Latest Publications
Enter the 'DragonBear'
Velina Tchakarova, Enter the 'DragonBear': The Russia-China Partnership and What it Means for Geopolitics, ORF Issue Brief No. 538, April 2022, Observer Research Foundation.
The rapid reactions of the Central European countries to the war in Ukraine
Lívia Benko: The rapid reactions of the Central European countries to the war in Ukraine, AIES Fokus 3/2022
Dependence in Europe’s Relations with China
Dependence in Europe's Relations with China: Weighing Perceptions and Reality, Report by European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) – April 2022. Austria: From the Chinese Hoffnungsmarkt to European strategic dependence, Austrian country chapter by Lucas Erlbacher.
What to expect from Czech Foreign policy in 2022-2025?
Tomáš Kolomazník, Zdeněk Rod: What to expect from Czech Foreign policy in 2022-2025? AIES Fokus 2/2022
Towards an EU-India Indo-Pacific Connectivity Partnership for Effective Engagement with ASEAN
Michaël Tanchum, Velina Tchakarova, Christoph Schwarz Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Harsh V Pant, Premesha Saha, Pratnashree Basu Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Country Perspectives – Austria
Velina Tchakarova: Country Perspectives – Austria; in: Euro-Atlantic Concerns regarding a US »Sole Purpose« Policy, A Review of Twenty-One National Perspectives. Anna Clara Arndt / Liviu Horovitz / Claudia Major / Jonas Schneider / Lydia Wachs (eds.). Reseach Division International Secutiry, WP Nr. 4 December 2021.
Relations between China & Europe
China has imposed retaliatory sanctions on 10 individuals & 4 institutions in Europe. We represent over 30 directors of European research institutions concerned that this targeting undermines mutual understanding between China & Europe.
Webinars
Global Security and Nuclear Weapons
18.05.22 Event in Vienna with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei
AIES President Dr. Werner Fasslabend invited Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General Emeritus International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to discuss the current global security and the role of nuclear weapons at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.
The Future of Europe in Light of the Russian War against Ukraine
13.05.22 Round Table Discussion in Vienna
Moderation: Florian Bieber
Olesya Khromeychuk, Director, Ukrainian Institute London
Vedran Džihić, Senior Researcher, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna
Velina Tchakarova, Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy, Vienna
Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive, European Policy Centre, Brussels
China's Bilateral Relations – Decoding the Idea of Communist China
10.05.22 Discussion with Velina Tchakarova
Online event by the Indic Researchers Forum.
Activities, Articles & Podcasts
Biden reveals an uncomfortable truth about NATO's divide on Russian aggression in Ukraine
Statement by Velina Tchakarova
20.01.2022 / CNN
What the Kazakhstan crisis tells us about international relations
Commentary by Velina Tchakarova
20.01.2022 / CEIAS Considers
Is the West prepared for War?
Politics on Point – The AIES Podcast Episode 15 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations / 27.08.21
In the final episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, AIES Director Velina Tchakarova talked to Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow for Defense Programs at the Heritage Foundation, about the prospects of and the West's preparedness for a next Great War.