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📖 Read this, from NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence 👉🏼110 pages on the use of Russian #proxy actors in the Ukrainian 🇺🇦 media environment 2017-2023, comparing occupied / non-occupied territories. 🇺🇦 Part 1 analyses the activities of Russian proxy media in the occupied territories of Ukraine -structure, owners / controllers of local proxy media, key narratives. In: 🔹the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC) and the city of Sevastopol 🔹parts of the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions (since 2014) 🔹parts of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions (since 2022). 🇷🇺 Part 2 looks at the formation of a network of Russian information influence on Telegram + a group of Russian proxy TV channels in Ukraine, both under the control of Russion special services, ie: Russian proxy media. It analyses how it intends to exerts informational-psychological influence on recipients. 🔺Proxy media are not media in the sense used in democratic countries. 🔺They are financially and administratively dependent on Russian sources of funding. These organisations do not adhere to journalistic standards. Proxy media behaviour in 🔹the occupied territories of Ukraine: using informational and technological isolation of citizens from the whole world. 🔹the regions of #Ukraine controlled by the legitimate Ukrainian govemment : simulated compliance with professional standards, shaping the image of controlled speakers and adhering to pro-Russian narratives. Formally working as media, but de facto propaganda machines. 👉🏼 Full report here : https://lnkd.in/d4dQsh6d Enjoy the read ! NATO Janis Sarts

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🧊 🇷🇺 Russia’s Information Influence Operations in the Nordic – Baltic Region 2016-2024: Another exceptional report from our NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence is out ! 👉🏼180 pages well worth the read, covering the 8 following Allied nations : 🔹Denmark 🇩🇰 🔹Estonia 🇪🇪 🔹Finland 🇫🇮 🔹Iceland 🇮🇸 🔹Latvia 🇱🇻 🔹Lithuania 🇱🇹 🔹Norway 🇳🇴 🔹Sweden 🇸🇪 A very useful effort at -diving into and explaining the historical context of the past years - drawing on a series of case studies (2018 - 2023). The authors succeeded in highlighting 🔹 the nuances of their own domestic sociopolitical environments 🔹 the singularity of their country's relationship with Russia 🔹the effects of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine The report explores the factors for the success or failure of Russia's information influence in the respective countries, and assesses the measures countries are taking to mitigate the hostile influence. Enjoy the read ! 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eXMEj4pE Jean Ellermann-Kingombe Rihards Bambals Ph.D. Saara Jantunen-Paju Mikko Koivumaa Magnus Hjort Oleg Remizov Digne Lubina Beata Patašova Katja Holböll Maxime Audinet, PhD

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NEED TO OPERATE WITH NATO? 🧭💻 // After NATO's selection of #SitaWareHeadquarters as the Future Land Command and Control (C2) capability, what does this mean for NATO member states and countries that operate in coalition with the alliance? What does it mean for sub-system suppliers who need to integrate their equipment into the alliance's digital infrastructure? Read our piece on Shephard Media to find out more, including answers to some of these questions. #C4ISR #DefenseTechnology #C2 #NATO #DEMETER https://hubs.ly/Q02Cqc8b0

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21st is a great command and at the transformational of U.S. Joint and NATO logistics and sustainment.

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#Nato, #NZ #securitythreats linked – ambassadors With #China ‘enabling’ #Russia’s war in #Ukraine and #NorthKoreantroops on the border, #Europeandiplomats say #cooperativesecurity is the only way forward The presence of North Korean troops in Russia shows why #NewZealand and the wider #IndPacific must work with Nato on interlinked security threats, the alliance’s ambassadors say. The ambassadors have also expressed confidence that a second term for #DonaldTrump will not undermine Nato’s strategy, while conceding any “rollercoaster unpredictability” could prove a distraction. A group of nine Nato permanent representatives visited New Zealand last week to meet senior #foreignaffairs, #defence and #intelligence officials, as well as the Prime Minister’s office and civil society groups. As a member of the so-called #IndoPacificFour alongside #Australia, #SouthKorea and #Japan, New Zealand has become increasingly involved in Nato events and activities. Newsroom NZ 4 November 2024 https://lnkd.in/gYcJdRDi By Sam Sachdeva The ambassadors mentioned #cybersecurity, #maritimesecurity and #climatesecurity as specific areas of potential cooperation between New Zealand and Nato, but said it was ultimately for the former to decide how and where it wanted to work with the alliance. Van der Plas said Nato members may at some point need to make a decision on “institutionalising” its relationship with the Indo-Pacific Four, as the participation of the countries at Nato meetings was currently decided on a case-by-case basis. “This is the future – cooperative security is the only answer,” Nobilo said.

