On the rocky road of history
What is the root cause of the existential crises facing the world today? The 21st century was greeted with optimism by many people. Yet now democracy is in the throes of an existential crisis, wars are raging across the globe, and the Earth is heating up. Philipp Blom uncovers the causes of this dramatic transformation between 9/11 and Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
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Deutsches Theater Berlin
With its invasion of Iraq, the US squandered its credibility. In Italy, Berlusconi became the first property billionaire to take power, consolidating his hold through his own media empire.
Everywhere, the market is supplanting the welfare state and the common good; the gap between rich and poor is widening; and a battle for power and digital supremacy is raging.
Anyone who wishes to understand the crises of the present must know their history:
Philipp Blom is their masterful chronicler. To mark the publication of his new book *Die strauchelnde Welt* (*The Stumbling World*), he is a guest on DT Kontext.
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Participating artists
Philipp Blom
André Mumot
Dates
November 2026
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