Intro
The Richard von Weizsäcker Forum 2017 of the Robert Bosch Academy took place in Berlin, Grimma, Leipzig and Munich.
Join the annual gathering of our Fellows.
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Fellows in Conversation Day
On
the first day of the Forum, the participants met in the Berlin Representative
Office of the Robert Bosch Stiftung to discuss global issues with selected international and
German speakers under the heading “Shaping the Future in a World of
Turmoil”.
The Forum was moderated by Nik Gowing, International Broadcaster and Visiting Professor at NTU Singapore and KCL London.
Scroll down to learn about the different topics and debates.
The Forum was moderated by Nik Gowing, International Broadcaster and Visiting Professor at NTU Singapore and KCL London.
Scroll down to learn about the different topics and debates.
Shaping the Future in a World of Turmoil
Reception at Schloss Bellevue
Reception at Schloss Bellevue
After
the discussions at the Representative Office, the Fellows attended a reception
at
Schloss
Bellevue
.
The Federal President had invited them to exchange views on Germany’s role in
“a world in turmoil”.
Federal
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
outlined his view on the current key challenges and discussed these
topics with the Fellows. Moreover, he gave the Fellows a first impression about the situation in Germany before the election.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
"It is my firm belief that the
discussion about Germany’s role in Europe and its contribution to international
crisis management and international order – a discussion that intensified over the past years - will not go away after the elections. This debate is
not just the reflection of political preferences of one party or another. It is
a reflection of a rapidly changing international environment, of geopolitical
change and technological disruption. It is also a product of great – sometimes
exaggerated – expectations of Germany by other countries."
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
"Campaigns are a good moment to learn
about a country – when political emotions are laid bare, when passions run
high, you may get a better sense of a country’s mood, of its hopes and
anxieties, of the reputation and the strength of its institutions. And it also
allows you to learn by comparison to your own country about the issues, the
intensity, the degree of political polarization of our polity.
I am glad that we have this opportunity for an open exchange with the impressive intellectual community of the Fellows of the Robert Bosch Academy."
I am glad that we have this opportunity for an open exchange with the impressive intellectual community of the Fellows of the Robert Bosch Academy."
Kurt W. Liedtke on the Richard von Weizsäcker Forum
Kurt W. LiedtkeThe former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Robert Bosch Stiftung accompanied the Fellows on the first day of the Forum
“The Fellows are very much interested
in Germany’s role in the world and in the upcoming federal elections in
Germany. In return, the conversation partners they meet during the Forum
benefit from the intense and frank discussions which are influenced by the
multitude of different perspectives from a variety of professional and cultural
backgrounds of the Fellows. Exchanging views at this level is an asset to all
involved and we are confident that they can build upon this experience in their
daily work all over the world.”
Germany Before the Elections
Study Tour
Following
the “Fellows in Conversation Day” in Berlin, the participants embarked on a
journey through Grimma,
Leipzig and Munich with a program addressing the main issues at stake in the
upcoming federal elections in Germany.
The
Fellows met a variety of stakeholders and got to know different regional
perspectives in order to obtain a diverse and differentiated picture of
Germany.
Meetings with the journalists Stephan Detjen and Matthias Deiß were a prelude to this part of the Forum.
Meetings with the journalists Stephan Detjen and Matthias Deiß were a prelude to this part of the Forum.
