Volker Berghahn (Columbia) & Carmen Hofmann (eabh) talk about European reconstruction after World War I, World War II and the Ukrainian War of today. Why was the reconstruction effort after 1945 so much more successful than the endeavours in the interwar years?

How should global aid be given? Does private or public money serve the matter better? Which should come first? Loans or grants? Do we need peace to rebuild? Who should guarantee for the money given? Who will profit? Volker and Carmen discuss these questions and try to look closely at the roadmap history could provide for Ukrainian reconstruction in the future.

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