Current and Future Security Architecture for the Baltic States and Europe
2025-03-20 13:00 - 2025-03-21 14:00 UTC
Joint international conference of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg with the Estonian Academy of Sciences, the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Representation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in Berlin in cooperation with the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH)

The Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg is organising together with the national academies of sciences of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the Representation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg an international conference on the topic of ‘Current and Future Security Architecture for the Baltic States and Europe’.

Against the backdrop of historical and current developments, we look forward to bringing together among others people from federal ministries, state representations, academia and public institutions to discuss possible future scenarios and recommendations for action for securing peace in Europe. Different national and international perspectives will be incorporated – in particular the Baltic views on the European security architecture.

The conference is held under Chatham House Rule.

Programme

The programme is updated ongoing.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025 2 pm Opening – Address of Welcome State Secretary Liv Assmann Plenipotentiary to the Federation, the EU, and for Foreign Affairs Prof. Dr. Edwin J. Kreuzer Former President, Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg 2:15 pm Panel I: Frame Security Architectures – Definition, Theories and Examples Prof. Dr. Andreas von Arnauld Professor for Public Law, Public International and European Law at Kiel University and Co-Director of the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law Dr. Cornelius Friesendorf Senior Researcher, Head of the Centre for OSCE Research (CORE), Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Dr. Alexander Graef Senior Researcher, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Moderation: Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) 3:45 pm Coffee Break 4:15 pm Panel II: Past Russia and Europe – Backgrounds and Developments Prof. Dr. Andrea Gawrich Professor of International Integration with special reference to Eastern Europe, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), University of Bonn Prof. Dr. Lauri Mälksoo Professor of International Law, University of Tartu Prof. Dr. Ralph Tuchtenhagen Professor of Scandinavian Studies/Cultural Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Moderation: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Jekutsch Professor of Slavic Literature, University of Greifswald 5:45 pm Break 7 pm Key Note Speech Security Architecture for the Baltic States and Europe: A view from Tallinn and Brussels Marina Kaljurand Member of the European Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affais of the Republic of Estonia Welcoming and Moderation: Prof. Dr. Tarmo Soomere Former President, Estonian Academy of Sciences Friday, March 21st, 2025 9 am Welcoming Prof. Dr. Ivars Kalviņš President, Latvian Academy of Sciences Panel III: Present Disintegration of the European Security and Peace Architecture after the 1990s Māris Cepurītis Director, Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), Riga Marika Linntam Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Germany Rüdiger Lüdeking Former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany (e. g. OSCE) Dr. Wolfgang Zellner Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Moderation: Prof. Dr. Ignas Kalpokas Associate Professor of Public Communication at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, and Visiting Researcher, Digital Economy Unit, SGH Warsaw School of Economics 10:30 am Coffee Break 11 am Panel IV: Future Possible Future Scenarios for Security and Peace in Europe Helmut W. Ganser Brigadier General (ret.), Dipl.-Psych., Dipl.-Pol. Prof. Dr. Ignas Kalpokas Associate Professor of Public Communication at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas and Visiting Researcher, Digital Economy Unit, SGH Warsaw School of Economics Dr. Thomas Paulsen Chairman of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung, Hamburg Prof. Dr. Margarita Šešelgytė Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University Prof. Dr. Tarmo Soomere Former President, Estonian Academy of Sciences Moderation: Prof. Dr. Cord Jakobeit Professor of Political Science, specialising in International Relations, University of Hamburg 12:30 pm Lunch Break 1:30 pm Panel V: Sum-up Panel I-IV Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Prof. Dr. Cord Jakobeit Professor of Political Science, specialising in International Relations, University of Hamburg Prof. Dr. Ulrike Jekutsch Professor of Slavic Literature, University of Greifswald Prof. Dr. Ignas Kalpokas Associate Professor of Public Communication at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, and Visiting Researcher, Digital Economy Unit, SGH Warsaw School of Economics Prof. Dr. Tarmo Soomere Former President, Estonian Academy of Sciences Moderation: Prof. Dr. Jūras Banys President, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences 3 pm Closing remarks Prof. Dr. Jūras Banys President, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

Thu/Fri 20th /21st March 2025 Representation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Jägerstraße 1-3, 10117 Berlin

Invited guests only.

An event with the kind support of the Körber Foundation Hamburg.