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Via NATO: Keynote speech Defense Industry Forum by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Industry Forum in Washington NATO's main purpose is to prevent war and to preserve peace by providing credible deterrence every day to ensure that there is no room for miscalculation and misunderstanding in any capital about NATO's ability to defend and protect all Allies.  As long as we have that credible deterrence, there will be no armed attack against any NATO Ally. And that is why we have been able to preserve peace for 75 years with no armed attack against any NATO Ally. And we will be able to ensure that also in the future, as long as we ensure that we have the strong defence and credible deterrence that we need. https://lnkd.in/eSs6gywb

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Preparing Economies for Wartime Resilience Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer's call for businesses to adapt to a wartime scenario highlights the critical interplay between economic resilience and national security. As NATO observes increasing sabotage and geopolitical pressures, companies must recognize their strategic role in safeguarding essential services and supply chains. In a world where dependencies on rare earth materials and pharmaceuticals from nations like China are high, the importance of diversifying production and distribution cannot be overstated. Businesses must prioritize sustainable and secure operations to ensure that economies remain robust in times of crisis. What steps do you think industries can take to strengthen resilience and mitigate vulnerabilities in the face of global tensions? Read "Top NATO military official urges businesses to be prepared for ‘wartime scenario’" on SmartNews: https://lnkd.in/gUB2geZc

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The head of German intelligence says Russia plans to test the effectiveness of NATO's collective defense. Bruno Kahl, the head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), believes that Russia continues to prepare for an actual military confrontation with Western countries, but a full-scale attack by Russia will be preceded by local operations designed to test the strength of NATO's charter. The idea is that Moscow will try to undermine the obligation to provide direct military assistance to NATO members, enshrined in Article 5 of the defense alliance's charter. Russian officials are considering creating an "emergency" for one of the NATO countries, in which other members of the Alliance would not "respond appropriately," Kahl explained. As examples, he cited a possible "short-term attack" on the Norwegian archipelago of Spitsbergen or a conflict with the Baltic states under the pretext of protecting local Russian-speaking minorities. If Article 5 is not invoked in such conflicts, NATO as a defensive alliance faces failure – this is the goal being pursued by the Russian Federation. https://lnkd.in/dfeeH58F

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Great speech indeed by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell (EEAS). We should also take into account paragraph 11 of the Washington Summit Declaration issued on 10 July 2024 by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.: “Transatlantic defence industrial cooperation is a critical part of NATO’s deterrence and defence. Strengthened defence industry across Europe and North America and enhanced defence industrial cooperation among Allies makes us more capable and better able to deliver against the requirements of NATO's defence plans in a timely manner. It underpins Allies’ immediate and enduring support to Ukraine. We will continue to reduce and eliminate, as appropriate, obstacles to defence trade and investment among Allies. Building on the Defence Production Action Plan agreed at the Vilnius Summit in 2023, we commit to doing more together as Allies, including to strengthen defence industry across the Alliance, act urgently to deliver the most critical capabilities, and reinforce our commitment to NATO standards. To that end, we have today agreed the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.”

