On Thursday 12 November, from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm, anyone interested is invited to a reading with Ulrike Herrmann at the Adult Education Centre in TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, Classroom 4.07. The author will be presenting her book *Money as a Weapon – How the Economy Determines War and Peace*. Moderated by political scientist Jakob Landwehr-Matlé (Chemnitz University of Technology), the event will feature an open discussion.
Attendance is free of charge. You can register online via the event link or by emailing info(at)vhs-chemnitz.de.
Ulrike Herrmann is an economics editor at the “taz” and is known as the author of the 2022 bestseller “Das Ende des Kapitalismus” (The End of Capitalism). As a guest on TV programmes, she consistently contributes insightful perspectives to discussions. In March this year, Ulrike Herrmann’s book *Money as a Weapon – How the Economy Determines War and Peace* was published. In it, she examines major international conflicts and analyses why the threat of war is currently so high and what can be done to secure peace.
How do wars arise? And how does peace come about? The reasons are not merely historical, psychological or political. Often, economic factors are the decisive ones. Using Russia as an example, the author shows how the country’s economic development makes ongoing wars likely in the future too. She also describes China’s rise to superpower status and explains how President Xi has manoeuvred his country into an economic impasse, which he is attempting to conceal through his aggressive actions against Taiwan.
The event is being held in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
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