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By Dr. Mark Galeotti, Orysia Lutsevych and Dr. Graeme P. Herd Introduction This year our Strategic Competition Seminar Series activities focus on the theme of alternative Ukrainian future trajectories and the implications these may have…

By Dr. Pavel Baev, Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, Dr. Mark Galeotti, Dr. David Lewis and Dr. Graeme P. Herd Introduction This year, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Strategic Competition Seminar Series focuses on the…

By Maj. Travis Florio, U.S. Army, U.S. Strategic Command Russia’s state-sponsored media is in a difficult position. The increasingly unbelievable narratives coming out of the Russian Federation regarding actions in Ukraine have created a…

Countering China Requires Coherently Integrated Actions By Heino Klinck, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, and Michael Ryan, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy…

Countering Beijing's Regional Influence By Dr. Valbona Zeneli, Marshall Center professor, and Fatjona Mejdini, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime China’s footprint in the Western Balkans has significantly…

Beijing’s Influence in Europe By Theresa Fallon, director, Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies China’s sway over Europe has sometimes been very visible. For instance, in 2018, European countries bathed the Eiffel Tower in…

How to Combat Beijing’s Malign Economic Influence By Jan Famfollet and Jakub Janda, European Values Center for Security Policy Many countries around the world and particularly in Europe have recently experienced the effects of…

Economic Needs and Global Desires By Dr. Cüneyt Gürer, Marshall Center professor Photos by The Associated Press When thinking about China’s engagement in Europe, it is important to consider how Turkey plays into the strategic…

European Countermeasures Against Chinese Influence Operations By Dr. habil May-Britt U. Stumbaum, team leader for Project Asia Pacific Security at the Bundeswehr Universität Munich, and Susanne Kamerling, associate fellow at the research…

Applying the Hybrid Threat Model By Janne Jokinen, deputy director of the Community of Interest on Hybrid Influence at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats The Russian invasion and occupation of…