Exploring Peace, Freedom, and Security Through Art and Human Rights Perspectives
On 29 September 2025, on the occasion of the 25th Foreign Policy Conference – “Reclaiming Peace? Freedom and Security in a Fragmented World”, the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin will host an exhibition of works by Gianluca Costantini, an artist and activist renowned for his commitment to human rights.
The exhibition stems from a series of questions posed to the Foundation’s international partners: Was bedeutet Frieden für Dich? Was bedeutet Freiheit für Dich? Was bedeutet Sicherheit für Dich?
Through his portraits, Costantini gives visual form to their voices, offering visitors a perspective on global challenges through the eyes of activists, human rights defenders, and civil society representatives.
The initiative aims to stimulate reflection on the contemporary meaning of peace, freedom, and security—values increasingly challenged in a world marked by conflict and division.
Keynotes at the conference will include Pavlo Klimkin, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Franziska Brantner, Federal Chair of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; and Susana Muhamad, former Minister of Environment of Colombia.
Date: 29 September 2025
Location: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin – event also available via livestream
For more information: boell.de
Berlin, 29 September 2025
09:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Registration & Exhibition
09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Opening & Scene-Setting
Jan Philipp Albrecht, Co-President, Heinrich Böll Foundation
Keynote I
Pavlo Klimkin, fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion I – Spotlight “Peace in Freedom”
Holding the Line: Defending “Peace in Freedom” in a Changing Global Order
– Olha Aivazovska, International Center for Ukrainian Victory; OPORА
– MP Agnieszka Brugger, Deputy Chairperson, Alliance 90/The Greens
– Marcin Jerzewski, Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy
– Gustavo da Cunha Westmann, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Keynote II
MP Franziska Brantner, Co-Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens
01.30 p.m. – 03.00 p.m. Panel Discussion II – Spotlight “Security”
On our Borders and Shores, and Already Within? Countering Hybrid Threats
– Akira Igata, University of Tokyo
– Maxime Lebrun, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
– MP Sara Nanni, Spokesperson for Security Policy, Alliance 90/The Greens
– Beverly Ochieng, Control Risk; Africa Program, CSIS
Keynote III
Susana Muhamad, fmr. Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia
04.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m. Panel Discussion III – Spotlight “Just Peace”
Defending Disarmament? Navigating Tensions in Reclaiming Peace and Security
– Bonnie Jenkins, fmr. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control & Int. Security
– Eunjung Lim, Kongju National University
– Murithi Mutiga, International Crisis Group
– Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative and Under-Secretary-General (tbc)
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The discussion will be held in German and English, with simultaneous interpretation.
Admission is free. We look forward to your participation.
Contact:
Philipp Straub
Foreign and Security Policy Division
E straub@boell.de
Your Participation in the event
» Participation on site
at the the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Conference Center, Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin
Please register in advance. Unfortunately, the number of seats for this event are limited. If we are at capacity, the conversation will be transmitted via video to other rooms.
» Livestream
Alternatively, you can follow the event via the livestream without registering.
Livestream in English
Livestream in German
» Towards Greater Accessibility
At the Heinrich Böll Foundation, we are constantly striving to remove barriers. Whether in our building, in the release of publications or at online events. All information on this can be found under the following link: https://www.boell.de/de/auf-dem-weg-zur-barrierefreiheit