Stephan DetjenChief Correspondent for Programming and Head of the Central Studios in Berlin and Brussels, Deutschlandradio
on the role of the media in the election campaign in Germany and important topics for the new government
Nik Gowing on the Richard von Weizsäcker Forum 2017
The Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows
Participant Fellows
David L. Bandurski
Roberto Bertollini
Filiz Bikmen
Carl Bildt
Scott Carpenter
Brahma Chellaney
Robert Cooper
Kate Crawford
Mohammad Darawshe
Ally Derks
Anna Diamantopoulou
Stephen Dinham
Anne Glover
Philip Gordon
Daniel S. Hamilton
Denis Hayes
François Heisbourg
Huang Jing
Aboubakr Jamaï
Michael Th. Johnson
Saran Kaba Jones
Parag Khanna
Sándor Köles
James Kondo
Ivan Krastev
Atallah Kuttab
Charles Landry
Sonja Licht
Fyodor Lukyanov
Walter Russell Mead
Ken'ichi Mishima
Natalie Nougayrède
Soli Özel
Iveta Radičová
Mahmood Sariolghalam
Leena Srivastava
Philip Stephens
Vesna Teršelič
Hanna S. Tetteh
Maxim Trudolyubov
Mike van Graan
Yao Yang
Roberto Bertollini
Filiz Bikmen
Carl Bildt
Scott Carpenter
Brahma Chellaney
Robert Cooper
Kate Crawford
Mohammad Darawshe
Ally Derks
Anna Diamantopoulou
Stephen Dinham
Anne Glover
Philip Gordon
Daniel S. Hamilton
Denis Hayes
François Heisbourg
Huang Jing
Aboubakr Jamaï
Michael Th. Johnson
Saran Kaba Jones
Parag Khanna
Sándor Köles
James Kondo
Ivan Krastev
Atallah Kuttab
Charles Landry
Sonja Licht
Fyodor Lukyanov
Walter Russell Mead
Ken'ichi Mishima
Natalie Nougayrède
Soli Özel
Iveta Radičová
Mahmood Sariolghalam
Leena Srivastava
Philip Stephens
Vesna Teršelič
Hanna S. Tetteh
Maxim Trudolyubov
Mike van Graan
Yao Yang
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the participants of the Richard von Weizsäcker Forum 2017
Matthias
Berger, Mayor of the town of Grimma
Reinhold Bocklet, Vice-President of the Bavarian State Parliament
Tobias Burdukat, “Village for Youth” Grimma
Kate Crawford, New York University and Microsoft Research New York
Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler, Daimagüler von Wistinghausen Lawyers
Oliver Decker, Leipzig University
Matthias Deiß, ARD Capital Studio
Stephan Detjen, Deutschlandradio
Dana Ersing, Initiativkreis: Menschen.Würdig
Christian Flisek, Member of the German Bundestag
Nik Gowing (Moderator), NTU Singapore and KCL London Stojan Gutgutschkow, City of Leipzig
Peter Heilrath, Green Party in Bavaria
Christoph Heusgen, Federal Chancellery and Permanent Representative to the UN
Ulrich Hörning, Deputy Mayor of General Services of the City of Leipzig
Lillian Ikulumet, Journalist
Nurul Fatimah Khasbullah, Ausländerrat Dresden e.V.
Henning Kuschning, Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture
Petra Köpping, Saxon State Minister for Gender Equality and Integration
Kurt W. Liedtke, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Ines Lüpfert, Administrative district Leipzig
Roland Preuss, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Felix Reinshagen, NavVis
Beate A. Schücking, Leipzig University
Lord (Robert) Skidelsky, Warwick University, British Academy in History and Economics and British House of Lords
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President
Hans-Peter Uhl, Member of the German Bundestag
Janine Wolff, City Administration of Grimma
Reinhold Bocklet, Vice-President of the Bavarian State Parliament
Tobias Burdukat, “Village for Youth” Grimma
Kate Crawford, New York University and Microsoft Research New York
Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler, Daimagüler von Wistinghausen Lawyers
Oliver Decker, Leipzig University
Matthias Deiß, ARD Capital Studio
Stephan Detjen, Deutschlandradio
Dana Ersing, Initiativkreis: Menschen.Würdig
Christian Flisek, Member of the German Bundestag
Nik Gowing (Moderator), NTU Singapore and KCL London Stojan Gutgutschkow, City of Leipzig
Peter Heilrath, Green Party in Bavaria
Christoph Heusgen, Federal Chancellery and Permanent Representative to the UN
Ulrich Hörning, Deputy Mayor of General Services of the City of Leipzig
Lillian Ikulumet, Journalist
Nurul Fatimah Khasbullah, Ausländerrat Dresden e.V.
Henning Kuschning, Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture
Petra Köpping, Saxon State Minister for Gender Equality and Integration
Kurt W. Liedtke, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Ines Lüpfert, Administrative district Leipzig
Roland Preuss, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Felix Reinshagen, NavVis
Beate A. Schücking, Leipzig University
Lord (Robert) Skidelsky, Warwick University, British Academy in History and Economics and British House of Lords
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President
Hans-Peter Uhl, Member of the German Bundestag
Janine Wolff, City Administration of Grimma
Credits
About the Robert Bosch Academy
The Robert Bosch Academy was founded in 2014 as
an institution of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. Located in the Berlin Representative Office of
the
foundation, the Academy offers a space for multilateral dialogue and interdisciplinary cooperation focused on finding solutions for the main challenges of our time. By
bringing together diverse perspectives and a multitude of voices, the Academy enriches the public discourse in the capital and beyond.
