Symposium „The Role of Neutral and Non-Aligned States in International Peace and Security“
Friday, 24 October 2025
10:00 – 14:00
Vienna School of International Studies, Festive Hall
Favoritenstraße 15A
1040 Vienna
Participating experts on neutrality from our institute, Anna Graf-Steiner and Peter Ruggenthaler, are taking part in the symposium in Vienna.
WELCOME:
Martina Schubert
(Deputy Director, Vienna School of International Studies)
Rovshan Sadigbayli
(Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Austria; Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna)
PANELLISTS:
Franz Cede
(Ambassador ret., AIES Senior Advisor)
Walter Feichtinger
(President of the Center for Strategic Analysis)
Heinz Gärtner
(Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna and Danube University Krems)
Anna Graf-Steiner
(Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War)
Ralph Janik
(Lecturer at the University of Vienna/Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics)
Martin Sajdik
(Ambassador ret., AIES Senior Advisor and Board Member)
Erwin Schmidl
(Austrian Military Historian)
Farid Shafiyev
(Ambassador, Chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations-AIR Center)
Velina Tchakarova
(Geopolitical Strategist and Certified Strategic Forsight Expert, FACE-For A Conscious Experience)
MODERATION:
Damjan Krnjević Mišković
(Director for Policy Research, Analysis and Publications at the Institute for Development and Diplomacy-IDD, ADA University, Azerbaijan)
Peter Ruggenthaler
(Deputy Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War)
An event organized by the Vienna School of International Studies in cooperation with the Center of Analysis of International Relations and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War.