The Sommerdiskurs 2025 was dedicated to the theme "Gefährdete Sicherheit – Security and the Defense of European Values". Multidisciplinary lectures and workshops provided the framework for joint reflection, positioning, and discussion. Once again, internationally renowned professors and experts have been secured as speakers.
Wednesday, July 30
Evening keynote:
“Situation Report – A Military Strategic Analysis of the International State of Affairs”
Berthold Sandtner
Thursday, July 31
Morning workshops:
"Water – An Increasingly Scarce and Disputed Resource"
Ursula Kriebaum and Elmar Voggenberger-Meissel
"Fighting Extremism and the Legal Limits of Surveillance"
Jonas Divjak and Bernhard Schima
Expert panels:
“Europe under Stress: What to Expect from the EU and its Institutions until 2029”
Sylvia Kritzinger, Lukas Mandl, Werner Neudeck, Verena Ringler, moderated by Thomas Goiser
“Potentials for Greater Resilience – Economic and Social Perspectives for Austria” (in German)
Stefanie Markut, Timon Pfleger, Johann Pluy, Dr. Klaus Steinmaurer, moderated by Franz-Stefan Meissel
Friday, August 1
“How the Current and Future Geopolitical Developments are Influencing Europe in the Political, Economic, and Security Domain”
Thomas Starlinger, moderated by Oliver Rathkolb
“Cyber (In-)Security” – a critical discussion featuring
Nikolaus Forgó, Marcus Helfrich, Johanna Schachner, moderated by Michael Lysander Fremuth
“The Defense of European Values in Art – Rubens' Battle of Nördlingen”
Paul Frey
Most of the lectures and panel discussions were recorded by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó and are available for viewing here: https://nikolausf.substack.com/p/week-332025