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Excited to finally arrive at #IACC2024 #Vilnius #Lithuania and great start, outstanding attendance, and participation on Day 1, Tuesday, 18 June 2024 at 9:00 - 10:30am at ICAIE's Workshop 3: Threat Convergence: How Authoritarian Regimes and their Proxies (and Enablers) are Financing Global Corruption and Building Ecosystems of Criminality. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 18 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM [Vilnius/(GMT+3)] 📍 Location: Workshop 3 Coordinated by ICAIE Moderator: David M. Luna 🦏 🌎 🐘 Threat Convergence ≜ Kine-Dynamics, Executive Director, ICAIE   Speakers: ·Clark S. Gascoigne, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse ·Michael Larson, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, Cross-Border Financial Crime Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Tom Cardamone, President, Global Financial Integrity, GFI · Paul Radu, Executive Director, The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) · Sam Rad 🔮 (Samantha Radocchia), Futurist and Anthropologist, RADOC Mercedes De Freitas, Executive Director, Transparency International Venezuela There is a strong inverse relationship between #corruption and global security, #authoritarianism and #democracy backsliding, and #kleptocracy and equality. The ICAIE Workshop session will specifically focus the involvement of authoritarian states and their proxies (and enablers) in expanding illicit economies around the globe – including across the digital world – which generates not only greater expansion of criminality and corruption, but also market chaos, insecurity, and instability. Through malign influence and active measures, such authoritarian states are hostile to democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, and also leverage their corruptive influence to increase illicit wealth for their ruling elites and impel their global revanchist geopolitical operations towards greater power in a multi-polar world. The result of economic incentives (bribes) and subsequent coercive pressures aimed at vulnerable nations is that subordinate dependent vassals are being held ransom by authoritarian finance that exploit governance and regulatory gaps, resulting in the co-option of national sovereignty, the pillaging of critical minerals and national resources, targeted political interference, transnational repression, criminalized markets and online marketplaces, full penetration by diasporic criminal proxies, and help to finance armed conflicts through the laundering of dirty money. Such strategic corruption serves as a threat multiplier. Let's fight corruption together! Join us to shape the way forward at the International Anti-Corruption Conference 2024 from 18-21 June 2024! https://lnkd.in/em54dZN2 #illicitfinance #threatfinance #threatintelligence International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) / ICAIE Labs US Congress U.S. Department of State Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

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🤝 At the Washington NATO Summit Allied Heads of State and Government endorsed the long-term projects of the Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) for Ukraine*. The projects are focused on post-war recovery and reconstruction, development of institutional capacities of the security and defense sector of Ukraine, and transition towards interoperability with NATO countries. One of the projects is the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC), located in Bydgoszcz, Poland. JATEC is the first joint NATO-Ukraine organization that will focus on learning the lessons of the Russian war against Ukraine. The Center will also increase interoperability between the Allies and Ukraine. Allied Defence Ministers agreed to establish JATEC at the NATO-Ukraine Council in February 2024. *NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) for Ukraine is the key practical cooperation framework between the Alliance and Ukraine. The reviewed CAP was adopted at the Madrid Summit 2022. At the Vilnius Summit in July 2023, the Allies agreed to transform CAP into a multi-year programme for Ukraine and to continue providing assistance to Ukraine in the short, medium, and long term. At the Washington Summit 2024, the Allies announced a pledge of long-term security assistance to Ukraine and intend to provide €40 billion in funding over the next year.

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🎯 JATEC & the JALLC-UKR Initiative 🎯 In this context, there is potentially scope for the NATO JALLC–UKR Initiative to provide Lessons Learned and Analysis support to these efforts through existing and new analysis products, training, and the JALLC-UKR Initiative Information Centre. As such, it will become critical to ensure (potential) Lessons for #NATO are captured and collated in one single place (i.e. the NATO Lessons Learned Portal) where they can be properly analysed and exploited. JALLC Analysis is uniquely equipped to be able to analyse this type of data to ensure that the Alliance can adapt at the speed of relevance. Read more about these activities on the JALLC's dedicated JALLC-UKR Initiative area 👉 https://lnkd.in/dWtKA4F2  #WeAreNATO

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🇳🇱 By taking over NATO's most important job, what does Marke Rutte bring to the table? 🛡️ Amid a critical moment in NATO's history, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark #Rutte is set to take over #NATO's top seat in October, replacing current Secretary General Jens #Stoltenberg. The transition comes at a moment marked arguably by NATO's biggest test since the end of the Cold War, its response in #Ukraine. Rutte will soon be confronted with coordinating an alliance faced not only with a war on its borders, but equally with political fragmentation within from member states like Turkey, Hungary, and possibly the United States anew were Trump to be reelected. Still, known for his political pragmatism and reputation for effectively managing a dissident Trump during his last term, Rutte's appointment is no coincidence. Read the full article with the link below: ✍️: Ximena López Pérez 📰: https://lnkd.in/dGQM6daF #Military #Alliance #Geopolitics #Netherlands #Defence #Defense #InternationalRelations #Diplomacy #OTAN

