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Public Lectures Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)

Lecture at the Swiss Institute for International Studies

The Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF) was founded in 1943 at the suggestion of the Federal Council. The SIAF is based in Zürich and is a politically and economically independent centre of expertise for knowledge transfer and background. It interacts with the outside world by means of public events, in particular lectures, and deals with current topics in the fields of politics, economy, society, science and culture, choosing highly qualified and internationally esteemed speakers for this.

Lectures in Fall and Spring Semester

The events at the SIAF take place during the fall and spring semesters. The upcoming lectures and speakers are announced in the summer or winter beforehand.

Upcoming Lectures

  • 23.9.2026, 18:30: «Wachstumsgrundlagen erneuern, Sicherheit nachhaltig stärken», Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm am Schweizerischen Institut für Auslandforschung (SIAF)

    Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Mitglied des deutschen Sachverständigenrates Wirtschaft; Ort: KOH, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: KOH-B-10

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  • 29.9.2026, 18:30: «Power and propaganda», Talk with Giuliano da Empoli at the Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)

    Giuliano da Empoli, Writer and political scientist Joseph de Weck, Political scientist and historian; Ort: KOH, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: KOH-B-10

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  • 8.10.2026, 18:30: «We the People – America in Disorder», Talk with Professor Jill Lepore at the Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)

    Professor Jill Lepore, Historian, Harvard University Professor Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, Professor of American Political Thought and Culture, University of St. Gallen; Ort: KOH, Rämistrasse 71, …

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  • 27.10.2026, 18:30: «Middle East – Quo Vadis?», Vortrag von Natalie Amiri am Schweizerischen Institut für Auslandforschung (SIAF)

    Natalie Amiri, Journalistin, Orientalistin und Buchautorin; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: KOL-G-201

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  • 9.11.2026, 18:30: «Talk and Q&A» with Andrew Bailey at the Swiss Institute of International Studies (SIAF)

    Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England; Ort: KOH, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: KOH-B-10

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