ICDS held a seminar based on a new book: Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic States and Norway: Strategies and Practices of Protection and Communication.
The event took take place on 7 December at the ICDS.
The book takes on the comparative examination of critical infrastructure protection in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway, exploring the following issues:
- How do the similar yet different NATO and European Economic Area countries approach the protection and communication of critical infrastructure?
- What lessons can be drawn from the experience of each country, how do they compare and how can the best practices be employed in the ongoing efforts of the European Union to enhance critical infrastructure protection policies?
- How can societies be better involved in supporting the authorities in their efforts in ensuring the smooth functioning of critical infrastructures and critical services?
Speakers at the event:
- Māris Andžāns, PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA), Assistant Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University
- Jakub M. Godzimirski, PhD, Research Fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- Ramon Loik, Research Fellow at the ICDS
- Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, PhD, Jean Monnet Chair Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University
- Evija Djatkoviča, Researcher and Project Manager at the LIIA
Moderated by Ivo Juurvee, PhD, Research Fellow, Head of Security & Resilience Programme at the ICDS
Read an article on the topic by Māris Andžāns and Ivo Juurvee in the latest issue of ICDS Diplomaatia magazine (in Estonian)
Filed under: Events