{"id":69836,"date":"2025-02-09T00:09:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libmod.de\/internationale-konferenz-rethinking-liberalism-challenges-to-liberalism-in-turbulent-times\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:32:10","slug":"internationale-konferenz-rethinking-liberalism-challenges-to-liberalism-in-turbulent-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libmod.de\/en\/internationale-konferenz-rethinking-liberalism-challenges-to-liberalism-in-turbulent-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference report: \u201cRethinking Liber\u00adalism \u2014 Challenges to Liber\u00adalism in Turbulent&nbsp;Times\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\u201c\u201d]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-69594 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/libmodredaktion.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250210094745\/A7402141_1200x500-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libmodredaktion.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250210094745\/A7402141_1200x500-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/libmodredaktion.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250210094745\/A7402141_1200x500-1-770x321.jpg 770w, https:\/\/libmodredaktion.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250210094745\/A7402141_1200x500-1-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u201d.vc_custom_1508251598805{margin-top: 30px !important;}\u201d][vc_column width=\u201c2\/3\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1508252250311{padding-right: 20px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text css=\u201c\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3>When the Center for Liberal Modernity was founded in 2017, the \u201cilliberal counter\u00adrev\u00ado\u00adlution\u201d (Timothy Garton Ash) was already in full swing. But the force with which autocratic and illiberal currents have since picked up speed exceeds our fears. Our inter\u00adna\u00adtional conference <strong>\u201cRethinking Liber\u00adalism \u2014 Challenges to Liber\u00adalism in Turbulent Times\u201d<\/strong> took place just days before Trump\u2019s second inaugu\u00adration, in the third year of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and overshadowed by the electoral successes of right-wing populists across of&nbsp;Europe.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=\u201c3\u201d images=\u201c69597,69599,69603,69605,69607,69609,69611,69613,69615,69617,69619,69621,69623,69625,69627,69629,69631,69633,69635,69637,69639,69641,69643,69647,69649,69651,69653,69655,69659,69661,69663,69665,69667,69669,69671,69673,69675,69677,69679,69681,69683,69685,69687,69689,69691,69693,69695,69697,69699,69701,69703,69705,69707,69709,69711,69713,69715,69717,69721,69723,69725,69727\u201d img_size=\u201cfull\u201d css=\u201c\u201d][vc_column_text css=\u201c\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">t<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#rethinking-liberalism\">Rethinking Liber\u00adalism: Challenges in Turbulent&nbsp;Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#welcome\">Welcome and Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#keynote\">Keynote &amp;&nbsp;Discussion: On&nbsp;Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#panel-1\">Panel I: The state of freedom in the US and&nbsp;Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#panel-2\">Panel II: What liber\u00adalism has to say to us&nbsp;today<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#panel-3\">Panel III: How can the inter\u00adna\u00adtional liberal order be&nbsp;saved?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#panel-4\">Panel IV: How to make liberal democracy great&nbsp;again?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#final-panel\">Final panel: Defending&nbsp;freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rethinking-liberalism\">Rethinking Liber\u00adalism: Challenges in Turbulent&nbsp;Times<\/h2>\n<p>In this context, the current state of liber\u00adalism and liberal democracy worldwide is a&nbsp;cause for concern. To help liber\u00adalism out of its position of defense, it is essential not only to analyze the causes of its crisis and the rise of populism, but also to develop innov\u00adative ideas for its&nbsp;renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Holding that in mind, we hosted an inter\u00adna\u00adtional conference at the Allianz Forum in Berlin-Mitte on January 16, 2025, entitled <strong>\u201cRethinking Liber\u00adalism: Challenges to Liber\u00adalism in Turbulent Times\u201d<\/strong>. The event brought together leading liberal thinkers, policy\u00admakers from around the world, and repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtives of civil society and academia to discuss key issues for the future of liber\u00adalism and to provide new impetus for its further development.<\/p>\n<p>The following core questions were&nbsp;discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What internal weaknesses of liber\u00adalism have contributed to the current&nbsp;crisis?<\/li>\n<li>How can liberal democ\u00adracies strengthen their resilience to political, economic and ecological&nbsp;challenges?<\/li>\n<li>What strategies are needed to effec\u00adtively address populist issues such as&nbsp;migration?<\/li>\n<li>How can the concept of \u201cdefending democracy\u201d protect freedom without drifting into author\u00adi\u00adtarian&nbsp;tendencies?<\/li>\n<li>What role should liberal democ\u00adracies play in the emerging global (dis)order, especially in dealing with author\u00adi\u00adtarian powers such as China and&nbsp;Russia?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With around 200 guests and numerous panels, there was plenty of material for critical reflection and the discussion of liberal answers to an increas\u00adingly turbulent world.