Let’s anticipate
strategically
Having no strategy is also a strategy – yet an expensive one.
Services
Development of strategies and scenarios
Strategy inputs as member of advisory board, coach or expert
Analyses and advice
Geopolitical and economic analysis and advice focusing on EU, Central Europe, Russia and China
Risk management
Risk analysis and accompaniment e.g. of outward investment
Economic development and tourism strategy
Development of location and tourism strategies, e.g. EU programs, clustering
Targets
Companies, business agencies and economic associations
Political and societal organizations
Economic development and tourism agencies
Creed
The world is in the middle of a historical, yes: tectonic upheaval. Francis Fukuyama’s forecast of the “end of history” has not materialized. To the contrary: We face a new formation of blocks comparable to the “Cold War”.
On the one side there is the “West” divided in itself, on the other side the emerging BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and many more) – often autocracies which support each other (Anne Applebaum’s “Autocracies Inc.”), and which strive to get rid of dependencies on the United States ($, technology).
The global custom and supply conflicts show that globalization with open markets and free trade (World Trade Organization, WTO) has failed. No stone remains on the other.
In these times a compass for the ride through uncertainty is necessary. Foresight in form of scenarios is needed. Thereby the time horizon is not limited to the here and now, but on the longer view: what is the situation in 2030? 2040? There is a must for strategic thinking bringing geopolitical, economic and societal perspectives together.
Experience
Expert in European and international policy
Many years of global experience in education, academic teaching and profession at the intersection of policy, business and security
Comprehensive geopolitical analyses and strategic scenarios for businesses, government (EU, USA, U.N., Swiss government) and security agencies including Foreign Direct Investments
Head and implementation of more than 20 research projects (EU, IISS, Swiss National Foundation for Research) on pertinent foreign policy and geopolitical questions
Strategic economic development for one of the leading business and knowledge hubs in Europe (including inward investment of leading global tech enterprises)
Curriculum Vitae
| Professional Experience | |
| 2025 – | Founder and CEO Strategic Analysis Kux (sak.eu) |
| 2020 – | Founder and Co-CEO Digital Development & Learning Kux Inc. (ddlk.ch) |
| 1999 – 2007 | Head Economic Development, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1993 – 2021 | Senior lecturer in Political Science, University of Zurich |
| 1993 – 1999 | Senior lecturer for European Policy, Institute for European Affairs, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 1992 – 1993 | Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London |
| 1989 – 1999 | Founder and CEO, Ostkonsult (advising outward investment in China, Eastern Central Europe and ex-Soviet Union) |
| 1987 – 1990 | Junior lecturer, Columbia University, New York |
| 1985 – 1987 | Intelligence officer (Soviet and Eastern European economy, politics and society) at the Swiss Military Department |
| Education | |
| 1993 | Habilitation in Political Science, University of Zurich (“Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Collapse of the Soviet Union” |
| 1987 – 1993 | Work on the second book as a post-doctoral fellow of the Ford Foundation and the Swiss National Foundation on Research |
| 1985 | Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Zurich (“Language and Strategy: A Synoptical Analysis of Key Terms in the Strategic Doctrines of the Nuclear Powers” |
| 1983 – 1984 | M.Sc. in International Economic Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 1977 – 1982 | M.A., University of Zurich, in History, Political Science and International Law (“The Chinese Perception of Western Europe” |
| 1979 – 1980 | Exchange student at the Beijing Language Institute (today: Beijing Language and Culture University, BLCU) |
| Continuing Education | |
| 2003 | CAS in integrated services management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 1999 | “How to get to Yes”, negotiation strategies, Profs. Richard Fisher/William Uri, Harvard University |
Contact
PD Dr. Stephan Andreas Kux
Terrassenstrasse 29
CH-4144 Arlesheim
Switzerland
