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Making Russia Great Again?
Fake news and the future of the Federation
By Dr. Drew Ninnis, Ph.D., futures analyst, Department of Defence, Australia | Photos by The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin should be very worried. Sure, he was re-elected…
Balkan Challenges
Countering disinformation from Russia and radical Islamists
By Jetish Jashari, Department of Legal Issues and International Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kosovo
The countries of the Western Balkans, which include Albania,…
The Scourge of Fake News
Inoculating societies against propaganda
By Judith Reid, Ph.D.
The Zika virus sneaked into the United States as a stowaway in the saliva of a common mosquito. Similarly, seeds of public dissent and discord are spreading through American…
Defending Against Hybrid Threats
Georgia needs institutional resilience in its national security decision-making
By Tamar Bazgadze
The term “hybrid warfare” has become a cryptic buzzword in the Euro-Atlantic security community. Yet its analytical-added value lies in…
Facing Migration
Maintaining cohesive societies and countering false narratives
By Rosław Jezewski
Recent years have seen a significant increase in displaced people, primarily due to conflicts, sectarian violence and environmental changes. In 2016,…
Lessons from Ukraine
Russia’s multilayered cyber assaults know no bounds
By Col. Viktor Lisakonov, chief of the Information Assurance Directorate, Ukrainian General Staff
Innovation has driven military strategy since the dawn of humanity. The inventions of…
Resilience is key
How to thwart known, and unknown, dangers
By Lt. Col. Darko Galinec, Ph.D., Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia | Photos by The Associated Press
Military terminology can migrate into nonmilitary contexts in the same fashion…
Public-Private Partnerships
Building a Strong Foundation for Protecting Vital Services
By Agnieszka Wierzbicka, Department of Cyber Security at the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs
Over the past 10 years, information and communications technologies (ICTs) have…
Reducing Risk
The Czech Republic responds to growing threats
By Veronika Netolická and Martin Konečný
Photos by Reuters
Damage to the Czech Republic’s critical information infrastructure (CII) has the potential to impact national security by…
Duty Bound
International Law and Maritime Migration
By Melina Lito Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that the number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea…