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Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2022
The Price of Peace: Rethinking Security for Germany and Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken the foundations of German foreign policy beliefs – a ‘Zeitenwende’.
At the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023 high-ranking participants from government, politics, academia discussed the repercussions of the so called ‘Zeitenwende’ for Germany’s international action while shedding light on both domestic and international perspectives and expectations.
How can a European security order of the future look like? How should Germany and Europe address the geo-economic distortions of the conflict? What are the implications of Russia’s aggression for the Indo-Pacific strategies of Western partners? What challenges does the war pose for countries in the Global South and for German development cooperation?
These and other questions were discussed at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2022 under the title “The Price of Peace: Rethinking Security for Germany and Europe.”
Selected Speakers
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Agenda
9:00 – 10:00
Opening Remarks
- Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung
Welcome Addresses
- Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany
- Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia
- Alisa Vogt, Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin
10:00 – 11:00
The Price of Peace: Rethinking Security for Germany and Europe
- Arancha González Laya, Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po; fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Spain
- Ine Eriksen Søreide, Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway
- Iuliia Osmolovska, Chair of the Board, Transatlantic Dialogue Center, Kyiv; GLOBSEC Senior Fellow; Munich Young Leader 2009
- Artis Pabriks, Minister for Defence; Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Latvia
Moderator: Antje Pieper, Deputy Head, Main Editorial Office for Politics and Current Affairs, ZDF, Mainz
11:15 – 12:15
A Fragile Balance? Peace and Conflict in the Indo-Pacific
- Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Berlin
- Akiko Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
- Susan Thornton, Visiting Lecturer in Law; Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School, New Haven; fmr Assistant Secretary of State, United States Department of State
Moderator: Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London; Munich Young Leader 2013
13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 1 – China and Russia – United Against the West?
- ZHAO Long, Senior Fellow and Assistant Director, Institute for Global Governance, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)
- Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Moscow; Munich Young Leader 2011
Moderator: Leslie Schübel, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 2 – Paying the Price for Russia’s War: Repercussions for the African Continent
- Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General; Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York
Moderator: Xenia Kelemen, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber- Stiftung
13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 3 – Finding the Chance in Crisis? European Green Transition at a Crossroads
- Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary; Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
- Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Climate and Environment, Kingdom of Norway
Moderator: Anna Merk, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
13:00 – 14:00
Breakout Session 4 – National Security Strategies and Public Perspective in Germany and the US
In Cooperation with Pew Research Center
- Thomas Wright, Special Assistant to the President; Senior Director for Strategic Planning, United States National Security Council, Washington D.C.
- Michael Scharfschwerdt, Head, Policy Planning, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Presentation of The Berlin Pulse 2022/23 Survey Results
- Julia Ganter, Editor, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung
- Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Pew Research Center, Washington D.C.
Moderator: Clara Bredenbrock, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
14:00 – 14:30
Spotlight Interview: A New Geopolitical Germany?
In Cooperation with DER SPIEGEL
- Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany
Moderator: Britta Sandberg, Paris Bureau Chief, DER SPIEGEL
14:30 – 15:00
Times of Change? The Future of Transatlantic Relations
Including The Berlin Pulse survey results
- Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Brussels
Moderator: Julia Ganter, Editor, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung
15:30 – 16:15
Where is China headed? A Conversation with…
- Kevin Rudd, President; Chief Executive, Asia Society Policy Institute, New York; fmr Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia
First Comment: Jürgen Hardt, MdB, Foreign Policy Spokesperson, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag
Moderator: Nora Müller, Executive Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
16:45 – 17:20
Conflict Zone
In Cooperation with DW
- Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Brussels
Moderator: Sarah Kelly, Host Conflict Zone, DW, Berlin
17:20 – 17:30
Closing Remarks
- Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung
The »The Berlin Pulse 2022/23« is handed to Annalena Baerbock by Thomas Paulsen Photo: Svea Pietschmann 
The Berlin Pulse 2022/23 Photo: Svea Pietschmann 
Closing Remarks by Thomas Paulsen Photo: Svea Pietschmann
