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Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023
Of Paradigms and Power Shifts: Steering Through a Contested International Order
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.
Selected Speakers
Photo: BÜNDNIS 90/GRÜNE Photo: Jurijus Azanovas Photo: BMVg/Jankowski
Photo: Jonathan Sarago Photo: Mr. Rahul, O&M Section NITI Aayog Photo: ANASTASiiA Sirotkina, КМУ
Agenda
09:00 – 10:00
Welcome Addresses
- 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
![Welcome Adresses delivered by Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany and followed by Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania. Moderation by Tina Hassel, Editor in Chief, ARD Capital Studio, Berlin.](/site/assets/files/35612/bfa_2023-62.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
10:00 – 10:45
Networking Breakfast
10:45 – 12:00
Of Paradigms and Power Shifts
- CHEN Dingding, Professor, International Relations, Jinan University, Guangzhou
- Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head of Special Projects, Office of the Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria; Munich Young Leader 2017
- Shamika Ravi, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi
- Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Berlin
Moderator: Sarah Pagung, Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
![Of Paradigms and Power Shifts - Sarah Pagung, Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Shamika Ravi, CHEN Dingding, Daniela Schwarzer](/site/assets/files/35616/bfa_2023-105.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
12:00 – 13:45
Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:30
Breakout Session 1 – Great Power Rivalries’ Next Frontier: The Militarization of Space
- Andrea Rotter, Head, Foreign and Security Policy, Academy for Politics and Current Affairs, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich
- First Comment: Niklas Nienaß, MEP, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, European Parliament, Brussels
Moderator: Leslie Schübel, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
12:45 – 13:30
Breakout Session 2 – Of Friends and Foes: Unpacking Russian-Iranian Cooperation
- Emile Hokayem, Director, Regional Security, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London; Munich Young Leader 2014
- First Comment: Hanna Notte, Director, Eurasia Nonproliferation Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey
Moderator: Anna Zimmer, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
12:45 – 13:30
Breakout Session 3 – United by Values, Divided on China? A Transatlantic Perspective
In Cooperation with Pew Research Center
Presentation of The Berlin Pulse 2023/24 Survey Results
- Alicia García-Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Brussels
- Jonathan Lehrer, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
- Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Pew Research Center, Washington D.C.
Moderator: Daniel Ortega, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
13:45 – 14:15
Spotlight Interview:
Evaluating Germany’s Zeitenwende in an Era of Global Crises
In Cooperation with DER SPIEGEL
- Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany
Moderator: Britta Sandberg, Paris Bureau Chief, DER SPIEGEL
![Spotlight Interview: Evaluating Germany’s Zeitenwende in an Era of Global Crises - Boris Pistorius, Britta Sandberg](/site/assets/files/35619/bfa_2023-169.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
14:15 – 15:00
Put to the Test: Transatlantic Relations in a Contested World Order
Including The Berlin Pulse Survey Results
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Chief Executive Officer, New America, Washington D.C.; Richard C. Holbrooke Fellow, Class of Fall 2023, American Academy in Berlin
- First Comment: Michael Link, MdB, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Moderator: Julia Ganter, Programme Director International Affairs; Editor, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung
![Put to the Test: Transatlantic Relations in a Contested World Order - Julia Ganter, Anne-Marie Slaughter](/site/assets/files/35620/bfa_2023_7576.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
15:00 – 16:00
The Future of Europe: Shifting East?
- Laurence Boone, Minister of State for Europe, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Paris [virtual]
- Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, MP, Chair, Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union, Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine), Kyiv [virtual]
- Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
- Marko Mihkelson, MP, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonian Reform Party Parliamentary Group, Riigikogu (Parliament of the Republic of Estonia), Tallinn
Moderator: Alisa Vogt, Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
![The Future of Europe: Shifting East? Alisa Vogt, Anna Lührmann, Marko Mihkelson, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze](/site/assets/files/35621/bfa_2023_7601.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:10
Körber Global Leaders Dialogue
- Maia Sandu, President, Republic of Moldova [virtual]
- First Comment: Johannes Schraps, MdB, Committee on European Union Affairs and Finance Committee, SPD Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag
Moderator: Nora Müller, Executive Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
![Körber Global Leaders Dialogue - Maia Sandu](/site/assets/files/35631/bfa_2023-221.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
17:10 – 17:50
Middle East on the Brink: What Role for Europe?
- Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region, European Union, Brussels; fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Italy
- Norbert Röttgen, MdB, Committee on Foreign Affairs, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag
Moderator: Magdalena Kirchner, Director, Yemen & Gulf Cooperation Council, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Amman
![Middle East on the Brink: What Role for Europe? Luigi Di Maio, Norbert Röttgen, Magdalena Kirchner](/site/assets/files/35632/bfa_2023-243.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
17:50 – 18:25
Conflict Zone
In Cooperation with DW
- Oleksii Makeiev, Ambassador, Embassy of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
Moderator: Sarah Kelly, Host Conflict Zone, DW, Berlin
![Conflict Zone - Oleksii Makeiev, Sarah Kelly](/site/assets/files/35634/bfa_2023_7840.1060x0-hidpi.jpg)
18:25 – 18:30
Closing Remarks
- Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung
The Berlin Pulse 2023/24 Photo: David Ausserhofer Welcome Addresses by Annalena Baerbock. Photo: David Ausserhofer Körber-Stiftung team Photo: David Ausserhofer