On May 12, the Landau Academy Talks 2021/2022 "To life and death - extreme cases of politics" continued at the Altes Kaufhaus cultural center. Under the title "Dying for Germany? - Participation in military operations", Dr. Charlotte Dany and Dr. Jan Kuebart discussed moral and political issues surrounding international military operations and the role played by civilian conflict resolution. The Landau Academy Talks are organized by the Protestant Academy of the Palatinate and the Frank Loeb Institute at the University of Koblenz-Landau.

In Germany, crisis management measures now also include international deployments of the German armed forces and police. Germany is being held accountable by its alliance partners, while awareness of global connections is growing and ethical challenges are becoming clear. As a result of the Afghanistan debacle, ethical and political questions in connection with military missions with German participation have only recently become more important again.

The speakers, Dr. Charlotte Dany, Managing Director of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, and Dr. Jan Kuebart, Head of the Bundeswehr Aviation Office in Cologne, discussed such questions for 90 minutes. Among other things, they discussed the justifications and conditions of military missions in which human lives are put at risk and whose success must be assessed as low in retrospect. They also referred to Bundeswehr and humanitarian missions in Mali and the war in Yugoslavia. Jan Kuebart was involved in some of these missions himself and was therefore able to provide interesting first-hand insights. Charlotte Dany discussed these missions from the perspective of humanitarian organizations, whose work to protect human lives is also difficult due to their close proximity to military and security policy actors. Overall, the assessment of Bundeswehr and humanitarian missions was critical and reflective.

The discussion was met with great interest by the numerous members of the audience, including a group of schoolchildren. They took the opportunity to address a wide range of topics in an extensive Q&A session. Even though the war in Ukraine was not the main focus of the discussion, it was clear that this current war in Europe raised questions about the Bundeswehr's equipment, budget and capacities, as well as questions about humanitarian needs and refugee protection.

On May 12, the Landau Academy Talks 2021/2022 "To life and death - extreme cases of politics" continued at the Altes Kaufhaus cultural center. Under the title "Dying for Germany? - Participation in military operations", Dr. Charlotte Dany and Dr. Jan Kuebart discussed moral and political issues surrounding international military operations and the role played by civilian conflict resolution. The Landau Academy Talks are organized by the Protestant Academy of the Palatinate and the Frank Loeb Institute at the University of Koblenz-Landau.

In Germany, crisis management measures now also include international deployments of the German armed forces and police. Germany is being held accountable by its alliance partners, while awareness of global connections is growing and ethical challenges are becoming clear. As a result of the Afghanistan debacle, ethical and political questions in connection with military missions with German participation have only recently become more important again.

The speakers, Dr. Charlotte Dany, Managing Director of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, and Dr. Jan Kuebart, Head of the Bundeswehr Aviation Office in Cologne, discussed such questions for 90 minutes. Among other things, they discussed the justifications and conditions of military missions in which human lives are put at risk and whose success must be assessed as low in retrospect. They also referred to Bundeswehr and humanitarian missions in Mali and the war in Yugoslavia. Jan Kuebart was involved in some of these missions himself and was therefore able to provide interesting first-hand insights. Charlotte Dany discussed these missions from the perspective of humanitarian organizations, whose work to protect human lives is also difficult due to their close proximity to military and security policy actors. Overall, the assessment of Bundeswehr and humanitarian missions was critical and reflective.

The discussion was met with great interest by the numerous members of the audience, including a group of schoolchildren. They took the opportunity to address a wide range of topics in an extensive Q&A session. Even though the war in Ukraine was not the main focus of the discussion, it was clear that this current war in Europe raised questions about the Bundeswehr's equipment, budget and capacities, as well as questions about humanitarian needs and refugee protection.