The Richard von Weizsäcker Forum is part of a comprehensive community program for all Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows. By engaging with the Fellows, German experts and decision makers gain new perspectives on major social and political issues; in turn, Fellows expand their networks and enrich their expertise with insights in German policy debates and decision-making processes.
www.robertboschacademy.com
@BoschAcademy
The Richard von Weizsäcker Forum is part of a comprehensive community program for all Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows. By engaging with the Fellows, German experts and decision makers gain new perspectives on major social and political issues; in turn, Fellows expand their networks and enrich their expertise with insights in German policy debates and decision-making processes.
www.robertboschacademy.com
@BoschAcademy
International Crises, Security Threats and Shifting Powers
The Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the Chancellor and Permanent Representative to the UN Christoph Heusgen and the political scientist Walter Russell Mead discussed with the Fellows the topic International Crises, Security Threats and Shifting Powers: How Secure Can the World Be?
Walter Russell MeadWalter Russell Mead, Distinguished Fellow at Hudson Institute, James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College
“Two interrelated sets of changes are
provoking major shifts in global constellations of
power. The first is 'the great disruption'—the opening stages
of an economic and social transformation as significant or more
so than the Industrial Revolution. Virtually every institution
from the
family to the state to the corporation can expect wave after
wave of
challenges."
Walter Russell Mead
"In addition, the lapse of a globalist
consensus in
American foreign policy has coincided
with these developments.
Maintained from
1947 to 2016, a longstanding set of compromises among elites sustained
their belief in the necessary primacy of the United States abroad.
The election of President Trump has opened the prospect of a
definitive break with seven decades of this outlook. Wrenching
developments like
the drift of Poland and Hungary into new ideological
channels, BREXIT, and President Trump’s
professed skepticism about
precepts of
liberal order are signs of fundamental change in the Atlantic world.
Elsewhere, evidence of a disruptive transformation is
not hard
to find: the accelerating arms race in Asia, growing tensions
among great
powers, the sectarian wars of the Middle East and the
collapse of post-Cold War European
relations all point to a new and more testing period in world affairs.”
Competing Orders
Ivan Krastev and Huang Jing shared their views onCompeting Orders: How Democratic Can the World Be?
Ivan KrastevChairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia
"'War
appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention.' So wrote the
jurist Sir Henry Maine in the middle of the nineteenth century. And he insisted
that peace is not simply the absence of war. Positive peace implies a social
and political ordering of society that is generally accepted as just. Do we
still have such a legitimate order? The globalization has entered a new stage
where economic interdependence is viewed not as a source of security but as a
source of insecurity. In the words of
Nader Mousavizadeh what we witness is 'the weaponization of
everything' - the basic enablers of globalization - finance, technology,
energy, law, education, science, trade and travel - have all been turned into
weapons in a new form of warfare. The 'weaponization of
norms' is the ultimate expression of these dangerous trends."
Ivan Krastev
"The
attack on the normative foundations of the current international order is not
based on any efforts to suggest any alternative norms and principles. The
attack most often takes the form of a violent criticism of the hypocrisy of
liberal order and one of its principles is used as an instrument to discredit
another. But the criticism of the hypocrisy makes sense only when governments
who criticize genuinely believe and act according to the principles on which
the liberal order is based. Unfortunately, it is not often the case. What is
most dangerous in the current fashion to attack any reference towards norms and
values as an exercise of liberal hypocrisy is that it breeds profound mistrust.
If you start with the assumption that any normative position is pure hypocrisy
cooperation is unlikely."
Huang JingPolitical scientist
"Democracy
is defined as a liberal political order based on the individual-centered value
system (in which rights are prior to goods and individual well-being
preconditions collective well-being) and secured by the rule of law. Never before has democracy been challenged so
formidably than in today’s world. This
is not necessarily because of the "decline" of the US-led West
vis-à-vis China’s rapid rise, but essentially because the capitalist market
economy, which was deemed as inseparable from democracy, has actually
flourished under the soft-authoritarian regime such as China.
