Ukraine: The overall strategic situation and its regional prospects
with Colonel d.G. Dr. Markus Reisner
03.10.2024 / Vienna
A Geopolitical Union? The European Union as a global player at the end of the 2019-2024 legislative period
An expert workshop with the BMLV
18.09.2024 / Vienna
Perspectives on Chinese foreign policy
with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik
18.09.2024 / Vienna
External Events
Europe's Security Architecture and Austria'S Neutrality
Visit by the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences
07.10.2024 / Vienna
The AIES at the GLOBSEC 2024 Forum
AIES Research Fellow Dr. Livia Benko at the GLOBSEC Forum 2024 in Prague
30.08.2024 / Prague
Publications
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.
The 2024 UK General Election: The Implications for the European Union
10.07.2024 / Lawrence Kettle:The 2024 UK General Election: The Implications for the European Union. AIES Comment 2024/2.
National Perspectives on Europe’s De-risking from China
02.07.2024 / Report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) June 2024
From Defense to Danger: Will AI Become the Pivotal Factor Shaping the Cybersphere?
01.07.2024 / David Kirsch: From Defense to Danger: Will AI Become the Pivotal Factor Shaping the Cybersphere? AIES Focus 2024/7.
The Middle East amidst the Gaza War: Regional Tensions and the Resurgence of the Palestinian Question
22.06.2024 / Wolfgang Mühlberger: The Middle East amidst the Gaza War: Regional Tensions and the Resurgence of the Palestinian Question. AIES Focus 2024/6.
Balancing Interests and Promoting Democracy - The India-EU Trade and Technology Council
03.05.2024 / Saurav Narain: Balancing Interests and Promoting Democracy - The India-EU Trade and Technology Council, AIES Focus 2024/5 .
Fair Elections - Fair Democracies? The information-democracy nexus.
02.05.2024 / Ursula Werther-Pietsch: Fair Elections - Fair Democracies? The information-democracy nexus. AIES Focus 2024/4.
The Economic Security Tightrope
25.04.2024 / Michael Reiterer and Lee Il Houng. 2024. The Economic Security Tightrope: EU Economic Security Strategy, Friend-Shoring, and European Relations with Indo-Pacific States. The Journal of East Asian Affairs 36.2, 169-217.
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.
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
Sweden and Finland have dropped neutrality. Austria still fetes it.
Statements by AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz
15.03.2024 / Defense News
The EU’s Global Gateway Initiative: Infrastructure Cooperation with Southeast Asia
Article by AIES Research Fellow Nick Nieschalke and AIES Senior Advisor Alfred Gerstl
29.02.2024 / 9DASHLINE
Videos & Podcasts
After the elections
03.07.24 / What's next for Europe?
On 3 July 2024 the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), in collaboration with the Vienna School of International Studies (DA) and the Austrian-German Friendship-Association, hosted a discussion with Prof. Dr. Martin Selmayr, former Secretary-General of the European Commission and Visiting Professor for European Law at the …
AIES Podcast: A Deep Dive into the US Presidential Elections
01.10.24 / Episode 21 / Special Transatlantic Talks Series
In the second episode of the Transatlantic Talks series, we explore the potential impact of the upcoming US presidential elections on transatlantic relations. This episode, originally a virtual video discussion held on September 3, 2024, features an expert panel moderated by David Kirsch. The discussion includes:
- Elmar Theveßen, Washington Bureau Chief for ZDF
- Julius van de Laar, political consultant
- Knut Dethlefsen, project director at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Brussels
- Sergey Lagodinsky, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA
- Paul Aigner, US election analyst
The panel delves into Kamala Harris’s campaign following Joe Biden's resignation, the significance of her running mate Tim Walz, and the implications for US-European relations. Key insights focus on the importance of swing states, the influence of key demographics, and concerns about possible unrest following a close election.
This special series is conducted in partnership with YATA Austria, the Young Transatlantic Initiative, and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.
Transatlantic Talks #1
27.05.24 / European Security and the Future of EU-NATO Relations
The Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), in collaboration with the Young Transatlantic Initiative, the Vienna School of International Studies, and the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association Austria, proudly launched the "Transatlantic Talks" event series. This series delves into transatlantic issues, especially in light of the …
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
Balancing Act: EU Strategies Towards China and East Asian Stability
Conference of the AIES in cooperation with the IPLI Foundation
08.04.2024 / Vienna
