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/
