Rediscovering Germany’s Colonial History and Its Impact on Foreign Policy

Speaker: Anna Sauerbrey, Foreign Editor, Die Zeit; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Chair: David Spreen, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Co-Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

While global and colonial history have become increasingly important in German academic research, the issues came to the forefront of public attention as the Black Lives Matter Movement reverberated in Germany and across Europe. Anna Sauerbrey will assess how the rediscovery of the country's colonial past has impacted Germany’s domestic and foreign policy as the country is redefining its role in Europe and around the world.