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News from EcoS

This section compiles all of the news from the EcoS program. You can also see the articles according to the following categories: EcoS up to Date or EcoS in the News.

If you are interested in keeping up-to-date with student-organized events, please make sure to monitor the social media accounts managed by our student representatives.

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24.11.2025

[Guest Lecture] The DPRK: Where Has It Come From and Where Is It Going?

Join us for a guest lecture on November 24 with Glyn Ford, former MEP (1984–2009) and Director of Track2Asia.

24.11.2025

[Event] Europe and Southeast Asia: Anchors for a Stable Indo-Pacific Order

Join for a panel discussion with Alfred Gerstl at the Vienna School of International Studies.

21.11.2025

[Article] Towards a Jucheization of the West? North Korea as a Mirror of Global Fragmentation

In an article in Horizons (CIRSD), Prof. Rüdiger Frank examines the DPRK’s responses at a time when the international system is undergoing a profound...

29.10.2025

[Podcast] Kims Momentum: Was Nordkoreas Rückkehr auf die Weltbühne bedeutet (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht bei "NZZ Geopolitik" über Nordkoreas Rolle in der neuen Weltordnung.

27.10.2025

[Guest Lecture] The Lee Jae Myung Government's Pragmatic Foreign Policy and Challenges Ahead

Join us for a guest lecture on October 27 with Moon Chung-in, a distinguished scholar and foreign policy advisor.

17.10.2025

[Guest Lecture] A Philippine View on the Rules-Based International Order: The Role of International Law in the South China Sea

Join us for a guest lecture on October 17 with Zoilo A. Velasco.

02.10.2025

[Interview] Auf der Welt herrscht momentan eine multipolare Anarchie (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank ordnet im NZZ-Pro-Interview das Auftreten von Kim Jong Un bei der Pekinger Militärparade ein und diskutiert Herausforderungen für...

28.09.2025

[Event] EcoS Kickoff Meeting 2025

We invite all new students of the EcoS program to join us in the orientation meeting on October 13.

22.09.2025

[Podcast] Nordkoreas Regime: Das dunkle Reich der Kims (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht bei "Thema des Tages" über die Dynastie der Kims in Nordkorea und darüber, wie sie sich seit 80 Jahren an der Macht hält.

16.09.2025

[Call for Applications] Scholarships by the University of Vienna

Apply between October 1–3 for a chance to attain a university scholarship.

08.08.2025

[Commentary] Gebeuteltes Japan sucht den Neuanfang (German)

After electoral setbacks and rising polarization, Japan faces mounting economic woes and geopolitical pressures that demand bold reforms.

08.08.2025

[Podcast] Wieso Nordkorea so gefährlich ist (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank bei "Thema des Tages" darüber, wie Nordkorea Russland im Krieg gegen die Ukraine unterstützt und wie das Kim-Regime funktioniert.

01.08.2025

[Article] Authoritarian Leisure: North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma Tourism Project in Comparative Perspective

In an article on 38 North, Prof. Rüdiger Frank discusses the recently constructed beach resort in the DPR Korea.

16.07.2025

[News article] Marco Rubio und Wang Yi: Treffen der Rivalen aus USA und China auf dem ASEAN-Gipfel

Alfred Gerstl was cited as an expert in a recent article published by Die Presse (in German).

07.07.2025

[Policy Brief] Navigating Multipolar Anarchy: Strategic Options for Middle Powers in a Fragmenting World

An assessment of a key question in international relations by Prof. Rüdiger Frank.

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