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65vZ_Gz1X-Q?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"welcome\">Welcome and introduction<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe weakness of liberal democ\u00adracies, and not the strength of their opponents, is the problem. Merely defending the status quo is not enough. We liberals must finally come out of our defensive stance.\u201d Ralf&nbsp;F\u00fccks<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In his opening speech, Ralf F\u00fccks identified six factors contributing to the rapid rise of illiberalism:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The triumph of liber\u00adalism has triggered the anti-liberal backlash. What for some are political and cultural achieve\u00adments mean the loss of tradi\u00adtional values and security for&nbsp;others.<\/li>\n<li>The inherent belief in progress in liber\u00adalism has been replaced by scenarios of&nbsp;decline.<\/li>\n<li>A fear of losing control, which goes hand in hand with global\u00adization, mass immigration and the digital revolution, dominates the&nbsp;discourse<\/li>\n<li>The growing mental and social gap between the winners and losers of economic and cultural modernization<\/li>\n<li>The arrogance and self-centeredness of liberal elites,&nbsp;and<\/li>\n<li>Growing doubts about the ability of democ\u00adratic parties and insti\u00adtu\u00adtions to&nbsp;act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liber\u00adalism will only regain its appeal if it provides liberal answers to the great challenges of our time and radiates a&nbsp;new idea of progress, according to&nbsp;F\u00fccks.<\/p>\n<p>In her welcoming speech, Karolina Wigura described liber\u00adalism as a&nbsp;promise of freedom and the oppor\u00adtunity to shape one\u2019s own life individ\u00adually. This promise is of particular impor\u00adtance for the post-Soviet democracy movements, the \u201cSolidarnosc Gener\u00adation\u201d. At the same time, liber\u00adalism comes with an oblig\u00adation: A&nbsp;temporary modus vivendi must be found time and again, by means of which different individuals can jointly find a&nbsp;peaceful and free form of society. She found a&nbsp;metaphor to describe the special character of liber\u00adalism: A&nbsp;garden whose plants are as precious as they are fragile. It is up to us whether we want to be gardeners or barbarians in this garden od&nbsp;Liberalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe need gardeners to take care of the garden of liber\u00adalism and its delicate plants, which are worthy of protection, to tend to them and let them flourish.\u201d Karolina&nbsp;Wigura<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/\u200bvc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sG-YTGfWto?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"keynote\">The conference in&nbsp;detail:<\/h2>\n<h2>Keynote: On&nbsp;Freedom<\/h2>\n<p>The keynote of the conference was delivered by Alan S. Kahan, Professor of British Civilization at the Universit\u00e9 de Versailles\/\u200bSt. Quetin-en-Yvelines and member of the Sciences Po St. Germain-en-Laye. Based on his book \u201cFreedom from Fear\u201d, in which Kahan examines the history of liber\u00adalism in terms of its sustain\u00adability, he empha\u00adsized that liber\u00adalism means the search for a&nbsp;society that is free from fear. Fears \u2014 of the force and pace of change, which are always accom\u00adpanied by losses \u2014 are the breeding ground for anti-liberal populism.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom from fear is never complete, and liber\u00adalism is always incom\u00adplete; it contains a&nbsp;utopian \u2013 unful\u00adfilled \u2013 element. Throughout its history, liber\u00adalism has constantly been threatened \u2013 by feudal absolutism, by modern total\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adanism, but also by the poverty of large sections of the population, which can lead to radicalism and extremism. The current threat is populism, said&nbsp;Kahan.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe can debate whether populism is democ\u00adratic. But populism certainly cannot be liberal. There can be an illiberal democracy. But there is no such thing as liberal populism.\u201d Alan S.&nbsp;Kahan<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Populists thrive on fear and stoke fear, Kahan continued. He asked how we have reached a&nbsp;point where populism has gained such strength. His answer: After the end of the Second World War, liberals had increas\u00adingly discussed less and less about values and morals, thereby leaving a&nbsp;void for populists to fill. Liberals had increas\u00adingly no longer discussed moral progress and ideas of a \u201cgood life\u201d, but limited themselves to defending political and economic freedom. As an example, he cited the liber\u00adalism of economist and Nobel Prize winner Milton&nbsp;Friedman<\/p>\n<p>In addition, during the 1960s, parts of the political right had allied with the liberals in the fight against communism. With the end of communism, liber\u00adalism had found itself on its tradi\u00adtional battle\u00adground, fighting against both the political right and the&nbsp;left.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the current weakness of liber\u00adalism is not the economy: we are not in a&nbsp;global economic crisis, there is no hyper\u00adin\u00adflation that could explain the rise of illib\u00ader\u00adalism, said Kahan. In fact, according to Kahan, we live in a&nbsp;world in which individuals are exposed to very little pressure. And yet millions of people have turned away from liber\u00adalism and towards&nbsp;populism.