Neutrality in Transition
Comparative Perspectives from Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Malta
05.06.2025
Women's Leadership in Rethinking Security
Beyond Fear, Force, and Deterrence
04.06.2025 / Vienna
Korea: A new History of South and North
A book presentation by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
12.05.2025 / Vienna
Austria’s Security Policy – Is Neutrality Still Appropriate?
AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz as a lecturer at the Bildungswerk des Deutschen Bundeswehrverbandes
07.05.2025 / Vienna
External Events
International Visitor Leadership Program
AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl as participant
04.07.2025 / USA
The Malaysia-Austria and ASEAN-EU Nexus
AIES Senior Advisor Alfred Gerstl as guest panellist
05.06.2025 / Vienna
"Neutrality in Uncertain Times"
AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz visited the Academy of Sciences
06.05.2025 / Vienna
Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025
AIES President Dr. Werner Fasslabend in Türkiye
11.04.2025 / Antalya
Publications
Enhancing EU–South Korea Cooperation Against Authoritarian Cyber Threats
30.06.2025 / Nick Nieschalke: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Together: Enhancing EU–South Korea Cooperation Against Authoritarian Cyber Threats. AIES Focus 2025/2.
Between Principle and Pressure: European Perspectives on Austrian Neutrality
25.06.2025 / Christoph Schwarz: Between Principle and Pressure: European Perspectives on Austrian Neutrality, AIES Studies 2/2025.
Syria post-Asad: “Power Vertical” or Consociational Covenant?
19.05.2025 / Wolfgang Mühlberger: Syria post-Asad: “Power Vertical” or Consociational Covenant? AIES Focus 2025/1.
AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 2: Moment of Truth for Europe
11.04.2025 / Ulf M Steindl: AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 2: Moment of Truth for Europe. AIES Comment 2025/4
Geopolitical Shifts in the 21st Century
01.04.2025 / Dr. Werner Fasslabend: Geopolitical Shifts in the 21st Century. AIES Comment 2025/3.
Resuming Indonesia-China Military Exercises: A Test for Jakarta’s Non-Alignment
17.03.2025 / Omar Rasya Joenoes: Resuming Indonesia-China Military Exercises - A Test for Jakarta’s Non-Alignment in an Increasingly Uncertain Earth. AIES Comment 2025/2.
Bridging Continents: The Future Trajectory of India-EU Relations
29.01.2025 / Calvin Nixon: Bridging Continents: The Future Trajectory of India-EU Relations. AIES Studies 1/2025.
Ukraine’s Defiance: Between Ceasefire and Victory
29.01.2025 / Lesia Ogryzko: Ukraine’s Defiance: Between Ceasefire and Victory. AIES Comment 2025/1.
Georgia’s Post-Election Turmoil
02.12.2024 / Eugene Kogan: Georgia’s Post-Election Turmoil: Scenarios for the Future and the Regional Consequences. AIES Comment 2024/7.
AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 1: Moment of Truth for Austria
06.11.2024 / Christoph Schwarz: AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 1: Moment of Truth for Austria. AIES Comment 2024/6.
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.
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
What’s next after assassination attempt in Slovakia
Statements by Research Fellow Lívia Benko
23.05.2024 / Responsible Statecraft
NATO and the Republic of Korea: The AP4 in the Indo-Pacific
Article by AIES Senior Advisor Michael Reiterer
08.05.2024 / 38 North
Videos & Podcasts
Women's Leadership in Rethinking Security
04.06.25 / Beyond Fear, Force, and Deterrence
The Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), the Open Nuclear Network (ONN), and the Vienna School of International Studies (DA) organized together the public apnel discussion:
"Women's Leadership in Rethinking Security: Beyond Fear, Force, and Deterrence"
This panel discussion brings together leaders in the fields of nuclear …
AIES Podcast: Countering Foreign Information Manipulation
11.12.24 / Episode 24 / Special Transatlantic Talks Series
In this last episode of the Special Transatlantic Talks series, we explore approaches to counter foreign information manipulation, the different approaches in the US and the Europe, as well as specific tools such as the Hamilton 2.0 dashboard.
Moderated by AIES Director Michael Zinkanell, this discussion features Bret Schafer, Senior Fellow for Media and Digital Disinformation at the Alliance for Securing Democracy and creator of Hamilton 2.0, a tool tracking Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media. The session focuses on foreign interference, emphasizing how disinformation, distinct from misinformation, involves deliberate efforts to mislead. Bret explores tools like the Hamilton 2.0 Dashboard and Information Laundromat that expose state-sponsored narratives and promote transparency. The discussion also addresses how global coordination, media literacy, and individual responsibility are essential to counter disinformation, while contrasting the U.S. and EU approaches to regulation and platform accountability.
This special series is conducted in partnership with YATA Austria, the Young Transatlantic Initiative, and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.
Geostrategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific
24.03.25 / An Australian Perspective
The Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), the Australian Embassy, and the Vienna School of International Studies (DA) organize together the public lecture:
Geostrategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: An Australian Perspective
on the occasion of a visit to Vienna by Professor Rory Medcalf AM Head of the National Security …
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
'Moment of Truth'
The AIES joined the European Forum Alpbach 2024
22.08.2024 / Alpbach
European Security and the Future of EU-NATO Relations
Transatlantic Talks #1
27.05.2024 / Vienna
Balancing Act: EU Strategies Towards China and East Asian Stability
Conference of the AIES in cooperation with the IPLI Foundation
08.04.2024 / Vienna
From Non-Aligned to NATO
The Evolution of Finland’s Security Policy
08.02.2024 / Online