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While attending the Marshall Center’s PASS course in 2013, the authors enrolled in the Marshall Center Alumni Scholarship Research program. For the program, they prepared a research project, which they completed after returning to Georgia.…

The Ukrainian conflict includes aggressive use of propaganda and misinformation Just a year ago, the word “hybrid” had exclusively peaceful connotations for the vast majority of Ukrainians, conjuring up images of hybrid automobiles, for…

The Regional Cooperation Council advances an economic growth agenda for the Western Balkans The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was founded in 2007 as the umbrella organization for regional cooperation in Southeast Europe (SEE). Its…

Russia has tried to foil the country’s attempts at European integration Moldova and its people have traveled a difficult road since breaking from the Soviet Union in 1991. The newly independent country got off to a rough start, as a…

Author: Dr. John L. Clarke, Ashgate Publishing, October 2014 Reviewer: Col. (Ret.) Heinz-Joachim Henseler The main roles and missions of military forces in today’s Western democracies are defined by politicians and include national…

Nations that share democratic values should cooperate to stop threats emerging from cyberspace By Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen, director general of the German Domestic Intelligence Service, BFV Protecting highly sensitive information and…

Centre of Excellence leads NATO’s efforts in cyber research and training By Liis Vihul, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence In the midst of defense spending cuts, cyber security stands out as an exception to the prevailing…

The fight against Internet crime must not neglect democratic principles By Nuria Kutnaeva, independent researcher, Kyrgyz Republic A fter obtaining independence in 1991, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and…

U.S. EUCOM C4/Cyber Exercise Enhances Interoperability By Robert L. Watson Chief of the Combined Interoperability Branch, U.S. European Command In 2014, the United States European Command (EUCOM) celebrates the 20-year anniversary of…

The Cases of Georgia the Czech Republic Moldova and Serbia By Police Lt. Giorgi Tielidze, senior advisor, State Security and Crisis Management Council, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Georgia learned a hard lesson about the need…