Körber History Forum

In an age of growing political, national and religious divisions, historical orientation and reckoning with our past are central to dealing with current conflicts. The Körber History Forum focuses on the impact of the past on the politics of the present at a European and global level. Through online and in-person activities, we bring experts and practitioners together, sharing knowledge and enabling dialogue.

European Security

What Can Policy-Makers Learn from History?

Five authors from Germany, France, Poland, Russia, and the United States explain what role different historical experiences play in dealing with current challenges in European security policy. How can historical thinking contribute to a better understanding and handling of the present?

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05.04.2022 – News

Russia's war against Ukraine marks a “Zeitenwende” for Western security order. Can historical thinking help to analyze and solve current problems more clearly? The e-paper “European Security: How Policy-Relevant is History?” demonstrate how and where history can help us to better respond to the uncertainties of the present and how future political...

01.04.2022 – News

Europe is mirrored in Ukraine. That was the main point Karl Schlögel, historian of Central and Eastern Europe, already made at the opening of a conference hosted by Körber-Stiftung in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv in autumn 2019. Back then, he also already named all major driving factors of the current Russian war against Ukraine.

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