diaspora"], "description": "A public panel discussion on the peace process in Turkey with a focus on the Kurdish diaspora in Germany. The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Off University invite representatives of Kurdish organisations to critically examine the process and formulate demands for peace work. Speakers include Mithat Sancar, Rosa Burç and Berîvan Aymaz, moderated by Julia Strutz, with simultaneous interpretation in German and Turkish. The evening ends with a reception and a concert by Loma Reqs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/friedensprozess-in-der-turkei-wie-weiter-9883/", "official_url": "https://www.rosalux.de/veranstaltung/es_detail/1IFKG/friedensprozess-in-der-tuerkie-%E2%80%93-wie-weiter?cHash=d992db62cbf06ca83a4ad0f61eab7", "image": ""}, {"title": "Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden. Rosa Luxemburg und die Demokratie heute", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "A talk at the Deutsches Theater as part of the series \"Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte\" takes up Rosa Luxemburg and the lasting relevance of her famous sentence on the freedom of those who think differently. The series is run by DT Kontext, the theatre's discussion programme. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. The discussion asks what her idea of a living democracy and free speech can mean in the crises of the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden-rosa-luxemburg-und-die-demo-4405/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "International Science Journalists: Can Open Science Survive Geopolitics?", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/open-science"], "description": "\"International Science Journalists: Can Open Science Survive Geopolitics?\" is an English-language panel discussion held on the 02 Elion Room stage as part of Falling Walls' Impact Dialogues. The format is run by the organisation Falling Walls through its Table.Briefings programme. Decision-makers from politics, researchers and science journalists discuss how geopolitical tension, security issues and the race for strategic advantages between political actors affect open science. Among the speakers is Christian E. Rieck, Associate Professor of War Studies at Universität Potsdam.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/international-science-journalists-can-open-science-survive-g-72464/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/international-science-journalists-can-open-science-survive-geopolitics", "image": ""}, {"title": "Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "„Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies“ is an English-language discussion held as a round table on the „03 Franklin Stage“ at Falling Walls Science House. It is organised by Falling Walls with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich involved, and takes place as a hybrid format. The panel brings together physics Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt, former Portuguese minister Manuel Heitor, LMU vice president Armin Nassehi, former European Research Council president Helga Nowotny and Yoshua Bengio of LawZero. They ask why even stable democracies can erode from within and look at the social, economic, cultural and technological foundations of open societies in times of rapid change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies-72414/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies", "image": ""}, {"title": "Wie weiter mit Belarus: Dynamiken und Szenarien", "start": "2026-11-03T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/human-rights"], "description": "The 'Berlin Belarus Future Forum 2026' is a forum on the current political developments in Belarus. It is hosted by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung together with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, in partnership with Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights, the Belarusian Community \"Razam\" and \"Science at Risk\". It addresses the release of political prisoners, the differing sanction approaches of the EU and the US, Belarus's ties to Russia and the role of democratic forces. It features keynotes by Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ales Bialiatski and Florian Hahn as well as panels and parallel forums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien-22769/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/wie-weiter-mit-belarus-dynamiken-und-szenarien", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8aa6f16fc6946a000a0fb5423740cce5c98af92ced552d5df2e8df11e42832b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Deutschland – Russland – USA", "start": "2026-11-12T09:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau", "address": "Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/festivals/biennale-2027/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/geopolitics", "history/modern-history"], "description": "A symposium at the German Historical Museum looks at the relationship between Germany, Russia and the USA, which is undergoing a fundamental upheaval in which existing alliances and relationships have been called into question. It is staged by the German Historical Museum together with Karl Schlögel as the eighth event in the series „Historische Urteilskraft“ (Historical Judgement). It examines the three countries' historical relationships – not as an encyclopedic overview or final balance, but as a historical exploration along characteristic situations in which the whole complexity of this triangle, built up over generations, becomes visible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/deutschland-russland-usa-24460/", "official_url": "https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/deutschland-russland-usa/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb70525b643f39cc48673bc3c1b8e2a869fdd218e8f957e26203dcdaf40c73fd-600.webp"}, {"title": "Lesung mit Bundeskanzlerin a. D. Dr. Angela Merkel", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "BuchBox! Kiezbuchhandlung", "address": "Lettestraße 5, 10437 Berlin", "price": "52 €", "price_from": "52.00", "price_to": "52.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.kbb.eu/hkw.webshop/webticket/bestseatselect?eventId=17278", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature/memoir"], "description": "The sold-out reading with Angela Merkel, German Chancellor from 2005 to 2021, centres on her memoir \"Freiheit\", which she wrote together with her long-time adviser Beate Baumann. In it she looks back on her life in two German states, from childhood and studies in the GDR to the year 1989 and her meetings with the most powerful people in the world. After the reading, the book can be bought and signed live on the day of the signing session, while free tickets are available. The event is a cooperation between BUCHBOX!, Kiepenheuer & Witsch and the HKW.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-mit-bundeskanzlerin-a-d-dr-angela-merkel-13444/", "official_url": "https://www.buchboxberlin.de/event-calendar/lesung-mit-bundeskanzlerin-d-dr-angela-merkel", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b57dc5412740faa14759cfb82ea6bda5421ddd6fc4ce5b9aa1631e59ba0d8ec0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Passierschein für die Kunst: 40 Jahre deutsch-deutsches Kulturabkommen", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "art"], "description": "A panel discussion marking 40 years of the German-German cultural agreement concluded in 1986. It is hosted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation together with the Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl Foundation. Contemporary witnesses and actors of the time discuss what the agreement achieved, how art and audiences in East and West met, and what characterised GDR culture. The panel features Ingeborg Ruthe, Petra Winter, Thomas Flierl, Felix Brusberg and Ulrich Leidholdt, moderated by Christhard Läpple.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/passierschein-fur-die-kunst-40-jahre-deutsch-deutsches-kultu-75825/", "official_url": "https://pretix.eu/preussischer-kulturbesitz/kulturabkommen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68a35965f4e252dc078578fde29c5ceace7bdcab7e04ee5d06a4a3bcda96f470-1200.webp"}]}