The organization Reporters Without Borders just published its annual report on press freedom on Friday. And their assessment is anything but rosy: global press freedom is in historically worse shape and the protection of the… [Read more]
Lived Experience Series: Housing Edition
Welcome to the Governance Post Podcast, Lived Experiences Series, where we dive into how history and policy shape daily life in Berlin. Bringing together perspectives from Hertie students and people in the field, we explore… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – La Haine
“C’est l’histoire d’un homme qui tombe d’un immeuble de 50 étages. Le mec, au fur et à mesure de sa chute, il se répète pour se rassurer: ‘Jusqu’ici tout va bien… jusqu’ici tout va bien…… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKE – Doom Scrolling Past Ukraine: The TikTok attention span of war
What used to be CNN’s most covered topic, making up 8% of its airtime, now represents less than 1%. The war in Ukraine is receiving less and less attention. The same goes for the public.… [Read more]
Is Human Oversight in AI Warfare Just an Illusion? The urgent need for governance in the autonomous age
As AI targeting systems become more common in warfare, the effectiveness of human oversight is increasingly put into question. Israel’s use of Lavender AI in Gaza shows how operators often act as a “rubber stamp,”… [Read more]
The Art-Policy Connection: Sanyam Bajaj’s “Visual Dialogue on Climate Narratives”
Sanyam Bajaj, an alumnus of the Hertie School’s Master of Public Policy program, recently hosted a photo exhibit on climate change, but he did more than display striking images and montages. Bajaj used the exhibition… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Punk Drowned in Comfort
In the few years I’ve been socially active, I’ve heard the same refrains: Pride is commercialized and corporatized. Women’s strikes have become non-disruptive marches. Greta Thunberg stopped making headlines when she started talking about intersectionality. … [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Vandalism is a Language for the Unheard
Spray-painting a government building, defacing a statue, or tagging public transport—disgraceful to some, protest and self-expression to others. Call it what you want, it’s one of the most visible yet misunderstood political and cultural tools. … [Read more]
FRIDAY’S FIVE with Ara Marceen Naval
Ara Marceen Naval is an advocate and expert in Public Relations and Governance, with extensive experience in the security sector. Throughout her career, she has championed human rights and promoted increased transparency in defence across… [Read more]
Back to the Future: Claiming Territory in the 21st Century
On Tuesday evening, US Vice-President J.D. Vance issued a statement that leaves little room for misinterpretation: the United States is setting its sights on Greenland. In a brief video posted on X, he announced that… [Read more]