Dr Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
Croatia on its way into the EU – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Kroatien auf dem Weg in die EU’ (2008)
Prof. Eberhard Sandschneider, Otto Wolff Director of the Research Institute of the DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
A geopolitical perspective on Europe’s successful descent – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Europas erfolgreicher Abstieg in geopolitischer Perspektive’ (2013)
Dr Konrad Schily, former president of Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Building the first non-state university in Germany 1981-1999. – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Der Aufbau der ersten nichtstaatlichen Universität in Deutschland 1981-1999’ (2000)
James J. Schiro, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Financial Services, Zürich
Asian Challenges: The Balance between Opportunities and Risks (2006)
Samuel Schmid, Head of the Swiss Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS), Bern
Switzerland’s security policy – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Die Sicherheitspolitik der Schweiz’ (2001)
Security: Demands and challenges – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Sicherheit: Forderungen und Herausforderungen’ (2006)
Prof. Ulrich Schmid, Professor of Russian Culture & Society at the University of St. Gallen
Russia’s hybrid war in Ukraine – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Russlands hybrider Krieg in der Ukraine’ (2015)
Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Swiss Department of Economic Affairs (EVD)
Switzerland in the world – Opportunities, risks, new constellations – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Die Schweiz in der Welt – Chancen, Risiken, neue Konstellationen’ (2012)
Urs Schoettli, journalist and publicist, Asia expert
The hubris of the hegemon: Iraq as the Waterloo of a neo-imperial mission – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Die Hybris des Hegemonen: Der Irak als Waterloo einer neoimperialen Mission’ (2004)
Pakistan – A danger for the world? – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Pakistan – Gefahr für die Welt?’ (2008)
The return of the hegemon – China’s shadow over eastern Asia (2016) – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Die Rückkehr des Hegemon – Chinas Schatten über Ostasien’ (2016)
Dr Peter Scholl-Latour, publicist, Paris
Fight against terror or war against Islam? America conscious of its omnipotence – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Kampf gegen den Terror oder Krieg gegen den Islam? Amerika im Bewusstsein seiner Allmacht’ (2002)
Prof. Rupert Scholz, former German federal minister, acting head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, Bonn
Downsizing the state – a challenge for state and social politics – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Verschlankung des Staates – eine staats und gesellschaftspolitische Herausforderung’ (1997)
Gerhard Schröder, former chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Politics in a world of contradictions – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Politik in einer Welt der Widersprüche’ (2016)
Dr Henning Schulte-Noelle, Chairman of the Management Board of Allianz SE, Munich
Ethics in business management – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Ethik in der Unternehmensführung’ (2002)
Prof. Gerhard Schulze, University of Bamberg
Five to twelve – A sociological journey of consciousness – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Fünf vor Zwölf – Ein soziologischer Bewusstseinstrip’ (2009)
Dr Wolfgang Schüssel, former Austrian chancellor
Europe – in an area of tension between east and west – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Europa – im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ost und West’ (2015)
Alice Schwarzer, sociologist and publicist, editor of the magazine ‘Emma’
Emancipated women and unsettled men – now what? – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Emanzipierte Frauen und verunsicherte Männer – und nun?’ (2012)
Karl Schwarzenberg, Czech senator
The present and future of central Europe (2010) – Presentation in German, original title:
Prof. Wolfgang Schürer, University of St. Gallen and Georgetown University, Washington, USA
Reflection on and interpretation of China and India’s repositioning – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Reflexion und Interpretation der chinesischen und indischen Neupositionierung’ (2005)
Dr Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor, Vienna
Austria’s 10 years in the EU – An interim balance – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Österreich 10 Jahre in der EU – Eine Zwischenbilanz’ (2005)
Taiye Selasi, writer and cultural philosopher
There’s no such thing as African literature (2014)
Prof. Robert James Shiller, Yale University
Finance and the Good Society (2012)
Prof. Avi Shlaim, Fellow of St. Anthony’s College, Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
Israel: The Strategy of the Iron Wall Revisited (2007)
Prof. George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, USA, American Secretary of State 1982–89
A Changed World – Presentation in German, original title: ‘A Changed World’ (2004)
Prof. Udo E. Simonis, Research Professorship in Environmental Policy, Technology Development, and Forms of Work, Berlin Social Science Center
New stimuli for international climate politics – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Neue Impulse für die internationale Klimapolitik’ (2007)
Prof. Hans-Werner Sinn, Professor of Economics and Public Finance at the University of Munich
The economic and financial crisis – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Die Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise’ (2009)
Trump, Brexit, Eurozone Crisis.What will become of Germany? – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Trump, Brexit, Eurokrise. Was wird aus Deutschland?’ (2018)
Prof. Peter Sloterdijk, philosopher and cultural scientist
The lonely world power: On criticism of the USA’s unilaterism – Presentation in German, original title: ‘ Die einsame Weltmacht: Zur Kritik des US-amerikanischen Unilateralismus’ (2005)
Politics in masks – On the democracy dilemma – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Politik in Masken – Über das Demokratie-Dilemma’ (2018)
Dr Lothar Späth, former minister president, Chairman of the Board of Jenoptik AG, Jena
How moral does politics have to be and how moral can economics be – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Wie moralisch muss Politik und wie moralisch kann Wirtschaft sein’ (2001)
Prof. Kurt R. Spillmann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich
America in the fight against the ‘bad guy’: The last superpower’s self-image and sense of mission – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Amerika im Kampf gegen das “Böse”: Selbstbild und Sendungsbewusstsein der letzten Supermacht’ (2005)
Karin Keller-Sutter, Federal Councillor, Swiss Department of Justice and Police (EJPD)
Between cooperation and boundaries – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Zwischen Zusammenarbeit und Grenzen’ (2019)
Dr Rudolf Stamm, correspondent for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Washington, D.C.
State, church and religion in the USA: Surprisingly topical in election year 2000 – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Staat, Kirche und Religion in den USA: überraschende Aktualität im Wahljahr 2000’ (2000)
Prof. Jonathan Steinberg, University of Pennsylvania
Democracy and neoliberalism (2014)
Retired minister Peer Steinbrück, member of the German Bundestag
Future of democracy – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Zukunft der Demokratie’ (2014)
Prof. Fritz Stern, historian, Columbia University, New York
Disenchanted America? (2011)
Prof. Tobias Straumann, historian, University of Zürich
The rise of Hitler and the currentness of the 1930s – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Hitlers Aufstieg und die Aktualität der 1930er Jahre’ (2019)
Prof. Wolfgang Streeck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
State, market and the ‘Jobs Alliance’: Renovation of the ‘German model’? – Presentation in German, original title: ‘Staat, Markt und «Bündnis für Arbeit»: Renovierung des «deutschen Modells»?’ (1999)