Bisherige Veranstaltungen
69–13–18: Prinz George wird 13 – und wir feiern zum 14. Mal!
Rückblick auf die Prince George Birthday Party am 22. Juli 2026 im Café Ministerium (Fotos: © Wolfgang Geißler, John Morris und Wolfgang Menth-Chiari) Von Wolfgang Geißler Zum vierzehnten Mal feierten wir den Geburtstag eines Prinzen, der erst dreizehn Jahre alt ist. Nein, wir haben uns nicht verzählt. Wir begannen... Weiterlesen >
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A Square with a Smile: Wine, Wit and Sixteen at Wolff Review of the 16th ABS “Heurigen” Evening on Friday, 3 July 2026, at Buschenschank Wolff (Fotos: © Wolfgang Geissler) By Wolfgang Geissler The ABS Heurigen Tradition On 14 July 2011, the first Heurigen Evening of the Austro-British Society... Weiterlesen >
Hitzeferien!
Wenn die Quecksilbersäule über die 35 Grad Marke steigt (Celsius, nicht Fahrenheit!) bleiben kluge Menschen am besten zu Hause, vergnügen sich im Pool und nippen an eisgekühlten Getränken. Wie gesagt, kluge Menschen, und dann gibt es noch die wetterfesten Mitglieder der ABS, die - egal ob strömender Regen oder... Weiterlesen >
Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen
Policy Papers
ABS Policy paper No. 43
The War in Iran Could Become Like the War in Ukraine
How America Can Avoid a Russian-Style Quagmire
Written by James F. JEFFREY, Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, published in FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 27. March 2026
Abridged and adapted by Alexander Christiani
When the United States and Israel started bombarding Iran in late February, U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers likely believed that they could debilitate the regime and the situation would stabilize quickly, as occurred with the military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. Given the repeated failure of nuclear talks with… Weiterlesen >
ABS Policy Paper No. 42
The rise of populism-what can be done? There is an expansive literature on the causes of the rise of populism. Its lesson? Policies designed to appease populism are unlikely to be effective. That battle can only be won through argument. Paper written and edited by the CENTER FOR... Weiterlesen >
ABS Policy Paper No. 41
Why England May Not Rejoin the European Union A Historical Expoloration Of Its Barriers to European Reintegration Written by Wolfgang Geissler – Treasurer and Board member of the Austro-British Society INTRODUCTION England’s estrangement from the European Union is not simply a political event of the 21st... Weiterlesen >
ABS Blog
Tenth Anniversary of BREXIT: UK Citizens in Austria
by Colin Munro On 15 June at the Diplomatic Academy (DA) Professor Melanie Sully gave a vivid description of the mood, in England, ten years ago. The EU was perceived as an economic issue, not as a peace process. It seemed to me, as a remain voting... Weiterlesen >
How similar the pictures are …
by Alexander Christiani With great fascination I am currently reading a book by the well-known German long-time foreign journalist Erich FOLLATH about "The Last Dictators" with the subtitle "As a reporter with the tyrants of our time" In 50 years of his work, Follath has met numerous dictators... Weiterlesen >
Working and Living Culture
A Question Of Origin? By Jochen Ressel I constantly meet fascinating people in Vienna. Most of them are not originally from Vienna, the centuries-old melting pot of cultures where Germanic, Romanic, Slavic and Magyar influences have come together to create an extraordinary cultural wealth. Many of the people... Weiterlesen >