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe need a&nbsp;liber\u00adalism 4.0. We need a&nbsp;rebranding. I&nbsp;am no longer talking about liberal democracy, I&nbsp;am talking about democ\u00adratic liber\u00adalism. Because freedom comes first.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Alan S.&nbsp;Kahan<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To become able to speak again, we would have to return to the three basic pillars of liber\u00adalism: freedom, the market and morality. Democ\u00adratic liber\u00adalism must mean hope for all parts of society and exclude resentment; it needs a&nbsp;society based on solidarity, not one based on egalitarianism.<\/p>\n<p>Why, Kahan went on to ask, should anyone be enthu\u00adsi\u00adastic about liber\u00adalism if it does not include progress? For that, he said, we need a&nbsp;liberal market economy and democ\u00adratic insti\u00adtu\u00adtions that work better in the face of populism than our current ones&nbsp;do.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cLiber\u00adalism has to be a&nbsp;party of hope, not a&nbsp;party of fear. We need democ\u00adratic liber\u00adalism because freedom of course is the only good choice.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Alan S.&nbsp;Kahan<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/\u200bvc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1GWWkyx6dI?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2>Comment and&nbsp;discussion<\/h2>\n<p>Alan S. Kahan\u2019s keynote speech was the starting point for a&nbsp;lively discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Zielonka, Emeritus Profes\u00adsorial Fellow at St Antony\u2019s University of Oxford and Professor of Inter\u00adna\u00adtional Relations at the University of Venice, defined populism as the result of a&nbsp;pathology of democracy. The dissat\u00adis\u00adfaction with democracy felt by large sections of the population was respon\u00adsible for its&nbsp;rise.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cPopulism is an illiberal democ\u00adratic response to undemo\u00adc\u00adratic liber\u00adalism.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Jan Zielonka<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The journalist Kerstin Kohlenberg, most recently head of the Washington office of DIE ZEIT, pointed out that \u201cliber\u00adalism\u201d in the USA is currently framed as an ideology of the political left. It is seen by parts of society as an attack on their values and a&nbsp;disregard for their&nbsp;lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>Karolina Wigura took up Jan Zielonka\u2019s diagnosis. Populism is easy to diagnose, but difficult to overcome. Not only does liber\u00adalism form the framework of our Western civilization, but it also contains values. However, she warned, there is also a&nbsp;tendency to lecture, which should never be the task of&nbsp;liberalism.<\/p>\n<p>Ralf F\u00fccks inter\u00adjected that while the majority of liberal thinkers had formu\u00adlated values and principles, they had never formu\u00adlated a&nbsp;utopian vision of a&nbsp;good society \u2013 for good reasons, liber\u00adalism leaves the future open. He added that Alan Kahan, too, had defined liber\u00adalism primarily in negative terms, as freedom from&nbsp;fear.<\/p>\n<p>Kahan replied that it was important to have ideals and values and to know them as a&nbsp;point of reference, but that liber\u00adalism was always incom\u00adplete \u2013 he pointed to the provi\u00adsional character of the liberal&nbsp;project:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cClearly one of liber\u00adal\u00adism\u2019s great strength is to be open ended, that it does not have a&nbsp;strict target point for the future. That\u2019s why we can update the operating system.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Alan S.&nbsp;Kahan&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The relationship between liber\u00adalism and democracy was discussed in the further course of the&nbsp;discussion:<\/p>\n<p>Kahan empha\u00adsized that democracy primarily means the sover\u00adeignty of the majority, and therefore populism is thoroughly democ\u00adratic, even if it is not liberal. Jan Zielonka strongly disagreed, saying that ultimately democracy means much more than the rule of the majority, as populists falsely claim. He criti\u00adcized the fact that liberals do not deal with the causes of the crisis of liber\u00adalism, but often take paths that are not conducive to the fight against populism. They often try to fight populism with populism or \u2013 by means of technocracy, which causes even more resentment towards the political system. Instead, one must address the short\u00adcomings of democracy, said&nbsp;Zielonka.<\/p>\n<p>Karolina Wigura disagreed with Zielonka\u2019s analysis on one point: with regard to Denmark, where a&nbsp;centrist government has taken up the populists\u2019 issues, an electoral victory for the populists has been&nbsp;prevented.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Kerstin Kohlenberg pointed to the central role of social media, which reduce complex issues to simple messages. Democrats would have to find a&nbsp;language to counter the&nbsp;populists.<\/p>\n<p>A positive vision of values and morals is needed, supported by a&nbsp;language of respect, said&nbsp;Kahan.<\/p>\n<p>However, this respect cannot be shown to homophobia, anti-Semitism, racism or misogyny, added Jan Zielonka. A&nbsp;liberal culture can never be imposed on people per se. Zielonka also pointed to the self-righteous, even arrogant attitude of liberals, which has contributed to the weakness of&nbsp;liberalism.