The former Assistant Secretary General of NATO explores whether Europe can defend its democratic order and what a new security architecture might look like.
Tuesday, 16. September 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 h
At the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, KOL-G-201 (Aula)
More than three years ago, Europe landed in the eye of a geopolitical storm: while Russia has unleashed the largest military war of aggression in Europe since the end of the Second World War against Ukraine and violent conflicts in the Middle East seem to have no end in sight, the European-American relationship is increasingly being put to the test.
Can Europe muster the strength to defend its basic democratic order? What could a new European security architecture look like that leaves no nation defenceless against future aggression?
-
Admission is free. No pre-registration necessary. No seat
reservation possible. The security staff reserves the right to check
bags/backpacks. Taking photos and filming are prohibited without
authorisation and must be refrained from. The event will also be
broadcast live and made available for replay.
Stefanie Babst, born in Kiel in 1964, worked for 22 years in various management positions at NATO. Most recently, she was responsible for global communications and crisis anticipation for the Western alliance. She has experienced political crises, military operations and rounds of enlargement at first hand. Since March 2020, she has been working as a strategic advisor and supporting the European Leadership Network in London.
Babst is also an internationally active publicist and speaker on international security issues and board member of the German Council on Foreign Relations and the Danish Center for War Studies.
Photo: ©Christine Fenzl.