Politics on Point

In the fourth episode of the AIES podcast Politics on Point, AIES-expert 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.

In the third episode of the AIES Podcast, Velina Tchacharova, Head of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy, 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.

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.

Sofia-Maria Satanakis, Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy, 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).

To read the special ETNC report visit: https://www.aies.at/publikationen/2020/covid19-eu-china-relation.php

Sofia-Maria Satanakis, Research Fellow at the Austria Institute for European and Security Policy, 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 militarisation 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.