Politics on Point – The AIES Podcast
In our "Politics on Point" AIES Podcast series, we shed a light on global affairs and the most pressing political issues of our time. From unfolding events to long-term trends and our most recent publications, we aim to bring the world a step closer to our audience, one podcast at a time.
14.08.23 / Episode 19 / Special Series on the EU as a global actor
EU-AU Relations: An Outlook for the Intercontinental Partnership
In this episode, Research Fellow Livia Benko is in conversation with Kwame Owino, Chief Executive Officer of the International Institute of Economic Affairs Kenya (IEA), to discuss the current state of EU-AU relations against the background of dramatic changes in the international system - above all the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This episode is the last in a 4-part special series on the EU as a global actor. Other episodes of this series focus on the EU's relations with the China, ASEAN, as well as the US.
This special series is conducted in partnership with the Multilateral Dialoge Vienna of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
08.08.23 / Episode 18 / Special Series on the EU as a global actor
EU-ASEAN Relations: Potential for Enhanced Cooperation
In this episode, Director Michael Zinkanell is in conversation with Choi Shing Kwok, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, to discuss the current state of EU-ASEAN relations against the background of dramatic changes in the international system - above all the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This episode is the third in a 4-part special series on the EU as a global actor. Other episodes of this series focus on the EU's relations with the China, the US, as well as the African Union.
This special series is conducted in partnership with the Multilateral Dialoge Vienna of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
20.07.23 / Episode 17 / Special Series on the EU as a global actor
EU-US Relations: A Solid Alliance in a Shifting Global Landscape?
In this episode, Associate Fellow Nick Nieschalke is in conversation with Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to discuss the current state of transatlantic relations against the background of dramatic changes in the international system – above all the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This episode is the second in a 4-part special series on the EU as a global actor. Other episodes of this series focus on the EU's relations with the China, ASEAN, as well as the African Union.
This special series is conducted in partnership with the Multilateral Dialoge Vienna of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
30.05.23 / Episode 16 / Special Series on the EU as a global actor
EU-China Relations: Between Economic Competitor & Systemic Rival
In this episode, Associate Fellow Lawrence Kettle is in conversation with Una Aleksandra Bērziṇa-Čerenkova, Head of the Political Science PhD programme and the Director of the China Studies Centre at Riga Stradins University, to discuss current challenges and developments in EU-China relations.
This episode is the first in a 4-part special series on the EU as a global actor. Future episodes of this series will focus on the EU's relations with the United States, ASEAN, as well as the African Union.
This special series is conducted in partnership with the Multilateral Dialoge Vienna of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
27.08.21 / Episode 15 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
Is the West prepared for War?
In the final episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, Senior Advisor Velina Tchakarova talked to Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow for Defense Programs at the Heritage Foundation, about the prospects of and the West's preparedness for a next Great War.
20.08.21 / Episode 14 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
Emerging Threats to US and EU Security
In the sixth episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, Director Michael Zinkanell talked to Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, about the broad spectrum of emerging threats to US and EU security and how the transatlantic community could become more resilient going forward.
30.07.21 / Episode 13 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
The US View on European Defence
In the fifth episode of the special series on US-EU relations, Senior Research Fellow Sofia-Maria Satanakis talked to Benjamin Haddad, Director of the Europe Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C., about the US perspective on European defence efforts and integration.
23.07.21 / Episode 12 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
The Global Order
In the fourth episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, Senior Advisor Velina Tchakarova talked to Dr. Andrew A. Michta, Dean of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, about the global order and transatlantic cooperation in the face of challenges posed by China and Russia.
15.07.21 / Episode 11 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
The Importance of US-EU Climate Diplomacy
In the third episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, project manager Katrin Süss talks to Nathaniel O. Keohane, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), about Climate Diplomacy and the role that the US and Europe have to play in the international effort against climate change.
01.07.21 / Episode 10 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
The Future of NATO
In the second episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, Christoph Schwarz, Research Fellow, talks to Rachel Rizzo, Director of Programs at the Truman Center, on how NATO is living up to the internal and external challenges that the Alliance is facing in the 21st century.
24.06.21 / Episode 09 / Special Series on US-Europe Relations
Biden's First 100 Days
In the first episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, president Dr. Werner Fasslabend is in a conversation with the author, professor, and scholar Stanley R. Sloan about the first hundred days of the Biden administration. Sloan, expert on transatlantic relations and US foreign policy, shares his insights about the possible implications of President Joe Biden for the US, Europe, and the world at large.
13.05.21 / Episode 08
Cyber-Security Exercises
In this episode, Julia Schuetze and Rebecca Beigel from the Berlin-based think tank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (SNV) join Director Michael Zinkanell in a discussion about the relevance and benefits of cyber-security exercises in effectively countering threats in this domain.
10.05.21 / Episode 07
The Shift in Turkey’s Foreign Policy
In the seventh episode of the AIES Politics on Point Podcast, Senior Research Fellow Sofia-Maria Satanakis and AIES Project Coordinator Katrin Süss share their findings about the shift in Turkey's Foreign Policy based on their recent publication on this matter.
08.04.21 / Episode 06 / Pt. 2
EU Trends in 2021 – Recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
In the second of two episodes about EU trends in 2021, AIES experts Katrin Süss, Sofia-Maria Satanakis, and Christoph Schwarz explore the EU's recovery from Covid-19, European security and defence, as well as the developments in global and European space affairs.
16.03.21 / Episode 05 / Pt. 1
EU Trends in 2021 – In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
In the first of two episodes about EU trends in 2021, AIES experts Velina Tchakarova, Michael Zinkanell, and Livia Benko explore the geopolitical macro-developments, European integration in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the regional stability in and around Europe.
17.11.20 / Episode 04
Online Disinformation – A Threat to Democracy
In the fourth episode of the AIES podcast Politics on Point, Director Michael Zinkanell shares his knowledge on the strategies, goals, and consequences of online disinformation campaigns. He furthermore discusses what we as a democratic society can do, in order to become more resilient in the face of deliberate attacks on the legitimacy and trust in our institutions.
01.10.20 / Episode 03
Global System Outlook
In the third episode of the AIES Podcast, Velina Tchakarova, Senior Advisor, shares her insights on the underlying transformative processes and changing power structures in the Global System, discussing the trends that will shape the next decade in international relations.
04.08.20 / Episode 02
Austria-China Relations during Covid-19
While the Covid-19 crisis has not induced a restructuring of Sino-Austrian relations, it might intensify Austria's European engagement regarding China. Austria might hence be impelled to continue on a national level its policy of neutrality and non-confrontational approach towards China but increase its engagement on a European level. Research Associates Sofia-Maria Satanakis and Lucas Erlbacher discuss the state of the Austria-China relation during the Covid-19 crisis. Lucas Erlbacher is the author of the Austrian Chapter in the Special Report 'Covid-19 and Europe-China Relations' by the European Think-Tank Network on China (ETNC).
15.07.20 / Episode 01
The Increasing Militariziation of Space
Senior Research Associate Sofia-Maria Satanakis, talks with AIES Intern and co-author of the AIES Fokus Paper "Space Race 2.0 - Renewed Great Power Competition in the Earth's Orbit", Christoph Schwarz, about the increasing militarization of outer space. Also, Sebastien Moranta from the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) joins the conversation to provide a deeper insight about military space activities at EU level.