Curator
Journalist

Tessa Szyszkowitz

Born 1967 in Stuttgart, historian, journalist and author, Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London.

Dr. Szyszkowitz has been the Chair of the Committee for Editorial Independence (CEI) at Economia in Prague since 2022. She has run the bilingual blog Szylog since 2013. Living in London since 2010, she reports on British and European politics for the Austrian weekly newspaper Falter and other German-language media.
She previously worked as a correspondent for various media outlets in Jerusalem, Brussels, and Moscow.
Her thematic focus ranges from terrorism and nationalism to political developments in the Middle East and Europe. In her publications, she analyses the identity crisis of Western societies and the dynamics of authoritarian systems.

JUNE

Monday
6 PM
08 Jun 2026
SECOND WIND. SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
International Politics, Europe and Security

SECOND WIND. SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Amb. Rupert Weinmann, Yurii Vitrenko, Oleksandr Irkhin, Masha Kondakova, Gena Gazin

PAST EVENTS

Monday
6 PM
08 Jun 2026
SECOND WIND. SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
International Politics, Europe and Security

SECOND WIND. SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Amb. Rupert Weinmann, Yurii Vitrenko, Oleksandr Irkhin, Masha Kondakova, Gena Gazin
Wednesday
7 PM
29 Apr 2026
HUMANITARIAN AID 2026: HOW CAN IT REACH THOSE IN NEED?
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

HUMANITARIAN AID 2026: HOW CAN IT REACH THOSE IN NEED?

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Roland Friedrich, Marcus Bachmann, Christoph Sternat, Mona Ali Khalil
Wednesday
7 PM
25 Mar 2026
Who Defends Europe?
International Politics, Europe and Security

Who Defends Europe?

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Jana Puglierin, Franz-Stefan Gady
Monday
7 PM
02 Mar 2026
TALKING TO DICTATORS
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

TALKING TO DICTATORS

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Erich Follath
Tuesday
7 PM
10 Feb 2026
How to Oppose Putin and His War from Exile
Democracy, diversity and cohesion

How to Oppose Putin and His War from Exile

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Leonid Volkov
Monday
7 PM
22 December 2025
Respect is reasonable
Democracy, diversity and cohesion

Respect is reasonable

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Carolin Emcke
Thursday
7 PM
20 November 2025
The safety of journalists in Gaza
International Politics, Europe and Security

The safety of journalists in Gaza

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Peter Beinart, Christopher Resch, Muhammad Shehadah
Panel discussion
To the The event
Monday
7 PM
17 November 2025
CHAMÄLEON
International Politics, Europe and Security

Chameleon

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Yishai Sarid
Panel discussion
To the The event
Thursday
7 PM
25 September 2025
IN PRAISE OF POLITICAL LITERATURE
International Politics, Europe and Security

IN PRAISE OF POLITICAL LITERATURE

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Jonathan Coe, Giuliano da Empoli
Panel discussion
To the The event
Monday
7 PM
22 Sep 2025
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN VOICES IN DIALOGUE IN TIMES OF GENOCIDE IN GAZA
International Politics, Europe and Security

ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN VOICES IN DIALOGUE IN TIMES OF GENOCIDE IN GAZA

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Dani Gal, Guli Dolev-Hashiloni, Atheer Elobadi, Tessa Szyszkowitz
Panel discussion
To the The event
Tuesday
7 PM
17 June 2025
COURAGE III: JUSTICE AS WEAPON
International Politics, Europe and Security

COURAGE III: JUSTICE AS WEAPON

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Oleksandra Matviichuk
Panel discussion
To the The event
Friday
12 PM
9 May 2025
THE RULE OF LAW
International Politics, Europe and Security

THE RULE OF LAW

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Philipp Sands, Michael Waibel
Panel discussion
To the The event
Wednesday
7 PM
02 April 2025
What help does the Ukrainian economy need?
International Politics, Europe and Security

What help does the Ukrainian economy need?

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Alexander Rodnyansky
Panel discussion
To the The event
Monday
7 PM
10 March 2025
How can Israelis and Palestinians live together?
International Politics, Europe and Security

How can Israelis and Palestinians live together?

Panel discussion
To the The event
Thursday
7 PM
13 February 2025
The Gates of Gaza
International Politics, Europe and Security

The Gates of Gaza

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Amir Tibon
Panel discussion
To the The event
Thursday
7 PM
12 December 2024
WE ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
International Politics, Europe and Security

WE ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WORLD

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Lyndsey Stonebridge
Panel discussion
To the The event
Friday
7 PM
22 November 2024
IN THE DAILY WAR
International Politics, Europe and Security

IN THE DAILY WAR

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Andriy Kurkov
Panel discussion
To the The event
Monday
7 PM
4 November 2024
MIDDLE EAST 2024: ALTERNATIVES TO ALL-OUT WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN
International Politics, Europe and Security

MIDDLE EAST 2024: ALTERNATIVES TO ALL-OUT WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Nomi Bar-Yaacov
Panel discussion
To the The event
Tuesday
7 PM
15 October 2024
DAYBREAK IN GAZA
International Politics, Europe and Security

DAYBREAK IN GAZA

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Matthew Teller, Mahmoud Muna
Panel discussion
To the The event
Thursday
7 PM
26 September 2024
Is peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians possible?
International Politics, Europe and Security

Is peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians possible?

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Yair Hirschfeld
Panel discussion
To the The event