<\/p>\n<p>During the financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, a&nbsp;new accel\u00ader\u00adation of events has become visible. But democracy is about slowing things down. Furthermore, liber\u00adalism does not construct utopias, but lives from exper\u00adiment and is the result of constant trial and error.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e016MySao-U?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]<span data-teams=\"true\">Alan S. Kahan concluded by pointing out the necessity of values that affect not only the individual but also society as a&nbsp;whole. These should be negotiated in dialogue. Kahan quoted Karl Popper\u2019s tolerance parodoxon, according to which unlimited tolerance also leads to the end of tolerance and the abolition of an open, tolerant society.<\/span>[\/\u200bvc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext]<div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KLca6CessUs?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"panel-1\">Panel I: The state of freedom in the US and&nbsp;Europe<\/h2>\n<p>The next panel discussion looked at the specific political situation in Europe and the United&nbsp;States.<\/p>\n<p>Constanze Stelzen\u00adm\u00fcller, director of the Center on the United States and Europe, a&nbsp;division of the Brookings Insti\u00adtution, kicked off the discussion by saying that the new, illiberal Trump admin\u00adis\u00adtration in the United States wields enormous power. On the other hand, however, there are different camps among Trump supporters: the author\u00adi\u00adtarian liber\u00adtarians, whose ideas of state, borders and religion differ signif\u00adi\u00adcantly from those of the national conser\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtives, despite some similar\u00adities. She did not want to venture any concrete predic\u00adtions about the next four years in the US. Stelzen\u00adm\u00fcller empha\u00adsized that an author\u00adi\u00adtarian system change, as has already taken place in Hungary, should be assessed differ\u00adently from the attempt to weaken democracy and its institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt is one thing to exhaust the democ\u00adratic insti\u00adtu\u00adtions, the markets and society and another to start changing the rules and start fiddling with the machinery of the liberal order.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Constanze Stelzen\u00adm\u00fcller<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The French journalist Christine Ockrent called for a&nbsp;new liberal narrative:Lliberal society is a&nbsp;successful project and we can and should look back on the achieve\u00adments of liber\u00adalism with&nbsp;pride.<\/p>\n<p>The philosopher and chairman of the Ukrainian PEN Center Volodymyr Yermolenko empha\u00adsized that in Ukraine, freedom also means the will to be free. He referred to Sartre and his idea that man is damned to freedom. In fact, a&nbsp;lack of freedom can be the easier, more comfortable choice.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine shows what it means to practice one\u2019s freedom and maintain a&nbsp;democ\u00adratic society under the adverse condi\u00adtions of&nbsp;war.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cLiber\u00adalism is not a&nbsp;warm bath. Ukraine shows us the close connection between the fight for freedom and being free.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Volodymyr Yermolenko<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are other cultures that are not based on the idea of freedom, which are based on the idea of collec\u00adtivism instead of the liberal idea of individual freedom. The 21st century is one of intense struggle over these diverging values, Yermolenko pointed&nbsp;out.<\/p>\n<p>Polish historian and LibMod fellow Jaros\u0142aw Kuisz empha\u00adsized that national experi\u00adences and shared memories signif\u00adi\u00adcantly shaped the under\u00adstanding of populism and liber\u00adalism. But political sover\u00adeignty is always a&nbsp;prereq\u00aduisite for democracy.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lQ05RKO_spk?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]Constanze Stelzen\u00adm\u00fcller pointed out the gener\u00ada\u00adtional differ\u00adences in attitudes towards democracy and liber\u00adalism. If young people today flirt with author\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adanism, she said, we have to ask where the anger of those who identify with it comes&nbsp;from.\n<p>Volodymyr Yermolenko asked why the far right in Europe sees Russia as its ally. After all, Putin is not concerned with values or conser\u00advatism. He stated that the West is losing faith in itself, indulging in self-doubt and self-flagellation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf Ukraine loses the war, this will be the end of Europe. Because every\u00adthing that we think of as the European idea and its values will be destroyed. The idea of borders will be destroyed, the idea of solving problems peace\u00adfully will be destroyed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Volodymyr Yermolenko<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding Kahane\u2019s postulate of a&nbsp;society without fear, Yermolenko remarked that fear is part of human nature. In view of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, Europe is not suffi\u00adciently afraid of defeat. Fear should mobilize Europeans to fight for their values, which would otherwise be&nbsp;lost.<\/p>\n<p>Jaroslaw Kuisz concluded by appealing not to forget Ukraine and Georgia. He asked: \u201cWhere is the solidarity among democrats?\u201d He said that it is lacking, and instead the public sphere has been hijacked by populists.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryeRUi6hqPw?