31 - Turning Point - from Germany’s Reactive Zeitenwende to Proactive Strategic Change in Europe? 

In this final regular episode of season 2 - partly recorded on the margins of the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn - Ben and Aaron first chat with a pan-European panel on how to implement the strategic change Europe needs - and back it up with appropriate mindsets, threat perceptions, resources and ‘Teampower’. Then, BerlinsideOut hears remarks from Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas - who spoke with international media during a briefing on the sidelines of the Lennart Meri Conference.
Guests:
• Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia - remarks given at a briefing for international media held on 17 May, 2024 at Stenbock House, Tallinn / kajakallas
• Benjamin Haddad, Member of French Assembly / benjaminhaddad
• Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary-General, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / vseviov
• Sabine Fischer, Senior Fellow, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Programme, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) / sabfis3
Resources:
• When it comes to shaping history, it's the results that matter ( • When it comes to shapi... ) , Jonatan Vseviov, TEDxTallinn
• Estonian MFA official: Putin trying to entrap countries under peace guise (news.err.ee/16...) , ERR featuring comment by Jonatan Vseviov
• Its time for a European Defence Fund for Ukraine (www.politico.e...) , Benjamin Haddad, Politico (2023)
• Die chauvinistische Bedrohung (in German) (www.amazon.de/...) , Book by Sabine Fischer
• Diplomacy in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (www.swp-berlin...) , Sabine Fischer, SWP Comment
• Letter: Forget half-measures, G7 must confiscate frozen Russian assets (www.ft.com/con...) , Letter to Financial Times by Michael Roth, Benjamin Haddad, and others
• To have a Sporting Chance of Victory, Europeans Should Learn from Elite Teams (icds.ee/en/to-...) , Benjamin Tallis, Diplomaatia
• Estonia’s Kallas, fierce Russia critic, tipped as new EU foreign policy chief (www.reuters.co...) , Reuters
• Europe’s Iron Lady: Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas (www.newstatesm...) , Jeremy Cliffe, The New Statesman
• Germany Needs to Finish the Job - and Think Bigger (dgap.org/en/re...) , Benjamin Tallis, Action Group Zeitenwende, DGAP Commentary
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