Episode 20 – Shaping the World: 75 Years Potsdam Conference w/ Frederik Logevall and Michael Dreyer

On July 28, DAI Sachsen Executive Director Eric Fraunhholz was joined by Frederik Logevall and Michael Dreyer to talk about the Potsdam Conference.

The Potsdam Conference in 1945 marked an endpoint to the Second World War, but also the beginning of the Cold War and, with the “Potsdam Agreement” the reshaping of the political and geographical landscape in Europe and beyond. This conversation will explore the significance of the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference until today and explore the changing views in scholarship and public opinion.

Participants:
Dr. Fredrik Logevall, Harvard University
Dr. Michael Dreyer, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Organized in cooperation with the US Embassy Berlin and the US Consulate General Leipzig.