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"panel-2\">Panel II: What liber\u00adalism has to say to us&nbsp;today<\/h2>\n<p>Moderator Alexander Schwitteck, project coordi\u00adnator at the Center for Liberal Modernity, began by asking what signif\u00adi\u00adcance liber\u00adalism, its thinkers and ideas could convey to us today. Stefan Kolev, economist and director of the Ludwig Erhard Forum, responded with a&nbsp;digression on the concept of neolib\u00ader\u00adalism, which for him encom\u00adpasses all innova\u00adtions within liberalism.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nn459FkAjZg?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]Karen Horn, professor of economics at the University of Erfurt, on the other hand, empha\u00adsized the diversity of liberal schools of thought. She said that there were many points of criticism of the liberal thought leaders, but that it was still possible to build on&nbsp;them.\n<p>Michael Z\u00fcrn, professor of inter\u00adna\u00adtional relations at the Free University of Berlin, empha\u00adsized that liber\u00adalism encom\u00adpasses much more than populism claims: pluralism, but also univer\u00adsalism, are crucial compo\u00adnents of liber\u00adalism, as is the commitment to a&nbsp;free market. However, the affinity between liber\u00adalism and capitalism also means that liber\u00adalism must define a&nbsp;limit to economic inequality. This is partic\u00adu\u00adlarly important in times when access to education, health, and fair oppor\u00adtu\u00adnities in life are being&nbsp;questioned.<\/p>\n<p>Ewa Atanassow, professor of politics at Bard College Berlin, argued that liber\u00adalism has become the dominant ideology of Western democ\u00adracies. However, it is wrong to think that we are all liberal today. We need to rethink seemingly opposing values such as nation\u00adalism. These are being used today by opponents of liber\u00adalism, but could be redefined by liberals to unite democracy and&nbsp;patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Kolev empha\u00adsized the value of compromise and moder\u00adation. Finding agree\u00adments without negating differ\u00adences is something that German post-war society success\u00adfully demon\u00adstrated, he said: a&nbsp;society that was completely polarized and developed in a&nbsp;very short time into a&nbsp;society based on compromise, agree\u00adments and&nbsp;consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Horn added that the ability to moderate and negotiate is part of the Western tradition of thought and thus also differs from the populist environment.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Schwitteck noted that many Western liberals have become mea culpa liberals. Ewa Atanassow agreed,&nbsp;saying<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe West has gone far too far in taking the blame. Not noticing that a&nbsp;lot of the origin of this blaming comes from hostile places. Liberal democ\u00adracies should be aware that they are in a&nbsp;fight. You need to be strategic, not only confes\u00adsional.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ewa Atanassow<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She questioned whether moder\u00adation is therefore a&nbsp;good modus operandi. Instead, she said, we should return to the idea of compe\u00adtition. A&nbsp;compe\u00adtition of ideas at the political and economic level. To do this, liber\u00adalism should return to one of its funda\u00admental dilemmas: the state, the leviathan, which both grants and restricts funda\u00admental rights. In history, nation\u00adalism has meant overcoming&nbsp;inequality.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Atanassow put forward the concept of an inclusive and integrating nation state. Liber\u00adalism has much more to offer than has been previ\u00adously thought.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TG0-QE-V6VM?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]Karen Horn empha\u00adsized that one should not talk about liber\u00adalism in the abstract. It is about finding answers to the specific problems of specific people. The idea of moder\u00adation in the sense of temperance and a&nbsp;willingness to compromise is central to liberal thinking. But for that, a&nbsp;moral framework must be&nbsp;found.\n<p>Michael Z\u00fcrn concluded by saying that liber\u00adalism is linked to a&nbsp;particular social episte\u00admology. In contrast to this, there are \u201calter\u00adnative facts\u201d and the idea of flooding the public space with untruths. Such ideas and strategies undermine liberal episte\u00admology. This must be defended.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3RcDlgrzq8?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"panel-3\">Panel III: How can the inter\u00adna\u00adtional liberal order be&nbsp;saved?<\/h2>\n<p>Putin\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine and the question of its signif\u00adi\u00adcance for the liberal world order were the subject of the first panel, moderated by Christoph&nbsp;Becker.<\/p>\n<p>Marija Gobuleva, Chair of the Baltic Initiative on European Reform and former Minister of the Interior of Latvia, called the war in Ukraine the greatest challenge for the liberal world order. The question, she said, was whether the West still existed as a&nbsp;political force. The war of disin\u00adfor\u00admation and author\u00adi\u00adtarian oligarchs within and outside the West were the two most aggressive threats to&nbsp;liberalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cEurope is the biggest hope for democ\u00adratic liber\u00adalism to reestablish itself. The question is: Will we as Europe get our act together to enable the strength\u00adening of democ\u00adratic liber\u00adalism?