Moreover, the hypocritical behavior of the US, the leader of democracy, since George Bush era on the one hand and inconsistent (sometimes even conflicting) policies between US and Europe (EU) on the other hand have substantially damaged the “soft power” as well as credibility of democracy - and the trend is peaked under President Trump. Thus, whether democracy will prevail depends essentially on the extent to which the US-led West can maintain its initiative and leadership in rule-making while the world is undergoing two inevitable transitions towards a multipolar (from unipolar) world and global economic integration."
Moreover, the hypocritical behavior of the US, the leader of democracy, since George Bush era on the one hand and inconsistent (sometimes even conflicting) policies between US and Europe (EU) on the other hand have substantially damaged the “soft power” as well as credibility of democracy - and the trend is peaked under President Trump. Thus, whether democracy will prevail depends essentially on the extent to which the US-led West can maintain its initiative and leadership in rule-making while the world is undergoing two inevitable transitions towards a multipolar (from unipolar) world and global economic integration."
Global Economic Imbalances
Lord Skidelsky presented his views onGlobal Economic Imbalances: How Equal Can the World Be?
Lord SkidelskyProfessor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University, Fellow of the British Academy in History and Economics and Member of the British House of Lords
"The mass
protests in Seattle at the World Trade Organization (WTO) convention in 1999
marked the start of a popular insurrection against globalisation; in
fact the start of what is now called populism. Insofar as the loose coalition
of anti-capitalists, environmentalists, anarchists, and trade unionists had a
coherent message it was that the rules of the recently formed WTO were designed
to enable multinational corporations (MNCs) and global banks to exploit both
poor countries and poor workers in rich countries. Over the following years,
and especially since the Great Recession of 2008-9, these anti-globalist
stirrings splintered and morphed into populist movements of both Left and
Right. Globalisation made
populism global."
Lord Skidelsky
"Globalisation imposes costs on both rich and poor countries. It
promises rich countries gains in variety and cheapness of goods and services at
the cost of job displacements and falling living standards for workers forced
to compete with lower-paid labour using the same technology. It is thus an
important cause of growing earnings inequality in rich countries. And in the
name of a static theory of comparative advantage it robs poor countries of the
chance to develop their 'infant industries’. The populist reaction against
globalisation shows up the poverty of mainstream economics. Nations are not
simply inconvenient obstacles on the road to utopia. It was John Stuart Mill,
the great 19th century liberal, who recognised, in Considerations on
Representative Government, that it was a shared sense of nationality
'which make people cooperate with each other more willingly than with other
people, be under the same government, and desire it should be government by
themselves'. This prejudice in favour of one's own should be treated with respect,
not with contempt, for it is what makes democracy possible. The lesson of
populism is that globalisation has been carried too far and too fast for the
conditions of consent. It needs to be slowed down, qualified, and
regulated."
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
With Kate Crawford the Fellows discussed Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: How Human Will the World Be?
Kate CrawfordDistinguished Research Professor at New York University, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New York, Visiting Professor at the MIT Media Lab
"Artificial
intelligence, AI,
is rapidly
becoming part of our infrastructure, like the water system. It has the capacity
to improve the quality of our lives, be it in assisting us with planning our
day, managing our health, or improving energy efficiency. Now early stage AI
technologies are flowing into many of the systems we rely on every day, from
education, to employment, to criminal justice. But unlike the water system, we
don’t yet have established methods for testing AI for safety, fairness or
effectiveness. Bias in AI systems can invisibly entrench discrimination in
society in ways that are initially hard to detect, harmful in the long term,
and expensive to reverse."
Kate Crawford
"Ultimately, we
can’t manage what we can’t measure. As AI becomes the new infrastructure, we
must understand its short and long term impacts, and know that it is safe for
all to use. This means developing new research approaches, new methodologies,
and drawing from diverse disciplines that understand AI in the context of our
complex social systems."
Grimma
Grimma
The first stop was Grimma, a town
near
Leipzig. After talking about the challenges and opportunities for rural areas
with, among others, Matthias Berger, Mayor of Grimma, Henning Kuschnig, Head of Unit Rural Development in the Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture, Ines Lüpfert, Second Assistant of the Administrative District
of Leipzig, Janine Wolff, Head of the Office for Urban Development Grimma, the Fellows visited the „Village for Youth“ which was created by and for young people. The project aims to establish an independent youth culture as well as to contribute to youth employment and urban life in the rural area.
of Leipzig, Janine Wolff, Head of the Office for Urban Development Grimma, the Fellows visited the „Village for Youth“ which was created by and for young people. The project aims to establish an independent youth culture as well as to contribute to youth employment and urban life in the rural area.
