Speaking extends the conversation that begins on the page. It allows ideas not only to endure, but evolve.
Through keynote lectures, moderated conversations, broadcasts, and private gatherings, I explore the ideas shaping culture, politics, and design, bringing historical depth and an interdisciplinary perspective to contemporary questions.
BROADCAST & MEDIA
MONOCLE RADIO
The Globalist
International Newspaper Review (regular contributor)
22 January 2026 — China’s Citizens in Afghanistan; Africa’s Largest Airport; Jacket Potatoes.
26 June 2024 —ISIS's Global Expansion; Kenyan Forces in Haiti; Saharan Dust in Florida.
26 April 2024 — Macron's "Mortal Threat"; Ukrainian Men in Poland; Milan's Late-Night Gelato Ban.
20 October 2023 — Xi’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal; Venezuelan Oil Sanctions; Sleep-Focused Hotels.
14 July 2023 —Poland and EU Migrant Quotas; Germany–China Ties; Estate Planning for Tortoises.
23 June 2023 — U.S.-South Korea Trade; U.S. Arms Sales to India; 4,000-Year-Old Dutch Shrine.
21 April 2023 — China’s Israel-Palestine Peace Plan; Cyberattack on Europe’s Air Traffic Agency.
10 March 2023 — Xi Jinping’s Third Term; The Geopolitics of the Oscars; Romania’s Danube Dispute.
10 February 2023 — Lavrov in Africa; Berlin Elections; Super Bowl Food Traditions.
7 October 2022 — Seating at the European Political Community; France's “Energy Sobriety.”
15 September 2022 — Russia’s New Foreign Policy Doctrine; Afghanistan’s Frozen Assets.
24 June 2022 — Airbus and China; The BRICS Summit; Russian Gold in Switzerland.
14 March 2022 — The Pope and Ukraine; Russia–Venezuela Relations.
3 March 2022 — The Ukrainian Foreign Legion; Switzerland’s Neutrality.
Featured Conversations
China’s Strategic Shift in Africa, 4 September 2024.
Redrawing Eurasian Trade Routes, 3 October 2023.
The New Geopolitics of Global Trade, 28 August 2023.
The Monocle Daily
India-Europe Relations, China in Africa, and Trump–Xi Prospects, 23 September 2025.
Swiss Neutrality, China’s Ideological Turn, War and Coffee, 19 May 2022.
Monocle on Sunday
Russia–Ukraine War, Hunger as a Weapon, Shangri-La Security Conference, 12 June 2022.
Telephone Diplomacy, Finland and NATO, Indian Wheat Exports, Eurovision, 15 May 2022.
CNN MONEY SWITZERLAND
The Living Markets (regular contributor, 2018)
U.S.–Chinese Trade Tensions at Risk of Escalating Again, 20 December
Europe is Waking Up to a New Reality, 8 November
The U.S.–China Trade Dispute Will Continue Well Into Next Year, 27 September
It’s An Important Week in Geopolitics, 27 August
U.S. Tariffs a Gift to the Chinese, 11 July
OTHER SELECTED BROADCAST & MEDIA
The Other Superpower in Africa. The Vandenberg Coalition Podcast, 24 September 2025.
The New Scramble for Africa: A Competition for Influence and Race for Resources. The Vandenberg Coalition Podcast, 29 November 2023.
China: Zehn Jahre Seidenstrasse – eine Bilanz. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 17 October 2023.
Inside China’s Quest for Global Influence. “Sages of the Sun,” The New York Sun Podcast, 8 June 2022.
China and the World: Africa as China’s Policy Test Bed. Asia Society Switzerland Podcast, 16 April 2021.
Fintech: Powering Inclusive Growth in Africa. Policy Center for the New South Podcast, 13 June 2018.
KEYNOTES, PANELS & LECTURES
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs —The U.S. Election and the Global Security Order, 20 June 2024.
United States Congress —House Republican Study Committee Briefing: China’s Discourse Power, 18 January 2024.
— Congressional Staff Briefing: China’s Political Warfare Strategy in Africa, 8 September 2023.
Northwestern Alumni Club of Switzerland —What China Wants, 13 April 2023.
— China and Africa: Relations in Changing Times, 30 May 2018.
Atlantic Council — Africa’s Digital Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges, 6 May 2021.
— Consumers and Competition: America’s Business Edge in Africa, 7 September 2017.
United States Nuclear Industry Council — New Nuclear Capital Summit:The Geopolitics of Nuclear, 8 December 2021.
European Parliament — European Conservatives and Reformists Group Africa Summit, 9 January 2019.
World Economic Forum — Caspian Week: Mobility: China’s Belt & Road Initiative, 22 January 2019.
— Caspian Week: Women’s Leadership: Keys to Success, 21 January 2019.