\u201d Marija&nbsp;Gobuleva<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jessica Berlin, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Analysis, empha\u00adsized that the outcome of the war in Ukraine would determine the rest of the century. However, the liberal world order we are talking about is seen quite differ\u00adently in different regions of the&nbsp;world:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor billions of people around the world, the second half of the 20th century was not partic\u00adu\u00adlarly liberal, the rules that we came up with did not apply to the entire world, and it was not partic\u00adu\u00adlarly orderly.\u201d Jessica&nbsp;Berlin<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/\u200bvc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQXGKlrEA_4?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]For large parts of the world\u2019s population, our Western values only existed on paper, Berlin said. There is a&nbsp;huge gap between the West\u2019s procla\u00adma\u00adtions and actions. She saw a&nbsp;direct connection between this delusion and the lack of action on Ukraine. This is partic\u00adu\u00adlarly evident in Germany: The govern\u00adment\u2019s rhetoric is taking a&nbsp;different direction than its actions. What does that tell us about the liberal&nbsp;order?\n<p><em>\u201cHypocrisy and denial killed the liberal order.\u201d Jessica&nbsp;Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, looked back at the recent past: He could not say at which point the inter\u00adna\u00adtional world order currently finds itself. There was a&nbsp;post-1990 hybris when it was assumed that the whole world would become democ\u00adratic. The question is whether the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 or rather the Tiananmen massacre in the same year was the defining event. There is a&nbsp;distinction between the post-World War II order and the post-1990 order he said. It &nbsp;is truly liberal only after 1990, he continued.. The liberal overreach and the hybris that is connected to the post-1990 order should be corrected with more moder\u00adation. Maybe going back to the more moderate type of 1945 rather than the 1990 model would serve us well, he&nbsp;concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Clarke, former British Home Secretary under Tony Blair, argued that liberal politics had failed to address the negative effects of globalization.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe as politi\u00adcians failed to deal with the downsides of global\u00adization. It destroyed whole economies and commu\u00adnities. There were great losses. And this was the momentum of Donald Trump, of Nigel Farrage and of Brexit, of Marine Le Pen and of the AfD.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Charles Clarke <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We have moved from a&nbsp;world with two super\u00adpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, to a&nbsp;world with only one super\u00adpower and are now on the way to a&nbsp;world with several major powers, Clarke said. The question now is whether we can form coali\u00adtions with each other. The nation\u00adalists claim that any form of inter\u00adna\u00adtional coalition is terrible, whether it is the EU or the UN or whatever. But it is precisely such inter\u00adna\u00adtional insti\u00adtu\u00adtions that are&nbsp;needed.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff disagreed with Clarke: It is not global\u00adization that is to blame for what we see today. Rather, we have to under\u00adstand the cultural homelessness that unreg\u00adu\u00adlated migration drives people into the hands of right-wing populists. Global\u00adization is only a&nbsp;small part of the&nbsp;cause.<\/p>\n<p>Marija Golubeva pointed out the urgency with which the West must now act together. She asked: Is there something we in the West are fighting for together in Ukraine? The question is how to address the failures of Western policy without completely questioning the liberal order and the inter\u00adna\u00adtional&nbsp;system.<\/p>\n<p>Kleine-Brockhoff empha\u00adsized that the post-1990 order was the best since indus\u00adtri\u00adal\u00adization. Germans in particular have benefited from it and are attached to this order \u2013 even beyond its sell-by date. Now, however, dissat\u00adis\u00adfaction has grown to such an extent that there is hope for change. Reforms are needed in the economy, in technology policy, and in foreign policy. With regard to Trump, he is somewhat&nbsp;perplexed:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf anyone had told me that hemispheric imperi\u00adalism would be the concept that the new Trump admin\u00adis\u00adtration would start its reign with, I&nbsp;would have called him crazy. And we have to under\u00adstand, this is a&nbsp;coherent concept, this is not just crazy. This is a&nbsp;coherent concept of preparing for a&nbsp;hegemonic conflict through national power. That\u2019s why he attacks even the terri\u00adtorial integrity of allies. That\u2019s a&nbsp;concept I&nbsp;still can\u2019t wrap my head around. I&nbsp;still don\u2019t under\u00adstand what that will mean.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump could get what he needs from Canada or Denmark in other ways. But he is not concerned with alliances, Kleine-Brockhoff said. His concept is one of spheres of interest, a&nbsp;concept of national power. This explains why Trump does not consider it outlandish that Putin wants to take over parts of Eastern&nbsp;Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Berlin added that it was Trump\u2019s tactic to start by saying something completely insane and bombastic, which everyone was outraged by. The next step was then to demand something less drastic, which everyone was then relieved about and agreed to. You had to recognize this as a&nbsp;tactic and develop your own tactic for dealing with it.