How do we tackle the major challenges of our time? The housing crisis, healthcare, education \u2013 right through to migration, digitalisation and democratic resilience \u2013 if you look closely, you\u2019ll realise that solutions to most of these problems already exist all over the world. It\u2019s not a lack of ideas. What is lacking is the political courage to put these initiatives into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his latest book, John Kampfner examines countries and societies that have successfully overcome some of these complex challenges. He demonstrates how substantial progress is possible when policymakers and citizens are prepared to think beyond short-term political cycles, learn from one another and embrace innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together with Tessa Szyszkowitz, John Kampfner will discuss what we can learn from these examples and how successful approaches can be applied to our own societies. The discussion will focus on the decisions, opportunities and obstacles that determine whether and how good ideas can be translated into effective political action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Kampfne<\/strong>r is a British journalist and author specialising in international relations and German, Russian and European politics. He began his career as a foreign correspondent for *The Daily Telegraph* in East Berlin and Moscow; he later served as chief political correspondent for the *Financial Times* and as a political commentator for the BBC. From 2005 to 2008, he was editor-in-chief of *The New Statesman* and has written several books, including *Blair\u2019s Wars*, *Why the Germans Do It Better* and *In Search of Berlin*. His latest book, *Braver New World*, was published in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moderation Wie l\u00f6sen wir die gro\u00dfen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit? Wohnungsnot, Gesundheitsversorung, Bildung - bis hin zu Migration, Digitalisierung und demokratischer Resilienz \u2013 Wer genau hinschaut, merkt: Es gibt eigentlich schon auf der ganzen Welt verteilt L\u00f6sungen f\u00fcr die meisten Probleme. Es hapert nicht an den Ideen. Es fehlt am politischen Mut, diese Initiativen auch umzusetzen. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13022,"template":"","format":[29],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"schwerpunkt":[38],"class_list":["post-13021","kreisky_event","type-kreisky_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","schwerpunkt-demokratie-diversitaet-und-zusammenhalt","format-podiumsdiskussion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Tessa Szyszkowitz<\/strong>, author and journalist, writing for, amongst others, the Austrian weekly newspaper *Falter*, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"