Historical Traces: Austria’s Position in Espionage Dynamics Since the Cold War

The espionage scandal surrounding the suspicions that information was passed on to Russian services also has an interesting historical dimension. In various press interviews, historian and affiliated researcher at ACIPSS Dieter Bacher sees these activities as part of historical developments from the Cold War and categorized them based on previous research on
intelligence services in Austria. One thing in particular becomes clear: that although Austria has been an important area of operation since the Cold War, it has rarely been the target of such activities.

• Kleine Zeitung: Prosecutor’s office denies deal with Egisto Ott (Print and online, April 2, 2024)
• Kronen Zeitung: Article in Kronen Zeitung (Print and online, April 4, 2024)
• ORF ZIB 1: Report on “Havana Syndrome” (April 4, 2024)
• Krone TV: “Nachgefragt” show with Gerhard Koller (April 5, 2024)
• Interview with Killian Beck for Münchner Merkur/Frankfurter Rundschau: Russia and BVT-Dsn Austria Intelligence Affair (April 15, 2024)
• Krone TV: “Talk with Rainer Nowak” show on the topic of “Russian espionage” Krone TV Talk (April 9, 2024)
• ORF Aktuell nach eins: Live connection from the BIK (April 10, 2024)
• ORF Radio Steiermark: Reports on contemporary history day and espionage (noon, April 11, 2024)
• ORF Steiermark heute: Reports on contemporary history day and espionage (April 11, 2024)
• ORF Im Zentrum: Live broadcast (April 14, 2024)
• Der Standard online: “Im Zentrum” on the Consequences of the Espionage Affair Egisto Ott (April 15, 2024)
• Interview with Le Monde: by phone (April 5, 2024)
• Interview Radio France: via Zoom (April 17, 2024)
• PULS24 Interview: Contemporary Historian Dieter Bacher on Espionage Cases: Coincidences Are Very Rare (April 19, 2024)