Christoph Schwarz, MSSc

AIES Research Fellow


Christoph Schwarz has been a Research Fellow at the Austria Institute for European and Security Policy since January 2020 and his research focuses on various issues of Austrian and European foreign and security policy. In his current research focus, he examines the changing role and significance of neutrality in the 21st century, particularly in relation to Austria in the context of European integration and contemporary dynamics in international relations. In this context, his study Austria's Neutrality - Role and Options in a Changing World Order is particularly noteworthy. 

Christoph Schwarz studied "International and European Relations" at Linköping University in Sweden. During his studies, he worked as a freelancer for the public affairs agency Portland Communications in the field of government advisory and EU affairs and spent time abroad in Hong Kong, Berlin and Great Britain.