European Security and Defence

As a foreign and security policy think tank, the continuous analysis of the European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is of central importance for the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy. The further development of the CSDP, as well as security policy cooperation between the EU and NATO have a direct influence on the security and stability of the European neighbourhood as well as on European unity and, therefore, represent essential aspects of our activities. In the course of its intensive analytical work, the AIES regularly organises background discussions with international experts and makes its research recommendations available to the general public as well as to Austrian decision-makers.

Current AIES activities on the topic. Research also in the database.


Events

Common European Security and Defence Policy - Austria's Contribution

21.01.2025 / Presentation of the results of the FFG project: PINPOINT

Trump 2.0., NATO and Europe's Security

20.01.2025 / A discussion with leading security policy experts on Trump's inauguration day

Countering Foreign Information Manipulation: U.S. and European Perspectives

05.12.2024 / A Discussion with Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund Bret Schafer

70th General Assembly of ATA

04.12.2024 / AIES visits NATO and SHAPE in Belgium

Workshop on Countering Foreign Disinformation

04.12.2024 / A Discussion with Bret Schafer

28th AIES European Forum in Vienna

07.11.2024 / Europe's Future - time to decide, time to act

Scenarios for the European Security Architecture

05.11.2024 / Expert Workshop on Central Europe

Navigating the 2024 U.S. Elections

21.10.2024 / A Bipartisan Dialogue on the Implications for Domestic and Foreign Policies

A new wave of terrorism against the west?

14.10.2024 / A discussion with Dr. Colin P. Clarke

In the media

15.03.2024 / Defense News
Sweden and Finland have dropped neutrality. Austria still fetes it.
Statements by AIES Research Fellow Christoph Schwarz

19.02.2024 / Al Jazeera English
Two years into Russia’s war in Ukraine, how strong is NATO’s unity?
Statements by AIES Research Fellow Chistoph Schwarz

27.06.2022 / NRC (The Netherlands)
Poetins invasie is het begin van een nieuwe Koude Oorlog
Interview Velina Tchakarova

20.11.2021 / CNN
The EU realizes it can't rely on America for protection
Statement by Velina Tchakarova

14.06.2021 / The Probe
The Biden-Putin meet in Geneva is a spill-words summit
Statements by Velina Tchakarova

13.04.2021 / Raisina Files 2021
Is A Cold War 2.0 Inevitable?
Article by Velina Tchakarova

13.09.2020 / AP News
Greece, Turkey signal willingness to talk about sea dispute
Statements by Dr. Michaël Tanchum

Publications

Die Partnernationen der NATO nach dem Washington Gipfel: Ihre zukünftige Rolle und Bedeutung

Die Partnernationen der NATO nach dem Washington Gipfel: Ihre zukünftige Rolle und Bedeutung

Ulf M Steindl: Die Partnernationen der NATO nach dem Washington Gipfel: Ihre zukünftige Rolle und Bedeutung. AIES Studies 4/2024.

Ukraine’s Defiance: Between Ceasefire and Victory

Ukraine’s Defiance: Between Ceasefire and Victory

Lesia Ogryzko: Ukraine’s Defiance: Between Ceasefire and Victory. AIES Comment 2025/1.

Risikobild 2025 - Europas Sicherheitsarchitektur in der Krise

Risikobild 2025 - Europas Sicherheitsarchitektur in der Krise

AIES Research Fellow Ulf Steindl verfasste einen Beitrag zum Risikobild 2025

AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 1: Moment of Truth for Austria

AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 1: Moment of Truth for Austria

Christoph Schwarz: AIES-Alpbach Security Track Report No. 1: Moment of Truth for Austria. AIES Comment 2024/6.

Podcast

11.12.24 / Episode 24 / Special Transatlantic Talks Series

Countering Foreign Information Manipulation

In this last episode of the Special Transatlantic Talks series, we explore approaches to counter foreign information manipulation, the different approaches in the US and the Europe, as well as specific tools such as the Hamilton 2.0 dashboard.

Moderated by AIES Director Michael Zinkanell, this discussion features Bret Schafer, Senior Fellow for Media and Digital Disinformation at the Alliance for Securing Democracy and creator of Hamilton 2.0, a tool tracking Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media. The session focuses on foreign interference, emphasizing how disinformation, distinct from misinformation, involves deliberate efforts to mislead. Bret explores tools like the Hamilton 2.0 Dashboard and Information Laundromat that expose state-sponsored narratives and promote transparency. The discussion also addresses how global coordination, media literacy, and individual responsibility are essential to counter disinformation, while contrasting the U.S. and EU approaches to regulation and platform accountability.

This special series is conducted in partnership with YATA Austria, the Young Transatlantic Initiative, and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

Videos


The 28th European Forum Vienna - Day 2

08.11.24 / AIES Event / Diplomatische Akademie Wien

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The 28th European Forum Vienna - Day 1

07.11.24 / AIES Event / Diplomatische Akademie Wien

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Artificial Intelligence as a game changer for cyber policies?

20.06.24 / AIES moderation at the Cyber Summit in Paris

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Transatlantic Talks #1

27.05.24 / European Security and the Future of EU-NATO Relations

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From Non-Aligned to NATO

05.02.24 / The Evolution of Finland’s Security Policy

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