Conference
Berlin-capitale
14 May 2022
The event is over
The "Berlin in debates" series of round tables is an opportunity to evoke the current situation of the German capital as it reflects on itself and its changing identity. Through the eyes of artists and the prism of projects promoted by Berlin cultural institutions, these group discussions seek to encourage exchanges concerning the current artistic scene in Berlin.
Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor in December 2021, succeeding Angela Merkel. While the new "tricolour fire" coalition represents a major change on the German domestic scene, it has also had an influence on Berlin's foreign policy, notably when Russia invaded Ukraine. Shocked by this new war, Germany began a "change of era" in its foreign and defence policy, but is struggling to break free from its dependency on Russian energy. What new directions will post-Merkel Germany move in? What role will it play in the new geopolitical game?
With, notably
Bénédicte Laumond, researcher, specialist on the German far right (Sciences Po)
Annette Lensing, researcher, specialist on the German green movement (University of Caen)
Ludovic Piedtenu, Radio France correspondent in Berlin
Martin Schäfer, plenipotentiary minister
Thomas Wieder, Le Monde correspondent in Berlin
Encounter mediated by
Paul Maurice, researcher with the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations in the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri)
When
5pm - 6:30pm
Where
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