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🇱🇹-🇺🇸 Preparing for the Washington Summit, thanks to lessons learnt from the Vilnius Summit. An intermediary report on how formally identified FIMI cases targeting NATO have been and are being processed thanks to the new tool provided by the EU Digital Services Act. Conclusion : we’re getting there. 🔹National analyses, investigations by industry actors like Graphika, and reports by platforms like Meta’s Adversarial Threat Report all confirm that NATO has been a direct target of Doppelganger in the context of last July’s Vilnius summit. 🔹In November 2022, the Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force, introducing sweeping changes to the EU online environment toward internet safety and accountability. 🔹As its enforcement is ongoing, NATO’s Strategic Coms Center of Excellence decided to take the Doppelganger operation as a case study to test the avenues for mitigation under this groundbreaking regulation. 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Focusing on 3 Allied nations : France, Germany, and Italy) 🙏🏼 NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in #Riga for following closely and encouraging converging effort to expose and mitigate FIMI on NATO. Janis Sarts Sabrina Spieleder Chris Riley

Urgent and vital to learn from NATO 's 31st member Finland as TOTAL DEFENSE concept, which embraces and involving not only allied armies but also economic actors, associations and NGOs, in short civil societies to boost resilience is more relevant than ever! Let' s benefit from their historical, geographical and sociological hindsight

We are thrilled to announce that NAVI Research Institute's Deputy Director, Umit Kurt, will be attending the prestigious EUROPEAN DEFENCE & SECURITY SUMMIT 2024, scheduled for April 17th at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels. In the wake of significant global developments, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the recent Hamas terror attack in the Middle East and amidst the increasing tensions between Israel and Iran, the urgency for strategic cooperation and collective action has never been greater. Against this backdrop, Umit Kurt will be actively engaging with distinguished speakers and events at the summit, representing NAVI with distinction. With military experts issuing warnings about potential Russian aggression against other European states within the decade, and the forthcoming US elections adding to the geopolitical uncertainties, the summit serves as a crucial platform for European stakeholders to forge stronger alliances and enhance security measures. The event coincides with pivotal milestones in European politics, including the European elections, the commencement of a new Commission mandate, and the preparation of the next Multi-annual Financial Framework. These developments underscore the critical need for intensified cooperation and coordinated efforts in safeguarding Europe's defense and security interests. Stay tuned for updates from Umit Kurt as he navigates the discussions and exchanges at the EUROPEAN DEFENCE & SECURITY SUMMIT 2024, championing NAVI's commitment to advancing peace and stability in the region. #EuropeanSecurity #DefenceSummit #NAVIResearchInstitute

🛡 Amidst Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, the collaboration between governments and the private sector emerges as a key aspect in reinforcing the nation's resilience. The West needs to bolster not only its industrial capabilities for weapons and ammunition production but also facilitate the intelligence sharing, training schemes and the development of innovative technologies with dual-use purposes 🌐 👉 Listen to the fireside chat which took place at FORUM Stage and focused on the pivotal role of public-private partnerships in providing robust support for Ukraine's defense and its subsequent integration into European and transatlantic frameworks. 🗣 Speakers: 🔺Tadeusz Chomicki – Ambassador for Cyber & Tech Affairs, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych) 🔺Yuriy Gatupov – CTO & Co-founder, iIT Distribution 🗣 Host: 🔺 prof dr Paul Timmers – Research Associate, University of Oxford

Russian IT infrastructure operating stably in cyberwar environment — Rostelecom A quick transition to autonomous development of the industry, import substitution and achievement of the technological sovereignty occurred, President of the company Mikhail Oseevsky said MOSCOW, May 12/ Russia has ensured stable operation of its IT infrastructure in conditions of the cyberwar and other difficulties, President of Rostelecom company Mikhail Oseevsky told reporters. The start of the special military operation in Ukraine necessitated preservation of stability and quality of services in conditions of isolation from foreign vendors, Oseevsky said. A quick transition to autonomous development of the industry, import substitution and achievement of the technological sovereignty occurred. "We provided for stability of digital infrastructure operations and managed to build up the efficient protection in conditions of the unleashed cyberwar,:" the chief executive added. #business #finance #financialservices

