Erosion of the Postwar Order

The international order established after 1945 has become increasingly fragile. Are the lessons of the Second World War now obsolete? How might they still offer guidance in the crises we face today?

Ivan Krastev, political scientist and director of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia

Claudia Major, political scientist and Senior Vice President for Transatlantic Security Initiatives at the German Marshall Fund

Robert Menasse, author and essayist

Legacies of Occupation. National Socialism and Contemporary Europe

The Second World War and the German occupation of Europe ended more than 80 years ago. Yet the violence experienced during that era continues to shape European societies to this day. At the invitation of the ZWBE, prominent figures will discuss this legacy in relation to current political conflicts, long-term economic developments, social coexistence, culture, and forms of remembrance.

This series of talks organised by the Documentation Centre “German Occupation of Europe in the Second World War” (ZWBE) will be held at the Deutsches Historisches Museum.

Moderator: Sabine Adler (Deutschlandfunk)

Location: Pei Building, DHM, 2nd floor.

All talks in this series will be held in German. 

Free admission; in-person discussion (events will be recorded on video).