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We would like to thank all the speakers and participants. After this first step, we look forward to continuing our networking with peace activists in the Baltic Sea region and beyond.
We start now with the documentation of the online conference "The Baltic Sea - a Sea of Peace" 14 June, 2025
First of all, we are making available here all the presentations and scripts that have been sent to us so far. Some are in the language of the presentation, others are available in English and German; we are endeavoring to provide translations (partly AI generated). (The video recording is unfortunately not of good quality, we will see to what extent this can be improved).
Welcome & moderation, Kathrin Otte
Introductory words: EU and NATO states in an economic war against Russia in the Baltic Sea region, which threatens to escalate into a shooting war. Rodolfo Bohnenberger
English
German
I. Panel: MILITARIZATION OF THE BALTIC SEA AND THE ARCTIC
NATO and US bases in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Expansion of military logistics, railroad networks in Scandinavia, Arctic, 1990 & NATO expansion - Russian reactions. Ulla Klötzer
English (Power Point with a lot of fotos & graphics)
NATO naval command center in Rostock, 2+4 treaty and actions of the peace movement, Ulrich Leonhardt
German (with some English)
Military upgrading in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein - not just the ports and shipyards, Niki Müller
German
Sweden - the best militarized country, Tomas Magnussen
English
German
Norway - the hub of militarism, Ingeborg Breines
English
II. Panel: JOINT SECURITY, ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL COOPERATION
Peacebuilding through common security and economic cooperation - embargoes & sanctions are economic wars that violate international law, Reiner Braun
English
German
Ecological cooperation for peace in the joint Baltic House, Oleg Bodrow
Oleg's video-presentation (mp4) can bei downloaded here.
Closing words: Five Theses on World War and the NATO Summit, Sevim Dagdelen
English
German
Outlook: No to NATO! - Peace meeting in DenHaag (June 22, 2025) and demonstration on June 23, 2025 (see more here)
Follow-up conferences mentioned during the conference and in the chat:
Sweden: Nordic Peace Alliance (NPA) 3rd Conference July, 25-27, 2025 https://nordicpeacealliance.org/
Finland: Helsinki+50 People's Initiative starts a discussion to prepare for activities in Helsinki at the occasion of the 50 year anniversary of the Helsinki Conference and the Helsinki Accords. Helsinki July 30 – August 1, 2025 https://helsinkiplus50.org/activities-in-helsinki-july-30-august-2/
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For centuries, the Baltic Sea was both: a sea of peaceful trade cooperation & cultural exchange, but also a sea of confrontation and war. We observe with concern the current militarization and transformation of our Baltic Sea and the Arctic into a NATO frontline directed against our neighbor & economic partner Russia and the escalation into an economic war characterized by sanctions & embargoes. We remember better times, such as the Final Act of the “Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe” (CSCE) in Helsinki in 1975 and the opportunity, referred to as the “peace dividend” in 1990, to overcome axis and bloc thinking and promote European cooperation for the benefit of all.
Are power elites in the EU and NATO preparing a Nordic War 2.0? We know from the recent history of the 1st and 2nd World Wars how destructive this ended. We citizens in the countries bordering the Baltic Sea say - as we did in 1945 - NEVER AGAIN! How can the peace movement in the countries bordering the Baltic Sea promote the peaceful perspective of an effective security architecture? How can peace-loving people in the countries bordering the Baltic Sea work together to free the Baltic Sea from the grip of NATO and make the Baltic Sea a sea of peace?
Program of the ZOOM conference on Saturday June 14, 2025 from 2pm to 6pm (local german time CEST=UTC+2). Download pdf with the detailed program.
Registration is required:
- Welcome, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS and program overview (14:00 - 14:40)
- Panel: MILITARY SEA & ARCTIC (14:45 - 16:30), with contributions from Finland, Rostock, Schleswig-Holstein, Norway, Sweden, followed by a discussion.
- Panel: COMMON SECURITY, ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL COOPERATION (16:40 - 17:25), with contributions from Germany and St. Petersburg, followed by discussion
- RESUME and outlook (17:30-18:00)
Costs will be incurred for the preparation and realization of the online conference, especially for the technical back-up and translation. We are grateful for all support donations, see the donation account below. Please dont forget the Keyword "Ostsee"
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We organize an International Online Networking Conference “The Baltic Sea - a sea of peace, not a NATO sea” on June 14, 2025 from 2pm to 6pm.
Peace activists and experts from all Baltic Sea states, who are committed to peace and opposing the further militarization of our sea, its coasts, ports and shipyards are invited to participate and contact us.
With this online conference, the Peace Alliance Northern Germany would like to promote the exchange between peace organizations, learn more about the country-specific peace movements and coordinate possible actions in the Baltic Sea region. The historical and geopolitical context of the militarization of our Baltic Sea, the eastward expansion of NATO (Sweden/Finland) and the preparations of power elites in EU& NATO and proposals for an effective security and peace architecture in the Baltic Sea region (or North Sea/Arctic) and in Europe will be discussed. You can contact us via
See the programm and register here: https://www.friedensbuendnis-norddeutschland.de/index.php/english/baltic-sea-conference
You will find us in German also on Telegram: https://t.me/FrieBueNORD and videos in Odysee: https://odysee.com/@FriedensbuendnisNorddeutschland:4
