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Nexus Symposium with Robert Malley and Sigrid Kaag -
Thursday 7 May 2026
7.30 PM – 9.30 PM
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Theil Building
Middle East Diplomacy: The Inevitability of Tragedy?
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Cultura Animi IX
Present at the Re-Creation
Culture, Society
Azza El-Kholy
Are We Civilized?
It is only when we dare to question, to probe deeper and to reason for ourselves that we can move towards progress and respect of human dignity, rather than revert back to the dark ages of religious, ethnic and colonial strife.
Cultura Animi VIII
The Quest for Vision in a Confused World
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History, Politics, War
Sean Wilentz
America, the War, Two Speeches, and Two Stories
There are two stories to be told about America and Putin's war on Ukraine, one encouraging, the other frightening.
Biography, Politics, Religion, Society
Kassem Eid
Waiting for Jesus’ return
I’m a person who saw a lot of evil people and evil deeds with his own eyes. I lived through it. I survived. But still I truly believe that the majority of all people are good and kind.
Europa, History, Politics
Allan Janik
Wake Up Europe!
With that we come to the crux of the problem: the European Union is totally asleep as far as it ability to perceive the will of ordinary citizens.
Climate, Politics
Bill McKibben
From the ashes of the climate crisis
Global warming is a time test – if we don’t solve it soon, we don’t ever solve it, because we will have passed impossible tipping points. Winning slowly is just a different way of losing. And if we’d started in 1990 it would have been hard, but doable – forty years isn’t much, but it’s a hell of a lot better than seven, which is where we are now.
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- Present at the Re-Creation
- Cultura Animi IX
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7 May
- Activity
- Middle East Diplomacy: The Inevitability of Tragedy?
- Nexus Symposium 2026
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21 November
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
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