Zeitenwende Conference - Panel 2: Russia, Ukraine and Germany’s New Era of Military Engagement

Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference – organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) – investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relationships between Germany, the other Baltic Sea states, and the security of the region as a whole. In recent decades, Germany has had to re-evaluate its position following a series of transformative events, from the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification, the eastwards expansion of NATO and the EU, to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This conference focuses on the impact of this reassessment for international security and relationships in the greater Baltic Sea region. This event is generously sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Cambridge Research Hub for German Studies. PANEL 2: Russia, Ukraine and Germany’s new era of military engagement – Domestic attitudes, regional reactions, NATO responses From Nord Stream to NATO’s eastern flank: How the Russo-Ukrainian War has (not) changed Germany’s strategic culture and NATO alliance solidarity • Dr Timo Graf, Scientific Senior Councillor, Centre for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr Hannibal ad portas: Vantage points, losses and benefits • Maira Mora, Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (2016–2020) and Head of the EU Delegation to Belarus (2011–2015) Zeitenwende: With or without a question mark? • Matthias Sonn, German Ambassador to Lithuania (2019–2023) Chair: Dr Andris Banka, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO), University of Greifswald