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International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Central Asia & the Caucasus »
"The Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions"
(Berlin; April 1st - 3rd, 2021)
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The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Central Asia will focus on the opportunities for cultural diplomacy in Central Asia in the framework of the current transitions and challenges. The symposium will highlight best practices of cultural diplomacy to educate and to strengthen relationships between Central Asian countries and the global community.(More »)

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy »
"Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era"
(Berlin; July 27th - 31st, 2021)

The International Symposium 2021 will therefore focus on” The Widespread Growing Global Conflicts Era”: from Superpowers Conflicts, International Trade-Wars, Climate Catastrophes, and Growing Poverty & Migration" through a program of lectures, discussions, debates, and cultural activities. (More »)

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“30 years After the Fall; Say No to New Walls” Mukhisa Kituyi - (Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD) »

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Thomas Silberhorn - (State Secretary, Ministry of Defense of Germany) »

„After Freedom: The Roads to Flourishing“ Edmund Phelp - (Laureate of 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences) »

“We Must Not Play with History” Ferenc Gyurcsány - (Former Prime Minister of Hungary) »

"History Did Not End, But Freedom Will Prevail Every Time" Roza Otunbayeva - (Former President of Kyrgyzstan) »

“Rebuilding fallen Walls? Is Pluralism under Threat Today?” Naheed Nenshi - (Mayor of Calgary, Canada) »

"Freedom of Movement and Brain Drain in the EU- Addressing the Challenge at all Levels" Emil Boc - (Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Former Prime Minister of Romania) »

“The Growing Importance of Cities and their Role in defending Western Democracy” Jan Vapaavuori - (Mayor of Helsinki, Finland) »

„Fall of Walls and Raise of Human Rights from Berlin to Pristina“ Mytaher Haskuka - (Mayor of Prizren, Kosovo) »

''The Wall: from a City Divided to Europe United'' Vojko Obersnel - (Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia) »

“Unity Over Fear” Wilmot Collins - (Mayor of Helena, Montana, USA) »

Giorgi Tchigvaria - (Mayor of Kutaisi City Municipality) Berlin Wall 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall (Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019) »

“The Wall” Guillfred Besaril - (Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba) »

“Could Berlin Philosophy Prevail?” Suat Caglayan - (Deputy Mayor of Izmir) »

“Age of Indifference” Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles - (UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues) »

„Del otro lado, from the other side, the US-Mexico Wall„ Vanessa Rubio Marquez - (Senator of the Mexican Congress) »

"The Freedom after Freedom" Sanita Osipova - (Vice President, the Constitutional Court of Latvia) »

“If you Want Peace, prepare Justice - Confidence in the Judiciary, an Essential Value of the Rule of Law” Augustin LAZAR - (Former Prosecutor General of Romania) »

„United in Diversity, Divided in a Union. Past Trials, Current Challenges, Future Prospects“ Andreas Pottakis - (Ombudsman of Greece) »

Emil Constantinescu - (Former President of Romania) »

„Reflections on the Economic Recovery Miracle: Eastern Europe after the Fall of the Berlin Wall„ Marek Belka - (Former Prime Minister of Poland) »

“The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Building Global World” Hrant Bagratyan - (Former Prime Minister of Armenia) »

„Lessons from 30 Years of Common European Democracy“ Mogens Lykketoft - (Former Speaker of the Danish Parliament) »

REVERIEN NDIKURIYO - (President of the Senate of Burundi) »

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“Changes after Socialism in the Comparative Perspective” Leszek Balcerowicz - (Former President of The National Bank of Poland; Former Deputy Prim Minister of Poland) »

"The fall of the Berlin Wall and its Consequences on the European Union" Michèle Alliot-Marie - (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France) »

“Scandlines: The Freedom to Travel” Søren Poulsgaard Jensen - (CEO Scandlines Group) »

“30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, what prospects for our strategy and architecture of security in Europe ?” Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam - (Member of the French Senate) »

“Not the End of History but a Turning Point” Bertel Haarder - (Senior Danish Minister) »

„Dynamics of Walls and Boundaries – Never as Intended but Inspire Change“ Rita Kieber-Beck - (Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein) »

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"New Walls Made of Old Bricks" Ranko Krivokapic - (Former President of the Parliament of Montenegro) »

"The Military, an Agent of Cultural Diplomacy" James B. Peake - (US Army General; Former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs) »

Kindiki Kithure - (Deputy Speaker of the Senate Kenya) »

"Walls in Our History and Opening up Our Minds" Valdis Zatlers - (Former President of Latvia) »

Forthcoming Events

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Central Asia & the Caucasus » "The Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions" (Berlin; April 1st - 3rd, 2021) To Register for the Event Please Click HERE

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy » "Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era" (Berlin; July 27th - 31st, 2021)

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International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Central Asia & the Caucasus »
"The Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions"
(Berlin; April 1st - 3rd, 2021)
To Register for the Event Please Click HERE

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy »
"Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era"
(Berlin; July 27th - 31st, 2021)