Tobias BurdukatSocial worker, head of "Village for Youth"
"The
project “Village for Youth” was conceived as part of my social work exams in
2012. It strives to foster youth employment in the rural areas surrounding
large German cities through active outreach as part of social work. Moreover,
it is based on the idea that we can best support young people on their journey towards
independence and self-determination by establishing an independent youth
culture. Shared human values and group solidarity are the defining features of
our project. Since young people grow up and leave the
project while new young adults join, the “Village for Youth” works like a cycle
to increase solidarity in our society."
Tobias Burdukat
"The old factory is an important
tool for doing this work, but it is also one of our biggest problems: The use
of old buildings is strictly regulated in Germany, and we often need help from
experts, which can become very expensive. Another and even bigger problem for
me is that social work does not have a strong reputation with politicians or in
our society in general: As social workers, instead of only focusing on solving
current problems, our main task should be to improve society in order to
prevent these problems from arising in the first place."
Takeaways from GrimmaNatalie NougayrèdeEditorial board member and columnist at The Guardian
Takeaways from GrimmaAnna DiamantopoulouPresident of the “DIKTIO” – Network for Reform in Greece and Europe and former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Leipzig
Leipzig
The next stop for the Fellows was Leipzig. After the guided city tour “Model for Action? Leipzig and the Peaceful Revolution” the Fellows
met
with
politicians and representatives from business, civil society, science and media.
Integration in Saxony
was the topic of the meeting in Leipzig with Petra Köpping, Saxon State Minister for Gender Equality and Integration, Ulrich Hörning, Deputy Mayor for General Services of Leipzig (speaking in the photo), Oliver Decker, Head of the Center for the Study of Right WingExtremism and Democracy at the University of Leipzig, Dana Ersing, Initiativkreis: Menschen. Würdig., Nurul Fatimah Khasbullah, Executive Board Member of Ausländerrat Dresden e.V., Stojan Gugutschkow, Commissioner for Integration of the City of Leipzig and Head of Department of Migration and Integration and Beate Schücking, President of the University of Leipzig.
Petra KöppingSaxon State Minister for Gender Equality and Integration
"Despite
the sharp rise in people seeking refuge in Germany over the past years, one
thing has remained constant: our integration efforts are applied equally to all
migrants, not just asylum seekers and migrants who have recently arrived, but
also former contract workers and so-called expellees from Eastern Europe as
well as EU citizens in search of a home in Saxony, whether temporary or for the
long-term.
What is the most important thing that we want to support with our funding? Encounters. And dialogue. This is right at the top of our funding priorities. And that’s because we can only fight ignorance and prejudice through one-on-one encounters; this is what allows real integration to happen."
What is the most important thing that we want to support with our funding? Encounters. And dialogue. This is right at the top of our funding priorities. And that’s because we can only fight ignorance and prejudice through one-on-one encounters; this is what allows real integration to happen."
Oliver DeckerHead of the Center for the Study of Right Wing Extremism and Democracy at the University of Leipzig
“In Saxony
right-wing extremist groups and parties are more successful and mobilize more
followers than in other federal states in Germany. This mobilization and the
resulting political violence were ignored by the federal government for years.
In 2015, during the mass immigration to Europe, the number of serious incidents like arson attacks and racist violence increased dramatically. Now there is a change in the political strategy: programs support civil society against neo-Nazi movements and surveys document the prejudices of the general Saxony population. Those programs will provide the basis to react against hate crimes and to integrate immigrants.”
In 2015, during the mass immigration to Europe, the number of serious incidents like arson attacks and racist violence increased dramatically. Now there is a change in the political strategy: programs support civil society against neo-Nazi movements and surveys document the prejudices of the general Saxony population. Those programs will provide the basis to react against hate crimes and to integrate immigrants.”
Takeaways from LeipzigMohammad DarawsheDirector of the Center for Equality and Shared Society at Givat Haviva Educational Center
Munich
Munich
The last stop
of the
study
tour was Munich. Here, the Fellows talked with politicians as well as with stakeholders from business, civil society and the media, among others, about the election campaign, integration in Bavaria and key priorities for the next federal government.
