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From post-Cold War to post-Corona, the online dialogue format focused on the question of strategic preparedness for great power rivalry in historic perspective.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused enormous uncertainty, particularly over geopolitics, multilateralism and international cooperation. The Körber-Stiftung decided to launch a special issue of The Berlin Pulse with a representative survey on German attitudes to foreign policy and multilateral cooperation.

The History & Politics Dialogue hosted eminent Russian historian and expert on imperial and World War history Alexander Semyonov. He gave insight into most recent commemorative developments concerning World War Two in Russia, with a particular focus on how these were affected by the ongoing Corona pandemic.

The Körber Network Foreign Policy discussed with Madame Fu Ying, Chairperson of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University, the effects of the global Corona crisis on the relationship between the United States and China.

Thomas Rose, Senior Advisor und Chief Strategist to US Vice President Mike Pence, conversed in a “Digital Background Discussion“ about the Coronavirus crisis, its economic consequences and emerging trends in international politics.

The first event in the series "History and Politics Dialogue" was a digital round table discussion with the British economic historian Adam Tooze. Against the background of the Corona crisis, Tooze took a look at postponed decisions, dangers for world trade and Europe's position in the world.