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDsOYza7kaQ?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"panel-4\">Panel IV: How to make liberal democracy great&nbsp;again?<\/h2>\n<p>How can practical politics respond to the problems that populists use to attack liberal democracy? This was the key question of the panel moderated by Irene&nbsp;Hahn-Fuhr.<\/p>\n<p>Otto Fricke, FDP member of the German Bundestag, empha\u00adsized that the FDP had much more to offer than market liber\u00adalism. He criti\u00adcized the fact that both the media and other parties were constantly trying to pin this label on the FDP and thus discredit liber\u00adalism. His party stood just as much for civil rights as it did for a&nbsp;market economy.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9bDvDOSmkM?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext css=\u201c\u201d]Sergey Lagodinsky, a&nbsp;member of the European Parliament for the German Green Party, also empha\u00adsized that his party stands for much more than climate trans\u00adfor\u00admation and identity politics \u2013 both trigger points for populist rhetoric. Democ\u00adratic parties should not allow the AfD to narrow and determine political&nbsp;discourse.\n<p>In the necessary endeavor to bind conser\u00adv\u00adative voters or win them back, the CDU will not tear down the firewall to the AfD under any circum\u00adstances, empha\u00adsized Karin Prien, deputy chair\u00adwoman of the CDU. As a&nbsp;liberal-conser\u00adv\u00adative party, the Christian Democrats are a&nbsp;bulwark against right-wing populism and extremism. That is why the AfD\u2019s goal is to destroy the&nbsp;CDU.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the question of how the SPD intends to hold its own against the populists, who are posing as the protectors of the little people, Dietmar Nietan, Member of the Bundestag, empha\u00adsized that freedom, justice and solidarity are the three corner\u00adstones of the SPD. The aim is not to pursue a&nbsp;crude distri\u00adb\u00adution policy, but to create smart framework condi\u00adtions for future invest\u00adments and new value chains in order to deprive the populists of their social support.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"gem-youtube gem-wrapbox gem-wrapbox-style-no-style rounded-corners gem-wrapbox-position-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"gem-wrapbox-inner gem-ratio-style\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><iframe class=\"gem-wrapbox-element img-responsive\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8b1WEVGOMoQ?rel=0&amp;wmode=opaque\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>[vc_\u200bcolumn_\u200btext&nbsp;css=\u201c\u201d]\n<h2 id=\"final-panel\">Final panel: Defending&nbsp;freedom<\/h2>\n<p>Ralf F\u00fccks opened the final panel of the conference by calling for the famous question \u201cWhat is to be done\u201d to be the central issue after a&nbsp;day full of clever diagnoses of the crisis of liberal democracies.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian opposition member, activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov pointed out that the West\u2019s inertia and passivity stemmed from the fact that it had lived in relative security after 1990 and ignored the warnings about Putin and the rise of author\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adanism. He said that the West did not lack resources, but political courage and determination.<\/p>\n<p>Jan-Werner M\u00fcller, the Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Science at Princeton University, argued that the West has gradually adapted to funda\u00admental changes without realizing their dimension. There has been no sudden loss of freedom; loss of freedom comes in many small, imper\u00adcep\u00adtible steps, he&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p>And he continued: The political agenda is set by autocrats, and supporters of liberal democracy react by complaining and expressing outrage, but they are not proactive. M\u00fcller empha\u00adsized that liber\u00adalism is not exhausted by the fight against author\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adanism, and that it has more to offer than its opponents. It is up to us to get out of the defensive and develop ideas for the future that appeal to&nbsp;people.<\/p>\n<p>Natalia Gavrilita, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, pointed out the contri\u00adbution that Eastern Europe has to make to the West\u2019s fight to preserve&nbsp;freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThere is more energy and more deter\u00admi\u00adnation in central and eastern Europe now. And I&nbsp;think we can contribute a&nbsp;lot in reviving this in western liberal democ\u00adracies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Natalia Gavrilita<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Liber\u00adalism has been put on the defensive, she said, and is having to justify itself. It must be made clear again that only liber\u00adalism guarantees individual freedom, human rights, compe\u00adtition and a&nbsp;legal system. Liberal societies should look with pride at the achieve\u00adments of a&nbsp;free society.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and China are also \u201cdeliv\u00adering\u201d, albeit in very different ways, she pointed out. They are systems that profess illiberal values and are willing to endure diffi\u00adculties for their own&nbsp;values.<\/p>\n<p>In the West, we have experi\u00adenced a&nbsp;long period of constant growth. Now this is slowing down. But instead of thinking about what we still have to offer the younger gener\u00ada\u00adtions to justify the continued existence of democracy, we should change the&nbsp;discourse:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think we should change this discourse and say: What are we willing to sacrifice? In order to benefit from liberal democracy. To benefit from individual freedoms.