War in Europe – again

Debating Europe

20/03/22

Debating Europe

Diplomatic efforts between the US, Europe and Russia have failed dismally. Russia has invaded Ukraine, a sovereign European nation, with a massive military onslaught.

An independent European country is being subjected to an attempt at recolonization. The world order created after 1989 has been disrupted and Europe is on the back foot. Europe and the United States are responding through sanctions and support to Ukraine.

Some are calling this “Putin’s war”. How far will Russia go? Is the intent regime change in Kyiv? Is Ukraine the endgame? Will it end up in a quagmire with fierce civil resistance? Is the West’s response adequate to the challenge? Is this a second Cold War? And is Putin “isolating” Europe by strengthening his alliance with China? What is the future of Europe’s geopolitical promise of being a strategic actor?

With Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook – political scientist, Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin, Christine Ockrent – journalist and writer, senior producer France Culture radio, Serhii Plokhii -historian, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University, Martin Sajdik – diplomat, former OSCE Special Representative in Ukraine and Dariusz Stola – currently a fellow at IWM and a Board member of IWM (prof History, director of Museum of the History of Polish Jews 2014-2019).

Chaired by: Ivan Vejvoda, IWM

The discussion will be held in English.

Tickets and more information: Europa im Diskurs – Debating Europe | Burgtheater


Debating Europe – Europa im Diskurs

This series of public morning debates brings leading politicians, scientists and intellectuals on to the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater to discuss topical issues of political and social relevance. This long-standing event is a collaborative production of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM)BurgtheaterERSTE Foundation and Austrian daily Der Standard.

Cover picture: Ukraine – Russia conflict: Demonstration in Vienna, Austria on 26 February 2022. Photo: Tobias Steinmaurer / picturedesk.com

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Florian Bauer

Director Social Finance, Sustainability and Innovation
Since 2023, Florian Bauer has been responsible for social finance, sustainability and social innovation at ERSTE Foundation. Prior to this role, Florian worked in the NGO & Social Entrepreneurship sector for more than 13 years. He led the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), an international multilateral NGO that works to accelerate market-based deployment of renewable energy and energy efficient systems in developing countries, and was Managing Director & COO of the Impact Hub Vienna. From 2020-2023, Florian established strategic alliances with key partners and helped to create innovative semantic technology solutions at Semantic Web Company (SWC), a leading IT company in semantic AI solutions.