Zeit zu reden international: The Genocide Against the Armenians and its Significance Today

A critical discussion on historical precedents, the consequences of impunity, and lessons learned.

Every year on April 24, Armenians around the world commemorate the genocide in which, starting in 1915, the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire was systematically destroyed and displaced. It is one of the best-documented genocides in modern history. Evidence of the atrocities can also be found in the files of the German Foreign Office, for the German Empire – an ally of Turkey in the First World War – had sent military advisers to support it, who were involved in the decisions of the Turkish rulers. (…)

The panel will discuss the patterns that link these atrocities across time and geography, as well as the consequences of denial and impunity. How do arms sales, geopolitical alliances, and energy interests determine which lives are protected and which are ignored? And what obligations does Germany have, stemming from its historical entanglements, beyond mere acknowledgment?

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