Short News 2025
29.04.2025: Book presentation "Iran - Wie der Westen seine Werte und Interessen verrät"
The Chair of Military History and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation invite you to the book presentation (in German) on April 29, 2025. Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad will present his book “Iran - Wie der Westen seine Werte und Interessen verrät”.
The following questions will be addressed: Why is the Islamic Republic dealing with a sham stability? And why does the regime in Tehran look like an emperor without clothes in the wake of the Gaza war? What are the blind spots in our Iran policy?
Start: 18:00
further information and registration
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28.02.2025 “Auslandsinfo” podcast: Military historian Sönke Neitzel - Ist der Westen am Ende?
Professor Neitzel can be heard in the “Auslandsinfo” podcast.
“There is talk of an “epochal break”, even of the “end of the West”: what is meant is the rifts in the transatlantic relationship and their consequences. Is the USA turning its back on Europe and thus breaking up a partnership that was considered essential for European security and freedom for decades? Will Europeans be on their own in the future when it comes to containing an imperial Russia? This is what we discuss in this episode of our podcast with the renowned military historian Prof. Sönke Neitzel from the University of Potsdam.”
Panel discussion on 12.02.2025 (in German)
The DFG Research Group is organizing the panel discussion “Illegitimate violence in Russia's wars” together with the ZMSBw.
Professor Neitzel will give the keynote speech. Jan C. Behrends, Sabine Fischer, Kristiane Janeke and Frank Reichherzer will discuss. This will be followed by a standing reception.
Information on registration can be found here (registration deadline is 7.2.2025).
Memorial speech for the victims of National Socialism
On January 27, 2025, Professor Neitzel gave the memorial speech at the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament's central memorial service for the victims of National Socialism at the Mürwik Naval Academy.
Further information (in German) can be found here.
Estonian guest researcher Igor Kopotin visits the University of Potsdam
Dr. Igor Kopõtin, Leading Researcher at the Military Academy of the Republic of Estonia, is visiting the University of Potsdam as a guest researcher. He has been a lecturer in military history and head of the Department of Strategy and Innovation at the Military Academy in Tartu since 2014.