Syria at the Crossroads
A travel report
04.03.2025 / Vienna
One Struggle, Many Movements
The Opposition to the Taliban Tyranny in Afghanistan
19.02.2025 / Vienna
Common European Security and Defence Policy - Austria's Contribution
Presentation of the results of the FFG project: PINPOINT
21.01.2025 / Vienna
Trump 2.0., NATO and Europe's Security
A discussion with leading security policy experts on Trump's inauguration day
20.01.2025 / Vienna
External Events
European Security and Global Challenges
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell gave a workshop for CET Prague Global Security Studies students
13.03.2025 / Vienna
70th General Assembly of ATA
AIES visits NATO and SHAPE in Belgium
04.12.2024 / Brussels/Mons
Renewable Energy 2024 Conference
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell as keynote speaker
28.11.2024 / Vienna
Scenarios for the European Security Architecture
Expert Workshop on Central Europe
05.11.2024 / Vienna
Publications
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.
Reviving the Jakarta Informal Meeting: A Case for Indonesia to Mediate Ukraine & Russia
31.10.2024 / Omar R. Joenoes: Reviving the Jakarta Informal Meeting: A Case for Indonesia to Mediate Ukraine & Russia. AIES Comment 2024/5.
Taiwan’s Strategic Importance for the EU: A New Era (2016-2024)
21.10.2024 / Peter Chu: Taiwan’s Strategic Importance for the EU: A New Era (2016-2024). AIES Focus 2024/8.
Security & Defence Cooperation in the Post-Brexit Era
16.09.2024 / Lawrence Kettle: The European Union and the United Kingdom: Security & Defence Cooperation in the Post-Brexit Era. AIES Studies 1/2024.
Quo Vadis Bangladesh?
28.08.2024 / Calvin Nixon: Quo Vadis Bangladesh? Second Independence or Looming Instability? AIES Comment 2024/4.
NATO’s Washington Summit: The Alliance Bracing for the Twilight Years
15.07.2024 / Ulf M Steindl: NATO’s Washington Summit: The Alliance Bracing for the Twilight Years. AIES Comment 2024/3.
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
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 …
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.
One Struggle, Many Movements
19.02.25 / The Opposition to the Taliban Tyranny in Afghanistan
On 19 February 2025, the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in cooperation with the Vienna School of International Studies (DA) hosted a panel discussion entitled One Struggle, Many Movements: The Opposition to the Taliban Tyranny in Afghanistan, which dealt with the current situation and the future of Afghanistan.
Opening …
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