The fall of the Berlin Wall and the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR made reunification possible. But the gap between East and West remains. A conversation with historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk, political scientist Judith Enders and city councillor Paul Löser about fears of loss, populism and the power of positive narratives.

The biggest uprising in the country’s history, a devastating explosion in Beirut a year ago, a global pandemic, and now one of the worst socio-economic crises in the world. In the last two years, Lebanon has been transformed beyond recognition, has unraveled beyond limits.