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Natalia Gravilita<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gavrilita empha\u00adsized that the parties of the democ\u00adratic center were making unreal\u00adistic promises: \u201cWe will produce rapid growth and at the same time stop migration.\u201d In view of the demographics, this is not realistic. We should start by telling people the truth and explaining what is at stake. People can handle the truth, she&nbsp;emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Katarzyna Kasia, a&nbsp;Polish philosopher and journalist, noted that democracy is not valued equally across the world. Rather than exporting democracy, we should support those \u2013 such as Ukraine and Georgia \u2013 who are fighting for it&nbsp;themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Populism, she continued, is a&nbsp;very old idea. That it is so successful today is because it is delib\u00ader\u00adately supported and promoted by those who want war and disruption in&nbsp;Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Like Gary Kasparov, she empha\u00adsized that courage is an important part of liber\u00adalism, along with hope and confi\u00addence. It takes more courage to defend freedom and&nbsp;democracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf we want to defend our freedom and democracy we need a&nbsp;lot more courage. Because what we want to defend is beautiful, it is magnif\u00adicent, it is important. But it is super fragile. And also the earth is at stake, because our values are in a&nbsp;peculiar way entangled with ecology. If we don\u2019t protect this very fragile world we live in, we will be doomed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Katarzyna Kasia <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Christoph M\u00f6llers, professor of public law and philosophy of law at Humboldt University Berlin, empha\u00adsized the need for a&nbsp;forward-looking political project. He pointed to the threat of a&nbsp;new media oligarchy that has emerged in the name of liber\u00adalism and free&nbsp;speech.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Kasparov called Ukraine a&nbsp;litmus test for Europe and asked why liberals lack energy. A&nbsp;culture war, cancel culture, support for Hamas at elite univer\u00adsities \u2013 all this has driven the American middle class into the arms of Trump. Excesses on one side will always help those on the other, Kasparov&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are at war. Technology has made this world much smaller. It is no longer possible to live on one side of the iron curtain without cross-inter\u00adference. And the other side, call them the bad actors, they know that. That\u2019s not why they are staying within their sphere of influence, they are attacking. Whether it is Russia, China, or Iran.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Garry Kasparov<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ukraine is the most important battle\u00adground today, where the fight for freedom is being waged. This must be recog\u00adnized and Ukraine must be supported in order to win this fight, said&nbsp;Kasparov.<\/p>\n<p>Jan-Werner M\u00fcller disagreed with Kasparov\u2019s analysis of the culture war in the U.S. If voters had been concerned only with the fight against \u2018wokeness,\u2019 they could have voted not for Trump, but for Nikki Haley or Ron de&nbsp;Santis.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the new power of a&nbsp;new techno-oligarchy that is converting monetary power into political&nbsp;power:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cToday one of the biggest threats is a&nbsp;new oligarchy. The issue is the concen\u00adtration of power and the conversion of power. We are facing an unprece\u00addented accumu\u00adlation of financial, political and media power.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Jan-Werner M\u00fcller<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natalia Gavrilita replied that liberals had focused too much on debates that were less about the common good and more about questions of cultural identity. These identity debates are also fraught with strong&nbsp;emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Katarzyna Kasia empha\u00adsized the impor\u00adtance of new media in the fight for public&nbsp;opinion:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe will never be able to transmit the values of liber\u00adalism if we are losing the channels of infor\u00admation to transmit those values.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><em>Katarzyna Kasia<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Christoph M\u00f6llers argued that moral values and cultural norms cannot be produced or decreed by politics if they are to be liberal values. Liberal values must be produced and defended by civil&nbsp;society.<\/p>\n<p>He was sceptical about the possi\u00adbil\u00adities of a&nbsp;militant democracy when 30 percent or more of the electorate is made up of anti-democ\u00adratic&nbsp;forces.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Kasparov then summa\u00adrized the hopes and prospects associated with the&nbsp;conference:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are at a&nbsp;critical junction. Because we are at war. We cannot win the war by simply being defensive. We have to come up with a&nbsp;plan. And hopefully this conference will be a&nbsp;contri\u00adbution in designing the plan to fight back. 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