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Winning the Information War
How states can marginalize hostile propaganda
By Dr. Ieva Bērziņa
Centre for Security and Strategic Research at the National Defence Academy of Latvia
It’s not easy to differentiate between propaganda and strategic communication.…
Projecting Power
Russia seeks to recapture its imperial past by exploiting former Soviet countries
By Dr. Stefan Meister German Council on Foreign Relations
Discussing Russia’s attempts to influence former Soviet countries requires a thorough…
The Danger Within
Societal divides pose a major threat to national security
By Besa Kabashi-Ramaj, Centre for Research Documentation and Publication, Kosovo | Photos by Reuters
The global security framework and geopolitics have shifted since the Cold…
Managing Diversity
The quest for ethnic and religious tolerance
By Andreja Durdan, Croatian Security Intelligence Agency
“No man is an island,” wrote English Catholic cleric and poet John Donne in the 16th century. Today, this is more evident than ever.…
When Outsiders Interfere
Countries targeted by Russia or other external actors must develop an internal resilience
Pál Dunay, Ph.D. Marshall Center
The post-World War II era has been one of increasing international cooperation and the empowerment of…
Hybrid War and Hybrid Threats
Coping with conventional and unconventional security challenges
By Dr. Sven Bernhard Gareis German deputy dean at the Marshall Center and professor of international politics at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
It is not a new…
NATO in the Western Balkans
Time for a new approach?
By Maj. Gen. Walter T. Lord, U.S. Army National Guard
Since 1995, NATO, the European Union and other international partners have been engaged in the Balkans — politically, diplomatically, economically and…
Shifting Positions
Why regional cooperation in Afghanistan fails to deliver
Farid Osmanov Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government
Photos by The Associated Press
Cooperation platforms such as the Istanbul Process,…
EU-Wide Internal Security Forces
Member states should explore using ‘citizen soldiers’ to deal with threats inside Europe
By Alfred C. Lugert, in cooperation with Władysław Bartoszewski, Tuomas Forsberg, Maria Grazia Galantino, Alain Lamballe, Alain Pellegrini, Alexandra…
Building Stronger Neighbors
EU policies must be consistent, coherent
By Teodor Lucian Moga, assistant professor at the Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
The European Union has always approached challenges from neighboring countries by…