External Events
International Visitor Leadership Program
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell as participant
27.02.2024 / USA
International Workshop for Leadership and Security
President Werner Fasslabend as attendant
26.02.2024 / Islamabad, Pakistan
Election Results in Taiwan and Global Security Dynamics
Discussion with AIES Director Michael Zinkanell
16.01.2024 / Budapest, Hungary
Publications
In the media
As part of its mission to raise public awareness, the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy also responds to media inquiries on current foreign, security, and defence policy issues. If you are interested, please contact us via office@aies.at or reach out to our experts directly.
Sweden and Finland have dropped neutrality. Austria still fetes it.
Statements by AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz
15.03.2024 / Defense News
The EU’s Global Gateway Initiative: Infrastructure Cooperation with Southeast Asia
Article by AIES Research Fellow Nick Nieschalke and AIES Senior Advisor Alfred Gerstl
29.02.2024 / 9DASHLINE
L’Autriche veut tripler son budget militaire
Statement by AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl
27.02.2024 / Radio Télévison Suisse
War on Gaza: In Munich, the Global South once again saw blatant hypocrisy of western leaders
Statements von AIES Research Fellow Chistoph Schwarz
24.02.2024 / Middle East Eye
Videos & Podcasts
Energy (In)security in Central Europe
27.02.24 / The Situation After Two Years of Russia's War Against Ukraine
The event "Energy (In)Security in Central Europe? The Situation After Two Years of Russia's War Against Ukraine" took place on 27 February 2024, organized by the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in collaboration with the Czech, Polish, and Slovenian Embassies at the Vienna School of International Studies.
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AIES Podcast: EU-AU Relations: An Outlook for the Intercontinental Partnership
14.08.23 / Episode 19 / Special Series on the EU as a global actor
In this episode, Research Fellow Livia Benko is in conversation with Kwame Owino, Chief Executive Officer of the International Institute of Economic Affairs Kenya (IEA), to discuss the current state of EU-AU relations against the background of dramatic changes in the international system - above all the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This episode is the last in a 4-part special series on the EU as a global actor. Other episodes of this series focus on the EU's relations with the China, ASEAN, as well as the US.
This special series is conducted in partnership with the Multilateral Dialoge Vienna of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
From Non-Aligned to NATO
05.02.24 / The Evolution of Finland’s Security Policy
The AIES had the honour to host the Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen for a lecture on Finland’s decision to join NATO. The event took place on February 8th, 2024, and was organized in cooperation with Finland’s Embassy in Austria and the Vienna School of International Studies.
About the AIES
Founded in 1996, the Austria Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) is an independent and non-profit research institute that has been providing expertise and recommendations on security, defense and foreign policy issues to public stakeholders for more than 25 years.
The focus of our analytical activities is on European integration, EU neighborhood policy, the Common Security and Defense Policy and its interaction with NATO, security policy developments in the Indo-Pacific region and the global challenges of the 21st century. The AIES not only conducts research on these topics, but also prepares needs-oriented analyses and recommendations for contract partners and organizes internal expert workshops and public events.
Highlights
Women in Conflict Zones: Lessons from the War in Ukraine
Feminist Foreign Policy
30.11.2023 / Vienna
Presentation of study findings: Austria's neutrality
Presentation of the main findings of the expert-study on Austrian neutrality
06.09.2023 / Vienna