Germany’s Willkommenskultur – Current Challenges of Immigration and Integration
With
the
human rights lawyer Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler and the journalist Lilian Ikulumet they
discussed current challenges concerning immigration and integration in Germany and especially in Bavaria. The conversation was moderated by Roland Preuss, political journalist at Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Lillian IkulumetJournalist
“Being
a
refugee means not only living at the mercy of others, but also adjusting and
adapting to their way of life, to be just like them, and to make it our new
home. Indeed, fleeing from a lion’s claws into warm open arms brings peace of
mind, knowing that you are better protected wherever you are."
Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler Human rights lawyer
“When
it
comes to immigration and integration, the German reality is far better than the
mood in the country. Politicians, who claim that 'perception is reality' and
who want to govern a country based on this idea of politics haven’t fully
understood the real meaning of leadership.“
The next stop in Munich was the Bavarian State Parliament to speak with Vice-President Reinhold Bocklet about the
most pressing topics
in Bavaria before the elections.
Reinhold Bocklet
"Chancellor
Angela
Merkel's strategy
for
the national election campaign centres on avoiding any kind of potential
political conflict. Her election slogan "For a Germany, where we live
happily and well" delivers the message of worry-free prosperity for the
country as her main manifesto pledge.
Controversial topics such as the withdrawal from nuclear energy, the minimum wage or same-sex marriage rights have been dealt with and decided.”
Controversial topics such as the withdrawal from nuclear energy, the minimum wage or same-sex marriage rights have been dealt with and decided.”
Reinhold Bocklet
"Other conflicts such as the
refugee crisis, a potential ban on diesel cars and the accelerating industrial
digitalization have been ignored or kept out of the spotlight.
Given
the ongoing change and uncertainty in world affairs, many people turn to the
well-known and trusted rather than support further change. Nevertheless,
forming a new Government in Germany is likely to become more difficult due to
the expected fragmentation of parties in parliament."
The topic of the subsequent dinner conversation with Christian Flisek (Member of the German Bundestag, SPD), Hans-Peter Uhl (Member of the German Bundestag, CSU), Peter Heilrath (Candidate of Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen for the German Bundestag) and Felix Reinshagen (Co-Founder and CEO at NavVis) wasWhat Key Priorities for the Next Federal Government?
Christian Flisek
“If
the events of summer 2015 would repeat themselves tomorrow, we would face the
exact same legal challenges that we faced in 2015.
Therefore, the
next German administration needs to urgently focus on passing a progressive
immigration law. First, we need to clear the path to asylum for those people
that belong in this category: the people who fear persecution in their own
country on protected grounds. Second, we need a modern legal framework for
so-called economic migrants, similar to the Canadian system. Only if we take
these measures, can we finally say that we have learned from our previous
experiences!”
Takeaways from MunichCarl Bildt
Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden
Takeaways from MunichSaran Kaba JonesFounder and CEO of FACE Africa
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Fellows in Conversation Day
Shaping the Future in a World of Turmoil
Nik Gowing on the Fellows in Conversation Day
Reception at Schloss Bellevue
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Kurt W. Liedtke
Study Tour
Stephan Detjen
Germany Before the Elections
Participant Fellows
The Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows in the Forum
Thanks to the participants of the Richard von Weizsäcker Forum 2017
About the Robert Bosch Academy
International Crises, Security Threats and Shifting Powers: How Secure Can the World Be?
Walter Russell Mead
Walter Russell Mead
Competing Orders: How Democratic Can the World Be?
Ivan Krastev
Ivan Krastev
Huang Jing
Global Economic Imbalances: How Equal Can the World Be?
Lord Skidelsky
Lord Skidelsky
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: How Human Will the World Be?
Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford
Grimma
Tobias Burdukat
Tobias Burdukat
Natalie Nougayrède
Anna Diamantopoulou
Leipzig
Integration in Saxony
Petra Köpping
Oliver Decker
Mohammad Darawshe
Munich
Germany’s Willkommenskultur – Current Challenges of Immigration and Integration
Lillian Ikulumet
Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler
Reinhold Bocklet
Reinhold Bocklet
What Key Priorities for the Next Federal Government?
Christian Flisek
Carl Bildt
Saran Kaba Jones