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In today's unpredictable world, #strategicforesight has become the ultimate superpower, providing the ability to anticipate and prepare for future challenges before they even arise. The inaugural #NATO Allied Foresight Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, marked an important milestone in the further solidifying of NATO's strategic foresight and future thinking community. The event brought together experts from various fields to establish a dialogue on future trajectories, challenges, and opportunities. The renewed foresight cycle will facilitate collective futures thinking within the Alliance, augmenting an individual Ally's foresight capabilities. NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) will continue to provide a platform for the Allied foresight and futures experts to share their views and establish a common understanding on long-term trends, threats, and challenges. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6ufa_AZ #WeAreNATO #future #leadership

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A complex security environment - driven by aggressive tactics and collusion between #russia, #china, and #northkorea - compel the #eu to seek first-ever #security & #defense agreements with Asia; I hope this quasi-communist bloc, and all of their apologists, understand that this is a direct result of their own actions #japan #southkorea #mutualdefense #technology #consequences https://lnkd.in/euJ_SM_z

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The Defending Baltics 2024 conference will gather military leaders, defense experts, and policymakers to discuss the ever-evolving role of NATO, the transformation of Europe’s defense industries amid a shifting security landscape, as well as threats posed by hybrid warfare and the increasing importance of cybersecurity. Panels will cover key topics such as military spending, strategic communication, and the integration of civilian support into national defense strategies. Roman Osadchuk, Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) and one of the conference’s panelists, will focus on the New Face of OSINT in the Wake of the Russia-Ukraine War. Roman Osadchuk researches disinformation narratives and technology uses for their spread in Eurasia. He is interested in the role of information policy and the media cycle in the spread of disinformation. Before joining the Atlantic Council, he held several positions at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), where he was involved in communications for the decentralization reform. He and his team successfully oversaw the production of the TV show ‘Hromada on a Million’, which promoted decentralization. The show was viewed by more than 7 million people. We invite individuals and organizations working within military industries or armed forces development to join the conference live, making Defending Baltics 2024 an impactful event. Everyone interested in the topic is welcome to tune in to the live broadcast on LRT. Register for attendance by following the link in the comments section. Organised by: Civic Resilience Initiative, Locked N' Loaded (NGO)', Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Krašto apsaugos ministerija | Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. Media partners: LRT, Vilnius City Municipality.

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NATO Defence Ministers agree plan to lead coordination of security assistance and training for Ukraine 🇺🇦 Following two days of meetings in Brussels, on Friday (14 June 2024) NATO Defence Ministers agreed a plan on how NATO will lead the coordination of security assistance and training. “This will allow NATO leaders to launch this effort at the Washington Summit in July, putting our support to Ukraine on a firmer footing for years to come,” said Mr Stoltenberg. With a command in Wiesbaden, Germany 🇩🇪, NATO will coordinate training and equipment donations, with nearly 700 personnel from Allied and partner nations involved in this effort. NATO will also facilitate equipment logistics and provide support to the long-term development of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. “These efforts do not make NATO a party to the conflict, but they will enhance our support to Ukraine to uphold its right to self-defence,” said the Secretary General. Learn more: https://cutt.ly/SepPetfP

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75 years of NATO With eastern Europe and the Middle East being entangled in conflict, it gives #Xi Jinping an opportunity to leverage the situation and achieve what it calls reunification of Taiwan with mainland China. It is high time for NATO leaders to pivot to Asia with the aim of curbing the rising hegemon—#China—that aims to destroy the very foundations of liberty, freedom, and human rights on which the West-led rules-based order is grounded. The evolution of warfare and its transcendence to public life by means of non-kinetic #warfare tactics, which are being employed by countries like #China, predominantly require like-minded countries to collaborate on security matters, especially in the Indo-Pacific. Read more about 75 years of NATO, its relevance and future in my recent piece via Global Strategic & Defence News. https://lnkd.in/dNK-KYD9

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