History Hotspot

The e-paper History Hotspot brings together analyses by renowned experts in politics and history on current global challenges in security and geopolitics. It offers guidance in understanding contemporary geopolitical realities, historical narratives and the changing world order. These analyses are based on plural perspectives in historical thinking.

The e-paper is published annually and currently comprises four issues, available for download free of charge.

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'History Hotspot' Issue 4: Historical Thinking, Future Strategies: Democracy in a New Geopolitical Era

E-paper on the collapse of the West's geopolitical hegemony. What role does the growing assertiveness of the countries of the Global South play? What can we learn from the turning points since 1989?

'History Hotspot' Issue 3: Shifting International Order: Historical Sensibility for Uncertain Times
E-paper on the changing international order and Russia's war on Ukraine. How do historical narratives shape our understanding of power and order? How to achieve peace?
'History Hotspot' Issue 2: A New Global Order? History and Power Politics
E-paper on geopolitical shifts and digital disinformation. How should historians use their knowledge productively in an age of confrontation and digital disinformation?
'History Hotspot' Issue 1: European Security: How Policy-Relevant is History?
E-paper on current challenges in European security policy. Which different historical experiences play a role? Analyses by international experts.

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