GSG 9 – A German myth turns 50
Book presentation
50 years after the founding of the GSG 9, Martin Herzog’s book tells of successes and failures, but also of questionable use by foreign policy and intelligence services. This is the first well-founded history of this myth-enshrouded police unit.
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The lord of the foxes
Book presentation
In a biography, Bodo Hechelhammer has reappraised the dazzling, controversial and dark life of comic creator Rolf Kauka. Literary historian Matthias Friske knows that in the GDR, too, ideological colorings were painted beautifully for comic fans.
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The 23 July 2017
Panel discussion
On 23 July 2017, the Vietnamese secret service kidnapped Trinh Xuan Thanh in Berlin’s Tiergarten. On the fifth anniversary of the abduction, we try to find out what actually became of the abducted Thanh and what the political consequences were.
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Cicero – Hitler’s man on the Bosporus
Presentation
Author Raymond Kiesbye has researched and evaluated previously unknown facts from archives – and now presents the whole story of the Nazi spy “Cicero” in World War II for the first time.
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The terrorist attack!
Book presentation
Investigative journalist Thomas Moser analysed the Berlin terrorist attack from the beginning. Now he took stock in his book “Der Amri Komplex”. After five years of investigative work, little seems to have been clarified.
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The ciphers of the spies
Book presentation
For centuries, the history of espionage has been inextricably linked with encryption technology in a fascinating way. Klaus Schmeh is one of the world’s leading experts on historical encryption technology.
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