Strategic Autonomy: European and Southeast Asian Perspectives
Workshop in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Vienna
10.06.2026 / Wien
Reality Check for Europe's Defence: Who, What, How, When?
Discussion with Robert Brieger and Ronald Vartok
09.06.2026 / Vienna
AIES Visit to Taiwan and Southeast Asia
Board member Alfred Gerstl visited the region
29.05.2026
AIES at the European Network Conference on Research Security in Delft
Senior Advisor Georgios Kolliarakis chaired a session on Defence-Related Technologies
28.05.2026 / Delft
External Events
EU-Japan cooperation in Economic Security
AIES Senior Advisor Michael Reiterer spoke at event
02.06.2026
AIES at the GLOBSEC Forum
Senior Research Fellow Livia Benko joined
21.05.2026 / Prague
ETNC Meeting in Tallinn
AIES Research Fellow Nick Nieschalke was a guest at the ETNC Spring Conference
23.04.2026 / Tallinn
Taiwan-US-Europe Policy Program
Senior Research Fellow Ulf Steindl visited Taipei
20.04.2026 / Taiwan
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.
Polemics Rec. | In Conversation with Michael Zinkanell-Süss
Podcast Episode with AIES Director Michael Zinkanell-Süss
17.04.2026 / Polemics Rec.
Europe Under Russia’s Threat
Interview with AIES Senior Research Fellow Ulf Steindl
17.04.2026 / New Geopolitics
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
Videos & Podcasts
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
22.05.26 / Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
The AIES, together with the Vienna Institute for Global Studies (VIGS) and the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien), is happy to invite you to our upcoming event:
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
Welcome:
Martin Eichtinger
(Director, Vienna …
AIES Podcast: Zentralasien mit Simon Weiß
30.06.26 / Aus Sicherer Quelle – by Christoph Schwarz & Nick Nieschalke, S01 E08
Diesmal richtet sich der Blick auf eine Region, die in Europa oft übersehen wird, geopolitisch aber immer wichtiger wird: Zentralasien. Was verbindet Kasachstan, Kirgistan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan und Usbekistan? Wo unterscheiden sie sich? Und wie bewegen sie sich heute zwischen Russland, China und Europa?
Darüber sprechen wir mit Simon Weiß. Er ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Regionalbüro für Zusammenarbeit und Frieden der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Wien und beschäftigt sich intensiv mit Sicherheitspolitik, Außenpolitik und den Dynamiken im postsowjetischen Raum.
Viel Spaß bei einer neuen Folge von: Aus sicherer Quelle!
War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?
09.03.26 /
The AIES, in cooperation with the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien), is happy to invite you to a public event on "War on Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?":
Date: Monday, 9 March 2026
Time: 18:00 CET
Location: Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien)
Opening remarks: Martina …
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
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
22.05.2026 / Wien
Ready for 2029
Workshop at the Forum Wachau
19.05.2026 / Krems
Workshop on Research Security
Trends and Prospects for Austria and Europe
16.03.2026 / Vienna
AIES at the XIII Global Baku Forum in Azerbaijan
President Dr. Fasslabend and Honorary President Dr. Ferrero-Waldner spoke at panel dicussions
12.03.2026 / Baku