Short Profile
The Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy / AIES is a private non-partisan research institute established in September 1996. The institute was founded by Austrian security experts as well as individuals involved in politics, economics and academia. As a research institute and think tank the AIES contributes to the enhancement of the knowledge and awareness of European and international policies and security issues in Austria. The institute cooperates regularly with similar European and international institutions.
AIES is located in Schloss Hunyadi in Maria Enzersdorf, a small wine village close to Vienna.
Following a comprehensive approach concerning the analysis of European and security policy, the AIES' research is focussing on the following areas:
- The development of the European Union, EU policies and the European integration process,
- the Common Foreign and Security Policy(CFSP) as well as the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) of the EU,
- developments in Central, South-eastern and Eastern Europe,
- Euro-Mediterranean relations,
- Transatlantic relations,
- the EU's relations with Asia, Africa and Latin America,
- the development of regional and international governance and security structures,
- Austria's foreign, European and security policy.
Contact
Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy / AIES
Schloss Hunyadi
Schlossgasse 6
A-2344 Maria Enzersdorf
Fax: +43 2236 411969
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