Lecture series "Europa und die Meere. Strategische Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts in maritimer Perspektive"

Tue, 06:15-07:45, p.m., Lecture Hall III, Main Building of the University of Bonn.


Europe, the continent most permeated by the sea, has developed close links with the seas since ancient times. But what may seem a matter of course to most inhabitants of Western Europe is not always present to many people in the center of the continent or even in Eastern Europe. While people everywhere dream of beaches and seaside vacations, the sea is far more than just a cipher for longings and dream journeys. Without the sea and seafaring, there would be little or no interaction with the worlds of other continents. It was only with the European discovery of America by Columbus that the development of a modern world system began, which has cumulated in the "globalization" of recent decades and led to a worldwide exchange of goods. For decades, 90% of Germany's imports and exports of raw materials and goods have come and gone through its port edges, and the situation is similar in most European countries. All of humanity is now pushing toward the life-giving coasts and oceans; about two-thirds of the world's population now lives within a strip of only 60 km inland of the coasts on the continental margins. But the pressure on ocean margins is bringing more and more conflicts, between humans and nature, but also between actors of all scales. Since ancient Greece, the axiom has been that domination of large areas is secured through maritime power. World power is sea power, empires are based on the domination of the "sea lines of communication". And so we ask: What role do the near and far seas have for Europeans and the future prospects of their continent? In a maritime world tour that begins at Europe's marginal seas and continues to the distant oceans, experts and specialists sound out which economic and political fields of conflict are shaping the seas and their environment today. And what adjustments await Europeans if they want to continue to play a role in tomorrow's world and maintain security and prosperity. For it depends heavily on whether the maritime challenges of the 21st century are understood and mastered.

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Scientific coordinator

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Dr. Joachim Weber

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With the collaboration of

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Dr. Moritz Brake

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Dr. Enrico Fels

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Marvin Naeder

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Events of the lecture series

1. Der Alte Kontinent und das Meer - Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft einer engen Interaktion

October 24, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Dr. Joachim Weber, Senior Fellow Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, CASSIS - Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies

2. Nordsee und Nordpolarmeer - die kalte Flanke Europas

October 31, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Admiral (ret.) Manfred Felix Nielson, CASSIS - Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies

3. Die Ostsee - Europas Binnensee oder Arena erneuerter Machtkämpfe?

November 07, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Johannes Peters, Head of Department Maritime Strategy and Security, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK).

4. Das Mittelmeer - „mare nostrum“ der Europäer

November 14, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

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5. Das Schwarze Meer - geopolitischer Brennpunkt zwischenDonau und Kaukasus

November 21, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

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6. Das Kaspische Meer - Binnensee am äußersten Rande Europas

November 28, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Dr. Shushanik Minasyan, Research Associate, Institute for Political Science and Sociology, University of Bonn

7. Nordatlantik

December 05, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

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8. Südatlantik

December 12, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

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9.  Der Pazifische Ozean - vom Meer der Stille zum Mittelpunkt des Weltgeschehens

December 19, 2023 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, Director & Department of Strategic Development in Asia-Pacific, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK)

10. Der Indische Ozean - Europas Interessen zwischen Afrika und Südostasien

January 09, 2024 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

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11. Der Arktische Ozean - von der Eiswüste zum neuen Ozean des Nordens

January 16, 2024 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Dr. Joachim Weber, Senior Fellow Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, CASSIS - Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies

12. Die Antarktis - Kontinent, Ozean und Laboratorium des Anthropozäns

January 23 2024 | 06:15-07:45, p.m | Lecture Hall III, Main Building University of Bonn

Inga von der Stein, Editor and political scientist, Berlin

 

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