"Wiederbewaffnung und Zeitenwende: Zäsuren deutscher Sicherheitspolitik"

German security policy has repeatedly faced profound upheavals – from the rearmament of the fledgling Federal Republic under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to the current 'turning point', which calls for a fundamental redefinition of military capabilities, international responsibilities and strategic partnerships. But how can these historical and contemporary turning points be understood in conjunction with one another? What continuities and breaks have shaped Germany’s security policy course since Adenauer? And how are new geopolitical realities altering the foundations of German foreign and security policy?

To discuss these and other questions, we are delighted to welcome General Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Prof. Dr Friedrich Kießling, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Bonn, and Prof. Dr Gerlinde Groitl, Professor of International Politics at the University of Regensburg, to our panel. Dr Mayssoun Zein Al Din, Director of the Academy of International Affairs NRW, will moderate the evening.

The event is taking place as part of a series of events marking the 150th anniversary of Konrad Adenauer's birth, in cooperation with the Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus Foundation and the Academy of International Affairs NRW.