🔔 Transatlantic Dialogue Center signs a Memorandum of Cooperation with Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council. 🤝 On Tuesday, 7 May, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine, and Maksym Skrypchenko, President of TDC, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. 🔹 The document defined several cooperation tracks, particularly the organization of joint events to increase the interest of stakeholders and international partners in cooperation with Ukraine. 🔸 NSDC and TDC will also focus on informing foreign partners, the media, the expert community, and civil society about the situation in Ukraine, highlighting needs, popularizing achievements, assisting in establishing international relations and sharing experiences. 🖋📊 Organizations also plan to work on developing informational materials and disseminating them to raise the international community's awareness of the situation in Ukraine. TDC will provide the NSDC Office with analytical reports, briefings, and other materials that would support the NSDC in the planned activities. 📌 To implement this Memorandum, the parties plan to conduct joint projects, hold joint events (round tables, seminars, conferences, etc.), and engage representatives of public authorities and CSOs in joint activities.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of NATO ‘s establishment, the SIOI - Società Italiana per l'Organizzazione Internazionale convened an academic gathering on 🗓️ April 15th and 16th in Rome, dedicated to examining the critical issues facing the organization. I had the privilege to attend this conference, where distinguished national and international speakers delved into global challenges. The conference was opened by both the President of SIOI, Ambassador Riccardo Sessa, and the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, lending the event significant institutional relevance. The conference served as a significant platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing, underscoring the need for multilateral collaboration to address emerging challenges in the #globalcontext. The contributions of distinguished speakers enriched the debate on crucial topics such as NATO's role in the current #geopolitical landscape and strategies to preserve regional security and stability. The event reaffirmed Italy's central role in ProMotion international dialogue and cooperation towards building a safer and more prosperous future for all. #InnovativeSecurity #GlobalSecurityStrategy #FutureOfDefense #InternationalCooperation #StrategicAlliance

Practical solutions for European defence. The European Policy Centre launches its Defence and Security Project. Specifically - Removing barriers to joint procurement and development of weapons systems - Removing obstacles including overly restrictive interpretations of ESG rules to private sector derence investment including defence startups - Addressing personnel shortages both in armed forces and the defence industry that supports them - Integrate major non-EEA allies like the UK and Türkiye into European defence production markets

A new research paper by Wojciech Michnik has just been published by PeaceRep: The Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform! Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought several noteworthy consequences, including for NATO’s Northern and Eastern Flank’s regional security architecture. Following decades of peaceful coexistence in the region, some Nordic states (Finland and Sweden) have found themselves on the verge of a strategic choice. The direct result of the Russia-instigated war in Ukraine was the decisions made by Finland and Sweden to seek membership in NATO. Within one year, both Finland (April 2023) and Sweden (March 2024) became members of NATO. This paper builds up on the explanatory power of the “frontline states” concept, yet it focuses on the examination of the impact of Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership on the defence posture of the Alliance. As both of these states are becoming vital for the strengthening of other NATO’s frontline states, the author assesses the role of these newcomers in the Alliance’s defence and deterrence strategy. Additionally, the paper highlights key implications of Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO accession for the Baltic Sea's new security architecture in light of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War. Read "Nordic Frontline States? How Finland and Sweden impact NATO's security" here: https://lnkd.in/dFYYGrV2

DefSecEU has liftoff! 🚀🇪🇺 At the European Policy Centre, we have successfully launched our brand new EUropean Defence & Security Project (DefSecEU) aimed at finding practical solutions to mobilize 🏭 industrial, 💶 financial and 🫡 human capital for European defence. The panel debate moderated by EPC’s Senior Fellow, Paul Taylor, featuring Timo Pesonen (Director General, DEFIS, European Commission); Benedetta Berti, PhD (Head of Policy Planning at NATO); Anita Nergaard (Ambassador of Norway to NATO) & Declan Kelleher (Chair of EPC’s Governing Board) sent a clear message: ⚔️The only way to help Ukraine prevail and protect Europe from Vladimir Putin’s furher aggression is by building credible European and Euro-Atlantic defence capabilties. 📻 Stayed tuned for in-dept studies, expert articles and analyses, defence & security podcast, as well as public and closed-door discussions with key policy actors including the EU, NATO, their member states, defence, financial and tech industry representatives, academia and civil society. Among others, we will address the following questions: ➡️ How can defence regulatory structures be improved to reduce barriers, integrate the market, and attract investors? ➡️ How to remove obstacles or deterrents to investment in the defence sector? ➡️ How can European countries generate the skilled personnel and numbers required to build up the armed forces? ➡️ How to enhance collaboration between the Ukrainian and other non-EU defense sectors, such as the UK, Norway, or Turkey? I would like to thank all my colleagues for delivering such a great launch and look forward to our next steps. Fabian Zuleeg, Maria Martisiute, Mihai Chihaia, Dr. Jamie Shea, Chris K., Garvan Walshe