100 Jahre Locarno-Verträge: Der Traum vom Frieden

In the organizer's words:

In 2025, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Locarno Treaties, which raised hopes for peace in Europe after the First World War. Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann received great international recognition for his involvement - and a year later, together with his French counterpart Briand, the Nobel Peace Prize.

In October 1925, representatives of seven nations met in Locarno. The goal: a stable European peace system. The means: the renunciation of violent border changes, an international commission for peaceful conflict resolution and the admission of Germany to the League of Nations. But the dream of peace was short-lived: Hitler occupied the demilitarized Rhineland in 1936 and the Second World War began in 1939.

Today, the question arises again: What can we learn from the peace processes of that time, from successes and mistakes? How can we promote cooperation? How can we create sustainable peace - in Europe and worldwide?