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Symposium
Nexus 100 -
Saturday 3 October 2026
3 PM – 5 PM
DeLaMar, Amsterdam
A Celebratory Symposium
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Conference
Nexus Conference 2026
What Can Cure a Civilization in Crisis?
Saturday 21 November 2026
11 AM - 5 PM
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
Cultura Animi IX
Present at the Re-Creation
Cultura Animi VIII
The Quest for Vision in a Confused World
Symposium
Nexus Symposium with Robert Malley and Sigrid Kaag
Middle East Diplomacy: The Inevitability of Tragedy?
Thursday 7 May 2026
7.30 PM - 9.30 PM
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Theil Building
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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.
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.
Agenda
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3 October
- Activity
- A Celebratory Symposium
- On the occasion of Nexus 100
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25 October
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21 November
- Activity
- What Can Cure a Civilization in Crisis?
- Nexus Conference 2026
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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