War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?
09.03.2026 / Vienna
"Is it really this bad?"
Event with Franz-Stefan Gady in Pressbaum
24.02.2026 / Pressbaum
The Changing Security Landscape of the Indo-Pacific
Strategic Perspectives from Japan and Global Implications
16.02.2026 / Vienna
2025 in Review
Looking back at a year of research and dialogue on Europe’s strategic challenges
12.02.2026
External Events
Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Research Associate Nourhan Mostafa participated in the discussions
04.03.2026 / Geneva
Strategic Autonomy and Cyber Security
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell at the CBC in Toulouse
16.12.2025 / Toulouse
Contemporary security challenges in Europe
What needs to be done?
16.12.2025 / Vienna
Cold War 2.0 (?): The Transformation in the International System
Lecture by AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl
26.11.2025 / Vienna
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.
Can Europe Seize the Opportunity to Strengthen Its Strategic Capabilities?
Contribution by AIES Associated Fellow Leopold Schmertzing
13.11.2025 / ELIANET
United in Defence?
AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl interviewed Jan Farfal of Alpbach Poland
21.08.2025 / Alpbach Panorama
Why does the Western Balkans need a defense college and where could it be?
AIES study cited by Radio Free Europe
21.11.2024 / Radio Free Europe
Austrian election could complicate EU Ukraine war policy
Statements by AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz
26.09.2024 / Responsible Statecraft
Videos & Podcasts
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
22.05.26 / Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
The AIES, together with the Vienna Institute for Global Studies (VIGS) and the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien), is happy to invite you to our upcoming event:
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
Welcome:
Martin Eichtinger
(Director, Vienna …
AIES Podcast: Die Volksrepublik China mit Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik
23.03.26 / Aus Sicherer Quelle – by Christoph Schwarz & Nick Nieschalke, S01 E05
Wie wurde China zu einer der mächtigsten Nationen der Welt und was bedeutet das für die internationale Ordnung? Welche Interessen verfolgt die Volksrepublik und was heißt das für den Rest der Welt? All das besprechen wir mit Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, langjährige Professorin für Sinologie an der Universität Wien und Autorin von „China und die Neuordnung der Welt". Von den Opiumkriegen über Mao Zedong bis hin zu Xi Jinpings Machtapparat nehmen wir mit ihr die Geschichte und Rolle Chinas im internationalen System unter die Lupe.
Viel Spaß bei der fünften Folge von: Aus Sicherer Quelle!
War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?
09.03.26 /
The AIES, in cooperation with the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien), is happy to invite you to a public event on "War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?":
Date: Monday, 9 March 2026
Time: 18:00 CET
Location: Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien)
Opening remarks: Martina …
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
Workshop on Research Security
Trends and Prospects for Austria and Europe
16.03.2026 / Vienna
AIES at the XIII Global Baku Forum in Azerbaijan
President Dr. Fasslabend and Honorary President Dr. Ferrero-Waldner spoke at panel dicussions
12.03.2026 / Baku
War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?
09.03.2026 / Vienna
"Is it really this bad?"
Event with Franz-Stefan Gady in Pressbaum
24.02.2026 / Pressbaum