Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023: Welcome Addresses

The global landscape is marked by growing gaps, leading to upheavals in Germany’s foreign policy on three levels: domestically in a redefinition of its international role, within a changing European continent and in global power relations. The war in Ukraine is forcing Germany to readjust its foreign policy paradigm both at home and abroad. In a Europe facing existential questions, a power shift to Central and Eastern Europe is reshaping multilateral decision-making. Simultaneously, the global competition of narratives, the increasing influence of emerging middle powers and growing tensions between the US and China demand decisive and strategic action.

Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung

Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania

Moderator: Tina Hassel, Editor in Chief, ARD Capital Studio, Berlin