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Europe and Southeast Asia
Anchors For a Stable Indo-Pacific Order
24.11.2025 / Vienna
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Thanksgiving Talks
A conversation on the transatlantic relationship
24.11.2025 / Vienna
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Resilience as Europe’s Strategic Shield.
A workshop on the importance of humanitarian aid
20.11.2025 / Vienna
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Climate Change and its Consequences
A workshop on the effects on critical infrastructure
18.11.2025 / Vienna
External Events
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Strategic Autonomy and Cyber Security
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell at the CBC in Toulouse
16.12.2025 / Toulouse
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Contemporary security challenges in Europe
What needs to be done?
16.12.2025 / Vienna
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Cold War 2.0 (?): The Transformation in the International System
Lecture by AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl
26.11.2025 / Vienna
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AIES Keynote on Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Developments
Michael Zinkanell presented at a DigitalCity.Vienna networking event
09.09.2025 / 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
Hotspot East Asia
27.01.26 / Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea
The Austrian Institute for European- and Security Policy (AIES) and the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien) are pleased to invite you to the public event:
Hotspot East Asia
Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea
with
Amb. Hans Dietmar Schweisgut
Former Austrian & EU Ambassador to China and Japan
Amb. Michael Reiterer
Former …
AIES Podcast: Künstliche Intelligenz und Autonome Waffensysteme mit Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan
17.12.25 / Aus Sicherer Quelle – by Christoph Schwarz & Nick Nieschalke, S01 E02
In der zweiten Folge von "Aus sicherer Quelle" sprechen Christoph Schwarz und Nick Nieschalke mit Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan über das Thema KI & Autonome Waffensysteme im modernen Krieg. Denn natürlich ist KI nicht nur aus dem Alltag von vielen von uns nicht mehr wegzudenken, sondern längst auch im Bereich der Sicherheitspolitik angekommen. Konkret heißt das, dass jetzt schon in Kriegen auf der ganzen Welt Waffen eingesetzt werden, die auf Basis von oder zumindest mit der Hilfe von KI Entscheidungen treffen.
Da stellen sich natürlich sofort eine Menge Fragen: Wie gefährlich sind solche Waffensysteme? Wer kontrolliert und reguliert sie und geht das überhaupt? Und wer trägt die Verantwortung für Entscheidungen über Leben und Tod, wenn der Mensch immer mehr in den Hintergrund gerät?
Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Fragen findet ihr in der heutigen Folge - viel Spaß beim Hören.
Europe and Southeast Asia
24.11.25 / Anchors For a Stable Indo-Pacific Order
The AIES, in cooperation with the Central Asian Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), the EU-funded project "The EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region" (EUVIP) and the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien) are happy to invite you to a panel discussion on "Europe and Southeast Asia: Anchors For a Stable Indo-Pacific …
About the AIES
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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
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Hotspot East Asia
Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea
27.01.2026 / Vienna
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Sudan
Humanitarian Catastrophe, Recovery and Reconstruction
13.01.2026 / Vienna
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Strategic Autonomy and Cyber Security
AIES Director Michael Zinkanell at the CBC in Toulouse
16.12.2025 / Toulouse
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Comparing the Western Balkan States Towards EU Accession
A workshop on Europe's role in the Western Balkans
04.12.2025 / Vienna









