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Peace & Justice Opinion

The Future of US-International Exchange: Reflecting on my Time as a US Congressional Fellow

Salzburg Global Fellow Mike Videler reflects on the future of US-international exchange as a Dutch national who served at the US Congress amidst the changing realities of American politics in 2017

Jan 14, 2026

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Structural Violence and Unfit Leadership

Salzburg Global Fellow Bandy Lee analyzes how structural violence and unfit leadership "co-produce and reinforce each other in a vicious circle that undermines democracy, justice, and human flourishing"

Jan 07, 2026

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Internationalism, Not Nationalism: Securing Cultural and Academic Exchange

Salzburg Global Fellow Martina Kohl makes the case for protecting academic exchange in an age of rising nationalism

Jan 05, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

Competence Kills the Strongman

Salzburg Global Fellow Eric Ward outlines a universal-rights playbook for a governable multiracial American democracy

Dec 15, 2025

Peace & Justice Opinion

The Lost Art of Thinking Together

Salzburg Global Fellow Erica Schoder writes about democracy’s forgotten skill: slowing down, listening deeply, and thinking through differences together

Dec 12, 2025

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America’s Path Forward: Rebuilding the Civic Fabric

Salzburg Global Fellow Lisel Petis analyzes the "collapse of civic trust" in the U.S. and what it will take to restore it

Dec 10, 2025

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Restoring American Democracy, One Conversation at a Time

Salzburg Global Fellow Karina Kloos believes that "curious and empathetic conversation" offers a path toward civic connection

Dec 04, 2025

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The Next Ten Years: Reclaiming Democracy From the Ground Up

Salzburg Global Fellow Deborah Archer challenges us to confront the root causes of today's divisions and democratic crisis in the U.S.

Dec 02, 2025

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The End of Pax Americana Under Trump 2.0

Salzburg Global Fellow Marco Overhaus examines the unraveling of "Pax Americana" and its implications for Europe’s security

Nov 28, 2025

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America’s Influence Abroad Can’t Outrun Division at Home

Salzburg Global Fellow Candace Rondeaux writes that as U.S. global leadership recedes, "industrial transformation is the true engine of geopolitical change"

Nov 26, 2025

Peace & Justice Opinion

Reevaluating the American Blueprint: Georgia's Crisis of Democratic Faith

Salzburg Global Fellow Jaba Devdariani explores how America's democratic decline affects post-Soviet countries

Nov 19, 2025

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Signals From Salzburg

Salzburg Global Fellow Petrit Selimi reflects on his "dissipating pessimism" about the U.S. after attending the American Studies program

Nov 17, 2025